Over Twelve Orange Lights Over Lebanon Indiana (Chinese Lanterns)

Brian Vike's Favorite Cases.

Date:  October 1, 2011

Time:  Approxamtlty 8:30 p.m.

I personally viewed the lights over Lebanon, in where I live on the west side. My daughter, her friend, myself and my ex-wife all witnessed over twelve lights.

They flickered like candles, orange, and ascended slowly moving from north to south basically. I watched them dim and burnout. My assessment was either a celebration where people released Asian lanterns, rice paper bags with candles, or it was a hoax with the same lanterns.

My eyes as well as the girls saw flickering like a flame. A small flame. I respect MUFON and other observers of phenomena, but this one I believe was easily explainable. They didn't ever move in any other direction, their speed was determined by the speed of the wind, and they burned out as such.

They did at one point have a triangle of five of them as geese flying south but that seemed just coincidental. I posted my finding on Facebook almost immediately. I truly wished I had seen UFO's but not today.

Thank you to the witness for the report.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at houstonbri7@gmail.com with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

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Orange Glowing Object Over St. Charles County Missouri (Chinese Lantern)

Brian Vike's Favorite Cases.

Date:  July 3, 2011

Time:  Approxamtlty 10:45 p.m.

Number of witnesses: 5

Number of Objects: 1

Shape of Objects: Glowing round circle.

Full Description of Event/Sighting: Around 10:45pm July 3, 2011, I was in St. Charles when a orange glow came down from the sky. Several of us saw it, but couldn't make it out right away.

As it approached us about 5,000 feet off the ground, it appeared to look like a big bag with a amber glow in the center. It flew over us silently then raised into the air traveling North over Hwy 70.

Thank you to the witness for the report.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at houstonbri7@gmail.com with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

File your UFO sighting to Brian at: houstonbri7@gmail.com

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Bright Red Ball Of Light With Fire Underneath Over Bonita Springs Florida (Chinese Lantern)

Brian Vike's Favorite Cases.

Date:  May 24, 2011

Time:  10:30 p.m.

Number of witnesses: 1

Number of Objects: 1

Shape of Objects: Bright red ball with fire underneath, moving to the gulf slow, but direct.

Full Description of Event/Sighting: The object made a slight sound and I looked up over my head and saw the bright red ball with fire under it.

I watched it move towards the gulf. I called the police, not any other reports. This was very strange it was not a weather balloon.

Thank you to the witness for the report.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at houstonbri7@gmail.com with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

File your UFO sighting to Brian at: houstonbri7@gmail.com

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About 10 Orange Lights Over North Attleborough Massachusetts (Chinese Lanterns)

Brian Vike's Favorite Cases.

Date:  October 9, 2010 (?)

Time:  Approxamtlty 10:00 p.m.

Hi, I too saw about 10 of these hot air balloons in the sky. It was probably around 10:00pm and I was traveling 95 north. My girlfriend and I thought for sure they were aliens –: 

Thanks for posting the answers!

Thank you to the witness for the report.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at houstonbri7@gmail.com with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

File your UFO sighting to Brian at: houstonbri7@gmail.com or please use the online Sighting Report Form.

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25-30 Deep Orange Colored Lights Over Lebanon Indiana (Chinese Lanterns)

Brian Vike's Favorite Cases.

Date:  October 1, 2011

Time:  Approxamtlty 9:00 p.m.

My daughter and I originally saw 3 deep orange colored objects in a rectangle shape around 9:00pm October 1, 2011. We pulled over in the car in town to try and find them and they slowly went  out do east of us about 20 to 30 degrees up from ground.

As those went out, we started to see a steady group of the same shape and color. 9:15 to approximately 9:30pm. In total 25-30 objects were seen going in the same direction ending the same way the proceeding 3 did. I was informed that a few Facebook people in the area saw these also.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: houstonbri7@gmail.com with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential. 

Thank you to the witness for the report.

File your UFO sighting to Brian at: houstonbri7@gmail.com or please use the online Sighting Report Form.

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21 Red Orange Lights Over Huntington Beach California (Chinese Lanterns)

Brian Vike's Favorite Cases.

Date:  November 2, 2011

Time:  From about 8:00 p.m. to 8:10 p.m.

Location: Huntington Beach, Ca. Life guard Pier 20. Off Goldenwest Blvd and PCH

We seen many. There was about 21 of them, they look like they were all lifting off at the same time. Not like airplanes do, one after another. These reddish orange things, flew at a regular speed until they just disappeared.

They seem to move  faster as they got further. The strange thing about it was that, the fifth little flashing light, just starting floating and flashing a bright white light, none of the other lights flew past that one, they all seemed to follow a path.

