orange/yellow light seen – too high for helicopter – joined by another. both hovered disappeared independently

Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 3:43 pm

UFO Sighting Report!

At approximately 00:04 hrs (year 2010, just after midnight, New Years Eve), I was watching a fireworks display from my back garden patio. None of these fireworks was firing to a height above about 20 metres. After the display ended, I noticed a slow moving, yellow/orange light similar in shape to two roughly circular objects positioned closely side by side, liked a blurred figure of eight on it’s side(infinity sign?), moving as one slowly towards me (South to North). I initially thought it was a police helicopter, however the speed that it was moving at, it’s colour and altitude soon convinced me otherwise – it was also too slow moving, dim and high to be connected in any way to the fireworks display – I would estimate it’s altitude to be around 1000 ft. It ceased moving, and hovered for approximately 1 minute. another, identical object joined this one, maintaining the same altitude and speed and spacing itself about 500 ft from the first object. I turned away to get my camera, and as I got back to the garden, the firt light had faded away, and disappeared, leaving the second light following the same path as the first object to the point where it too hovered at the vanishing point of the first object. This (identical) object also hovered for approximately one minute, before fading away in the fashion of a light gradually dimming. I am convinced that these were not pyrotechnics, due to their altitude and distance from the fireworks which had preceded the event and the fact they had hovered for a period of time, stationary before disappering. I have served for a long time in the Navy and I am familiar with both helicopters and pyrotechnics and will happily state that I am convinced this was neither.

My feelings were that I was genuinely witnessing something I could not identify. I was excited, happy, amazed. I had consumed no alcohol or narcotics of any kind and a companion also witnessed the events, exactly as I have described them, standing beside me. She, in fact witnessed the first object’s disappearance as I turned to pick up my camera. I was using a compact digital camera and was unfortunately unable to capture any images of worth using this camera. I am a believer in UFOs and immediately after witnessing this, I felt I had to report it to someone. I found your site using Google and you seemed to be the correct authority.

I hope this is of assistance or interest to your organisation.

The person I was with does not wish her details used in this, but fully agrees with everything I have written.

With sincere regards

Mr Kevin H Welsh