I set up on the south shore at 20.45 hrs. The wind was strong but not causing problems with tripod or camera stability. Visibility along the horizon was excellent and buildings on the north shore of the lake were very easy to identify. Aircraft activity was moderate with east-west runways in action at Pearson International Airport. The aircraft were plainly visible before dark and were moving left to right and vice versa from my perspective. After dark the aircraft strobe lights were plainly visible showing as bright, white and intermittent light sources. On several occasions there were aircraft visible on the camera monitor at the same time as the light balls and the quality of the illumination is significantly different. The light balls were descending towards the lake and apparently approaching me from a NNW direction. Range is impossible to determine at this time. Hopefully this situation can be improved upon in August with extra team members setting up at another location along the south shore. We are also hoping some day to obtain spectra of the light balls. This should prove easier with the strings of descending light balls as they seem to move very slowly and may allow us time to use the Rainbow Optics Spectroscope to gather some data. Windows Media Clips - 12th June 2004 Please click on images below to view video clips. These files may take some time to buffer for slower connections. All images and video on the Orbwatch site are protected by registered copyright. (1,614 kb) (1,325 kb) (505 kb)

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