Oval ring of red lights, flares and streams over Sausalito hills
Standing on the back deck facing west, I first saw a star that seemed alternately yellow and red. I thought it was a plane. Then I saw a plane fly past it, so it did not seem to be a plane itself. Then I saw a continual succession of what looked like falling stars. I thought that must be the answer, but as it continued, I realized it was very improbable. Another thing I saw was streams of red light that were looping around. I then thought it might be a a controlled toy drone which I've seen around here. But again the length of time it went on made that not seem likely and I couldn't explain the intermittenti ovals of small red lights as a drone. Then I saw several different phenomena: plumes of red and yellow lights that looked like flares or fireworks; red lights in an oval shape appearing and disappearing. The usual Sausalito fog seemed to part and a red whirlwind shape appeared.
This happened several times. All of these phenomena continued for at least twenty minutes.
I went inside and the time was 2:15 a.m. I wanted to stay and continue watching, but there was no sign of it abating and I went to bed. The 20 minute time frame is approximate. I was so transfixed, I don't really know how long I observed it. It could have been as long as an hour. I should have taken photos, but I thought I wouldn't be able to get a good shot. I am not a "believer" in extraterrestrial life, but what I saw was an something in the sky that I certainly couldn't identify or explain. The only ordinary explanation I could come up with was a fireworks display, but fireworks over the hills of Sausalito at two in the morning seems pretty far-fetched.
Standing on the back deck facing west, I first saw a star that seemed alternately yellow and red. I thought it was a plane. Then I saw a plane fly past it, so it did not seem to be a plane itself. Then I saw a continual succession of what looked like falling stars. I thought that must be the answer, but as it continued, I realized it was very improbable. Another thing I saw was streams of red light that were looping around. I then thought it might be a a controlled toy drone which I've seen around here. But again the length of time it went on made that not seem likely and I couldn't explain the intermittenti ovals of small red lights as a drone. Then I saw several different phenomena: plumes of red and yellow lights that looked like flares or fireworks; red lights in an oval shape appearing and disappearing. The usual Sausalito fog seemed to part and a red whirlwind shape appeared.
This happened several times. All of these phenomena continued for at least twenty minutes.
I went inside and the time was 2:15 a.m. I wanted to stay and continue watching, but there was no sign of it abating and I went to bed. The 20 minute time frame is approximate. I was so transfixed, I don't really know how long I observed it. It could have been as long as an hour. I should have taken photos, but I thought I wouldn't be able to get a good shot. I am not a "believer" in extraterrestrial life, but what I saw was an something in the sky that I certainly couldn't identify or explain. The only ordinary explanation I could come up with was a fireworks display, but fireworks over the hills of Sausalito at two in the morning seems pretty far-fetched.
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Sausalito
USA
>20 minutes
>20 minutes
37.87
-122.50
other
CA
Occurred : 9/26/2017 02:00 (Entered as : 09/26/17 2:00) Reported: 9/27/2017 6:37:44 PM 18:37 Posted: 9/28/2017 Location: Sausalito, CA Shape: Other Duration: >20 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object, The object left a trail, There was an aura or haze around the object, The object changed color, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
Oval ring of red lights, flares and streams over Sausalito Hills.