Originally Posted by NickW

This is more of a story then a conspiracy explaining something that might cause someone to think they saw a UFO.

Tonight, my wife and I had a friend over for dinner. While we were all talking, kids where playing a game called Rock Band. In this game you have a bunch of colors that move from the top of the screen to the bottom, sometimes at a very rapid pace. After watching this for an hour or so, my wife and I decided to step outside for a breather. Directly south of me is Jupiter, pretty high in the sky (not too high, but you get the point). I wasnt paying alot of attention to it, but every once in a while I get the urge to look up. As I stared at it, it looked like it was moving back and forth and up and down, sorta gyrating in space. My wife was outside with me and saw the same thing. Then, after a few minutes, she perks up, "Hey, that just Jupiter". At that point I feel incredibly stupid, realizing the student had bested the teacher.

Point of the story. Strange bright lights in the sky can be affected by not so strange things. It just a matter of perception and how your brain interprets that information.