SUF-CSE-019-160809

Title: Old Town Orange Light
Date: 16/08/08
Time: 21:30
Location: North Street, Old Town, Swindon
Duration: 5 mins
Size (Compared to full moon): See description
Behavior: See description
Colour: Orange
Odour: None
Noise: None
Animal Behaviour: None
No of Witnesses: 2

Description
I saw two objects, of unknown type flying south to north over North street old town.The objects were orange, oval in shape and were flying in formation and matching each others speed. They were approx 300-400 ft high in altitude, and were flying too fast to be a candle balloon, or a helicoptor. I immediately called my friend who I thought would be at the event in the town gardens that was being held that evening, to see if he could confirm if the event had fired flares into the sky. He had just gotten off of a bus in Victoria hill, and he also confirmed the sighting, stating that they were now hovering, and they hovered for approx 2 mins before they flew off again.They never left a vapour trail that I could see, there was no sound either. I served 2 years in the Royal Marines, and in my professional opinion I have not seen anything like this before, flares do not fly in formation, they drop, they also leave a vapour trail from the burning magnesium/sodium compounds that they contain. They werent balloons either, as they did not follow the wind pattern, and they were flying on a straight course with no deviation.I cannot confirm that these were extra terrestial of origin, but I can confirm they are certainly not any type of an aircraft configuration that I have seen before.

Investigation:
Lanterns were dismissed as the reason for this sighting. It was not the police/air ambulance helicopter as it was not operational on this date. Confirmed by control centre). Further investigation reveals this was a helicopter. Please see SUF-CSE-028 for video of this helicopter in action.