Intense Lightning Bolt & Series Of Bizarre Lights Over Pacific Baffle Pilots - Photos From Cockpit

Pilots baffled by strange orange and red lights spotted in Pacific Ocean

Pilot JPC Van Heijst
"Last night over the Pacific Ocean, somewhere South of the Russian peninsula Kamchatka I experienced the creepiest thing so far in my flying career," he said.

• Strange lights have been spotted near the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka
• The sighting was made by pilots flying from Hong Kong to Alaska
• The glow came about 20 minutes after a vertical lightning bolt was seen
• Dutch pilot van Heijst ruled out squid-fishing-boats as the origin 
• Speculation ranges from Volcano, Extraterrestrial Base to secret military base
• An ongoing investigation is taking place to find out what happened

Pilots Photograph red lights under pacific ocean where
the ocean should be black with no visible activity

Dutch pilot JPC van Heijst explained on PBase how, five hours into the ten-hour flight, they spotted an intense flash of light like a lightning bolt, directed vertically up in the distance.

This was then followed by a deep red and orange glow 20 minutes later.

A pilot and his co-pilot then spotted a mysterious orange and red glow over the Pacific Ocean. The pilot explained that this particular section of the pacific should be nothing but black ocean with an occasional fishing boat light. He also stated that if this had been the lights of civilation they would have been white or yellow but never red or orange.

The strange lights were spotted south of the Russian peninsula Kamchatka during the flight of a Boeing 747-800 from Hong Kong to Anchorage, Alaska.

The strange lights (shown at the pink dot) were spotted south of the Russian peninsula Kamchatka during a flight from Hong Kong to Anchorage, Alaska (klm 747 flight path in blue)

Shortly after seeing the strange red and orange lights the sky turned a odd shade of green and red

And while no explanation has yet been given, aviation experts believe it could be a huge volcano under the surface. The pilot expressed some concern that if it were in fact a volcanic eruption it would expose the engines of the 747 to severe ash which has been known to knock out jet engines. The pilots flew through affected area without incident.

Speculation has been offered ranging from extraterrestrial UFO Base to a secret military installation.  

This very strange sighting has been reported to authorities and is currently under investigation.