Originally Posted by The Leader

In his autobiography, Bruce Campbell says that he and his friends made UFOs with wood, candles and bags. People even reported seeing flying saucers to authorities and local papers did a few articles about the "saucer" sightings. I think Bruce Campbell is messing with you.

Originally Posted by MetalMilitia

I say balloon, it would be more accurate to say lantern - like the ones in the picture I posted. You set alight to a fuel source inside the "balloon" and the hot air causes it to fly away, just like a regular hot air balloon.



These things are not only used at Chinese festivals and such but are also created by kids for science projects and alike. I'm pretty sure I made one as a kid.

I'm not saying thing is defiantly what you saw, it could've been some kind of weather balloon with an attached light source, it could've been a plane flying towards or away from you creating the illusion that it was bobbing up and down in a stationary position when in fact it was moving along a Z axis to your vision and bobbing as a result of the changes in air pressure. Light planes would be particulalry suseptable to this.

Originally Posted by MetalMilitia

A balloon may rise and fall depending on air pressure and wind - which is what I understand the word "bob" to mean.

Originally Posted by JJ_Maniac

Perhaps the phenomenon was caused by tiny little elves who used their magic to make you THINK that's what happened, when really they were trying to mug you.

Have you checked your wallet lately? Is everything there?

Originally Posted by LordSappington

With the first one, the odd shape of the meteor could make it change trajectories, that and air currents. No big deal.
Second one, could be ball lightning. Only thing I can think of.