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<v Speaker 1>I was watching one of your YouTube episodes last night.

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<v Speaker 1>A coach told of his encounter on the Tom Bigbie

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<v Speaker 1>when he was younger. I had an encounter on the

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<v Speaker 1>ten Tom as well. He's talking about Coach Keller, who

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<v Speaker 1>lives down in Florida, who is a really good guy.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a good guy. He and I have kept in

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<v Speaker 1>touch since our interview and really enjoyed talking to him. Anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>Ricky says, my encounter was ten miles south of Columbus. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm an avid croppie fisherman, and I liked to solo

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<v Speaker 1>fish a lot. During this period. We had a permanent

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<v Speaker 1>camper set up at one of the campgrounds. I worked

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<v Speaker 1>two weeks on and then two weeks off, so I

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<v Speaker 1>spent at least seven days at camp to fish. It

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<v Speaker 1>was mid February and I was fishing alone. It was

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<v Speaker 1>ten am, the temperatures were mild and it was a

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<v Speaker 1>bit overcast. There's an old cutoff five miles from camp.

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<v Speaker 1>I decided to go there. It's cut off where they

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<v Speaker 1>just straightened the river for barge traffic. The cutoff is

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<v Speaker 1>five miles long. The north end is filled in, but

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<v Speaker 1>the south end is open. Where I was planning to

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<v Speaker 1>start fishing was on the north end. Like Oxpos, the

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<v Speaker 1>lakes are typically shaped like a U. I arrived and

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<v Speaker 1>I shut the motor down and I started using the

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<v Speaker 1>trolling motor, kind of easing up to where I wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to be. That part is where the lake takes a

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<v Speaker 1>sharp turn to the right. I had pulled up to

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<v Speaker 1>turn and start fishing, and I heard a whoop to

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<v Speaker 1>my left out in the swamp. I didn't pay attention

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<v Speaker 1>to the noise, but after a while I realized what

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<v Speaker 1>it was. I fished the curb and was going straight

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<v Speaker 1>up the bank fishing, and then I heard another whoop.

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<v Speaker 1>As I moved along the bank fishing, I heard four

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<v Speaker 1>more whoops, and as I moved, it moved with me.

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<v Speaker 1>I started to a little more attention to it. Then

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<v Speaker 1>I fished the bank for another two hundred yards, and

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<v Speaker 1>whatever it was kept up with me the whole time.

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<v Speaker 1>I could never see anything, and I wasn't overly concerned.

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<v Speaker 1>At this time in my life, Bigfoot was not something

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<v Speaker 1>I thought about. I had seen the shows like Monster Quests,

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<v Speaker 1>but to me it was just something to watch. It

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<v Speaker 1>was entertainment. After I'd fished up the bank, a little more.

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<v Speaker 1>This thing kept up with me, and I decided to

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<v Speaker 1>move further, not because of the whoop, but I wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>getting any bites. I knew where a good top was

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<v Speaker 1>further on up, and I decided to start the big

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<v Speaker 1>motor and move, and I went a quarter of mile.

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<v Speaker 1>I stopped and got back on the trolling motor. As

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<v Speaker 1>I was trolling there, it was again another whoop that

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<v Speaker 1>was in line with me on the bank. I stopped

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<v Speaker 1>and I listened real close. I sat looking and listening

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<v Speaker 1>for ten minutes, and then it whooped a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>more times. I was getting real concerned now, and I sided, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll move all the way around to a spot closer

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<v Speaker 1>to the main channel. The main reason that I was

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<v Speaker 1>in the curve where I had started fishing, it was narrow,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was thinking that was my way out. I

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<v Speaker 1>headed to that area, which was two miles away. There's

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<v Speaker 1>an old lake back there that we call the prehistoric Lake.

