Lights In Sky Prompt Flood Of Calls In Md., Va., N.C.

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BALTIMORE -- A team of scientists is looking into what could have caused bright lights in the sky that prompted hundreds of calls to the National Weather Service and emergency officials.

Callers from Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina described brilliant, streaking lights followed by an explosion-like sound around 9:45 p.m. Sunday.

One 11 News viewer in Carroll County e-mailed to say she "spotted a large fireball in the western sky. It started out being about star brightness, then increasingly got brighter and greener. As it got green, it had an orange sparkling tail...We saw it go almost all the way to the ground before losing sight of it in the trees."

A WBALTV.com visitor who was in Durham, N.C., wrote the following: "I remember seeing something greenish and changing colors. It was leaving a trail (not sure of the color). I never saw it hit the ground either because it faded, got covered by trees, or burnt out."

Another wrote: "I was driving South on Interstate 83 between 9:30 and 10:00 (Sunday) night when my wife and I both saw a streaking green light fall from the sky. It looked like a shooting star, but it was definitely falling to the ground and not shooting across the sky."

Virginia residents from Hampton Roads to Richmond reported seeing "great balls of fire" lighting up the sky in shades of yellow, white orange and blue.

Some described the explosion as sounding like thunder.

Several calls came to Richmond International Airport, but spokesman Troy Bell said tower workers did not see anything unusual.

The weather service said no damage was reported.

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/19044505/detail.html

[Marina-Del 10]

Hmmm...interesting. I wonder what it was!

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Hmmm...interesting. I wonder what it was!

Martians, no doubt.

[Marina-Del 10]

Hmmm...interesting. I wonder what it was!

Martians, no doubt.

Of course...silly me

[trinket 30]

I come in PIECE

[Niels Bohr 72]

I come in PIECE PIECES

Fixxor!

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I come in PIECE PIECES

Fixxor!

The full quote,

"I come in peace."

"You go in pieces!"

Edited March 30, 2009 by Mister_Bill

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UFO's never seem to land on the White House lawn. Rather, they seem to like trailer parks, and mountain folk types who are not credible witnesses.

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it's delivering more aliens to the white house.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

it's delivering more aliens to the white house.

For all the rennovating, I am sure:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=188183

[*Robert* 2]

It was Charles playing with his new Assult Weapon!!!

[Ban Hammer 13,333]

It was Charles playing with his new Assult Weapon!!!

bow before my space dreadnaught!

[almaty 19]

hmmm...i am sure someone will claim an alien probe, soon

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

hmmm...i am sure someone will claim an alien probe, soon

Don't they take you in your sleep when they give you those?

[*Robert* 2]

It was Charles playing with his new Assult Weapon!!!

bow before my space dreadnaught!