posted on Mar, 24 2011 @ 11:51 PM
Good evening, all! I've been responding to posts for the last few days but still haven't hit the magic "20" to post in the Forums so first, I'll
say hi! It's great to be part of ATS and I've enjoying reading and communicating with some of you over the last several days.
OK - so here's why I was so anxious to post myself and my adrenaline is pumping so sorry if there are mistakes. I live in Rockland County, NY,
across the Hudson River from Westchester and I'm always noticing weird things over the river (strange weather fronts that will come half way across
the river or unusual currents - you get the gist). Anyway, tonight I looked out around 11 pm and noticed three objects that at first looked like
light sticks (you know the glow sticks you can get at a novelty shop) hovering over the river. It was weird because they were vertical and hovering
and then slowly moving in unpredictible ways. I watched them for about 2 minutes trying to decide if maybe they were helicopters but when one started
to change and look like a triangle with either red or dark orange lights, (it appeared to have a longer row of lights hanging down like a tail for
lack of a better description), I ran for the camera. Now, I have 3 cameras. Tried the cellphone first - nothing came through. Other two had dead
batteries. So I'm sitting here frantically trying to get fresh batteries in them, figuring that I'll turn around and they'll be gone because too
much time has passed but after a minute or so, I notice a faint flash of small red lights all the way across the river and then the show begins again.
Needless to say, I haven't used the other two camera in ages and first it flashes and the things scramble. Again, I figure they're gone so I'm
fiddling with the controls and sure enough, they're back. I snapped two more shots but couldn't get them in the frame and my pre-light for red eye
kept going off. So I'm looking at the controls again to try to figure it out and glance out the window and the one that I would describe as a stick
light, is coming closer and stops behind this huge evergreen tree about 50 years from my window. Then it comes out from the side and when I go to
snap a picture, it goes back behind the tree. I swear the thing was playing hide and seek with me. When it started moving to the side again, that's
when I got nervous and quickly ran into the other room (a wuss, I know). Anyway, sorry I don't have pix to share but I'll keep watching for them.
Has anybody ever had the experience of drawing their attention with flashes and do they sound similar to anything you've ever seen? I had a few
VERY scary experiences when I was a little girl and I never really want to mess with those things again. I'm going to try to figure out how to make
my camera stealth-like with no flashes or pre-lights and hopefully I'll have something to share. If I can't figure it out, I'm not messing around
with them. Is anyone else in this area who saw these things? They're really disconcerting in their movements and when the thing was hiding behind
the tree and then coming out, I really freaked. Oh yeah, my cats started chasing each other around like wild lunatics at the same time. They play
like that at times but this was super hyper mode and it took me a few minutes to calm them down. I don't know if it's related but it's awfully
coincidental.
Have a good evening, all!
Timidgal