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<v Speaker 1>I got around there and I got back on the

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<v Speaker 1>trolling motor, and it took five minutes to troll in

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<v Speaker 1>because the cut is so shallow that you can't use

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<v Speaker 1>your big motor. As I was getting my pole straight

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<v Speaker 1>out in front of me. I heard the same whoop

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<v Speaker 1>and I sat there listening, and seventy five yards to

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<v Speaker 1>the right, further down, there was another whoop. Apparently there

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<v Speaker 1>were more than one. This area is a mile as

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<v Speaker 1>the crow flies from where I was Originally, it's basically

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<v Speaker 1>a swampy island. Needless to say, I got out of

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<v Speaker 1>there quick. When I got back to the camper, some

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<v Speaker 1>people had arrived and I was telling them what happened,

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<v Speaker 1>and they laughed at me. I went online searching for

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<v Speaker 1>animal sounds to determine what it was, and I never

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<v Speaker 1>found anything that sounded like it until I came across

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<v Speaker 1>the Sierra Sounds video on YouTube. And if you play it,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a fast sounding whoop, but if you slow it

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<v Speaker 1>down into one whoop, that's exactly what I heard. There's

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<v Speaker 1>no doubt in my mind what it was. Now. At

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<v Speaker 1>the time, I was unsure, but after years of research,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm fully convinced and I know what it was, and

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<v Speaker 1>I believe. I am fifty one years old and I've

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<v Speaker 1>spent twenty years in the United States Army as a

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<v Speaker 1>military police officer. I retired in twenty twelve from the

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<v Speaker 1>Army and transitioned into a Department of Defense save law

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<v Speaker 1>enforcement job. I'm trained and observing my surroundings and noting

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<v Speaker 1>details at a glimpse. I live in Kansas, south of

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<v Speaker 1>a military post, in a rural agriculture area with rolling

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<v Speaker 1>limestone hills and lots of trees and native grasslands. When

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<v Speaker 1>I say small, I mean if you counted all the

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<v Speaker 1>stray cats and dogs together with the human population, you

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<v Speaker 1>might count one hundred and fifty in total. My friend

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<v Speaker 1>and I were heading back on this rural county two

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<v Speaker 1>lane road which was skirted on both sides by trees

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<v Speaker 1>limestone hills upward of thirty feet straight up. My friend

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<v Speaker 1>was looking down at her cell phone and I was

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<v Speaker 1>listening to music, thinking about the possibility of having a

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<v Speaker 1>deer or a black angus calf jump out onto the road.

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<v Speaker 1>We weren't talking, we were just cruising home down this

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<v Speaker 1>dark county road. And then it happened. I was coming

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<v Speaker 1>around a curved to the right, and then in my

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<v Speaker 1>headlights I saw it. Now. I say it because for

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<v Speaker 1>the first time in years, I was at a total

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<v Speaker 1>loss for recognizing what I was approaching. I could see

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<v Speaker 1>this was not a deer or a bovine. I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know what it was. My mind was racing through the

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<v Speaker 1>rolodex of images I had seen in my life, and

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<v Speaker 1>I was coming up with a big fat zero. Without

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<v Speaker 1>even realizing that I had said anything out loud, my

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<v Speaker 1>friend said, without looking up, holy crap. As she is

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<v Speaker 1>saying this, we were passing by a huge, reddish brown

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<v Speaker 1>thing standing in the middle of the road. This thing

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<v Speaker 1>was perfectly still, almost as if it was starting to

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<v Speaker 1>cross the road and realize I was closer than it thought,

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<v Speaker 1>so it waited for me to pass. As I passed,

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<v Speaker 1>I was so close to it that I could have

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<v Speaker 1>slapped it. It wasn't a cow or a horse. This

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<v Speaker 1>is what was racing through my mind. Apparently my brain

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<v Speaker 1>overload trying to get a hold of what my eyes

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<v Speaker 1>were looking at. I had said, holy crap out loud.

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<v Speaker 1>This entire process was twenty seconds from first sighting to passing.

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<v Speaker 1>Beyond seeing it in my rear view mirror. Now, let

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<v Speaker 1>me be clear, twenty seconds terrified me beyond anything I've

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<v Speaker 1>ever experienced in my life. Remember, I had served twenty years,

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<v Speaker 1>of which I was deployed six times in the combat zones.

