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Occurred : 10/17/2009 01:50 (Entered as : 10/17/2009 1:50)
Reported: 10/19/2009 7:41:36 PM 19:41
Posted: 12/12/2009
Location: Hermitage, PA
Shape: Formation
Duration:one minute
10/17/09 Hermitage Pa 4 asterisk lights 1-2 minutes stationary in staggered grid posted 10/ 19/09

I am a 64 year old retired art teacher. I looked up to see if the sky was cloud covered because I was concerned about frost.It was dark and barely any stars shown. So I noticed what at first looked like a cluster of stars, but it seemed to be a formation of white lines shaped like an asterisk. Checking the sky further I saw 3 more of the same asterisk shape. Nothing was moving and it seemed odd to me that there would be 4 of these in a sort of grid pattern spaced out straight up in the sky. There was no flashing or movement during the short time I watched. The asterisk was elongated with extra arms eminating from the center, more like a double asterisk lighted with white light. They were in 2 rows evenly spaced and staggered.