They just kept coming one after another, up to 21. We got to a part of the beach right off Goldenwest, and spent about an hour at the beach. From about 7:00 p.m. to 8:10 p.m.

My friend noticed them right away. We just sat and chatted for about 15 minutes watching them fly away. When airplanes fly by, it was very obvious that they were not the same colors, mobility or speed.  

For a minute I had guessed they might be Chinese lanterns, because of their colors and proximity to each other. 

Glad we're not the only ones who seen this.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: houstonbri7@gmail.com with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

Thank you to the witness for the report.

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Bright Orange Object Descending East Side Of The North Thompson River Kamloops British Columbia

New Report !

Date:  December 27, 2020

Time:  5:54 p.m.

I just received a report over a bright orange light/object which was slowly descending towards the ground on the east side of the North Thompson River.

Also I (Brian Vike) happened to be out with my dog Peanut walking along Rivers Trail at Schubert Drive and Beach Ave., when I spotted the orange light descending towards the ground.

Actually the light was pretty high up, but it didn’t take it long to drift downward (approxamtlty 20 seconds) until it landed on the eastern bank of the North Thompson River.

From the point it landed, the light went out.

What was it, it was a Chinese Lantern !

I freaked when I first saw it as it took me by surprise. As I watched it became pretty clear as to what it was. A Lantern.

Very cool looking though. So one other person reported it and I happened to see it.

Thank you to the witness for sending in their report.

Brian Vike, Director Kamloops British Columbia Canada UFO Research. Email: brian_vike@telus.net

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Witness Reports Orange Lights To Be Chinese Lanterns Over Kingston Ontario (Solved - Chinese Lanterns)

Date:  September 12, 2014
Time:  Approx: 8:00 p.m.

Vike Factor Note: The witness for this sighting report below saw the same orange lights as reported earlier to me, these lights turned out to be Chinese Lanterns.

I really appreciate the person for letting me know. So case solved. Also below I have a link to the original sighting report which I have updated as solved. http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.ca/2014/09/approximately-12-flashing-orange.html

We saw these as well and we're alarmed at first as well. We decided to follow them to there source around the police station on Division Street.

They turned out to be those little paper lanterns that when lit float in the sky. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_lantern 

If anyone has witnessed the lights/objects, please send me an email with details of what you saw. Please remember to include the date and time and location. (Town/City – State or Province) and as much detail as possible.

If you care to report directly to a UFO investigator in Ontario, please contact Sue Demeter - St Clair at her email address admin@pararesearchers.org or fill out her reporting form here: http://psican.org/alpha/uforeporting.htm

Brian Vike.
Box 1091
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Email: sighting@telus.net or b_vike@telus.net
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Orange Lights In The Sky Over Victoria West Vancouver Island British Columbia (Case Solved – Chinese Lanterns)

Date:  March 16, 2013
Time:  Approx: 11:00 p.m.

Vike Factor Note: A witness wrote to me just now and informed me that the orange lights so many people saw were Chinese lanterns. They told me they were released in a ball park in honor of someone’s Birthday.

Hi Brian, I live in Victoria West and last night I saw a large number of floating lights in the sky moving from south to north. The movement was not consistent with what I would expect from Chinese Lanterns, although I do consider that to be a possibility.
Quite a few other people in my neighborhood saw as well, this would have been around 2300hrs.

I looked for event postings of Chinese lantern launches in the Vic West/Esquimalt area and found nothing, have you heard any other reports from last night?

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

Also, please feel free to send in your sightings that have happened years ago. So many of these older sightings are nothing short of amazing.

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5 Orange Lights In The Sky Over Trout Lake North Bay Ontario (Chinese/Wish Lanterns)

Date:  December 24, 2012
Time:  Evening.

Hi there. My father-in-law took some pictures on Christmas Eve 2012 of 5 orange lights over Trout Lake.

Check the North Bay Nugget website for the picture.

I am thinking they were Chinese Lanterns (Sky Lanterns), but he is sure they were not after viewing many other pictures of sky lanterns. Also the way they moved was opposite to any wind on that night.

Vike Factor Note: I would fully agree that what is seen in the sky, is Chinese/Wish lanterns.

You can view the photo at the newspaper’s website: http://www.nugget.ca/2012/12/29/mysterious-lights-appear-over-trout-lake

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

Also, please feel free to send in your sightings that have happened years ago. So many of these older sightings are nothing short of amazing.

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Orange Lights In The Sky Over Newmarket Ontario (40 Lanterns Released In Memory Of Ladies Son)

On November 7, 2012 between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. a lot of folks filed sighting reports over unknown orange/red lights that were seen in the evening sky over Newmarket, Ontario.

