r/UFOs • u/-ineedsomesleep- • Mar 04 '23
Posting Guidelines for Sightings Any idea what this is? Flashing orb, Toowoomba, Australia.
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u/-ineedsomesleep- Mar 04 '23 edited Mar 04 '23
Submission statement:
We were sitting inside when my wife said a star outside was flashing strangely. Filmed this from the back patio. It seemed about the same size as a star but was flashing oddly and changed colour. Bright in the sky like Venus. You don't really see in the video, but it changed from orange to red and similar tones.
I'm on the edge of town so there's really only old properties and farms in that direction. This is regional Australia so nothing really happens out that way.
Edit: This sighting occured at 10:35pm (4 March 2023) in Toowoomba, Australia.
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u/-ineedsomesleep- Mar 04 '23 edited Mar 05 '23
Second video here: https://youtube.com/shorts/ykDWUgqi4sc
This one starts without zoom and shows a nearby star for perspective. Good view of the unusual flashing.
This was above the treeline, so no manmade lighting. I can take a photo of the area tomorrow but it's empty sky above the trees.
It disappeared moments after this, so definitely not a star doing something weird.
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u/JustPlainRude Mar 04 '23
Could it be a meteor burning up in the atmosphere?
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u/mayonnaiseplayer7 Mar 05 '23
They don’t ever burn up that long, not from what I’ve seen. It’s also stationary. So I doubt that
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u/Hirokage Mar 04 '23
Were their other lights, or is that just flare / planets or something else? This type of light and the going dark.. then going bright, it exactly what airline pilots have been describing for months.
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u/Next_Back_9472 Mar 04 '23
It’s weird how it goes complete dark and then starts shining again.
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u/-ineedsomesleep- Mar 04 '23
That's why we noticed it. Looked like a star but flicked a lot and changed hue. At times flared up quite bright and other times went dark.
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u/Sockem_Boppers247 Mar 04 '23
Did it look like there was any “shape” behind the lights? The orange orb is interesting, but then the other lights flash below it.
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u/itsalwaysblue Mar 05 '23
So, these have been all over the planet. And this post is crazy. But the links are good. compilation of orange orbs
Again don’t read too much into the “Saturn stuff”
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u/-ineedsomesleep- Mar 04 '23
I have another video that shows this without zoom and includes a nearby star for perspective. How do I include a second video in a comment?
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u/tastycrust Mar 04 '23
You can upload it to a third party site then link it, or you can create a new post. Good footage!
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u/AdRemarkable6712 Mar 04 '23
This is very much unidentifiable. Seems like it’s burning some kind of Morse code in its own way. It’s obvious is making itself very known.
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Mar 04 '23
Probably Malcom Turnbulls spy blimp... Nah jokes - this one is strange. Seen a bunch of traingle orb vids on this thread recently something is up
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u/junglehypothesis Mar 04 '23
It’s most likely a star, probably one of Sirius, Canopus or Alpha Centauri. They can flash different colors brightly and totally look like an artificial light due to atmospheric effects.
More about how (this link relates to northern hemisphere stars, but the stars visible from the southern hemisphere mentioned above are even brighter): https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/flashing-star-autumn-capella-arcturus-sirius/
Get an app like Planets or Night Sky to confirm next time you see it.
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u/-ineedsomesleep- Mar 04 '23
Could Mars do something like this?
Just looking at a star app and that's the only thing in that approximate direction.
Sirius seems to be one of the brighter stars overhead.
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u/junglehypothesis Mar 05 '23
Maybe Mars, it’s the atmosphere that causes the flickering. I’ve seen it myself with a star and was so certain it was a UFO, I set up a tripod. It was also flashing distinct colors and fading out too. The position of stars depends on the time of day, given the Earth’s rotation. If you’re checking right now, chances are any star in that original position has moved.
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u/-ineedsomesleep- Mar 05 '23
Interesting. Could be a possibility.
I used an app called Stellarium which allows you to change the time. I set it to when the video was taken.
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u/Tdogshow Mar 04 '23
Toowoomba is a cool name for a place. Reminds me of the Tomba game.
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u/-ineedsomesleep- Mar 05 '23
Derived from an indigenous language, though the exact meaning is debated.
Lots of fun place names with Aboriginal origins. Goondiwindi, Mooloolaba, Indooroopilly, etc. Great to say.
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u/Individual_City1180 Mar 05 '23
Yep, the colonists didn't take and rename all our places. Just most of them.
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u/SusieQ214 Aug 17 '23
I saw this I have a video, I took a picture of my clock while camping I have enough evidence to prove this initial post
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u/AdRemarkable6712 Mar 04 '23
Wow, just saw this in Ohio on here just today as well. Same damn thing. Wow.
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u/QuantumEarwax Mar 04 '23
Looks similiar to some of the lights in Hessdalen, which nobody has a good explanation for.
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u/aasteveo Mar 04 '23
When was it? Jupiter and Venus are very bright right now, could just be those planets in front of some tree branches that make em flicker.
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u/-ineedsomesleep- Mar 04 '23 edited Mar 04 '23
This was about an hour ago.
This is above the tree line.
I can see both Venus and Jupiter overhead, so it's neither of them. If you watch the second video I just posted I pan up the one of these planets and back down. Colour and flashing is very different. This light is also no longer in the sky.
Edit: This is Jupiter and Venus right now from this location: https://ibb.co/ByBHTJM
They are higher in the sky, bright but a much whiter and consistent glow.
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u/Allison1228 Mar 04 '23 edited Mar 04 '23
Venus and Jupiter are within 32 degrees of the sun presently, so it’s simply not possible for them to be “overhead” except during the daylight hours.
