1/20/2015: Austin, TX, USA

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Occurred : 1/20/2015 20:30 (Entered as : 01/20/2015 20:30) Reported: 1/20/2015 7:11:16 PM 19:11 Posted: 1/26/2015 Location: Austin, TX Shape: Unknown Duration: 4 minutes Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
Red lights over Austin, TX 6 to 7 red strobing lights in a large V-shape formation. Strobe lights were only flashed by one section at a time, then the next would strobe. Repeating strobe pattern. No sound heard, uncertain of altitude. (Appeared to be roughly 30,000') Heading appeared to be 180, due south. Airspeed was comparable to commercial airliners. Other commercial airliners were present in the sky with normal lights. Queried SIRI for aircraft overhead, was sent to a web search for aircraft. SIRI, when asked 10 minutes after the sighting, was able to provide info on actual flights overhead using same query.

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 1/20/2015 20:30 (Entered as : 01/20/2015 20:30)
Reported: 1/20/2015 7:11:16 PM 19:11
Posted: 1/26/2015
Location: Austin, TX
Shape: Unknown
Duration: 4 minutes
Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object

Red lights over Austin, TX

6 to 7 red strobing lights in a large V-shape formation. Strobe lights were only flashed by one section at a time, then the next would strobe. Repeating strobe pattern.

No sound heard, uncertain of altitude. (Appeared to be roughly 30,000') Heading appeared to be 180, due south.

Airspeed was comparable to commercial airliners. Other commercial airliners were present in the sky with normal lights.

Queried SIRI for aircraft overhead, was sent to a web search for aircraft. SIRI, when asked 10 minutes after the sighting, was able to provide info on actual flights overhead using same query.