Occurred: 2009-05-26 21:00 Local
Reported: 2009-05-27 08:55 Pacific
Duration: 45 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: Oak Island, NC, USA

Shape: Orb
Characteristics: Lights on object

Two reddish-orange lights appearing 2-4 seconds, then reappearing every 5-10 minutes, several smaller lights twinkling continuously

Two very bright, circular lights (similar to auto headlights) appeared for about 2 to 4 seconds in the south-western sky about 30 degrees up from the horizon off Oak Island, NC. The lights were reddish-orange fading to a lighter orange in the center with a dark center dot. About every 5 to 10 minutes these lights reappeared for a 2-4 second duration - always one double, sometimes two or three sets (they almost seemed to be orbiting in a large horizontal circle). At some point several very tiny, bright white lights in a triangular formation (a bit east and lower in the sky) began blinking continuously. Shortly before 10 pm (after 5 to 7 reappearances), the bright lights lined up horizontally to the east of the reddish-lights – then they merged in the middle and disappeared.

Posted 2009-06-09

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