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[English]

- Seeing the aurora borealis,

or the Northern Lights, is certainly on my bucket list,

and Canada is a great place for it.

In certain parts of the country,

they appear up to 300 nights a year.

But one Canadian family says they recently saw something

just as amazing, and a lot more unexpected.

May 10th, 2024.

It's between 10 and 11 PM in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Bobby Vandenhorn and his family are gathered

on his rooftop patio,

hoping to catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis.

- The aurora borealis

is a beautiful natural phenomenon.

Essentially, as the sun is giving off solar energy,

it's flying through space and it slams

into the Earth's atmosphere.

All of those charged particles interact

with the various molecules

that make up Earth's atmosphere and burn up into light,

and we get this spectacular,

beautiful light show as a result.

- [Tony] But as the Vandenhorn family waits

for the lights to appear overhead,

something else catches their attention.

- What is that? - Bobby records a cluster

of five bright white orbs twinkling in the distance.

- [Tony] And that's just the start.

As the night goes on,

Bobby takes several more videos

of strange light formations,

and he says the footage doesn't capture the half of it.

- I probably saw about 20 plus groups

of those orbs, and each group

had anywhere from, you know, two to three,

all the way up to 25 to 30 of them.

- [Tony] Bobby posts the video online

and even submits it to the local news,

where it draws thousands of eyes.

- I couldn't help but think, like,

maybe there's a link between what's going on

with the aurora borealis,

whatever energy comes into the atmosphere from that,

perhaps those little orbs use that energy to fly.

- It turns out the northern lights

have been especially active lately.

In 2024, they were even visible as far south as Florida.

Scientists say that's because the sun

is in its solar maximum, the peak of its 11-year cycle.

Can solar activity explain Bobby's unusual encounter,

or will our experts find another source for his sighting?

[tense music]

At times, the lights form a V-shape,

so we have to consider if they could just be

a V-shaped aircraft.

- There's a number of aircraft

that could match the V-shape that we see.

The B-2 bomber has a V-shape to it,

but what they don't have is independent lighting

that moves relative to the other lights on board.

These lights are actually moving independently,

so this is why I think there are five independent objects.

- [Tony] What are those five independent objects?

- The way these lights are moving,

it almost seems like a choreographed movement.

I think there is a high probability

that what we're looking at are drones.

This particular day was one

of the largest geomagnetic storms to ever hit the Earth.

We know that there are a lot of people with their eyes

on the sky, and given

that the aurora borealis hasn't started yet,

these drones could be the pre-show.

- But if this is a drone show,

it's not a particularly visible one.

- He had to zoom in to be able to show them better.

That's because they were at a relatively high altitude.

They might have been at 3,000 feet or 4,000 feet.

Drone shows don't occur high up in the sky.

They generally occur down low to the ground,

and we're not seeing that here.

- [Tony] Instead, like the aurora itself,

these flying objects may have a natural explanation.

- If you watch Canada Geese,

you'll see something really impressive.

You'll see that the leader is in front during the brunt

of the forces hitting him.

When the leader gets tired and drops back

into the V, another leader will emerge,

and we could be seeing these two coming up to the lead.

- [Tony] Now, we've seen reflective birds mistaken

for UFOs before.

However, those had

an obvious light source beneath them, a greenhouse.

But these don't.

- Birds don't produce their own light.

If we were looking at birds,

there would have to be some sort

of light hitting those birds and reflecting back

to the Earth.

We don't see that here.

- Our verdict? Unexplained objects.

Between our two experts,

we can't make a call one way or the other.

We'll have to wait and see if any more UFOs emerge

from this intense solar activity.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
aurora /ɒˈrɔːrə/ C2	noun - natural light display in the Earth's sky, typically seen in polar regions
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - sources of illumination
bucket /ˈbʌkɪt/ A2	noun - a round container with a handle used for carrying liquids or other substances
family /ˈfæmɪli/ A1	noun - a group of related people, usually parents and children
glimpse /ɡlɪmps/ B2	noun - a brief or partial view verb - to see briefly or partially
natural /ˈnætʃərəl/ B1	adjective - existing in or caused by nature; not made or caused by humans
phenomenon /fəˈnɒmɪnən/ C1	noun - a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause is in question
energy /ˈɛnərdʒi/ B1	noun - the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity
interact /ˌɪntərˈækt/ B2	verb - to act in such a way as to have an effect on another; to communicate or work together
charged /tʃɑːrdʒd/ B2	adjective - having an electric charge
spectacular /spekˈtækjʊlər/ B2	adjective - impressive to look at, remarkable
bright /braɪt/ B2	adjective - giving off a lot of light
formation /fɔːrˈmeɪʃən/ B2	noun - an arrangement or shape of things or people
footage /ˈfʊtɪdʒ/ C1	noun - recorded film or video material
drone /droʊn/ B2	noun - an unmanned aircraft or flying device controlled remotely
geomagnetic /ˌdʒiːoʊmægˈnɛtɪk/ C2	adjective - relating to the magnetic properties and phenomena of the Earth
reflective /rɪˈflɛktɪv/ C1	adjective - capable of reflecting light or other radiation