c/aliens-among-us

Found a trick with my dashcam that caught orbs near Sedona last month

I figured out that setting the exposure lower at night actually picked up those weird floating lights I've been seeing around Red Rock Crossing. Has anyone else messed with camera settings to catch stuff that's normally invisible?

Saw a strange light over Lake Michigan three years ago and still can't explain it

I was fishing off the pier in St. Joseph, Michigan around 11pm when I saw a bright orange orb drift silently across the water, stop suddenly, then zip straight up into the clouds. Has anyone else seen something similar near the Great Lakes that didn't match any known aircraft?

That night at Devil's Tower made me realize I'd been scanning the wrong part of the sky for 12 years

A park ranger pointed out a cluster of non-blinking lights near the horizon instead of overhead, and now I wonder how many craft I missed just looking straight up.

Tried to crop circle my neighbor's lawn as a joke and the cows started following me in a perfect spiral

Last Saturday I snuck out with a string and some stakes to make a fake alien pattern in the field behind my place, but the herd of cows there just lined up behind me in the same circle shape and won't stop doing it every morning now - has anyone else had farm animals act suspiciously coordinated after a prank?

Drove out to Area 51 last week and saw something that still bugs me

I went out to the Rachel Nevada area on a road trip and pulled over near the back gate to take some photos. Around dusk I saw this light just hovering over the mountains that didn't move for like 20 minutes then shot straight up and vanished. Has anyone else seen weird stationary lights out there or am I just seeing things?

Pro tip: I spent 3 years trying to debunk that Calvine photo and got nowhere

Finally admitted I was wrong about the whole thing after a retired RAF guy dropped a name I'd never heard of, anyone else hit a wall like that?

Friend told me my UFO photo was just a drone and it changed how I look at footage

I recorded a weird light over Lake Michigan near Chicago about 2 months ago. Thought I had something real until a buddy pointed out the blinking pattern was exactly like a DJI Mavic. Now I always check for FAA registration lights and sound profiles before I even record. Anyone else have a skeptic change how they investigate sightings?

I finally saw a weird light pattern near my barn that changed my mind on aliens

Out by my barn last Tuesday around 2 AM, I noticed three orange lights forming a perfect triangle that just vanished after 10 seconds. My electrician buddy insists it was just a drone, but I've never seen anything move that fast without noise. Anyone else catch something similar near rural areas?

Saw a weird light over I-80 near Laramie last month - thought I was losing it

I was driving my rig through Wyoming around 3am on a Tuesday, about 30 miles east of Laramie, when this greenish light just hovered above the highway for a solid 10 seconds. It wasn't a drone or another truck's lights cause it was dead silent and then shot straight up into the clouds. No idea what it was, but I called my buddy who hauls out of Cheyenne and he said he's seen the same thing twice near that spot. Anyone else run into something like that on the interstate?

Can we talk about that weird conversation with my grandpa about cattle mutilations?

I was visiting my grandpa in rural Kansas last week and he brought up those old cattle mutilation cases from the 70s. He said he saw a cow near Dodge City with a perfect circle cut out of its side, no blood, and the vet couldn't explain it. That hit different cause he's not into conspiracy stuff at all, just a farmer who doesn't BS. He mentioned a neighbor saw a silent black triangle over the field that same night in 1978. Made me wonder if there's something to these reports that can't be written off as pranks or predators. Has anyone else had a family member share a story that made you question things?

Spent last weekend driving through Marfa, Texas and I get the hype now.

I always rolled my eyes at people seeing UFOs out there, but around 2 AM I watched three lights move in total silence across the desert sky, no sound or blinking like a plane. Has anyone else had a weird experience in that area or am I just late to the party?

Old farmer told me to leave my telescope outside for 30 minutes before using it

I got a new telescope last month and kept bringing it straight from my warm house into the yard. An old guy at the feed store said I was ruining my views by not letting the glass cool down first. Tried his advice last Tuesday night after waiting 30 minutes outside in the cold. The moon was so sharp I could see craters I never noticed before. Anyone else had some small tip that completely changed how you look at the sky?

Why does nobody talk about using a car antenna to pick up weird signals?

I tried pointing my old FM antenna at the sky during a meteor shower last August and caught this repeating low hum that wasn't on any station, and I'm wondering if anyone else has tried something similar with regular radio gear.

That Roswell witness interview from 1997 changed my whole view on UFOs

I used to think all alien stories were just people wanting attention or misidentifying planes. But I watched a 3 hour interview with a retired Army officer who was at Roswell in 1947, and he described seeing wreckage that bent like memory metal and had symbols that weren't like anything on Earth. The detail he gave about the smell of the crash site and how nervous his CO was made me think this guy wasn't lying. Has anyone else gone from skeptic to believer after seeing a specific witness talk?

