Report Summary
A man witnesses inexplicable lights at two different times over the Newtownards area
FIRST NAME
[Withheld]
LAST NAME
[Withheld]
GENDER
Male
[Withheld]
DATE OF BIRTH
05-Feb-1987
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO REPORT?
Unknown Entity
DESCRIBE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Clear
WERE YOU NEAR ANY OF THESE?
Rural area
WHEN DID YOUR ENCOUNTER HAPPEN?
23-Aug-2020
APPROX TIME OF ENCOUNTER
22:50
DURATION OF ENCOUNTER APPROX
Was only visible for 2/3 seconds then the light disappeared like a flash of light
COUNTRY OF ENCOUNTER
Northern Ireland
...IF OTHER, PLEASE SPECIFY
Second sighting was 23.40
LOCAL AREA OF ENCOUNTER
Carrowdore area
WHERE THERE ANY OTHER WITNESSES?
No
IN YOUR OWN WORDS, DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED
Was out star gazing in my back garden in carrowdore looking north and seen like a ball of light which stayed lit for only a couple of seconds then disappeared looking like it moved off at spectacular speed, the second sighting was north west moving south west again only visible for about 2/3 seconds before dissappearing, they where obviously quite far away but the second one looked like it was just over Newtownards direction and a good bit lower than the first, these were 100% not shootstars as I've seen them many times before also it was a very bright ball of light.
PLEASE SELECT...
I wish to remain anonymous
Investigator Comments
I'm not sure what that could be, except for perhaps a distant aircraft with landing lights on. Seeing an aircraft from a distance and at a steep angle, manoeuvring aircraft can appear to hover and suddenly turn or disappear when in fact it is approaching your general direction before turning. If anyone else has seen this or has footage of this, please get in touch, As for now, what may have been seen remains unexplained.
Hynek Classification:
Nocturnal Lights
Picture of illustrative purpose only