Sighting record / 2014

The Putatan Pillar Lights, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (2014)

September 2, 2014 · Putatan, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

18Thinly documented UAP Other 17 sources

Tuesday night, 2 September 2014. Over Putatan, on the edge of Kota Kinabalu, something stood up in the sky. Amber light. Upright, like a pillar. It moved slowly across the darkness, or seemed to hang in place for minutes at a time. Many rushed out to witness it. Photos flooded social media. Some called it an alien spaceship. Some folks described it as a sign of doomsday. That first night, meteorologists, policemen and firemen were unable to explain what Sabah was looking at. By the next day, the state's weather chief had an answer. It came from ice crystals in the sky.

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Key facts

When	September 2, 2014
Time of day	around 9:30 pm (another report says 7 pm to 10 pm)
Where	Putatan, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah,Malaysia
Duration	several minutes (another report says from 7 pm to 10 pm)
Witnesses	not recorded
Witness roles	civilians
Found	testimony only
Evidence	none confirmed
Investigations	Sabah Meteorological Department
Status	undisputed

The object

Upright, pillar-shaped columns of amber light standing vertically in the night sky. Witnesses said they moved slowly across the sky over Putatan, or hovered for a few minutes. No sound, size or altitude was reported.

Colour	orange
Lights	orange
Motion	slow drift, hovered

Context

Putatan is a satellite town of the Kota Kinabalu metro area, in the West Coast Division of Sabah. On Tuesday, 2 September 2014, its night sky gave the whole state something to talk about.

Sources (17, most influential first)

Sabahans abuzz over mystery lights in the sky · The Star· 2014-09-03 · Press, book, documentary · news
Mysterious light attracts Sabah people · New Straits Times· 2014-09-03 · Press, book, documentary · news
Sabahans abuzz over mystery lights in the sky · The Star· 2014-09-03 · Press, book, documentary · news
Mysterious light attracts Sabah people · New Straits Times · Press, book, documentary · news
https://www.bharian.com.my/amp/berita/nasional/2014/09/4247/bhplus · Berita Harian· 2014-09 · Press, book, documentary · news