Orange lights flying in formation in the night sky over NYC
Driving NNW on Tompkins Avenue, towards Vanderbilt Ave., in Staten Island, NY (where I live), at about 21:50 (9:50 PM) on Sunday, October 8, 2017, I saw an array of maybe 8 to 10 orange lights, arranged roughly in the shape of a parallelogram, floating across the night sky. The lights were larger than stars or the flashing lights on the wingtips of airliners, and they were moving along in formation. I captured the phenomenon on my dashcam; you can view the video here:
http://ammaze.net/video/orange-lights-in-night-sky.mp4
The map in the opening frame shows my location and direction. The lights are first visible right after 21:50:55 -- keep your eyes trained on the sky above road. You can see them floating left to right when I'm stopped for a red light. They continue to be visible after the light turns green.
My best guess is that these were photography drones; see, e.g.,
http://www.zdnet.com/article/500-intel-drones-dance-in-the-night-sky/
Thank you.
Driving NNW on Tompkins Avenue, towards Vanderbilt Ave., in Staten Island, NY (where I live), at about 21:50 (9:50 PM) on Sunday, October 8, 2017, I saw an array of maybe 8 to 10 orange lights, arranged roughly in the shape of a parallelogram, floating across the night sky. The lights were larger than stars or the flashing lights on the wingtips of airliners, and they were moving along in formation. I captured the phenomenon on my dashcam; you can view the video here:
http://ammaze.net/video/orange-lights-in-night-sky.mp4
The map in the opening frame shows my location and direction. The lights are first visible right after 21:50:55 -- keep your eyes trained on the sky above road. You can see them floating left to right when I'm stopped for a red light. They continue to be visible after the light turns green.
My best guess is that these were photography drones; see, e.g.,
http://www.zdnet.com/article/500-intel-drones-dance-in-the-night-sky/
Thank you.
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Staten Island
USA
2-3 minutes
2-3 minutes
40.61
-74.15
light
NY
Occurred : 10/7/2017 21:50 (Entered as : 10/07/17 21:50) Reported: 10/9/2017 1:16:51 PM 13:16 Posted: 10/19/2017 Location: Staten Island, NY Shape: Light Duration: 2-3 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object
Orange lights flying in formation in the night sky over NYC