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<v Speaker 1>I've had my share of being scared, but this terrified me.

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<v Speaker 1>I could see the eyes as I approached it. They

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<v Speaker 1>were blood red and glowing and the evilest things I've

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<v Speaker 1>ever seen. And again, my friend said, why are you saying,

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<v Speaker 1>holy crap, did you see a deer? Well? I finally

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<v Speaker 1>stuttered out, no, No, it wasn't a deer. She looked

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<v Speaker 1>over at me and she said, you're not making any sense.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you see? I don't know. I said it

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<v Speaker 1>was standing on two legs. I just don't know what

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<v Speaker 1>it was. He told me to turn around and let's

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<v Speaker 1>go get a look, and I immediately answered, heck no.

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<v Speaker 1>After getting home, I started digging on the internet and

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<v Speaker 1>I came across your podcast and I listened to some

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<v Speaker 1>of your stories. After getting a little time to process

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<v Speaker 1>all of this, I feel that I can share this. Finally,

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<v Speaker 1>I never did fully discuss what happened with my friend

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<v Speaker 1>who was in the truck that night. I know now

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<v Speaker 1>what I saw that night, and I know I'm not crazy.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for being a great sounding board. I grew

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<v Speaker 1>up in western North Carolina, two miles from the Blue

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<v Speaker 1>Ridge Parkway. I love camping and being as far away

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<v Speaker 1>from people as possible, so In the late fall of

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen ninety two, I talked a friend of mine into

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<v Speaker 1>going camping with me to a place called Graveyard Fields.

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<v Speaker 1>My car was in the shop at the time, so

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<v Speaker 1>he would have to drive. He said he had to work,

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<v Speaker 1>so he could only stay one night. Well. I ranged

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<v Speaker 1>to be picked up four days from the start of

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<v Speaker 1>our trip. This was in the days before cell phones,

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<v Speaker 1>and that meant when my friend left I would be

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<v Speaker 1>truly on my own, which was fine with me. The

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<v Speaker 1>day was cool and it was nice. The skies were

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<v Speaker 1>blue overhead. As we parked in the parking area and

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<v Speaker 1>prepared for the two to three mile hike in. With

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<v Speaker 1>all of our supplies, I had convinced my friend to

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<v Speaker 1>help me carry in a cooler full of drink that

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<v Speaker 1>we called PJ. This was corn liquor, fruit punch, citrus soda,

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<v Speaker 1>and whatever kind of fresh fruit was available. It was heavy,

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<v Speaker 1>but I kept telling my buddy that it would be

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<v Speaker 1>worth it. We didn't see but a couple of people

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<v Speaker 1>on our way in, and I knew the perfect well

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<v Speaker 1>secluded place to camp off the trail. We made it

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<v Speaker 1>to the Laurel Thicket and then had to find a

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<v Speaker 1>way to get through them without ripping ourselves to pieces.

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<v Speaker 1>And when we did, it opened up into a small

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<v Speaker 1>grassy area with a small feeder creek fifteen feet from

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<v Speaker 1>where the tent would be. We got the camp set

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<v Speaker 1>up and a fire started, and then we made ourselves

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<v Speaker 1>a cup of PJ. And when we started getting hungry,

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<v Speaker 1>I made us some tinfoil dinners, and I seasoned some

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<v Speaker 1>ground beef and cut up some potatoes and onions and carrots,

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<v Speaker 1>and I wrapped them tight and put them in the

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<v Speaker 1>coals to cook, and it was great. Around dark, we

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<v Speaker 1>were talking and wondering if anyone else was crazy enough

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<v Speaker 1>to camp in the temperatures dropping below freezing. When we

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<v Speaker 1>heard a woo hoo. I was pretty sure that it

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<v Speaker 1>was other campers aways off, so I answered back, woo hoo.

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<v Speaker 1>We did this several times until it got late. Then

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<v Speaker 1>we decided to turn in. It was an uneventful night.

