A Trip to See Strange Lights in The Sky: A True Story

Suddenly there was a lot of excitement and everyone was staring at a particular spot in the sky. A bright ‘star’ had appeared and it was moving silently across the sky. A few frantically flashed their torches in the direction of the light; apparently this is standard practice when something appears. Some in the crowd gasped as the light in the sky disappeared momentarily, then came on, then off, and then back on again, as if responding to the flashing torch lights. Were the aliens saying hello, we see you? There was no sound from this object and it slowly made its way across the sky before gradually fading to nothing. By this time my uncle had grabbed the telescope from me. He could still see the light with something red beneath it; a few others with binoculars said much the same thing. By the time I grabbed the telescope back it had gone or perhaps I wasn’t looking in the right spot.   

Well, that’s how I remember it but the mind can play tricks with old memories. And I supposed with the excitement of everyone around us, it was easy to get carried away but I felt elated. Of course there could be any number of explanations: an aircraft maybe or perhaps another practical joke from the local army base?

A few hours later, the glow on the horizon signalled the start of sunrise, the first I’d ever seen and it was soon time to leave this strange place. That night spent in the fields of Wilshire was for me a life changing experience. My mind had been opened to the vastness of the Cosmos and its endless possibilities.  

Update:

Since writing this I have come across a fascinating website about Warminster and UFO sightings. The site is a trip down memory lane for me as it has photos of the field from where we saw the light in the sky and the barn on Cradle Hill near where we had the experience with the Goat is still there. There are also photos of Starr Hill. Oddly after all these years the landscape looks familiar. I sometimes think about returning to the area and wonder if people still gather there on cloudless summer nights?