Lights In The Costa Rican Night Sky NOT Part Of An Extraterrestrial Visit

The series of lights in the night sky that caught on cameras some 10 days ago have been identified, and no they are not extraterrestrial or UFO's, but rather, simple balloons with a light inside.

Related Lights In Costa Rican Night Sky Possible UFO's Lights in the sky were balloons and not part of an extraterrestrial visit to Costa Rica.

The Brenes family revealed the mystery, telling authorities investigating the UFO sighting that they brought the balloons from the United States and used as part of a 50 year anniversary celebrations.

The balloons, which are biodegradable and made in China, can reach an altitude of 900 metres (almost 2.000 feet) and can be seen for several kilometres, appearing as a fireball in the sky.

In Costa Rica the sale and use of these balloons is not very frequent. The Brenes family, in addition to using them, also sells the units to the public, telling investigators that they sold them to relative in the Caribbean, which was also the focus of a possible UFO sighting.

A spokesperson fro the Brenes family told the media of the use of the balloons after they saw the news reports and read in disbelief the comments of experts who said "the lights have an intelligent movement about them".

The balloons were launched on the night of Saturday August 27 and was seen by a neighbours in El Rodeo de Coronado, that included respected doctors and judicial agents who were attending a party nearby.

According to experts, there is confusion by the public of what is a UFO, which includes any type of ":