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<v Speaker 1>The next morning we woke up with frost on our

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<v Speaker 1>sleeping bags, so we were in a hurry to stoke

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<v Speaker 1>the fire and get warm. Shortly after breakfast, my buddy

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<v Speaker 1>told me, man, I gotta go. Are you sure you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be okay? For three days? Way up here by yourself. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be fine. I told him my ride would be

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<v Speaker 1>there before noon. On the third day, he took off,

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<v Speaker 1>and I spent the day getting wood and then relaxing

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<v Speaker 1>at camp. Around dusk, I decided to make a small

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<v Speaker 1>pot of stew, not that can stuff, but some real

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<v Speaker 1>beef tips and vegetables cooked over the fire and some

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<v Speaker 1>good beef stock. It takes a while to cook, so

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't ready until after dark, and by then I'd

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<v Speaker 1>had a few drinks, and I made a bowl and

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<v Speaker 1>sat back, looked up at the stars. There was a

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<v Speaker 1>clear night and the sky was beautiful. And then I

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<v Speaker 1>heard that call again. Woo hoo. It was still a

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<v Speaker 1>good ways off, and I sat for a minute, and

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<v Speaker 1>I wondered if I should answer back, before finally responding

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<v Speaker 1>with my own whoop. All went silent a few minutes,

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<v Speaker 1>and then came an answering whoop, and it still sounded

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<v Speaker 1>like it was at least several football feels away. I

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<v Speaker 1>sat and thought about what kind of idiot I really am.

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<v Speaker 1>If this is others with bad intentions, I'm giving my

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<v Speaker 1>location away each time I answer back, and I decided

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<v Speaker 1>to turn in for the night. Sometime in the morning,

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<v Speaker 1>before daylight, I could have sworn I heard someone or

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<v Speaker 1>And I chose this campsite because it is almost impossible

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<v Speaker 1>At night, I imagine you tear yourself to pieces trying

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<v Speaker 1>I decided to see if I could find where and

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<v Speaker 1>but I didn't see any tracks or anything else that

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<v Speaker 1>I had a huge fire going before dark, and I

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<v Speaker 1>decided to cook dinner the last night of camping. I

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<v Speaker 1>a tea bone in potatoes and onions. The smell of

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<v Speaker 1>that cooking was heavenly. I still had some PJ left,

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<v Speaker 1>and I was not about to carry it out alone.

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<v Speaker 1>So I started in on making sure the cooler was

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<v Speaker 1>enjoying the night and looking at the stars when here

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<v Speaker 1>came another whoop. This time it sounded like it was

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<v Speaker 1>closer than the night before. It came from my one o'clock.

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<v Speaker 1>I was quiet and didn't answer this time, and then

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<v Speaker 1>suddenly another woop came from my six o'clock and it

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<v Speaker 1>was only a couple one hundred yards away. Now, I

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<v Speaker 1>guess this kind of freaked me out. I hadn't seen

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<v Speaker 1>any other campers the whole time I'd been there. I

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<v Speaker 1>was sitting there thinking about what this might be when

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<v Speaker 1>another whoop came from my one o'clock, and it was

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<v Speaker 1>much closer this time. Right after that, a loud woop

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<v Speaker 1>came for my six o'clock, and I decided to stoke

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<v Speaker 1>the fire and I stacked plenty of wood on it

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<v Speaker 1>before getting into my tent. I laid there in my

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<v Speaker 1>one o'clock and it sounded closer still, followed by a

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<v Speaker 1>whoop again for my six o'clock that was very loud

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<v Speaker 1>and yes, even closer. I was getting nervous. At this point.

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<v Speaker 1>I pulled my case double X hunting knife out of

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<v Speaker 1>its sheath and I laid still. And then I heard

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<v Speaker 1>footsteps at my six not like footsteps, but heavy. I

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<v Speaker 1>swear I could feel them in the ground. And then

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<v Speaker 1>I heard more footsteps at my one o'clock. Oh man,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought, what am I supposed to do now? I

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<v Speaker 1>decided it was best to lie as still as possible,

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<v Speaker 1>because whatever was walking out there was big enough to

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<v Speaker 1>shake the ground. It had to be huge, and there

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<v Speaker 1>seemed to be two of them. I heard branches breaking,

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<v Speaker 1>and then, because the fire was still blazing, I saw

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<v Speaker 1>a huge shadow on my tent. I heard my pots

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<v Speaker 1>and pans being moved, and the lid of my cooler

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<v Speaker 1>that still had fruit from the PJA in it, being opened.

