I live south of Fort Worth, in the Crowley/Burleson area. I had gotten up to get a drink and noticed through the window a bright light low to the horizon to the north. I figured it was probably an aircraft coming in to DFW, but it wasn't moving very fast if at all. I watched it hover for about 5 minutes when it flashed and then disappeared. There was other air traffic in the area which was easily identifiable as aircraft, moving and looking like planes should.

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the object seemed to be 10-15 miles away (best guess).  It was as bright if not brighter than Venus.  I did not notice any noise associated with this object.  As for size, it seemed from my perspective to be l arger than a star or planet , which is one the things that drew my attention.  I also saw a similar object last week in the western sky.  Same size, brightness, and after maybe 15 seconds of spotting it, it flashed and then went out like someone turning off a light switch.  The night sky around here is pretty dark; ideal for watching the stars and satellites.  

I talked your email over with my daughter and son-in-law, and we all agree it wasn't lanterns, for three reasons:
 1.  All of them moved sideways, not upward, and there was very little, if any, wind that night.   And the weird thing was they each followed almost exactly the same trajectory
2.  They were each too large to be lanterns
3.  They moved fast, faster than a regular airplane...those lanterns move slowly, due to the small amount of flame used to propel them

I wish they were lanterns...it makes me feel unsettled that we saw them so clearly and have no explanation!  Yes, hopefully someone else saw them and will reply.  Thanks again!

I have never in my 68 years seen anything in the sky that wasn't explainable (sp), so hoping someone can explain this. My family and I were just sitting outside eating a late dinner. My son-in-law suddenly pointed to the sky and said, "What the heck is that?" At first, we thought it was an airplane. But the object didn't blink and the color remained a constant orange/yellow color...Very bright colors. It was approximately star-shaped and flew much faster than an airplane. And it was totally silent. It flew West and blinked out as We watched. We were discussing it and, approximately 5 -7 minutes later,  another appeared.  Same color and size, absolutely silent. Over the next 20 minutes, a total of five appeared within 5-7 of each other. The third was larger than the others, but still totally silent and appeared to be flying lower and closer. This time, it blinked out shortly after passing us overhead. Each time, the other objects flew West and each blinked out and disappeared in the distance. Did anyone else see these tonight? My son-in-law attempted to video on his phone, but we're having problems uploading...I will upload when we ascertain the problem.

A glow that moved slowly with a black hole in the side that had a spotlight that glowed in 3 lights. it move slowly from north to south and is still there. I just looked again it's still there. I hear a whirling whistling gigantic wind engine but don't smell or see exhaust. It looked like an open observation deck or a vent with a porch like area well lit up very clear and prominently displayed.

I was headed North on FM 731 toward Crowley at around 5:30 pm when about to pass the NW turn for Hampton Rd, I noticed an object hovering over the central Crowley area. I kept an eye on it for about a minute, when I decided to then change lanes so I could get closer to the area a bit faster (slow traffic). As I glanced in my blind-spot and looked back at the road, after changing lanes, the object was gone. I then looked off into the West (setting sun) and noticed a tiny sparkling object headed due West. It appeared the object was reflecting the sunlight. After a few seconds the object made an evasive maneuver in a very sharp hook shape. The object left a contrail behind it (about twice the length of the object). The speed was very rapid and definitely not what modern aircraft could perform, especially with the sharp turns. After a minutes late, I could no longer see the object. Shortly after pulling into my neighborhood I saw the object again, hovering over the I-35 area (East). The object appeared to be landing but I could not tell for sure. That is the last I saw of it.