I am a commercial pilot with over 5000 hrs and have never flown at night after this event.Back in June 1998 I saw from a distance six strange lights while night flying over metropolitan Adelaide with a tourist. I was gaining my night flying hours to gain experience for further training .Naturally I contacted ATC approach and told them that I had visual traffic at 12 o’clock same night in Controlled airspace coming towards me.I asked for vectors.The controller replied no other aircraft? I made a few more calls relating to this traffic ,a formation of flying objects orange in colour. Later the controller told me he has asked the guys in the tower at Adelaide airport to have a look.He got back to me with they see nothing? I flew right thru this formation nearly hitting one it was that close.I continued and landed at another airport as planned. I called aviation ATC after landing and they wanted the aircrafts registration..My near miss fell on deaf ears.







