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[Dacon]

At about 3:10 tonight I went outside to throw some garbage out since it's trash day tomorrow and I'm wide awake as usual, and I saw something strange as I walked back to my house from the road.

Out in the horizon past behind my house, I see this huge white thing in the sky, and as it gets closer I can make out the shape of what I assume to be a bird. It had a massive wing span, it appeared to be almost glowing in the damn near pitch black sky as it flapped its massive wings. I could tell it was very far away from me, but I could clearly make it out. It flew over my house and I just stood there, transfixed as I watched it disappear from the sky. It wasn't like it shrunk into the distance, it was like it slowly faded away into the black sky. I could make out the shapes of small clouds here and there, but it wasn't near them when it disappeared.

I don't know what it was, but it left me feeling weird. I've spent many nights in the dark just looking at the sky, thinking. I tend to have a habit of looking up at the sky as I walk, and sure I've seen birds at night. They usually appear as black flying shapes in the air, I've never seen light pass through, or reflect off of anything in the sky like that at night. Especially on a night as dark as this.

I'm not saying I saw anything supernatural or mystical, but it was definitely out of the ordinary and a new experience for me.

EDIT:

This is a close approximation of what I saw I think, if anyone here is familiar with birds maybe this'll make you think of something?

 

[LokusAbriss]

It is the year 2020. Everything is possible.

But there are huge birds depending on where you live that you could have seen.

 

[Dacon]

It is the year 2020. Everything is possible.

But there are huge birds depending on where you live that you could have seen.

Do you know of any in Texas? I've been living here for over 20 years and this is a first for me.

 

[Vyse1800]

Testing the waters for possible "sky event"

 

[Mistershine.]

Where do you live? We have seagulls that would give a roc a run for its money. They appear white from below, just before they shit on you and steal your food.

 

[LokusAbriss]

Do you know of any in Texas? I've been living here for over 20 years and this is a first for me.

I am not from around there, but just found an interesting article from 2012.

The Texas-sized 'monster' bird that created a huge flap back in 1975

And most birds are not active at night. Owls are the exception I think.

 

[Dacon]

Testing the waters for possible "sky event"

What?

I am not from around there, but just found an interesting article from 2012.

The Texas-sized 'monster' bird that created a huge flap back in 1975

And most birds are not active at night. Owls are the exception I think.

That...is very interesting.

Where do you live? We have seagulls that would give a roc a run for its money. They appear white from below, just before they shit on you and steal your food.

I live in Orange Texas. It's kind of smack dab in the middle of Louisiana and Texas. I've never seen seagulls here, but maybe it could be one that strayed out too far?

 

[Mistershine.]

What?



That...is very interesting.



I live in Orange Texas. It's kind of smack dab in the middle of Louisiana and Texas. I've never seen seagulls here, but maybe it could be one that strayed out too far?

From the southwestern tip of the UK? Unlikely, I would say, but they are bloody big so you never know.

 

[jufonuk]

It was swamp gas.

 

[nush]

I've seen white birds uplit from the ground before, what your describing sounds like some sort of Crane being uplit but due to it being dark you've got nothing to scale it against.

Moon on Horizon factor

Why Does the Moon Look So Much Bigger When It Is Near the Horizon?

Why does the moon look so much bigger when it is near the horizon than when it is high up in the sky? This question has been pondered for hundreds if not thousands of years, and is commonly referred to as the moon illusion.

science.howstuffworks.com

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Testing the waters for possible "sky event"

Please believe the messages that totally come from the not-drone LED display aliens.

 

[Birdo]

Just wait until the 5G towers start walking.

 

[triplestation]

o fug theyre coming back

 

[Dacon]

o fug theyre coming back

This is close to what I saw tbh.

 

[DarkArterialGore]

 

[Airbus Jr]

Do you live near the sea?

If so its most likely a seagull

If its really huge its an albatros bird

 

[Spaceman292]

o fug theyre coming back

Excuse me what the fuck is that thing.

 

[Dunedain_Ranger]

 

[Birdo]

Excuse me what the fuck is that thing.

It's a cardboard cut-out to represent the theoretical size of "Thunderbirds".

 

[and 3 others]

Just wait until the 5G towers start walking.

 

[sonomamashine]

At about 3:10 tonight I went outside to throw some garbage out since it's trash day tomorrow and I'm wide awake as usual, and I saw something strange as I walked back to my house from the road.

Out in the horizon past behind my house, I see this huge white thing in the sky, and as it gets closer I can make out the shape of what I assume to be a bird. It had a massive wing span, it appeared to be almost glowing in the damn near pitch black sky as it flapped its massive wings. I could tell it was very far away from me, but I could clearly make it out. It flew over my house and I just stood there, transfixed as I watched it disappear from the sky. It wasn't like it shrunk into the distance, it was like it slowly faded away into the black sky. I could make out the shapes of small clouds here and there, but it wasn't near them when it disappeared.

I don't know what it was, but it left me feeling weird. I've spent many nights in the dark just looking at the sky, thinking. I tend to have a habit of looking up at the sky as I walk, and sure I've seen birds at night. They usually appear as black flying shapes in the air, I've never seen light pass through, or reflect off of anything in the sky like that at night. Especially on a night as dark as this.