This morning (Tuesday, November 13, 2012) I received an email from a nice lady informing me what folks saw that night, which were Chinese/Wish lanterns.

40 lanterns were released in memory of her son at Fairy Lake on November 7, 2012, she noted that it was magical.

Below are the reports/links from eyewitnesses who filed reports over what they saw: The Lights were Chinese/Wish Lanterns.

1. - 13 Orange Lights Spotted Over Newmarket Ontario - http://canadaufo.blogspot.ca/2012/11/13-orange-lights-spotted-over-newmarket.html

2. - Red Lights In The Sky Over Newmarket Ontario - http://canadaufo.blogspot.ca/2012/11/red-lights-in-sky-over-newmarket-ontario.html

3. - Orange Colored Lights Spotted In The Sky Over Newmarket Ontario - http://canadaufo.blogspot.ca/2012/11/orange-colored-lights-spotted-in-sky.html

4. - Orange Lights Seen In The Sky Over Newmarket Ontario - http://canadaufo.blogspot.ca/2012/11/orange-lights-seen-in-sky-over.html

5. - 15 To 20 Red/Orange Lights Flying Over Newmarket Ontario - http://canadaufo.blogspot.ca/2012/11/15-to-20-redorange-lights-flying-over.html

6. - Bright Orange Lights And Grey Colored Object With Tail Seen In The Sky Over Newmarket Ontario - http://canadaufo.blogspot.ca/2012/11/bright-orange-lights-and-grey-colored.html

7. - Witness Believes Orange Lights To Be Chinese Lanterns Seen Flying Over Newmarket Ontario - http://canadaufo.blogspot.ca/2012/11/witness-believes-orange-lights-to-be.html

8. - Orange/Red Lights And Grey Object With Tail Traveled Through The Sky Over Newmarket Ontario - http://canadaufo.blogspot.ca/2012/11/orangered-lights-and-grey-object-with.html

9. - At Least 30 Bright Orange Flame Like Objects In The Sky Over Newmarket Ontario - http://canadaufo.blogspot.ca/2012/11/at-least-30-bright-orange-flame-like.html

10. - Multiple Orange Lights Scattered In Different Directions Across The Night Sky Over Newmarket Ontario  - http://canadaufo.blogspot.ca/2012/11/multiple-orange-lights-scattered-in.html

11. - Couple Dozen Orange Lights In The Sky Over Newmarket Ontario - http://canadaufo.blogspot.ca/2012/11/couple-dozen-orange-lights-in-sky-over.html

12. - Numerous Orange Lights In The Sky Seen From Southlake Hospital In Newmarket Ontario - http://canadaufo.blogspot.ca/2012/11/numerous-orange-lights-in-sky-seen-from.html

13. - Around 100 Orange Lights Flying In The Sky Over Newmarket Ontario - http://canadaufo.blogspot.ca/2012/11/around-100-orange-lights-flying-in-sky.html

Vike Factor Note: All the above reports and their links are to sighting reports over orange lights, which turned out to be Chinese/Wish lanterns.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

Also, please feel free to send in your sightings that have happened years ago. So many of these older sightings are nothing short of amazing.

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Witness Believes Orange Lights To Be Chinese Lanterns Seen Flying Over Newmarket Ontario

Date:  November 7, 2012
Time:  Evening.

I saw the same lights. I believe they where lanterns. I have see lanterns released a few times, and what I saw last night looked like lanterns.

There were about 25-30 of them.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

Also, please feel free to send in your sightings that have happened years ago. So many of these older sightings are nothing short of amazing.

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10 To 15 Orange Lights In The Sky Over Barrie Ontario (Chinese Lanterns)

Date:  October 26, 2012
Time:  Evening.

I seen about 10-15 of them last night over Barrie north to south my phone video barley caught it but they were coming from downtown area heading south and then vanished in the clouds.

Additional Information: Update !
Vike Factor Note: My many thanks to a person who knew what the lights were and wrote in to inform me.

The "UFOs" witnesses saw were Chinese lanterns for a memorial party. I was there.

They were from the South shore Community Center.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

Also, please feel free to send in your sightings that have happened years ago. So many of these older sightings are nothing short of amazing.

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Orange Lights Seen Over Geraldo's At LaSalle Park Burlington Ontario (Chinese/Wish Lanterns)

Date:  October 12, 2012
Time:  Approx: 9:00 p.m.

Hi, my cousin got married at Geraldo's at LaSalle Park in Burlington Ontario at approximately 9:00 p.m. time, they released Chinese Lanterns which were very exciting to see.

They light the bottoms on fire and then hold them until they fill with hot air. They were about 3 feet tall and it took a while for the party to fill their lanterns as it was a colder night.

