Sounds like a cool sighting. I saw something similar last year and I have been waiting to see it again, so far I haven't. I sit outside often with camera(s) ready to go. I bet if i didn't have one that is when something would happen. Go figure

I love that sky app on the iPad, it's awesome. I have something similar on my droid that I always have ready to use if I see something questionable. I also use stellarium as well.


Thanks for sharing your sighting if you see it again, take a pic

Why does everything gotta happen in Az? lol

Thank you for your recounting of the event. I am rather curious about this effect of "splitting" that is so often described. I have a couple of "theories", but all they are is just thoughts, since there is absolutely no way to really approach proving them.

1) The splitting effect is caused by some sort of physics phenomenon of ftl travel.. maybe a jump to warp or hyperspace or whatever it should be called.

2) Maybe these vessels are actually conglamerations of "pods" and they routinely function in this manner, staying as one unit until needing to run off on missions.


In any case, glad this was caught, and might I say, very good formatting of the sighting report.

Originally posted by rogerstigers
1) The splitting effect is caused by some sort of physics phenomenon of ftl travel

I really doubt that. Going back to pure physics, "IF" the objects were traveling faster than light, the observed effect would be different. I'd either see no light or much slower observed motion (as the distance increased at ultra-luminary speeds, light would take longer to get to me).

Originally posted by SkepticOverlord

Originally posted by rogerstigers
1) The splitting effect is caused by some sort of physics phenomenon of ftl travel

I really doubt that. Going back to pure physics, "IF" the objects were traveling faster than light, the observed effect would be different. I'd either see no light or much slower observed motion (as the distance increased at ultra-luminary speeds, light would take longer to get to me).

True, however, I worded that poorly.. I meant an "apparent FTL" mechanism, since neither a worp, wormhole, nor a hyperspace concept would necessitate true FTL travel so far as I know. But then again, I am not expert on such things and really just threw that out there because the splitting effect really intrigues me.

good post, this should be a sticky or something for everyone to read and know before a sighting, very good observations

wish I had some theory to add to it, only thing I can think of is pure energy it emits light we are all energy it could have been some planetary traveler meeting up with another traveler to exchange clean towels...remember never forget your towel!!

good post, this should be a sticky or something for everyone to read and know before a sighting, very good observations

wish I had some theory to add to it, only thing I can think of is pure energy it emits light we are all energy it could have been some planetary traveler meeting up with another traveler to exchange clean towels...remember never forget your towel!!

Welcome to the club friend!
It will now be much easier for your imagination to accept the infinite reasons of why alien beings would want to come here. I too have had sightings just as you described. They all happened this year (2010) and I had never seen any before. The ones I saw split were in broad daylight with clear blue sky's. The ones at night I have seen scatter about and move in all different directions but they weren't splitting.
Anyways, it is good to have skeptical opinions around to bring things back into perspective. But I can assure you that if you look into history you will come to find "they" or whomever has been here since our existence and is possibly responsible for our being here. Keep looking UP!

So now that you have had your own sighting,you are a believer.It took that to make you believe?Did you doubt the testimony of an entire town of roswell that they saw the downed craft and aliens?Did you doubt the testimony of millions of abductees who claim abduction?Its great that you now believe,but take stock in what other credible people have seen.

Hmm

That's a stumper...pity there is of course no video to accompany this...

meteors entering the atmosphere often split up...but they don't go opposite ways...they tend to create a sort of V pattern once they break apart at best.

so...its a UFO...now...what could it possibly be that would explain it from a earth viewpoint...

oh, and of course report it to mufon

good thread Skeptic, yup it sounds classic. The very few times I caught a UFO clearly one of the things that implicated to me it was not of terrestrial origin was its moving mechanics. It seems defying our system of physics is a theme.

Anyhow I will stop there so I am not classified as "tin foil hat" nutter or whatever.

Also another thing I find intriguing is how you feel after you discover what your looking at..

Originally posted by dplum517
It will now be much easier for your imagination to accept the infinite reasons of why alien beings would want to come here.

I remain skeptical. My primary reasons are that we represent a relatively mundane existence when compared against the wonders of the galaxy available to an interstellar species. Even very advanced technology -- if it exists at all -- capable of traversing the stars will be exceptionally "expensive" in terms of the cost of energy required. I can't imagine any intelligent species wasting that energy on us when the entire galaxy calls.

But I can assure you that if you look into history you will come to find "they" or whomever has been here since our existence and is possibly responsible for our being here.

Again... referencing the above post... I remain skeptical as to the potential value we might represent to any advanced interstellar species.

Also, I tend to reject any notion that our existence here might be due to any off-planet influence as evolution tells us differently (unless you subscribe to the possibility that all life on earth was seeded).

Originally posted by Bicent76
good thread Skeptic, yup it sounds classic. The very few times I caught a UFO clearly one of the things that implicated to me it was not of terrestrial origin was its moving mechanics. It seems defying our system of physics is a theme.

Defying physics may not be at play here. if you can create a time distortion around a object and within the bubble, time is going much, much faster...from a outside perspective, they are doing wild moves...making 180 degree movements on a dime, etc...however, within that bubble, that split second change in course may have taken 10 minutes...who knows.

Basically, I am just saying don't dismiss physics here...rather, try to understand how things could be done within the laws of physics...build on verses remove and say we know nothing...

Originally posted by antar
Congratulations on your first possible sighting.

I've had other "sightings" over the decades, but this is the first in which a terrestrial explanation is proving difficult.

one more addition to this thread

This is not proof...if it was anyone else on any other board...the general skepticism would include:

A website owner that has a ET forum suddenly has a sighting...clearly this is just hype to increase traffic and discussion in the forum..total hoax and didn't even need to use a camera.

Not saying this is the case...just saying people need to keep things in perspective...I would bet a dime OPs is being as honest as he can be...however, I would not bet my life on it.