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<v Speaker 1>Another shadow from my one o'clock crossed my tent, enjoying

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<v Speaker 1>the other one. At the cooler. There was quite a

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<v Speaker 1>bit of fruit left in there. The thing about that

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<v Speaker 1>fruit is the longer it sits in the PJ, the

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<v Speaker 1>more alcohol it absorbs. This fruit had been soaking up

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<v Speaker 1>alcohol for four days, and it had to be strong.

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<v Speaker 1>I was a nervous wreck, but I managed to stay

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<v Speaker 1>still as I heard my stuff being thrown around, and

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<v Speaker 1>eventually the two shadows disappeared in the direction of my

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<v Speaker 1>one o'clock. Needless to say, I did not sleep at all.

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<v Speaker 1>At daylight, I unzipped my tent and I saw all

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<v Speaker 1>my stuff all over the place, and I decided to

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<v Speaker 1>pack up and head to the parking area asap. The

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<v Speaker 1>hike out was uneventful, and I got to the parking

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<v Speaker 1>area two hours before my ride was due to arrive.

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<v Speaker 1>That was okay with me, at least, I was okay.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not really sure what was in my camp that night,

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<v Speaker 1>but I have a pretty good idea. I still camp,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm always armed with a long rifle and a

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<v Speaker 1>forty four mag handgun. I don't want to wind up missing.

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<v Speaker 1>I still wonder about my strange encounter to this day.

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<v Speaker 1>It's what sparked my interest in the unexplained. My story

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<v Speaker 1>is not a big story, but an encounter from either

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<v Speaker 1>some sort of unknown military technology or beyond. Here's the

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<v Speaker 1>story from that strange summer evening when I was twelve

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<v Speaker 1>years old in the late nineteen nineties, before cell phones

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<v Speaker 1>were a thing with the kids. My mom and I

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<v Speaker 1>went to our local department store on a clear, warm

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<v Speaker 1>summer evening. We were browsing around the store and I

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<v Speaker 1>had this overwhelming feeling to ask if I could pick

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<v Speaker 1>up some disposable cameras. I like to take random pictures

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<v Speaker 1>of my pets in my backyard when I was a kid.

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<v Speaker 1>She reminded me that I already had an extra camera

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<v Speaker 1>that she had bought last week. I agreed to use

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<v Speaker 1>that pack first before getting another, and then we picked

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<v Speaker 1>up our items and we checked out, and we went

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<v Speaker 1>out on our way. The parking lot was full of

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<v Speaker 1>people walking in and out of the stores, and something

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<v Speaker 1>caught my attention in the air, and I glanced up

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<v Speaker 1>and saw two slow flying black triangle objects in the distance.

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<v Speaker 1>My mother and I stopped at the end of the

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<v Speaker 1>curb and began trying to discern what the objects could be. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I was an enthusiastic kid, and I started jumping up

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<v Speaker 1>and down, saying it's a UFO, it's a UFO, mom,

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<v Speaker 1>hoping to draw the attention to what was in the

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<v Speaker 1>sky from others. And my mom laughed and said something like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you're right this time. And then something happened we

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<v Speaker 1>didn't expect one of the black triangle objects took a slow,

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<v Speaker 1>almost ninety degree turn and started to slowly move in

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<v Speaker 1>our direction. We were dumbfounded, so caught up in the

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<v Speaker 1>moment of what was happening, along with a strange feeling

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<v Speaker 1>of calmness. Keep in mind that it was still daylight,

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<v Speaker 1>even though the sun was starting to set, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was a summer evening where everything had that pretty golden

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<v Speaker 1>glow to it. There were no shadows that obstructed our view.

