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- Last night I saw an unusual but explainable bright light in the sky.
- About 10:45 PM, I was returning to my home from walking my dog
- when I noticed a noctilucent cloud (one which is illuminated by
- sunlight after dark because of its extreme altitude). The cloud
- was not unusual but was interesting to look at. After a few
- minutes, a pin point of yellow light in the middle of the cloud
- became brighter and brighter until it was about half as bright as
- our street lights which are the same yellow color. I watched the
- light for 30 sec. to 60 sec. until it dimmed the same as it had
- brightened. Then I watched the cloud until the sun finally set on
- it.
-
- I would have dismissed this light as just the head light of an
- airplane which turned toward me for 30-60 sec. and then away.
- Even the unusual yellow color could have been from the atmosphere
- which causes our colored sunsets, setting moon, planets and stars.
-
- However, tonight, I learned from the Honolulu news that yellow/
- orange lights had been observed in the skys over windward (east) Oahu
- for the last week. Many lights together were observed by many
- different people at different times and different locations. All
- descriptions were of yellow lights. Those who live on windward Oahu
- are accustomed to seeing the many aircraft (airliners and military)
- and I believe they would not have reported this unless it was very
- unusual.
-
- The news report included an official statment by agents of Mufon
- that this was a hoax employing (bag & candle) hot air baloons. I
- can honestly tell you that what I saw was no hot air baloon. It
- looked more like the head light of a jumbo jet. It would seem to
- be quite a coinsidence that anomalous yellow lights are being seen
- to the east of Oahu and to the west of Hawaii (200 miles apart) at the
- same time and are not caused by the same phenomenon. It would also
- seem unlikely that the Oahu sightings were all airplanes flying
- directly at the observers simultaneously.
-
- If Mufon is serious about their explanation, then I would seriously
- question their objectivity. Maybe Mufon has an agenda for spreading
- mis/dis-information? Maybe they just jumped to a hasty and incorrect
- conclusion.
-
- If anybody in the islands has had similar sightings, please post your
- story or e-mail me about it. I am really anxious to hear an explanation
- which fits ALL the sightings.
-
- Aloha,
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