NUFORC Sighting 91254

Occurred: 2012-07-28 21:45 Local
Reported: 2012-07-28 13:15 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Berlin (Germany), , Germany

Shape: Circle
Characteristics: Lights on object, Changed Colo

Four red lights, one circular object

I was gazing to the east-northeast sky during dusk, about 21:45 GMT+1. I noticed two bright red lights moving east about a hand-length apart, one in front of the other. The first light stopped mid-flight and the second continued to move and disappeared into the clouds. About 20 seconds later the other did the same, I suppose rising vertically.

I continued viewing that portion of the sky and another two red lights appeared, one in front of the other, this time further apart. The red light went out on the first object revealing a circular disk in perspective as if it was 90 degrees to the ground aloft. It was about the size of thumbtack held at arms length and grey in color. The latter red light continued to shine red and disappeared into the clouds. Then I watched the small circular disk until it was obscured by buildings.

I teach design courses in college and live across from Boston's Logan International airport. I spent time viewing the stars, satellites and so forth and have never seen such a sequence of objects. This is my first visit to Berlin, but not Europe, and I am not sure what is expected in the sky here, but the behavior of these objects seemed so puzzling that I thought it might be useful to report them.

Posted 2012-08-05