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| Personal background |
Systems professional with a background in Electronics Engineering and, for the last 26+ years, Computer Systems Development and Support.
I have been profoundly impacted by several "encounters" with unusual lights in the sky. One incident involved a bright ring of light which appeared to be hovering above a ridge line off Rt.94 near Vernon, NJ. There is a small parking area for trail hikers near the road at the base of the ridge. My 9 year old daughter and I were on our way home that night from a weekend of camping. We noticed the hovering object above the ridge line and pulled into the trail head parking area to watch as others did the same. We could make out the profiles of people higher up the trail watching as we were. Everyone was fascinated, some afraid and running for their cars. We watched as the object disappeared behind the ridge.
During another nighttime sighting, my (now 17 y.o.) daughter and I viewed green glowing "globs" of light moving rapidly in a southerly direction as we were driving south on Rt.23 near Franklin, NJ. They were moving roughly parallel to us just above the tree tops, but at an incredible rate of speed. The "globs" suddenly changed to a westerly direction and disappeared. We pulled over when I saw a police cruiser and I asked the officer if there were any unusual reports of sightings in the sky that night. He acknowledged he saw what we did, but had no explanation. He said he could not talk more about it at that moment as the radio was jammed with chatter from other officers regarding this sighting. Then off he went to investigate. Meteorites do not change direction as these objects did.
Both encounters were fascinating. There was never any official statement or explanation regarding either of these sightings.
We have a Meade six-inch reflector and have used it to explore the wonders above on many cool Summer and Fall nights from the valleys of New Jersey, to the mountains of New York State.
I am an avid hiker, have thru- and section-hiked the Appalachian Trail, as well as many local (NJ/NY) trails, and plan more thru-hikes when time and life permit. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
| Stay tuned. I will certainly be providing my opinions. For now, suffice to say, I believe we are not alone. |
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