Expert: Wellington, West Palm Beach UFO Sightings Were Probably Floating Lanterns

By Mitra Malek
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

Glowing orange and red lights floated across parts of Florida's sky New Year's weekend, including in the Wellington and West Palm Beach areas, setting off a state of wonderment among witnesses.

But those UFOs weren't so unidentified after all.

The drifting bulbs and streaks were probably floating lanterns, said Brian Vike, founder of the paranormal blog The Vike Factor, which fielded about 250 e-mails, 30 or so from Florida, noting the strange sightings worldwide.

"They're all lit up and glowing," Vike said. "They'll go up and down and sideways, so it looks pretty weird."

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