2014-02-22 - Williston, VT - Fireball

Several bright, glowing, orange-yellow orbs low in the sky. Geometric formation (diamond, triangle)

While driving home on the interstate from Williston, VT, to Richmond just after dusk, I looked out to the left and saw around 4 very bright, glowing orbs in the sky. At first I thought that maybe it was a plane (The Burlington airport is somewhat nearby) turning toward me, since I know how bright the lights can be, but the orbs didn't move, and they were so incredibly bright that I couldn't imagine what they were.

I had time to pull out my cellphone, unlock it, and record 48 seconds of video footage. During that time I noticed maybe one additional orb, and many tiny orbs around the big ones (not sure if I only just noticed them at that point, or whether they were being emitted from the orbs.) It looked like several concentrated, ball-shaped fireworks had gone off but were just hanging in the sky and not falling or fading. In the video you can see that the orbs come together, and form a tight triangle. It looked to be like they were descending. At the end of the video I enter a line of trees as I start to descend French Hill and the orbs can't be seen.

They seemed fairly close to me, within a mile or two. Low altitude, again, like fireworks. I noticed a truck had pulled off to the side of the road on South Road (which runs along the interstate briefly), and perhaps they were observing the objects as well.

I wish that my phone could have captured the bright, orange glow from the objects, but if you've ever tried to take a picture at night with your phone, you know how diminished the brightness of an object can be.