Slightly strange stories or experiences
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Not the strangest, but last year I was outdoors, on the phone, watching a small plane fly by.
Heard an explosion, or a bang.
Heard the engine cut.
Watched the plane changing directions. Presumed he was scanning for an unploughed grass field to land in.
Silence as it drifted out of sight, over trees, not terribly far away.
Finished my call and wondered about what I'd seen. No one knew or had heard anything, not even the nearest airfield.
Plane was flying in good conditions, close by, 1500 feet perhaps. Excellent visibility. Miles from an airstrip.
Why didnt I hear the engine restart if it was PPL training.
Either way, why the explosive sound?
I did follow up, nothing in the news either.
But forget my somewhat uneventful story which may have a plausible explanation, however trivial, what about yours?
Heard an explosion, or a bang.
Heard the engine cut.
Watched the plane changing directions. Presumed he was scanning for an unploughed grass field to land in.
Silence as it drifted out of sight, over trees, not terribly far away.
Finished my call and wondered about what I'd seen. No one knew or had heard anything, not even the nearest airfield.
Plane was flying in good conditions, close by, 1500 feet perhaps. Excellent visibility. Miles from an airstrip.
Why didnt I hear the engine restart if it was PPL training.
Either way, why the explosive sound?
I did follow up, nothing in the news either.
But forget my somewhat uneventful story which may have a plausible explanation, however trivial, what about yours?
A couple of years back, in a petrol station buying a drink....chap ahead trying to pay for his fuel had had his card declined. He had an ID badge that showed him to be a nurse. He was embarrassed and close to tears. Couldn't reach his wife....I'm thinking "do I lend him the £20? What if I don't see the £20 again? Does it matter if I don't?....." I get my drink and beat myself up for thinking too much about it - should have just bunged him the £20.
Get back to my car, parked round the side of the garage and notice in the gutter under a pile of leaves, a weathered, half torn but perfectly acceptable £20 note. Pick it up, head back in and give it to the fella. He couldn't have been more grateful if he'd have tried.
Get back to my car, parked round the side of the garage and notice in the gutter under a pile of leaves, a weathered, half torn but perfectly acceptable £20 note. Pick it up, head back in and give it to the fella. He couldn't have been more grateful if he'd have tried.
XG332 said:
So you watched a plane potentially have a complete engine failure and subsequent emergency crash landing; and you just thought nothing of it?
I called the airfield I've flown light aircraft out of nearest to me, assuming dozens or hundreds of people would have seen it. We are semi rural, plenty of fields, but none to secretly down/hides a plane in, and was assured absolutely nothing had occurred.GF and I kept a closer eye than usual on the local news(paper) - I couldn't even google an incident. Hence it was strange.
I believe I rang the local paper apologising to be nosy that afternoon, they had heard nothing whatsoever.
Meoricin said:
Keeping in mind this is Mobsta's thread, it was probably a spaceship being piloted by a Tyrannosaurus Rex, which are known for their ability to crash land safely every time.
There is this, too, but not on this occasion. I was on a business call with someone I was not familiar with, to them to wait whilst I looked on, relayed everything I'd seen to them, presuming countless other people were also looking up and had seen it too.Pixel Pusher said:
Mobsta, I know you're somewhere on the south coast. Do you think that you could be on the extremities of the Bermuda Triangle?
How far does that reach?
It's probably just located in the fanny-hair shaped triangulation of its own locality, but I wouldn't put it past that crafty triangle that from within it grows an octopus like tentacle which reaches towards us.How far does that reach?
Enough about me, pixel pushing one.
I can remember New Year's Eve and the morning of New Year's Day of 2011/12. I happened to look out of my bedroom window and I just saw this light moving across the sky. I didn't have the faintest idea what it was, but it was far too fast to be an aeroplane. This alone might not be that strange, but I saw it again a little while later. After this I glued myself to my window from about 10 o'clock to 1 o'clock and it went past about once every fifteen minutes. Spooky, huh?
StevieBee said:
A couple of years back, in a petrol station buying a drink....chap ahead trying to pay for his fuel had had his card declined. He had an ID badge that showed him to be a nurse. He was embarrassed and close to tears. Couldn't reach his wife....I'm thinking "do I lend him the £20? What if I don't see the £20 again? Does it matter if I don't?....." I get my drink and beat myself up for thinking too much about it - should have just bunged him the £20.
Get back to my car, parked round the side of the garage and notice in the gutter under a pile of leaves, a weathered, half torn but perfectly acceptable £20 note. Pick it up, head back in and give it to the fella. He couldn't have been more grateful if he'd have tried.
Nice story Get back to my car, parked round the side of the garage and notice in the gutter under a pile of leaves, a weathered, half torn but perfectly acceptable £20 note. Pick it up, head back in and give it to the fella. He couldn't have been more grateful if he'd have tried.
Mobsta said:
knotweed said:
Nice story
With a mysterious happy ending. The best kind, better than a whole Scooby Doo episode.Enough about me, pixel pushing one.
Dick.
I don't believe in UFOs.
I have been flying for twenty years.
In twenty years I've never seen anything that might be considered UFOish.
Tonight, at 39000ft over the North Atlantic, neither Scottish ATC or we the pilots could tell what was above us...
Spooky.
Weird.
Freaky that one might start a thread about strange stories tonight of all nights.
I need more wine.
I have been flying for twenty years.
In twenty years I've never seen anything that might be considered UFOish.
Tonight, at 39000ft over the North Atlantic, neither Scottish ATC or we the pilots could tell what was above us...
Spooky.
Weird.
Freaky that one might start a thread about strange stories tonight of all nights.
I need more wine.
Chuck328 said:
I don't believe in UFOs.
I have been flying for twenty years.
In twenty years I've never seen anything that might be considered UFOish.
Tonight, at 39000ft over the North Atlantic, neither Scottish ATC or we the pilots could tell what was above us...
Spooky.
Weird.
Freaky that one might start a thread about strange stories tonight of all nights.
I need more wine.
Don't let the cynics put you off your stroke. What did you see? Some of us are happy to sit on the fence and read. I have been flying for twenty years.
In twenty years I've never seen anything that might be considered UFOish.
Tonight, at 39000ft over the North Atlantic, neither Scottish ATC or we the pilots could tell what was above us...
Spooky.
Weird.
Freaky that one might start a thread about strange stories tonight of all nights.
I need more wine.
No firm beliefs here either way, it's just more pleasant to sit on the fence, and read.
What did ATC say to you?
Chuck328 said:
I don't believe in UFOs.
I have been flying for twenty years.
In twenty years I've never seen anything that might be considered UFOish.
Tonight, at 39000ft over the North Atlantic, neither Scottish ATC or we the pilots could tell what was above us...
Spooky.
Weird.
Freaky that one might start a thread about strange stories tonight of all nights.
I need more wine.
ISS ?I have been flying for twenty years.
In twenty years I've never seen anything that might be considered UFOish.
Tonight, at 39000ft over the North Atlantic, neither Scottish ATC or we the pilots could tell what was above us...
Spooky.
Weird.
Freaky that one might start a thread about strange stories tonight of all nights.
I need more wine.
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