Just realized I was staring at the wrong part of the sky for years

I used to think UFO sightings were all fake because I never saw anything myself. I'd go out at night in Tucson and stare straight up for hours, hoping to catch a light moving weird. Then my buddy who works at the observatory told me to look closer to the horizon instead, like just above the mountains. He said most of the weird stuff people report happens low, not overhead. Last week I sat on my patio facing Mount Lemmon around 9pm and saw this orange orb drift sideways then stop, then shoot off. It had no sound and no strobe lights like a plane. I can't unsee it now. Anyone else been looking up when they should be looking out?

Had a lawnmower freak me out last Wednesday night and now I'm not sure what to think

I was mowing a client's back field near Huntsville around 8 PM and the engine just cut out completely while the headlights flickered in a weird pattern like morse code for no reason, has anyone else gotten creepy vibes from their equipment acting strange after dark?

Heard a weird hum near my barn last fall - tracked it to a buried pipe, not a UFO, but now I second guess everything

I finally stopped buying those $40 alien detection apps

I spent about $120 on three different 'alien radar' apps over the last 6 months, thinking they'd pick up signals or something. They all just showed random static and GPS coordinates, which is basically what my free weather app does. What finally convinced me was watching a YouTube video where a guy ran the same app next to a microwave and it went crazy with 'anomalous readings'. Has anyone else wasted money on these scammy apps, or did you find one that actually works?

I finally saw something near Roswell that changed my mind

My buddy and I drove out to the crash site area last month around 2am, near the old military base off Highway 285. We saw three orange orbs moving in a perfect triangle pattern then they just stopped and blinked out one by one, no sound at all. I grew up thinking all these stories were nonsense, but what else could move like that without any wings or rotors? Has anyone else caught weird lights out by Roswell specifically?

Blew $80 on a UFO detector app that was total junk

I got hyped up by an online ad and paid $80 for a 'professional' UFO detector app. It claimed to use magnetic field sensors and radar to track anomalies in real time. After three weeks of it alerting me to every passing airplane and my neighbor's wifi router, I realized it was just a scam with fake data. Has anyone else wasted money on these bogus alien hunting gadgets?

Saw something weird over Lake Michigan last night and my phone died

I was out near Grand Haven around 11pm and saw these three orange orbs moving in a perfect triangle pattern. My phone battery was at 15% and it died right as I tried to snap a photo. Has anyone else seen similar lights over the Great Lakes this summer?

TIL that weird noise near Marfa Texas turned out to be real after 18 years

I spent my whole life rolling my eyes at alien talk, especially after hearing about those Marfa lights in the 90s. But last summer I drove through there during a job moving some equipment to El Paso, and I saw them myself. No cars, no planes, no explanation - just three orange orbs dancing around the horizon for a solid 20 minutes. My buddy Dave was in the passenger seat and he saw the same thing, so I know it wasnt just me being tired from the drive. Now I'm not saying it's little green men or anything, but something is going on out there that we dont understand. Has anyone else seen those lights and just had to change their whole viewpoint? What do you think they actually are?

My garbage disposal attacked me like a UFO abduction gone wrong

So I'm standing in my kitchen last Tuesday night trying to unclog the disposal. I've done it a hundred times with a wooden spoon. But this time the thing kicks on by itself. Just starts spinning and groaning like a possessed spaceship. A chunk of old potato flew out and hit me square in the forehead. My dog ran out of the room barking. I had to flip the breaker to shut it down. Now I'm half convinced my house is haunted by aliens messing with my plumbing. Has anyone else had a random appliance go rogue on you like that?

Weird lights over the lake near Sedona 3 nights in a row

I was camping at Oak Creek Canyon outside Sedona last week and saw these orange glowing orbs moving in a grid pattern over the water around midnight. They didn't make any sound and just vanished one by one after about 10 minutes. Has anyone else seen something similar near that area or is there some military base nearby that flies drones at night?

My night vision recorder glitched during that big storm and I lost a whole sighting.

I was out in my backyard in rural Ohio about two weeks ago trying to film some weird lights I kept seeing near the treeline. My camera rig was on a tripod with night vision and I had it recording for almost 45 minutes straight. Then the power flickered and the whole thing just shut down without saving anything. When I turned it back on the file was corrupted and all I got was a black screen. I tried using a recovery tool but it only pulled back grainy noise. It really bummed me out because I saw these three orange orbs moving in a triangle pattern before the glitch. Has anyone else had gear fail on them right when something good was happening?