By Tim Binnall
A recently recorded air traffic control conversation features the pilots of two separate aircraft near Dallas reporting mysterious lights behaving in a puzzling fashion. The odd sighting reportedly occurred this past Saturday as the flights were approaching the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. At the start of the conversation, one of the pilots asked the controller if any operations were being conducted in the nearby military-designated airspace. The inquisitive operator answers "it is cold. I'm curious, why do you ask?" In response, the seemingly nervous pilot concedes that "it's gonna sound a little weird" and then explains that they had been "following these two kinda lights that are up above us that are kind of jogging back and forth."
Moments later, a second pilot chimes in to tell air traffic control that "we've been watching them for about an hour or two in the northwest sky." Remarkably the witness marvels that they observed the lights "last week as well" before noting that, on this occasion, "they split positions. They actually moved. It's the first time I've seen them change relative position." Asked where the aerial anomalies are in relation to the aircraft, the pilot indicates to air traffic control that they are "about 100 miles out in space." At this point, the original witness returns to the conversation to note that the lights "get super bright and then go completely dim."
Alas, the exchange ends there with no resolution to what the two witnesses saw in the sky. That said, some additional details surrounding the sighting have emerged thanks to a message about the incident that the initial pilot sent to an aviation YouTube channel, which is how the case came to light this week. In the note, the witness reiterated his observation about the brightening and subsequent dimming of the lights, which led him to conclude that they were not satellites. Ultimately, the pilot mused that "it was super odd because they were high and fast and kept with us for a long time." What do you think the pilots saw near Dallas on Saturday? Share your theory with us at the C2C Facebook page.