3 were released at almost the same time, they twirled together as they got higher in the sky. We were all quite surprised at how high they got and they moved in interesting patterns and then one flamed out and dove off to one side.

It could have looked like something darting away. We have video of it, but it is so hard to see after they are released as the camera had a hard time focusing on the little lights as they assented.

After the three that twirled together, 2 more were released so they were down below the others. When they flamed out, we could watch the lanterns fall slowly. They are made of cardboard and are biodegradable so they do not harm nature.

I would definitely do this sort of thing for a party, but understand how as they get higher in the sky, people who don't know an event is happening would be surprised to see orbs of light in the sky with no sound.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

Also, please feel free to send in your sightings that have happened years ago. So many of these older sightings are nothing short of amazing.

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Orange Light In The Sky Over Cambridge Ontario (Chinese Lanterns)

Date:  September 2, 2012
Time:  Evening.

Hi Brian, I saw the lights in Cambridge on Sunday September 2, 2012. Check out this video. I think that explains it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHRRmLwKheA Cheers.

My many thanks to a witness for helping find an answer for some of the sightings around Cambridge Ontario.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

Also, please feel free to send in your sightings that have happened years ago. So many of these older sightings are nothing short of amazing.

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Orange Lights In The Sky Over English Bay Vancouver British Columbia (Chinese/Wish Lanterns)

Date:  August 18, 2012
Time:  Around 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

I think those orange lights were paper lanterns being released from English Bay, Vancouver, B.C.

I witnessed the wedding party release them on Friday night around 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

Also, please feel free to send in your sightings that have happened years ago. So many of these older sightings are nothing short of amazing.

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Orange Balls Of Light Seen Flying Over Brantford Ontario (Chinese Lanterns)

Date:  August 10, 2012
Time:  Evening.

Hi Brian, I came upon your website today after searching online for UFO information in Ontario. The orange balls we saw met exactly the same description. There was a series of three followed by two others, each about five minutes later, so five in all. 

We had witnessed one of these also in June. They were all noiseless and clearly ascending from the earth. 

Thought I'd contribute to the sightings on your site. Thanks for all the information you provide.

Update - Additional Information:

Hi again, we have concluded that they were Chinese lanterns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4K00JQG5WE and I even found a downed one this morning proving this theory!

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

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17 Orange Objects In The Sky Over Oak Island/Mahone Bay Nova Scotia (Chinese Lanterns)

Date:  August 10, 2012
Time:  Approx: 10:15 p.m.

Brian, my husband, myself and two neighbours watched 17 orange orbs go across the night sky this evening around 10:15 or so.

They were about 300 feet up and no sounds whatsoever. 

They were over Oak Island (we live along the coast in this area) and seemed to be in one long line heading for Chester area.

By the time I ran to get my binoculars they had disappeared. It was very odd. I don’t know where we could phone to talk about this.

My husband thought he would call the Chronicle Herald and let them know, perhaps others have seen them.

They must have seen them. This is the boating season and there is lots of activity on the water. I would expect there will be other reports. Have you heard anything? Sincerely.

Update - Additional Information:

The mystery has been solved. They were Chinese lanterns set off at Atlantica Motel, probably by a wedding party.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

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12 Red Balls Of Light Over Oakville Ontario (Chinese/Wish Lanterns)

Date:  July 30, 2012
Time:  Approx: 9:30 p.m.

On July 30, 2012 we were sitting in our backyard in Oakville, Ontario we saw 12 orange and red balls of lights this happened around 9:30 p.m. they were so obvious.

I'm surprised there was no reports on the news in regards to this.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

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12 Orange Lights In The Sky Over Oakville Ontario (Chinese/Wish Lanterns)

Date:  July 30, 2012
Time:  Approx: 9:20 p.m.

Hi there, my wife and I both saw at least 12 of them at around 9:20 p.m. tonight.

What are they. I am so surprised that this has happened before. Any idea what it could be.

There has been an increased amount of planes even military flying over weekend at low heights.

Additional Information:

I was on Postmaster and Pine Glen in Oakville Ontario. There were many dots in a northeast heading.

Some were in clusters and seem to merge and others stood alone, but as quickly as they appeared, they quickly vanished shortly after by the time I was in my driveway.

A Vike Factor Note: This morning a fellow contacted me and informed me that the sightings of "orange colored lights" were indeed Chinese/Wish lanterns.

We kind of figured they were lanterns like most sighting of red/orange lights, but just could not confirm it. Now it is confirmed.

This is what he said:

The sightings of orange UFOs over Oakville, Ontario are Chinese lanterns.

Saw many lanterns being launched last night, identical to what I saw July 1, 2012.

If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept confidential.

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