Strange lights over San Diego 1/1/08

[Math Is Hard]

I was there on New Year's Eve, but missed all the excitement:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAox0pcZZxo

[russ_watters]

I see speculation about flares and those flaming trash bag thingies people do (it was new years' after all).

[Ivan Seeking]

It would seem that the wind conditions, and the direction and speed of travel of the lights might be useful to know.

[Math Is Hard]

Some people think they were Chinese lanterns:
http://www.fox6.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=5d3fe39d-da96-41eb-a415-6f2d645b1a61

[russ_watters]

Yeah, that's what I meant.