Spook Light

[hawkenman]

My wife got to see what I call a "Spook Light" (something I can't identify), we were walking along a bridge in town when we saw a bright white light about 5 miles out falling almost straight down. The colors went from white to blue and then to red and yellow. I told my wife it was the heat exchange from something entering our atmosphere. As it was falling it came to a complete stop in less than a second, remained stationary for a few moments and then streaked due east. My wife called the sheriff's dept to inquire had there been any calls relating to an aircraft having difficulty, they advised no. It could have been some type of drone because I do not think any human could have handled the G Forces this object seemed to show. Later that night at about 3 in the morning our dogs started barking. Thinking something might be in the chicken coop I went outside. Just as I stepped on the porch the entire yard and surrounding woods lit up like it was twelve noon on a summers day. This only lasted about a second but it was long enough to make the hair on the back of my head stand up. It was not lightning because there were only stars out and the light appeared to be moving.

[picturerock]

Very freaky.  When the light shown on you at home, was it coming from a single point, diffuse, or did you have a chance to notice?  I hear anecdotal stories like this occasionally, and am always surprised that these events don't get any more notice in the press.

[Silvertp]

Hawkenman...makes my hair stand up just reading your story. 

Would have been easier to handle if it was a fox in the hen house.

Silvertp

[hawkenman]

picturerock, the light came right of the north west. Back in the 70's these spook lights were seen quite often in secluded swamps of Florida.I remember on two occassions a group of us were camping when we saw a biege colored light coming through the woods. It looked like the size of a basketball and was dodging every tree. Then the light went straight up, remained for a few seconds and then there was a large view of light and it dissapeared. It could have been swamp gas but I have never seen an object going around trees at such a speed.

[Victor3]

 I've heard this "swamp gas" thing since I was a kid. Can someone direct me to a website with info confirming that this stuff spontaneously ignites, causing light that people have actually seen? I can't find anything other than theory.

[charles p]

Probably some left over light that wasn't all used up from the daytime.  Days are getting shorter you know, so that light could have been some that was left over.  Run this by an expert and let me know the decision.