| ID | #1602854784 |
| Added | Fri, 16/10/2020 |
| Author | July N. |
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| Phenomena | |
| Status | Research
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My date and I just got home from a party (no alcohol or drugs).
As I stepped onto the sidewalk to enter the house, I noticed a dark object moving slowly back and forth at treetop level a few blocks behind the house. I was on active duty in the USAF at Beale air force base at the time and felt I had a pretty good idea of the type of aircraft that were operating in the area. What really caught my attention was the close proximity of the object without sound.
I asked my girlfriend if she had seen it, and she said it was probably a helicopter.
I was sure it wasn't, so I ran into the house and got my binoculars. When I returned, it was still floating in the same state. As far as I could see now, there were some sort of side Windows, like on a commercial plane.
My mind raced, trying to explain what I saw, but it turned out to be a white light that looked like landing lights, or a spot that actually illuminated the tree tops, which kind of gave me some idea of how close it really was. When it turned away, I thought I saw an exhaust pipe (2, like the SR-71), and then as I watched, it turned to the sky and started to climb.
It was then that I became convinced that it was indeed from another world, it instantly grew to the size of a star and flashed blue and red high in the night sky.
If I hadn't been watching it with binoculars, I would never have been able to track it, and after it rose, it probably wouldn't have been seen by anyone other than a distant star, planet, or satellite.
Many times that night I went out to see if everything was up there, and so it was. After that night, I started watching and noticed that there were several of these lights, and some of them were moving in an unnatural way.
Another interesting thing I noticed, even though I haven't seen this close since then, when I start watching them, they seem to know what I'm looking at and move on. I don't raise this question very often, because most of the time I get the answer that I'm delusional.
I was on the runway during the launch of the SR-71 and saw it turn skyward, and the exhaust flames rolled off the runway as it filled up and went almost straight up. This object was so much faster that I can't understand the physics that would prevent it from being torn apart.
I know that the published speed of the SR-71 is Mach 3 or higher, but I can tell you that when I was a KC-135Q during refueling, we were flying in a straight line for more than 4 hours at over 450 knots when we were told by the SR-71 that we should refuel. By then, the operator and I had reached the back of the plane and taken up a position in the boom block. The SR-71 was coming up behind us. This plane flew in about 5-10 minutes, which took us more than 4 hours.
Original news
My date and I had just returned to my place after an evening out (no drinking or drugs). As I was stepping up on the curb to go into the house I noticed a dark object moving slowly back and forth at what appeared to be tree top level a few blocks behind the house. At the time I was active duty Air Force stationed at Beale AFB and felt I had a pretty good idea of the type of aircraft that operated in that area. What really caught my attention was the close proximity of the object with no sound. I asked my date if she saw it and she said it was probably a helicopter. I was sure it wasn’t so I ran into the house and got my binoculars. When I got back it was still hovering in the same manner. As I could see it better now, there were what appeared to be windows down the side, like you would see on a commercial jet. My mind was racing trying to explain what I was seeing, as it turned there seemed to be a white light like landing lights or a spot like actually illuminating the tree tops which kinda gave me some idea of how close it actually was. When it turned away I thought I saw tail exhaust (2 like the SR-71) and then as I was watching it turned toward the sky and started to ascend.
This is when I became convinced that it was really from another world, It instantly zoomed up to the size of a star and was blicking blue and red high in the night sky. If I hadn’t been watching it though the binoculars, I would never been able to follow it and after it went up it probably wouldn’t be noticed by anyone as anything but a distant star, planet, or satelite. Many times that night I went out to see if it was still up there and it was. After that night I started watching and noticed that there were several of such lights up there and some would move in unnatural patterns. Another thing of interest, that I have noticed, even though I haven’t seen then that close since, when I start watching them they seem to know I’m watching and move farther away. I don’t bring this up very often because most of the time I get the response like I must be delusional. I have been on the runway during an SR-71 launch and have seen it turn skyward with exhaust flames rolling off the runway as it went full and went almost straight up. This object was so much faster that I can’t begin to understand the physics that would keep it from ripping to pieces. I know the published speed of the SR-71 is mach 3+ but I can tell you that when I was in a KC-135Q on a refuel mission, we flew on a straight path for over 4 hours at more than 450 knots when they told us the SR-71 that we were to refuel had just taken off. By the time the boom operator and myself walked to the back of the plane and got into position in the boom pod. The SR-71 was pulling up behind us. That plane had covered in about 5-10 minutes what had taken us over 4 hours.
Personal Background
Crew chief on, B-52 bombers from 1973-1976, KC-135Q tankers 1976-1978, instructor on the tankers until discharge in 1980. Currently working as a building equipment mechanic for the U.S. Postal Service.
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