Thanks for having this forum! Here is the first paranormal experience I ever had.
UFO Sighting: This occurred somewhere between 1968 and 1969 around the time when I was 4 or 5 years of age. My family lived in Upstate New York at the time and we were on a visit to my Aunt’s house in Poughkeepsie</ST1
. During the summer evenings my mom and aunt would often sit outside in lawn chairs and talk. One evening while I was sitting out there with them, my mom looked up and gasped and said “Oh my god, look at the UFO!” I looked up and saw a classic “flying saucer” UFO. Even though it was night-time, it was close enough for me to see that it was a clearly metallic, classic disk. It appeared to have a bit of a lip with a smaller circle underneath the craft. The circular edge of the craft had lights all around it. The craft almost gave off the illusion that it was spinning while it was propelling forward; although, that could have been a trick of the lights. We lived in a small neighborhood, and the craft glided silently just above the treetops that bordered the back yards. The sighting lasted about 30 seconds until it simply flew past us and out of sight. It maintained the same speed the whole time (I would say about 60-75mph). After it had gone, I remember running into the house and yelling to my siblings and cousins to come look. We all ran out and looked, but the craft was gone.
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This is one of the most vivid memories of my life. I can even see the house-dresses and sweaters that my mom and aunt were wearing. I can see my cousins and siblings spilling out of the front door in excitement and looking up. The memory has never changed throughout the years, and it certainly had all the elements of waking reality. Now for the weird part…
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Although this has always been a vivid memory for me, I didn’t talk about it growing up. I don’t know why. I just assumed that it was part of all of our memories and basically “a given”. When I was in my early 30’s, I happened to off-handedly bring up the subject with my mom. I was stunned when she asked me what I was talking about. She had absolutely NO recollection of the event at all. I couldn’t believe it. This was the most vivid memory of my childhood, of which my mother had played a major role, and she couldn’t remember it at all. So I asked my brother and sister if they remembered the event. Nope. Back in 1996, I spoke to one of my cousins who was there that night, and she also had absolutely NO recollection of it. I was never able to ask my aunt, as she had passed away. So I am left not knowing what to think about this.
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Just a little bit about me: I’m 45, happily married, and what I consider pretty well adjusted. I will say that I am of a creative bent, but I am adamantly convinced that I did not “create” that memory. Why I am the only one who remembers is a mystery to me. While I can understand that my cousins and siblings may not remember it (after all…they didn’t see the UFO). I am baffled why my mother who was so shocked at what she was seeing at the time did not remember it. Crazy.
UFO Sighting: This occurred somewhere between 1968 and 1969 around the time when I was 4 or 5 years of age. My family lived in Upstate New York at the time and we were on a visit to my Aunt’s house in Poughkeepsie</ST1
. During the summer evenings my mom and aunt would often sit outside in lawn chairs and talk. One evening while I was sitting out there with them, my mom looked up and gasped and said “Oh my god, look at the UFO!” I looked up and saw a classic “flying saucer” UFO. Even though it was night-time, it was close enough for me to see that it was a clearly metallic, classic disk. It appeared to have a bit of a lip with a smaller circle underneath the craft. The circular edge of the craft had lights all around it. The craft almost gave off the illusion that it was spinning while it was propelling forward; although, that could have been a trick of the lights. We lived in a small neighborhood, and the craft glided silently just above the treetops that bordered the back yards. The sighting lasted about 30 seconds until it simply flew past us and out of sight. It maintained the same speed the whole time (I would say about 60-75mph). After it had gone, I remember running into the house and yelling to my siblings and cousins to come look. We all ran out and looked, but the craft was gone.<O
This is one of the most vivid memories of my life. I can even see the house-dresses and sweaters that my mom and aunt were wearing. I can see my cousins and siblings spilling out of the front door in excitement and looking up. The memory has never changed throughout the years, and it certainly had all the elements of waking reality. Now for the weird part…
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Although this has always been a vivid memory for me, I didn’t talk about it growing up. I don’t know why. I just assumed that it was part of all of our memories and basically “a given”. When I was in my early 30’s, I happened to off-handedly bring up the subject with my mom. I was stunned when she asked me what I was talking about. She had absolutely NO recollection of the event at all. I couldn’t believe it. This was the most vivid memory of my childhood, of which my mother had played a major role, and she couldn’t remember it at all. So I asked my brother and sister if they remembered the event. Nope. Back in 1996, I spoke to one of my cousins who was there that night, and she also had absolutely NO recollection of it. I was never able to ask my aunt, as she had passed away. So I am left not knowing what to think about this.
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Just a little bit about me: I’m 45, happily married, and what I consider pretty well adjusted. I will say that I am of a creative bent, but I am adamantly convinced that I did not “create” that memory. Why I am the only one who remembers is a mystery to me. While I can understand that my cousins and siblings may not remember it (after all…they didn’t see the UFO). I am baffled why my mother who was so shocked at what she was seeing at the time did not remember it. Crazy.
