Clip of Video of Erratic Moving Lights
(Video Has Been Brightened to Better Reveal Lights)

Still Image of Lights Extracted From Video Clip.

Map Showing the Location of Video.

Date of Sighting: November 15, 2008
Time of Sighting: 5:26 PM to 6:09 PST
Date Sighting Reported: November 16, 2008
Duration of Sighting: 43 Minutes
Location of Sighting: Ladner, British Columbia, Canada (See Map)
Latitude: 49.06 Degrees North
Longitude: 123.11 Degrees West
Number of Witnesses: One
Weather: A Few Clouds Were Observed at 2,500 Feet and 5,500 Feet. Skies Were Mostly Cloudy (Broken Clouds) at 15,000 Feet and 20,000 Feet. Visibility Was 20 Miles. Winds Were From the Southwest at 4 MPH.

Description: I was biking near Ladner, B.C. tonight and stopped when I saw some strange moving lights in the sky to the east. I had my GPS with me. My sighting took place at N 49° 03.801 W 123° 06.594 and lasted from 5:26pm PST to 6:09 PST. At approximately 70° true, a group of about 6 lights were moving smoothly yet erratically in the sky. It was impossible to tell how large or how far away they were, but they didn't move more than about 30° above the horizon, or more than about 40° on either side of 70° True from my perspective. These lights were an orange street lamp color. I couldn't detect their size or any other definition. Their movement was fascinating. They would group together in pairs (although clearly not together as one solid object because their orientation to each other shifted slightly), and soar through the sky before dispersing or fading out. Then they would reappear in groups of 4 at times and do the same thing. All the while, other lights moved around them in different directions and speeds. The lights continuously changed speed and direction, and always slowly disappeared after a while only to reappear again in a different spot. Their general motion was in circles parallel to the ground, but at times they would also float slowly on an uneven course upward before disappearing. It seemed that the disappearing might have been due to the change of orientation. This bearing of 70° true is directly in line with the Boundary Bay Airport, but I can't imagine these were any kind of aircraft that would take off from a commercial airport. The only thing that made sense to me was that they could have been model airplanes, although I thought it was a strange time to fly model airplanes an hour after sunset. I am completely positive these were not satellites, fireworks or shooting stars, and I'm pretty sure that airplanes and helicopters cannot do such maneuvers as I saw tonight. I had my HD camcorder with me and was able to take a few minutes of video of the lights which I'll upload soon.

Comments: I concur with the witness that the lights were probably not model airplanes. However, one of the lights could have been a regular aircraft. The identity of the other lights is unknown although there is a possibility that the lights could be birds illuminated by bright ground lights. Given the mostly cloudy weather conditions means that the lights were flying fairly low. Several clips were sent by the witness. A portion of one of these clips is posted.

Update - November 22, 2008 - Comments Received From Reader:
But the real answer I suspect lies in that fact that there are several other things out to the East along the same bearing.
1. Boundary Bay airport is quite active with an turboprop (Beech King Air) air and charter service, plus a recreational flying club.
2. Delta Heritage Air Park is a small but active recreational field about 2 miles further away, but I do not know if it operates after dark.
3. Between the two is a large freeway flyover ramp system, and some of the lower objects in that video look awfully car-like to me!
4. Finally, about 20 miles away is Abbotsford International Airport, a very active commercial hub with 737 class jets (JetBlue) and turboprop also.  These could easily be some of the more stationary lights higher up, being on long approach from their Edmonton / Calgary / BC interior service points to the East.  In addition, Abbottford is also home to the BC Air Tanker Center for forest fire fighting, and the HQ for Con Air, the biggest Air Tanker operator in Western Canada, and Cascade Aerospace, a major maintainer and builder of aerial tankers!  Busy place!
 
Finally, it also concerns me that the video seems to have been taken from a more elevated position than that of a cyclist, if you look at the roof lines in the foreground, not to mention the probable lack of multi-story buildings and street lights in a wildlife preserve.
 
You might to ask the witness to go back in daylight and take a photo with the same camera from the same location in the same direction. 

UFOS Northwest Additional Comments: At the suggestion of the reader I have asked the photographer to supply a daytime photo.Given the presence of airports in the area and highways the lights could be from aircraft and/or cars. Updates will be posted.