Northern Lights?

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  1. curly

    curly Noble Member

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    #1 curly, May 18, 2018
    Rode home from Leicester tonight, noticed at 1930hrs bright orange lights in the sky either side of the sun.
    The sky was blue with little cloud, anyone else see these bright patches in the sky?
    Vanished by 2000hrs.
     
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  2. Havit

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    #2 Havit, May 19, 2018
    Ufos
     
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  3. Yorkshireman

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    #3 Yorkshireman, May 19, 2018
    Could it have been a solar halo, that’s a circular “rainbow” around the sun, sometimes they can be incomplete giving a view similar to what you describe. Tweet Paul the weather man, he’ll know.
     
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  4. Callumity

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    #4 Callumity, May 19, 2018
    Observed with the naked eye or through a visor/lens? Could have been man made!
     
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  5. steve lovatt

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    #5 steve lovatt, May 19, 2018
    Foo Fighters (Not the band but that's what they're named after) - 2WW allied pilot slang for strange lights seen whilst flying sorties over Europe and the Pacific theatres.
     
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  6. curly

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    #6 curly, May 19, 2018
    This sounds about right to me.
    Mrs Curly reckoned there was a whole circle around the sun but I couldn't see that, just 2 bright orange patches either side of it but not too close to it.
    I saw it prior to putting helmet on with naked vision, very interesting it was.
     
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  7. stevethegoolie

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    #6 stevethegoolie, May 19, 2018
    And if it wasn't then it should have been!:)
     
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  8. joe mc donald

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    #7 joe mc donald, Jun 14, 2019
    Ever tried the whacky Backy. It has similar effects well so I am led to believe.
    Regards
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