I thought my neighbor's drone was an alien probe for a whole year

Every Tuesday night, this bright green light would hover over the field behind my house in Boise. I took notes, told my buddy it was a scout. Then last month, I saw old Mr. Henderson flying his new DJI Mini 3 from his porch. He waved. I felt like a total fool. Anyone else mistake something totally normal for something out of this world?

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4 Comments

blair_nguyen2mo ago

My cousin swore the streetlight outside his window was a UFO for months. Turned out to be a new LED bulb with a weird flicker. What's the weirdest thing you've ever misidentified?

reese_rodriguez862mo ago

Ever think a cat was a weird hat?

davidkim2mo ago

Sounds like @blair_nguyen's cousin needs better hobbies.

grant4781mo ago

Man, that's funny. My buddy Mike once called me freaking out because he saw a "drone" hovering over his backyard for like an hour. Turned out his neighbor's kid had tied one of those huge mylar birthday balloons to a tree branch with fishing line and it was just swaying in the wind. The silver balloon caught the sunset light just right and looked like some glowing aircraft from a distance. He was so embarrassed when I pointed out the string.