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Have you seen UFOs and other aerial phenomenons you have trouble explaining? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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With the recent talks of UAPs because of the current events over the UK and New Jersey, I'd love to hear your experiences.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

UFO sightings plummeted in frequency when cameras became ubiquitous for people, but correlation ≠ causation...

Personally, I have seen ball lightning, it was scary as fuck because I knew exactly what it was and didn't want it anywhere near me. A tree was struck by lightning as we were driving home in the family car in the late 80's / early 90's and several little white balls hovered around it. My dad then punched the gas and ran the red light we were sitting at, and had me look up ball lightning in the encyclopedia when we got home.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Was he familiar with it or were you just lucky with thinking of what to look up in the encyclopedia?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

He was familiar. Said he saw it during his time in the Navy.