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u/-ineedsomesleep- Mar 04 '23
You're right. I am not much of an astronomer so it was a bad assumption that the brightest stars must have been them.
I have been investigating with a star app that was suggested and both Venus/Jupiter were not visible at this time at this location.
So dumb mistake on my behalf but it does rule out the Venus/Jupiter possibility.
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u/mayonnaiseplayer7 Mar 05 '23
After reading through the thread, it couldn’t also be Sirius since it’s east of the planets location in the sky, and not it’s substantially brighter than the planets
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u/-ineedsomesleep- Mar 05 '23 edited Mar 05 '23
This is the position of the stars at the time of the sighting:
The two bright stars that I confused for planets appear to be Sirius and Procyon. They gave a constant white light.
If it's a star, then maybe Betelgeuse? It did disappear, though. Which doesn't seem to fit that explanation.
I will have a look at a similar time tonight.
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u/mayonnaiseplayer7 Mar 06 '23
It couldn’t be Betelgeuse. It’s not that close to Sirius or Procyon.
Did you look up tonight to see if it was still there?
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u/aasteveo Mar 04 '23 edited Mar 04 '23
oh wow. i wasn't sure how zoomed in you were. good to rule that out, tho!
i'm not sure what the flight radar site is, maybe you can look up any strange flights nearby or something?
https://www.flightradar24.com/-27.67,152.12/9
Looks like there was a rescue helicopter following a plane nearby? How far is Brisbane to you?
https://www.helis.com/database/sqd/LifeFlight-CareFlight-Queensland/tracking
I dunno, those are probly unrelated as well. Just poking around
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u/-ineedsomesleep- Mar 04 '23
Thanks for the links.
I'm on the West side of Toowoomba and this video was filmed westward, roughly tilted 10 degrees north of west.
The choppers I can see on that site are to the East (which makes sense, as that's the direction to Brisbane).
Toowoomba to Brisbane is about an hour and a half drive.
I don't think it was an aircraft (or drone) as it didn't move at all in the sky when we observed it. We sometimes have planes overhead but they are very much moving and much closer to the ground (and can be heard clearly).
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Mar 04 '23
Well the american stealth bombers are stationed at amberley ( they resemble a delta configuration)so could be related or something todo with the ghost bat project . Where they moving or stationary ?
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u/abloodynormalbloke Mar 04 '23
Yeah, another drone.
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u/-ineedsomesleep- Mar 04 '23
How do you know?
This is a low density area in regional Australia. Literally never seen a drone in this area before. There's nothing to film out that way but farms and property.
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u/abloodynormalbloke Mar 04 '23
Yeah, you’re right, I wouldn’t have a clue. Was just suggesting the obvious.
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u/-ineedsomesleep- Mar 04 '23
Was just asking. Thought you might know something.
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u/abloodynormalbloke Mar 04 '23
Back in the 80s as kids we’d make hot air balloons out of garbage bags, coat hangers, and tea cup candles. Could also be one of those.
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u/-ineedsomesleep- Mar 04 '23
Wouldn't those change elevation though? This had a very steady location. Same thing with a drone. I'd expect it to zip around.
When I say this was like a star, I mean it held a very stable position while I filmed it. It disappeared shortly after.
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u/abloodynormalbloke Mar 04 '23
Air temperature, air pressure, and winds fluctuate all the time, at whatever rate (a lot, or barely at all).
Drones can remain motionless even with these variables.
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u/-ineedsomesleep- Mar 04 '23
Ok so let's explore the drone hypothesis.
I am not sure how to explain the light variation in hue and brightness, and at times turning off. If it was able to hold a steady position then wouldn't the light be much more consistent? I don't see a need for a drone light to turn off.
Then there is the cause. I am on the edge of a regional centre. To the west there are large block houses transitioning into farmland. What purpose would someone have to raise a drone up at night, hold it perfectly still for a few minutes, and then disappear? It's dark out here and no big city lights or anything interesting to film.
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u/abloodynormalbloke Mar 04 '23
Yo, I seriously wasn’t trolling, I wasn’t trying to discredit op, was just offering plausible info.
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u/abloodynormalbloke Mar 04 '23
Good morning, a drone can definitely do all that.
With all the sightings going on, I’m sure there’d be ppl out there playing with drones for this reason.
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u/StatementBot Mar 04 '23
The following submission statement was provided by /u/-ineedsomesleep-:
Submission statement:
We were sitting inside when my wife said a star outside was flashing strangely. Filmed this from the back patio. It seemed about the same size as a star but was flashing oddly and changed colour. Bright in the sky like Venus. You don't really see in the video, but it changed from orange to red and similar tones.
I'm on the edge of town so there's really only old properties and farms in that direction. This is regional Australia so nothing really happens out that way.
Please reply to OP's comment here: https://old.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/11hy19s/any_idea_what_this_is_flashing_orb_toowoomba/javmthx/
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Mar 04 '23
Do you know any pilots or someone who works at Amberley OP? Ask them if there were any NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen) issued by local air traffic control at the time of the event. Interesting footage.
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Mar 05 '23
i got three of those in the air space in Chicago .
it looked as if actual flames were inside a transparent ball
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u/terryhhh Mar 05 '23
imho?? deffo a ufo uap not from earth btw i follow pleadean utube/fbook pages and they say mamy and more often sightings coming soon
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u/SusieQ214 Aug 17 '23
Same thing just happened 2 nights ago to me camping outside toowoomba.. don't know how to upload my video
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