During a vacation night in March 2013, I experienced a surreal sight unlike anything I’ve ever seen. As I was changing in my bedroom in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, my gaze was drawn out the north-facing window where three distinct orange lights hovered near a mountain—yet not directly above it.
These lights were unlike flares, helicopters, or lanterns I’ve seen many times in the sky. Their fiery orange hue was vivid, and their movements were deliberate and independent, moving from side to side without any hint of wind influence.
One light drifted further away and descended behind the mountain, disappearing from view. Although I couldn’t see exactly what it did, it was clear it lowered its altitude. The remaining two continued an eerie dance, alternating between movement and steady hovering.
Remarkably, despite their proximity, there was complete silence—no hums, engines, or sounds typical of aircraft or terrestrial light sources. The scene was so compelling that I called my mother to witness it alongside me.
I attempted to capture the lights on video using a tablet, but the camera lens couldn’t sufficiently focus on these distant, glowing orbs, even though they were crystal clear to our naked eyes.
This wasn’t the first encounter; I had seen these orange lights twice before: once in late December and again in February of the same year, though only one light at a time appeared on those nights. The sighting in March was unique with all three lights appearing together.
These mysterious, fiery amber lights hovering silently over Tepic left an indelible impression on me. Their elusive nature continues to stir my curiosity and beckons others to look skyward and question what unknown phenomena might be silently watching us from above.