I'm not saying I saw anything supernatural or mystical, but it was definitely out of the ordinary and a new experience for me.

EDIT:

This is a close approximation of what I saw I think, if anyone here is familiar with birds maybe this'll make you think of something?

You have neighbors attending Hogwarts.

 

[Elektro Demon]

 

[Alebrije]

Could have been a delta wing for experimental use...like drone controlled...weather measure.

 

[MilkyJoe]

At about 3:10 tonight I went outside to throw some garbage out since it's trash day tomorrow and I'm wide awake as usual, and I saw something strange as I walked back to my house from the road.

Out in the horizon past behind my house, I see this huge white thing in the sky, and as it gets closer I can make out the shape of what I assume to be a bird. It had a massive wing span, it appeared to be almost glowing in the damn near pitch black sky as it flapped its massive wings. I could tell it was very far away from me, but I could clearly make it out. It flew over my house and I just stood there, transfixed as I watched it disappear from the sky. It wasn't like it shrunk into the distance, it was like it slowly faded away into the black sky. I could make out the shapes of small clouds here and there, but it wasn't near them when it disappeared.

I don't know what it was, but it left me feeling weird. I've spent many nights in the dark just looking at the sky, thinking. I tend to have a habit of looking up at the sky as I walk, and sure I've seen birds at night. They usually appear as black flying shapes in the air, I've never seen light pass through, or reflect off of anything in the sky like that at night. Especially on a night as dark as this.

I'm not saying I saw anything supernatural or mystical, but it was definitely out of the ordinary and a new experience for me.

EDIT:

This is a close approximation of what I saw I think, if anyone here is familiar with birds maybe this'll make you think of something?

great black-backed gull

Brilliant White underbelly , huge birds, seen it myself.

 

[rykomatsu]

Wood Stork or Great Egret

 

[ValiantTraveler]

Omae wa mou abducted.

 

[Tesseract]

soon

 

[Pagusas]

Texas has a lot of huge white birds, our white cranes when they fly with their necks folded in would look like that:

 

[synchronicity]

Perhaps it was a flying Hasselhoff.

Seriously though, who knows. Reality seems to want to expand the definition of its borders lately. Just enjoy the ride.

 

[Foamy]

Native Americans call it a thunderbird.
Basically a pterodactyl sized bird which may or may not be supernatural.
Most commonly reported in the Midwest.

 

[Pejo]

 

[haxan7]

are you sure it wasn't Pigeon

 

[Ikutachi]

 

[teezzy]

It was probably an angel, dude.

 

[synchronicity]

Maybe it is...

 

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[BigBooper]

Sounds like Mothra to me.

 

[FreedomOfSpeech]

You better watch out buddy.

 

[MetalAlien]

Could be a Quetzalcoatl.

Spoiler

 

[DESTROYA]

Was it flapping it’s wings fairly vigorously or just gliding on thermals ?

 

[The Wheel of Fortune]

 

[Kamina]

Something happened to me last Thursday when I was driving home.
I had a couple of miles to go -- I looked up and saw a glowing orange object in the sky, to the east!
It was moving very irregularly... Suddenly, there was intense light all around me -- and when I came to, I was home.
What do you think happened to me...?

 

[AlteredForms]

OP must have glimpsed the upcoming Batman signal.

 

[TrainedRage]

Due to the time I would say an owl.

They can appear HUGE. When you see them fly, it’s pretty shocking.

First I thought OP may have been seeing the comet that is visible for a couple days.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

At about 3:10 tonight I went outside to throw some garbage out since it's trash day tomorrow and I'm wide awake as usual, and I saw something strange as I walked back to my house from the road.

Out in the horizon past behind my house, I see this huge white thing in the sky, and as it gets closer I can make out the shape of what I assume to be a bird. It had a massive wing span, it appeared to be almost glowing in the damn near pitch black sky as it flapped its massive wings. I could tell it was very far away from me, but I could clearly make it out. It flew over my house and I just stood there, transfixed as I watched it disappear from the sky. It wasn't like it shrunk into the distance, it was like it slowly faded away into the black sky. I could make out the shapes of small clouds here and there, but it wasn't near them when it disappeared.

I don't know what it was, but it left me feeling weird. I've spent many nights in the dark just looking at the sky, thinking. I tend to have a habit of looking up at the sky as I walk, and sure I've seen birds at night. They usually appear as black flying shapes in the air, I've never seen light pass through, or reflect off of anything in the sky like that at night. Especially on a night as dark as this.

I'm not saying I saw anything supernatural or mystical, but it was definitely out of the ordinary and a new experience for me.

EDIT:

This is a close approximation of what I saw I think, if anyone here is familiar with birds maybe this'll make you think of something?

Contact coasttocoastam.com and tell them about it.

I wonder if anyone else in your area saw it?

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Haast's Eagle.

Google it

 

[bitbydeath]

Edit: Dammit AlteredForms beat me too it.

 

[AlteredForms]

Edit: Dammit AlteredForms beat me too it.

Too slow baby!!!

 

[GeorgPrime]

Where do you live? We have seagulls that would give a roc a run for its money. They appear white from below, just before they shit on you and steal your food.

Seagulls are like pidgeons possessed by demons. They eat the tears of little kids.

 

[Glip_Glop]

Double post, sorry