I was driving home late tonight, a bit past midnight. We live out in the countryside with few street lamps and the sky was very, very clear. Ahead of me on a long straight road towards home I could see, hovering above our village, a very bright light. It moved in circles, and back and forth, quite rapidly, almost like it was scanning the village.
To be honest, it wasn't "flying", and it wasn't (for me, anyway), unidentified.
It was an object though. A large one - Jupiter!
It was a fascinating experience because it was very bright tonight and seemed, through the glass of my car, to be well separated from the dome of the stars - it really seemed close, as if it was hovering above the village, and it really looked as if it was moving at speed in different directions.
Of course, it was my car that was moving, but it was an enlightening experience, because I can easily understand how some people could misinterpret what they were seeing.
To be honest, it wasn't "flying", and it wasn't (for me, anyway), unidentified.
It was an object though. A large one - Jupiter!
It was a fascinating experience because it was very bright tonight and seemed, through the glass of my car, to be well separated from the dome of the stars - it really seemed close, as if it was hovering above the village, and it really looked as if it was moving at speed in different directions.
Of course, it was my car that was moving, but it was an enlightening experience, because I can easily understand how some people could misinterpret what they were seeing.
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