4-5 reddish lights came up from ground level to the southeast and continued north at a speed of appx. 170 knots.
Saw 4-5 reddish lights to the southeast go up from ground level and continue on to the north/northwest while increasing in altitude. There was a 'flickering' pattern to the lights, almost like one would expect with a Chinese Lantern. This flickering effect caused some color change between red, yellow and bluish hues.
At first I simply thought these were lanterns, but after thinking about out a while I realized there are some real problems that would likely rule out lanterns. The most significant problem is that the distance they covered in a relatively short amount of time would indicate that they were traveling at a rate of speed comparable to that of an aircraft at landing speed.
The surface level winds are indeed out of the south at the moment which would explain trajectory but not the speed. Current surface winds are only at 4mph.
The lights traveled in north/northwesterly direction for about 3-5 minutes, eventually ending up due east of my location. All 4-5 lights eventually dimmed and then disappeared completely as they gained altitude.
Saw 4-5 reddish lights to the southeast go up from ground level and continue on to the north/northwest while increasing in altitude. There was a 'flickering' pattern to the lights, almost like one would expect with a Chinese Lantern. This flickering effect caused some color change between red, yellow and bluish hues.
At first I simply thought these were lanterns, but after thinking about out a while I realized there are some real problems that would likely rule out lanterns. The most significant problem is that the distance they covered in a relatively short amount of time would indicate that they were traveling at a rate of speed comparable to that of an aircraft at landing speed.
The surface level winds are indeed out of the south at the moment which would explain trajectory but not the speed. Current surface winds are only at 4mph.
The lights traveled in north/northwesterly direction for about 3-5 minutes, eventually ending up due east of my location. All 4-5 lights eventually dimmed and then disappeared completely as they gained altitude.
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West Valley City
USA
5 minutes
5 minutes
40.70
-112.00
fireball
UT
Occurred : 2/1/2015 18:45 (Entered as : 2/1/2015 18:45) Reported: 2/1/2015 6:39:45 PM 18:39 Posted: 2/6/2015 Location: West Valley City, UT Shape: Fireball Duration: 5 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object
4-5 reddish lights came up from ground level to the southeast and continued north at a speed of appx. 170 knots.