UFO'S ... has anyone ever seen one?

[Doch]

The reason I ask is because I saw something  a few nights ago which I thought was strange. I was out on the front lawn having a stretch, about to go for a run, when I just happened to look up at the stars. Parallel with my vision was an unusually colored light, which was about the same size as a large star. First it was stationary, and I starred at it's strange, bright orange color for about 6 seconds, then it shot off upwards on about a 60 or 70 degree angle lightening fast, vanishing after about a second.

So I'm trying to figure out what the heck it was. There is no way it was a star, as stars don't do that. Certainly wasn't a plane as planes don't do that. I don't think it was a satellite, as I've seen a few of them - they are usually really distinguishable with their constant movement across the sky, whereas this thing was motionless, bright orange, then speeding off on a bizarre angle. I don't see how it could have been a meteor either, as they are usually fleeting and on a downward angle, not on an upwards angle.

Do think it is possible that I saw my first UFO ?

[jalef]

about a year ago something similar happened: it was a clear sommer night and i just looked up at the stars. it looked very normal. i recognized some constellations although my astronomic knowledge is quite poor. then one 'star' that i thought was a part of a constellation that i recognised as the big dipper (now you see how poor my knowledge is ) suddenly flew away and out of sight. first i thought that im going crazy because a star that i s part of a constellation cant just fly away! fortunately my mother was also looking. i told her beforehand that i recognised the big dipper and she agreed. we saw both the same 'star' flying away and i dont have to think that im going crazy

[Stookie]

About 10 or 11 years ago I saw a bright red-orange light traveling over a treeline in my backyard.  It looked like it was maybe 20 or 30 miles away. It was traveling kind of slow to the left, then immediatley started going back in the direction it was coming from, then turned back again. Then it suddenly stopped, shot straight down at a rapid speed behind the trees, shot quickly back up again, then back down, and I never saw it again. I don't know what it was, other than it was unidentified and flying and looked like an object.

[El-Bortukali]

a couple of years ago, i was looking at the stars from my windows when i noticed a lone star.i found it odd because this star moved up and down and stopped completely.i got a weird feeling so i shut my window and went to bed   coward :\

[ArK_AnG31]

About 2 years ago i was out with a friend about 1am in the morning when we decided to sit down for a rest, we were looking at an old windmill which we were sat near and i saw what at the time i thought was a shooting star.... i kept looking in the same direction to see if i could see another but to my surprise it shot back up along the same angle it descended on....needless to say at this point i was entirely freaked out and left...although it wasn't just that object that freaked me out but that's another story....

[El-Bortukali]

what freaked you out?

[ArK_AnG31]

well neither of us could sleep that's why we were out, but we walked past a church earlier that night and it chimed at midnight, but it chimed 13 times, this on its own wouldn't of been too bad but we found out that the church is unmanned and doesn't have an automatic bell. so there was no1 in there to chime the bell. needless to say i have not been back to that church at night for some time now and don't have any intentions of doing so..

[CFTraveler]

When I was about 20 my bf and I were parked on the top of a hill, when we saw what is now commonplace (but then extremely strange) a dot of light which zoomed across the sky too fast to be aircraft, turned on a dime and did some incredible stuff- go up and down and across the sky very fast.  In retrospect, it reminds me of a laser pointer when you make the point zoom in many directions.  This was amazing and we both sat there and enjoyed the show for about 20 minutes.  Then it shot up and dissappeared into space.  It was about 10 pm and it was a beautiful clear night.  We were enjoying the stars when we noticed it.  Never have seen anything like that again.  BTW, he is now my husband- just one more weird thing we have experienced together.  :heart1:

[mactombs]

I've seen one. It was late at night, I was on the street waiting for some friends. I saw something overhead ... an enormous black triangle. It was maybe 20-30 feet overhead. It made no sound at all.

I've never been able to satisfactorily explain that one ...

[Stookie]

Cool. I believe the black triangles are one of the most common seen. There are a lot of very credible people who have claimed to see them.  :aliendance:

[Tayesin]

Hi,
Yes. I'm 46 years old now and have seen over a dozen various vehicles and have physically been aboard at least three since I was born. Two years ago I posted about an astral experience where I was summoned to a meeting onboard a huge vessel within our solar system, it caused some interest among the other forum members here.

We'd be stupid to believe that we are the only intelligent life forms, even in this remote section of the galaxy, and even more stupid to think that we are the epitome of intelligent life forms.

From my experience (I have been astrally aware and actively exploring since I was only 7 years old) we are being visited by at least 15 different races and each has it's own agenda for being here in the first place.

