Glowing Orange Objects Over Antrim Town UK (Power Failure)

 

Date:  October 29, 2011

Time:  Beginning at 8:10 p.m.

 

Hi, this evening (29th October 2011) there was a power failure in Antrim town for around 2 hours beginning at 20:10. Whilst outside to look at the sky because there was no light pollution, I saw 2 glowing orange objects in the distance moving in formation to the north of Antrim.

Around 30-40 minutes later I saw the same thing moving from south -> north at very high speed before slowing down once it got to the far right of my vision. This repeated 3 more times, each time I saw it, my sister saw it too.

I am aware that there were alot of fireworks this evening because it's Halloween. However, I have a pilots license and know what an aircraft of any kind looks like.
This was not an aircraft:

• It's speed was too high, given the distance;
• Its speed was also too varied;
• It didn't make a sound
• It was bright orange - an aircraft has a strobe and a red light on its left wingtip, green on the right wingtip (which by law must be on at all times)

I called the PSNI non-emergency and asked them if they had aircraft in the area, they said no. I then called Aldergrove and spoke to ATC there - they said there was nothing in the area and the only traffic had been a jet landing shortly after 22:00. I can't think of what it may have been, but I'd have known if it was an aircraft.

Thought you may like to know.

 

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