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<v Speaker 1>The object continued toward us, making no sound, and soon

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<v Speaker 1>it was at the same height of the one story

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<v Speaker 1>department store building, and it made its way over us.

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<v Speaker 1>It aligned itself with the road going between the department

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<v Speaker 1>store and another building. There were no defining features, no

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<v Speaker 1>windows or people waving back at us. I would have

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<v Speaker 1>seen those details, because now it was at its closest point.

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<v Speaker 1>It was as if the object floated by the metal

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<v Speaker 1>was a flat black, like a carbon texture. There were

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<v Speaker 1>no markings or landing gear or painted numbers that I

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<v Speaker 1>could see from my perspective. While the object moved slowly,

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<v Speaker 1>My Mam and I stared up in silence and amazement,

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<v Speaker 1>as if time stood still. Even though this was all

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<v Speaker 1>over in a few minutes finally I turned around and

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<v Speaker 1>I shouted, is anyone else seeing this? And I remember

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<v Speaker 1>turning around to see a man that had joined us

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<v Speaker 1>on the curb, and I saw an elderly couple holding

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<v Speaker 1>each other tight, and a few people in their cars

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<v Speaker 1>were looking up. But what was bizarre was that some

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<v Speaker 1>people were walking in the store without taking notice of

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<v Speaker 1>this big object floating in plain sight. Some wont by

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<v Speaker 1>giving us weird looks. While all this was going on,

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<v Speaker 1>there were people pointing up at the UFO. It still

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<v Speaker 1>gives me goosebumps to this day when I think back

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<v Speaker 1>to that moment. It felt more like a dream played

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<v Speaker 1>out in reality. Why did only a few of us

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<v Speaker 1>see it and others didn't even notice? The object passed

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<v Speaker 1>us and then began to gain altitude. Those of us

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<v Speaker 1>who were watching observed it float away over the tops

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<v Speaker 1>of the buildings. There was no fast exit, like shooting

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<v Speaker 1>out of sight. It just floated away and got back

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<v Speaker 1>on the same course it had been on when we

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<v Speaker 1>first saw it. The second craft had vanished. We never

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<v Speaker 1>saw it again. Remember, all this time, people were walking

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<v Speaker 1>in and out of the stores and never noticed the

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<v Speaker 1>strange object that was clearly visible. It was so close

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<v Speaker 1>and they never even noticed it. I don't remember how

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<v Speaker 1>the conversations went with a few standing by us, but

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<v Speaker 1>we all had big grins on our faces. After a

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<v Speaker 1>few minutes of discussing in jokes about how this is

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<v Speaker 1>not your average trip to the store, we went our

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<v Speaker 1>separate ways. On the drive home, my mother said that

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it was a military plane. We knew the stealth bomber,

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<v Speaker 1>but why would they fly over citizens so randomly like

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<v Speaker 1>that if it was. Also, I've watched videos of stealth

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<v Speaker 1>bombers and seen them at air shows, and I'm well

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<v Speaker 1>aware of the noise they make and how fast they

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<v Speaker 1>can move. This thing just floated over us. Could it

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<v Speaker 1>have been from space? If so, why fly early, quiet

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<v Speaker 1>over some random people in a populated parking lot. The

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<v Speaker 1>questions still swirl in my head to why I have

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<v Speaker 1>witnessed something so unique. In hindsight, I think calling the

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<v Speaker 1>local air force would have been a good idea. Neither

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<v Speaker 1>of us thought to do so back then. Maybe we

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<v Speaker 1>were too wonderstruck. I let my imagination take hold that day.

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<v Speaker 1>It's something that we should all carry with us as adults.

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<v Speaker 1>But it doesn't hurt to think of a logical explanation.

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<v Speaker 1>The event might can be debunked, but until then again

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<v Speaker 1>it is left to my imagination. I am blessed to

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<v Speaker 1>have a photographic memory, and I can still recall all

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<v Speaker 1>these details, even though it was nineteen years ago. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I still wonder though, what I might have captured on

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<v Speaker 1>a small disposable camera. My mom said she should have

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<v Speaker 1>let me get the darned thing. Schol