Round red objects numbering 2 to 4 duration 5 to 10 minutes climbing from the west to the east always in line formationStanding out back of our house on various nights during July, August and September 2012, I along with at least 8 other people have at different times have seen red oval shaped objects traveling from the west to the east, always at or after 9 pm est. They started out in groups of 3 and as they pass overhead we can not make out any sound of an engine. Only once did we see four and two peeled off heading south while the others continued in a straight line and climbing. There was some aircraft in the area that night. One night in late September we saw two come directly over the house and continued upward at a steady pace until out of sight. One observation is that at the time these lights are seen all of the other aircraft are way out of range. Lately towards the end of September we only saw them in groups of two. I have flown in the military and know the identification lights of various aircraft, and these were only red round objects and none of them fit the pattern of normal aircraft. The most striking thing about these was the fact that they were silent. This was definitely verified on the last sighting when they flew directly over the house.((NUFORC Note: Dates are uncertain. We have assigned an arbitrary date above for the most recent sighting of the several that the witness apparently has had since July 2012. P))((NUFORC Note: Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD))