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1) A family member died, unbeknownst to me, when I was young. The night he died, while I was reading a book, I felt the weight of a hand pressing down on my sho

1) A family member died, unbeknownst to me, when I was young. The night he died, while I was reading a book, I felt the weight of a hand pressing down on my shoulder. I was distracted by reading so instead of being startled, I merely touched the area with my hand and looked over my shoulder, noting that no one was present, while continuing to feel the hand. 2) One day in high school, for no apparent reason whatsoever, I informed a friend that I believed something bad was going to happen to their vehicle. Later that day, someone unknown to me (ie: not someone I might have “overheard” discussing this) broke into it and stole things. 3) In my 20s, driving at night with a friend along a highway that bordered a US army base, with giant evergreen trees along the boundary there, a flying object with dozens of lights appeared on the other side of the trees, matching my speed, and only slightly higher “altitude”. This went on for a minute or so. After we reached the destination, I began telling other friends about the weird encounter with a helicopter we had just had, and the friend with me looked at me like my brain had fallen out and exclaimed that was definitely not a helicopter. (The encounter was silent, and whatever it was flew at about 50 mph at 20-30 feet above ground, so he had a point, but I had fully bought into “it was a helicopter”.) Could go on, but this seems a fine place to stop.

jerrysievert 5y ago
same experience as #3 for me, but in the coastal range in Oregon. no sound, above the road, then gone after about 5 minutes. neither of us in the car thought it was a helicopter. timeframe was late 90's.
- ergonaught 5y ago
  Early 90s and Tennessee for mine.
  - bstrdsmkr 5y ago
    This is super interesting. My grandmother and her best friend always told an almost identical story. They were in Morgan County, Tn. Also early 90s
sanmon3186 5y ago
#1... I used to work in different country, when my father suddenly passed away. I used to stay alone in an apartment, and had no knowledge of he being admitted to the hospital. Last I spoke to him, he was busy with (my) marriage preparation, that was planned a month later. I had a couple of weird experiences (will not share here) while making my dinner late at night. I got creeped out to the extent, that I knocked my next door buddies. Had no history of such occurrences before and after. Few hours later, I got the call from home.
jrs235 5y ago
Similar to #1: One summer night I was having difficulty falling asleep, my mind was racing, so I read a book until my eyes couldn't stay open. I had a very vivid and lucid dream. It was like I was driving on winding and curving roads through the hills/bluffs. Then I began going faster and faster and faster. I felt terrified. Normally in my lucid dreams I can take control of what is happening. I tried to slow things down. But in this dream I couldn't which made me feel even more terrified! Then I saw and felt it all go slow motion and felt like I was falling back and to my side and sliding on the roadway. Then everything froze. I woke up frightened! I said some prayers and asked for comfort. Then I heard a strange (yet slightly recognizable) sound in my room. I was frozen stiff, scared to move. I felt someone in the room. The sound repeated a few times. Not knowing what to do I made the same sound with my mouth. I got goosebumps and chills that ran all over my body. But I felt a bit less scared and a bit more at peace. I was able to say a short prayer and fall back asleep. The next morning I found out that my cousin had died the previous evening in a motorcycle accident while driving along and through the river bluffs. His back tire hit some loose sand/gravel and he ended up in the ditch. He wasn't wearing a helmet at the time. :( The sound I heard in my room that night was one he used to make all the time when we were young.
moltke 5y ago
I saw something pretty similar over a field in rural central Virginia once.

jerrysievert 5y ago

same experience as #3 for me, but in the coastal range in Oregon. no sound, above the road, then gone after about 5 minutes. neither of us in the car thought it was a helicopter. timeframe was late 90's.

ergonaught 5y ago
Early 90s and Tennessee for mine.
- bstrdsmkr 5y ago
  This is super interesting. My grandmother and her best friend always told an almost identical story. They were in Morgan County, Tn. Also early 90s

sanmon3186 5y ago

#1... I used to work in different country, when my father suddenly passed away. I used to stay alone in an apartment, and had no knowledge of he being admitted to the hospital. Last I spoke to him, he was busy with (my) marriage preparation, that was planned a month later. I had a couple of weird experiences (will not share here) while making my dinner late at night. I got creeped out to the extent, that I knocked my next door buddies. Had no history of such occurrences before and after. Few hours later, I got the call from home.

jrs235 5y ago

Similar to #1: One summer night I was having difficulty falling asleep, my mind was racing, so I read a book until my eyes couldn't stay open. I had a very vivid and lucid dream. It was like I was driving on winding and curving roads through the hills/bluffs. Then I began going faster and faster and faster. I felt terrified. Normally in my lucid dreams I can take control of what is happening. I tried to slow things down. But in this dream I couldn't which made me feel even more terrified! Then I saw and felt it all go slow motion and felt like I was falling back and to my side and sliding on the roadway. Then everything froze. I woke up frightened! I said some prayers and asked for comfort. Then I heard a strange (yet slightly recognizable) sound in my room. I was frozen stiff, scared to move. I felt someone in the room. The sound repeated a few times. Not knowing what to do I made the same sound with my mouth. I got goosebumps and chills that ran all over my body. But I felt a bit less scared and a bit more at peace. I was able to say a short prayer and fall back asleep. The next morning I found out that my cousin had died the previous evening in a motorcycle accident while driving along and through the river bluffs. His back tire hit some loose sand/gravel and he ended up in the ditch. He wasn't wearing a helmet at the time. :( The sound I heard in my room that night was one he used to make all the time when we were young.

moltke 5y ago

I saw something pretty similar over a field in rural central Virginia once.