[meteorite-list] Strange Lights Spotted Over The Carolinas

[Ron Baalke]

http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272611461.shtml

Carolina UFO Sightings Continue: Strange Lights Spotted Again
By Gene Byrd
National Ledger
February 8, 2007  

A few weeks ago, strange blue lights filled the skies over Carolina 
and the sightings caused a frenzy of calls and reports to local 
authorities.  There was no official explanation but at the time one 
report claimed the color could be an indication of the composition 
of the meteors streaking across the sky.

Now strange lights are back.  WXII-12 is reporting that there have 
been strange reports about flying objects in the skies -- and some 
people think they're UFOs.  The online report asks - are the 
makings of a Sci-Fi movie happening in the Piedmont-Triad?

This time a Kernersville man said he captured an object on his cell 
phone.  According to the TV channel's details, strange sightings 
have been reported in a number of locations in recent days.

The National Weather Service said it has seen nothing out of the 
ordinary on its radar, and the Appalachian State University 
Observatory said it was probably a bolide -- a fireball-like meteor 
that frequently enters the earth's atmosphere but is rarely seen.

They cite Jamarus Crews said he was sitting in his Farmwood Garden 
Apartment when he saw something in the sky. It had lots of lights 
and made no noise, he said.

Wilkes County's Charles Miller said he also caught an image of an 
object.  "From the first time I saw it until it was gone, it was 
45 seconds and it crossed the entire sky," he told WXII 12's 
Nicole Ducouer.