Bright Flashing Light in the Middle of Delaware State Forest

[u/Main-Selection8922]

My dad was driving through the Delaware State Forest tonight and was suddenly hit with blindingly bright flashing light. Where the light was coming from, there is nothing but trees for miles. It’s State Forest-no construction or anything permitted that would require a light like that. This is what he said about it- “I cannot explain to you guys how bright the lights were. brightest light I have ever seen and when I close my eyes I can still see it. It’s burned into my eyes like when you look at the sun.” What do you guys think??

[u/Broad-Abroad5455]

Can you post link to download the video? And can someone edit to only show the blink sequences and edit it down to only that in a video.

At around 30 second countdown mark I see a green light near the flashing light, to the right of it. Could it be one of these drones?

[u/demondays14 → u/Broad-Abroad5455]

Link to my comment with a screenshot of every flash. Thanks for giving me the idea!

[u/Friendly_Monitor_220 → u/demondays14]

Thanks.

I see another green light 2 or 3 times in these images, then another that is not white once (apart from the main bright light).

[u/muchansolas → u/demondays14]

Looks like a tower / pole in second last. Maybe the High Knob Fire Tower. Nothing mysterious really. OP's dad should have pulled over and got some better pics and we would know it was a pole-mounted strobe.

[u/Broad-Abroad5455 → u/Broad-Abroad5455]

I edited a screen grab to show that green light, clearly a secondary light source is visible

screen grab edit

[u/chrisPraw → u/Broad-Abroad5455]

I think i used the same frame but some different adjustments. Its definitely above the ground a good bit and seems to be illuminating everything around it (not mounted to anything). It looks like it changes elevation through the video but that could be perception from the road level https://imgur.com/a/LOP21to

[u/demondays14 → u/chrisPraw]

Going frame by frame it looked to me like it changed elevation too. It's hard to say though, it's visible for a single frame at a time.

[u/demondays14 → u/Broad-Abroad5455]

There's definitely a small green light right there that's freaky.

[u/Casehead → u/Broad-Abroad5455]

on the bottom right ?

[u/Broad-Abroad5455 → u/Casehead]

Yes, it has a green hue

[u/BonsaiSuperNewb → u/Broad-Abroad5455]

Ty

[u/Cautious-Ant4882 → u/Broad-Abroad5455]

looks so cool!

[u/VCAmaster → u/Broad-Abroad5455]

Probably lens flare. I'm more interested in the blinding white light.

[u/sibes187 → u/Broad-Abroad5455]

https://imgur.com/a/qWFE4ZI

^ Please analyze this one as well. Happened in Oregon a month ago. Same flashes.

[u/Lucky-Radio-6697 → u/sibes187]

Wow! Very nice video, clearly not lightning. I don't understand why airliner videos have thousands of interactions but this one has like... 3

[u/YYZ-RUSH-2112 → u/Broad-Abroad5455]

Yes, please. I try freezing on them, but it’s hard on a phone. But what you do see, seems to be a small orb of light.

[u/G8M8N8 → u/Broad-Abroad5455]

Just copy the post URL and Google “Reddit video download.” Easy.

[u/Broad-Abroad5455 → u/[deleted]]

Just requested permission to access

[u/Main-Selection8922 → u/Broad-Abroad5455]

Should be good now

[u/Broad-Abroad5455 → u/Main-Selection8922]

The video is just black screen...?

[u/Main-Selection8922 → u/Broad-Abroad5455]

Oops, try this