Years ago, when I was young, some friends and I were walking to another friends place to watch the new laser disk copy of "the black hole". Duuring the walk, we noticed what looked like a squadron of flying crosses, all lit by a soft yet unmistakable blue-white light. We watched for several minutes, during which we continued our walk, while this group of object flew lazily by overhead. While a long way from a professional or an expert.. I have seen many airplanes and helicopters in my life and can honestly say I have never seen an aircraft with a solid cross shape light that appears to cover the belly of the craft. They flew in formation, with one in front and one at the back, three in the middle and two between the middle line and the front/rear craft.
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