Arizona - Did anyone else see the lights in the sky tonight? **PIC added **

4 minutes is a long time.... Do you have military bases near you? Sounds almost like flares dropped.

Military flares are designed to light up an entire battle area and they burn for quite awhile... I'm not saying that is what you saw, only that it made me think of them. Only you know what you saw... So, if you say it was bigger than that and stranger, then I'll go with that.

I think it's interesting tha they're in a nice triangle formation.

Flares often are like a string of pearls... Pretty much in a straight line.

i saw a meteor this morning, i have seen many lately. all seem to be in the same area... always over papago park.. ???

Maybe extra large military flares? Seriously, it would be nice to have an answer. Would they go in and out and have a spiral tail? Do we have a winner? Maybe wind moved them sideways?

here's a link to an image of a flare lighting up an area in Gaza for comparison.

[link to cache.boston.com]

did it sort of look like that?

Flare tard


That is how long flares last on average and they leave a tail or trail as they descend.

BE AFRAID BE VERY AFRAID!!

you are an idiot

The color is right. But no smoke. The tail was the same color, but like if you would draw a spiral off of it. Even for how far away it was these things were really big, so you could see the spiral perfectly. I keep searching the net for a pic to match as well.

Well, it was worth a look, Not sure WHAT you saw... :-)

Keep the camera handy and make sure they don't grab ya!

It would have been around 8:15p when I saw them. but believe me...if I see them again I'll jump back on and tell you!

H SkinnyChic!

I came across your thread in my research. I am currently in the beginning stages of making a documentary about the legends and myths of Apache Junction. One section will focus on lights in the sky in particular and the high volume of reports in that area. I'm collecting emails and names of eyewitnesses for those interested in giving a statement in my documentary. If this is something you'd be interested in that would be great! I just need your email and we can discuss it from there. It won't be for another year or so but for now I'm conducting research.

Thanks!!!

Not sure how to describe it. Saw them from Gilbert looking east. 4-5 bright lights. Yellow in color. They were mostly traveling down. But would also go in and out and reappear as if jumping to a new side location. When they were bright you could actually see tails burning behind them..the tails made a spiral. called my husband out to see at which point only two were left. he has no idea either what it was. I took a pic with my crappy phone, but they were so far away and up in the sky that my pic just shows tiny dots. Wondering if anyone else saw this and what the heck it was? Thanks!

Thanks you AC but these were not lanterns or flares. Merry Christmas..hope your party was fun.