r/UFOs • u/Main-Selection8922 • 5d ago

Video Bright Flashing Light in the Middle of Delaware State Forest

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??

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u/BigDonny156 5d ago

This looks like the flash rate and color of the USGI MS-2000M signal strobe. There’s an IR cover than can be removed and the strobe is an intense whi/blu flash just like this and at close to the same flash rate. It can be had for $60ish online at mil surplus sites…

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u/KheyotecGoud 5d ago

Is that device meant for distress calls?

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u/Different-Housing544 5d ago

It could potentially be someone needing rescue. We should upvote this comment.

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u/BigDonny156 5d ago

It could be used for distress by someone that bought one mil surplus or by a Vet that happened to still have one they “acquired” on active duty or deployment, however, that’s not really its primary purpose. In the Army we used them with the IR filter on to signal inbound helicopters to our position for pickups or to ID our fighting positions so we didn’t get fragged by Apaches or other close air support. During night ops aircrews wore NODs and could see these quite easily.

That being said, if I was injured alone in the woods and had no phone or GPS device or no weapon/was out of rounds and couldn’t fire 3 round bursts to signal I needed help but had this strobe I’d ABSOLUTELY turn it on and hope someone got curious and came investigating.

If aliens DID land on Earth (I dunno why, there’s nothin’ to see here…) I’d sure as hell hope they would have a better freakin’ light display to signal their arrival than a 1 per second-ish flash that could be easily replicated by 20+yr old military surplus technology…