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cayugafalls

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9. Missed your original OP, but here is my encounter.
Mon Apr 24, 2023, 12:33 AM
Apr 2023

The year was 1977. My girl and I had taken my Honda down to St. Pete Beach for a late night stroll and petting sesh.

We were laying on the beach looking up at the night sky and talking about the universe and stars we were viewing.

In almost the exact center of our view was a triangle of stars, a bit brighter than the surrounding stars, enough so, to prompt a questions from Pam, "Does that triangle of stars have a name"? I knew the three stars she was talking about because they were so much brighter than the surrounding stars and right in the middle of the view.

I answered, "Not that I know of..."

"Wow, they are so bright" Was all she replied.

About 30 seconds later the 3 stars began to move quickly, each in a path that expanded the size of the triangle, doubling it's size.

We both gasped, "Holy shit, did you see that? It just moved and doubled in size!" I said. Pam replied, "What the fuck?"

Almost as soon as she got out the word fuck, the 3 stars bolted across the sky and out of sight.

We lay there in silence for several minutes. Then petting took priority...we were young after all.

I don't much remember the petting, but the stars moving...BURNED into my brain.

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For anyone else canetoad Apr 2023 #1
Thanks elleng Apr 2023 #11
Yeh, right NoRethugFriends Apr 2023 #2
I have had another thought. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #3
About ten years ago I was in my driveway markodochartaigh Apr 2023 #4
I just watched Heaven's Gate BigmanPigman Apr 2023 #5
1 in 10 people have witnessed a UFO.... I haven't but I WISH I HAD SEEN A UFO !!!! Trueblue1968 Apr 2023 #12
I would too. BigmanPigman Apr 2023 #13
I think other intelligent life is out there lindalou65 Apr 2023 #18
OMG! I remember her! 2naSalit Apr 2023 #16
She's pretty hard to forget! BigmanPigman Apr 2023 #20
Do birds count? Blues Heron Apr 2023 #6
Of course. Everyone knows birds aren't real. taxi Apr 2023 #14
So Gullible ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #24
maybe it was one of those taxidermy drones I read about Blues Heron Apr 2023 #25
The one I saw was triangular shaped and had red and blue lights. It made no sound at all. appleannie1 Apr 2023 #7
I didn't know about this until today: John Lennon claimed to have seen a UFO with May Pang (1974) C Moon Apr 2023 #8
Missed your original OP, but here is my encounter. cayugafalls Apr 2023 #9
I have never seen one that I know of but would like to... wcmagumba Apr 2023 #10
I frequently see shiny cigar shaped objects moving across the sky wishstar Apr 2023 #15
If you live where there's no light pollution... 2naSalit Apr 2023 #17
"I think that it shows just how common sightings are" brooklynite Apr 2023 #19
More likely, the large number of posters who are skeptical simply allowed you to have your fun. Goodheart Apr 2023 #21
Or anecdotal evidence edhopper Apr 2023 #22
I'm glad you mentioned oceans because ecstatic Apr 2023 #23
Early 70's I think LuckyCharms Apr 2023 #26
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