Have you ever seen a UFO? I have ò?? twice. Well, kind of, at first.
My first ò??close encounterò?? occurred in March 1970 as I stood in a field at sunset. Facing west, I scanned the horizon for a glimpse of the elusive planet Mercury. I spotted a light, but it was much too bright to be Mercury. It couldnò??t be Venus, which was a morning planet at the time. Besides, this light was moving silently and steadily toward me. Suddenly, it made an abrupt 90ÒÀ turn and disappeared. I was astounded. No earthly craft could have conducted such a maneuver!
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