Appearance / Description of Object(s)

Bright orange lights about twice the size of stars. Were approximate size of airplanes taking off from nearby John Wayne - though the orange lights and precise formation were different. Obviously different objects - you could see the normal stars between them as they passed by.

Size of Object(s)

No idea of actual size. Formation was constellation-sized.

Distance to Object(s) & Altitude

about 45 degrees from the horizon in the southern sky.

Description of Area / Surroundings

Suburban - downtown Huntington Beach. Lights were over the ocean.

Full Description & Details

6-8 orange-red lights flying slowly in formation in a northerly direction. One of the south-most lights changed position quickly - then all but two of the lights quickly faded away. The final two lingered for a minute more, before quickly fading themselves.

Entire sighting lasted about 3-5 minutes. I called my girlfriend out to look, and her first impression was that it was "Orion."

Can sighting be explained as any conventional man-made or natural object?

Possibly aircraft - though the way they disappeared, the unusual color, and the speed with which the one changed position makes me doubt.

Views on UFOs, before and after sighting

Skeptic but open

Reported Sighting?