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Having seen a UFO myself I can safely say that there _are_ aircraft with capabilities far above that what I would expect from our own air force in our skies. A

Having seen a UFO myself I can safely say that there _are_ aircraft with capabilities far above that what I would expect from our own air force in our skies. A friend and I witnessed formations of lights sweeping across the horizon making 90 degree turns in the blink of an eye. There you go.

dfischer 14y ago
My father says the same thing. I've heard others describe similar formations and "sweeps across the horizon." I don't doubt it at this point. I really just have two thoughts, maybe three. 1) I really want to see it for myself. 2) Is it of present-tine Earth origin? 3) Please come to me and take me somewhere magical!
pbhjpbhj 14y ago
lights =/= aircraft There are a myriad of natural phenomena, optical illusions and - dare I say - mental aberrations that could account for one seeing lights in the sky. I've seen several objects in the sky that I've not been able to immediately explain. Having been 'tricked' in this way and later realising the 'natural' explanations the idea of UFOs being explained as extra-terrestrial is not at all surprising to me.
- spitfire 14y ago
  I've seen a UFO once, it was probably either a Beechcraft or a Cessna. It was unidentified, flying an most definitely and object.
ary 14y ago
On the very, very slight chance that this isn't a troll it should be voted down to oblivion for being the purest form of anecdote.
- DannyBee 14y ago
  No self respecting troll would troll a discussion involving UFO's. It's like trolling youtube comments, or children's birthday parties.
DannyBee 14y ago
How do you know this has anything do with UFO's? The idea that these lights are aircraft is just crazy. It could just be aliens playing with their equivalent of pocket laser lights that people use to annoy others at movie theaters, watch dogs chase, etc. The aliens shine them, and watch you guys on the ground go nuts, and laugh their asses off.
re_todd 14y ago
I once saw what I at first thought was light from a helicopter one night, then it turned a tight angle and shot off toward space. I thought for a second that maybe UFOs were real, then I realized I was close to a military base. There is probably technology in the armed forces so advanced that most people do not know about it.
- dr42 14y ago
  * There is probably technology in the armed forces so advanced that most people do not know about it. Clearly you've never been in the military! While, of course, there are technologies that most people outside or the military don't know about (most people haven't the slightest clue how a digital watch works either) the idea that the government has some super secret flying saucer technology that betters the average MIT students phd thesis is as absurd as UFOs being anything more than the human need for attention and finding agency where there is none. The government would like you to think it has super secret technology. Can we please keep this nonsense off hacker news.

dfischer 14y ago

My father says the same thing. I've heard others describe similar formations and "sweeps across the horizon." I don't doubt it at this point. I really just have two thoughts, maybe three. 1) I really want to see it for myself. 2) Is it of present-tine Earth origin? 3) Please come to me and take me somewhere magical!

pbhjpbhj 14y ago

lights =/= aircraft There are a myriad of natural phenomena, optical illusions and - dare I say - mental aberrations that could account for one seeing lights in the sky. I've seen several objects in the sky that I've not been able to immediately explain. Having been 'tricked' in this way and later realising the 'natural' explanations the idea of UFOs being explained as extra-terrestrial is not at all surprising to me.

spitfire 14y ago
I've seen a UFO once, it was probably either a Beechcraft or a Cessna. It was unidentified, flying an most definitely and object.

ary 14y ago

On the very, very slight chance that this isn't a troll it should be voted down to oblivion for being the purest form of anecdote.

DannyBee 14y ago
No self respecting troll would troll a discussion involving UFO's. It's like trolling youtube comments, or children's birthday parties.

DannyBee 14y ago

How do you know this has anything do with UFO's? The idea that these lights are aircraft is just crazy. It could just be aliens playing with their equivalent of pocket laser lights that people use to annoy others at movie theaters, watch dogs chase, etc. The aliens shine them, and watch you guys on the ground go nuts, and laugh their asses off.

re_todd 14y ago

I once saw what I at first thought was light from a helicopter one night, then it turned a tight angle and shot off toward space. I thought for a second that maybe UFOs were real, then I realized I was close to a military base. There is probably technology in the armed forces so advanced that most people do not know about it.

dr42 14y ago
* There is probably technology in the armed forces so advanced that most people do not know about it. Clearly you've never been in the military! While, of course, there are technologies that most people outside or the military don't know about (most people haven't the slightest clue how a digital watch works either) the idea that the government has some super secret flying saucer technology that betters the average MIT students phd thesis is as absurd as UFOs being anything more than the human need for attention and finding agency where there is none. The government would like you to think it has super secret technology. Can we please keep this nonsense off hacker news.