It was nighttime, around 9 pm, and my father told me to come look at these lights. i looked south and maybe 1 mile-3 miles away it looked as if dozens of orange, large air crafts were lifting off. it lasted for about 15 minutes. after about 5 seconds or so, they would ascend one after the other, quickly going together, and they would just fade into nothing. there weren't any clouds, there wasn't any sound, they were around the size of helicopters but more round. they were too close together, especially in this lift off, to be helicopters though. and they were going directly straight up, not in a typical helicopter pattern. i tested to see if it looked like chinese lanterns, but it looked nothing alike. the lights just were nothing compared to the ufos we saw. i tried to capture video using my cell phone during it and it just wouldn't work. my cell phone just wouldn't work until after it occurred. it was glowing steadily, red-orange, pulsating a bit, and never wavered. i was confused and extremely curious during the event. i was a bit afraid because i've never seen anything like it. the most disturbing part is that they all just disappeared after getting further up... it was very unsettling.