Brits Fear Apocalypse As 2021 Starts With Strange Orange Lights In The Sky

[Duke]

Brits Fear Apocalypse As 2021 Starts With Strange Orange Lights In The Sky

What a start to the new year

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Pretty simple way to determine if a light is a Chinese lantern or a drone with pyrotechnics. Both will burn out, or "fizzle" as described here. It's a question of whether the light is seen to "turn on" in flight or if it's seen continuously illuminated as it rises. The former is a pyro drone, the latter a lantern.

 

[Debi]

I'm betting there were a lot of sightings last night. People wanted to celebrate so reports should be coming in from all over.

 

[Lynne]

Brits Fear Apocalypse As 2021 Starts With Strange Orange Lights In The Sky

What a start to the new year

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Pretty simple way to determine if a light is a Chinese lantern or a drone with pyrotechnics. Both will burn out, or "fizzle" as described here. It's a question of whether the light is seen to "turn on" in flight or if it's seen continuously illuminated as it rises. The former is a pyro drone, the latter a lantern.

I thought they looked like the Chinese lanterns too. That was my first impression. They flicker light a flame and seem to be drifting at the same rate.