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Unknown orange/red glow over Pacific Ocean
pbase.com ^ | August 24, 2014 | pbase.com

Posted on 08/25/2014 7:04:13 PM PDT by PastorBooks

Last night over the Pacific Ocean, somewhere South of the Russian peninsula Kamchatka I experienced the creepiest thing so far in my flying career.

After about 5 hours in flight we left Japan long time behind us and were cruising at a comfortable 34.000ft with about 4,5 hours to go towards Alaska.

We heard via the radio about earthquakes in Iceland, Chile and San Francisco, and since there were a few volcanos on our route that might or might not be going off during our flight, we double checked with dispatch if there was any new activity on our route after we departed from Hongkong.

Then, very far in the distance ahead of us, just over the horizon an intense lightflash shot up from the ground. It looked like a lightning bolt, but way more intense and directed vertically up in the air. I have never seen anything like this, and there were no flashes before or after this single explosion of light. Since there were no thunderstorms on our route or weather-radar, we kept a close lookout for possible storms that might be hiding from our radar and might cause some problems later on.

I decided to try and take some pictures of the night sky and the strange green glow that was all over the Northern Hemisphere. I think it was sort of a Northern Lights but it was much more dispersed, never seen anything like this before either. About 20 minutes later in flight I noticed a deep red/orange glow appearing ahead of us, and this was a bit strange since there was supposed to be nothing but endless ocean below us for hundreds of miles around us.

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This was just posted on Hacker News and I thought it was interesting. Thoughts on what it could have been?
1 posted on 08/25/2014 7:04:13 PM PDT by PastorBooks
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To: PastorBooks

In about 2007, flying from Europe to the US, between Iceland and the US, I saw a huge red-yellow glowing object in the ocean from at least 30,000 ft. Never knew what it was.


2 posted on 08/25/2014 7:07:45 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: PastorBooks

Flying over/on a thin layer of cirrus clouds, aircraft rotating red position light illuminating the cloud deck. I’ve seen this myself.

Multiple lights? Over a populated area, not where he said he was.

Pilot thought it would be cool to post and see what people come up with.


3 posted on 08/25/2014 7:08:14 PM PDT by Hulka
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To: PastorBooks

Who’s going to post the Alien guy with the bad hair from the history channel?


4 posted on 08/25/2014 7:08:20 PM PDT by MacMattico
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To: PastorBooks

5 posted on 08/25/2014 7:08:31 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: MacMattico

ME


6 posted on 08/25/2014 7:08:58 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

Well done!


7 posted on 08/25/2014 7:10:19 PM PDT by MacMattico
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To: PastorBooks

Army Hypersonic Missile Fails in Second Test


8 posted on 08/25/2014 7:12:04 PM PDT by Theoria (I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
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To: PastorBooks

I call a prank. The stars are too distinct for 8 second and 30 second exposures handheld in a moving aircraft.


9 posted on 08/25/2014 7:12:41 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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10 posted on 08/25/2014 7:14:33 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.)
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To: MacMattico; PastorBooks
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11 posted on 08/25/2014 7:18:22 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: Greetings_Puny_Humans

12 posted on 08/25/2014 7:19:08 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
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To: PastorBooks; camle; Alkhin; Professional Engineer; katana; Mr. Silverback; MadIvan; agrarianlady; ..
Red Dwarf Ping!


13 posted on 08/25/2014 7:20:02 PM PDT by null and void (If Bill Clinton was the first black president, why isn't Barack Obama the first woman president?)
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To: Moonman62

Not for a very wide lens. Was it handheld or rested on the panel? Smooth air up there also.


14 posted on 08/25/2014 7:22:19 PM PDT by steve86 ( Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

LOL!


15 posted on 08/25/2014 7:23:06 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Illegals Are Getting Flat Screet TV's....NOT TB Screenings!)
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To: PastorBooks

It’s the ghost of KAL 007.


16 posted on 08/25/2014 7:30:39 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: PastorBooks


17 posted on 08/25/2014 7:36:33 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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Second-hand smoke. Duh.


18 posted on 08/25/2014 7:37:53 PM PDT by loungitude (The truth hurts.)
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To: PastorBooks

Somebody lit up up one of those methane leaks.


19 posted on 08/25/2014 7:42:56 PM PDT by Focault's Pendulum (I live in NJ....' Nuff said!)
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To: Focault's Pendulum

Hooka vapor.


20 posted on 08/25/2014 7:47:10 PM PDT by amihow
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