Greetings Earthlings! As I write this blog, it is July 2nd, which is World UFO Day! To celebrate, I am going to share my UFO sighting:
The UFO that I saw looked a tiny bit like the fireball that I painting in this piece, “Prayers to the Magi“ but without the long tail.
My sighting happened back in 2009 in Springfield, Oregon. It was summertime and the occurrence happened right at dusk. My now ex-wife and I were walking down Centennial Boulevard from our house to the corner store when we saw the object directly to our right, flying above the houses. I say “object” because it didn’t look like a craft or a saucer. It was roughly the size of one of those old Volkswagon Beatles; egg-shaped and glowing weirdly as if radiating some sort of energy. It was orange like fire, but again, it appeared to be composed of energy rather than flames.
The object was extremely low in the sky. It was flying--maybe cruising is the better word--only ten feet above the neighborhood utility poles. It flew West to East at a casual 15-20 MPH and disappeared behind the trees. The experience only lasted a few seconds, but I will never forget it. My ex saw it too, and at the time we were so excited, but we were also left with the feeling of wanting more. It was kind of a letdown, but I suppose this is how these things go. They were unscripted occurrences and I am sure the retelling of the story isn’t all that exciting.
You had to be there I guess...
The UFO that I saw looked a lot like one of these objects.
Later we bought a telescope and spent the rest of the summer nights in the backyard hoping to see another UFO but sadly never did. I would love to have another experience.
On a final note, I will mention that coincidentally 2009 is the year that I first started painting. Are the two events related? I don’t necessarily think so, but you never know…
Happy World UFO DAY!!