Lastly, UFO and aliens are not a separate issue to spirituality. Souls exist all over this universe and others. We need to understand the sameness that exists in those bigger pictures, see these Visitors as equal Souls and begin to understand what the agendas are.

Be well.

[PeacefulWarrior]

What I am about to write has been said, or at least implied, already but nevertheless I think it is worthwhile to state directly that many, if not all, sightings and experiences of aliens, etc. are spiritual in nature rather than manifestations on the gross, physical plane.  In other words, most abductions take place while a person is lying in bed and they are being "abducted" spiritually/mentally (whichever you prefer).  

I don't have the time or expertise to go on regarding this subject, but I will point you toward the man that enlightened me in regards to this subject, Dr. Gregory Little.  I read, "Grand Illusions: The Spectral Reality Underlying Sexual UFO Abductions, Crashed Saucers, Afterlife Experiences, Sacred Ancient Sites, and Other Enigmas" which is now out of print (what a shame! Although I did find the link you'll see at the end of this post) in which he theorizes that energy, or more precisely electro-magnetic energy spots on earth, are often the determining factor in UFO related activity.  I don't know if that is correct or not, but the most compelling aspect of the book deals with the idea that what we're dealing with is energy and spirit, not necessarily big metal flying saucers.

Grand Illusions: The Spectral Reality Underlying Sexual UFO Abductions, Crashed Saucers, Afterlife Experiences, Sacred Ancient Sites, and Other Enigmas
by Gregory L. Little
White Buffalo Books, Inc., Memphis, Tennessee, 1994, 271 pp., paperback, $19.95.

Grand Illusions is the culmination of a trilogy of works by one of America's most freethinking ufologists. More blunt but no less provocative than his previous books, this is Gregory Little's finest work to date. Grand Illusions , following People of the Web (1990) and The Archetype Experience (1984), fine-tunes Little's thesis that was ignited by Carl Jung and John Keel--namely that archetypes are intelligent energy forms within the electromagnetic spectrum which can physicalize and account for virtually every anomalous event in ufology.

Little has theorized that there is indeed a mystery, or grand illusion, behind UFOs and related phenomena. He also suggests that many ufologists also harbor their own illusions concerning these phenomena. Words are not minced and punches are not pulled. Little calls for the death of the extraterrestrial hypothesis (ETH) and, acting like the criminal justice psychologist that he is, points a finger at the rampant hoaxing and paranoia within the ufological fold.

This is strong stuff. For many involved in ufology, the aspect that first got them interested was the tales of real alien beings piloting the saucers (e.g., The Humanoids, Flying Saucer Occupants). A similar sense of interest (and pleasure) is attained, ironically, from reading Little's analysis, and rejection of, these same aliens. Ultimately, we all want to get at "the truth." The proffering of the alien-UFO motif in the media has made alternatives to the ETH all the more rare, especially for American ufology. Thus, the release of any non-extraterrestrial UFO book has become a major event. And a book that can explain the concomitant baggage that has glommed onto ufology is that much more of a treasure.

Little mentions the oft-repeated notion that the evidence for crashed saucers (notably the Roswell case) would prevail in a court of law, and states unequivocally that the case would not win. In this, his thrust is valid; however, what I feel he means to say is that the evidence for crashed saucers is not the "experimental" (scientific) proof required for its veracity. Legal proof is of a different nature, and the case for crashed saucers could probably be "proven" in court. Under the microscope of experimental proof, which requires more tangible evidence, no crashed saucer story holds up.

But even experimental proof is problematic. The scientific method, while powerfully effective, is composed of two elements that are fallible (i.e., both sense data and pure reason can be deceptive). In other words, our perceptions, liable to being erroneous, cannot lead us to conclusions with absolute certitude. This seems to aim at the heart of fortean philosophy, in that the best that can be said in reaching a conclusion is that it is the most accurate possible approximation.

What seems striking in its absence, noting that Little's background is in counseling psychology, is that no mention is made of the benefit to be gained through knowing the mechanism of abduction. If the process is known (do people "tune-in" the grays with the magnetite in their brains?), then the trigger of the experience can be reversed or halted, abductions can be stopped, and the true healing of the abduction syndrome can begin.

Still somewhat mystifying is the process by which the archetype and the percipient attune themselves to each other to "create" a UFO experience or abduction encounter. Specifically, how do these psychoid energy forms adapt their physical shape and behavior to the culture and expectations of the percipient? How, and from where, does this energy gain the knowledge to accomplish this feat?

These are minor quibbles. What is important is that Little has plunged ahead, forging his thought from what he has encountered, rather than ramming the data into preconceived beliefs.

You should add this instant classic to your UFO bookshelf.

http://www.strangemag.com/reviews/grandillusions.html