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Hello and welcome back to the

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paranormal activity podcast. This is Monday

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Mail Time and I'm producer Don.

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So let's dive into the mailbag

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and get our first story of

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today's episode. This comes from Lisa.

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Hey, my name's Lisa and I never

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really believed in ghosts. At least, not

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until something happened in my baby's room,

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but I still can't explain. This happened

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a few months ago when my husband

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and I just brought home my first

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child Oliver. Like most new parents we

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were running on caffeine and exhaustion, constantly

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checking the baby monitor every night. We

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had one of those cameras that connected

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to an app, so we could check

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on in from our phones. One night

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around 2.30am, I woke up suddenly, feeling

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uneasy. I don't know why. I didn't

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hear Oliver cry, and nothing seemed off. But

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something pulled me to check the baby monitor.

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And that's when I saw it. There was

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a soft, glowing orb floating in the middle

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of the room, not near the night light

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light light, just hovering right above the crib.

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At first I thought it was a reflection,

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maybe dust or an insect caught in the

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light, but as I watched the orb

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moved deliberately. It drifted slowly toward

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Oliver and then stopped right

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over his tiny body, and then it

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pulsed. The light grew brighter for a

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second, then dimmed, like it was reacting

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to something. I held my breath, heart

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pounding, and then Oliver, who had been

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sound asleep, smiled in his sleep. Not

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a twitter or reflex, but a real

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contented smile. I shook my husband awake,

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whispered frantically, look at the monitor, do

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you see that? But by the time he

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grudgingly focused on the screen, the orb was

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gone. The next morning I checked the footage.

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The app records motion, but there was nothing

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safe in that moment. No sign of the

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light, no sign of movement, just a peaceful

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baby sleeping soundly. I don't know what I

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saw that night, maybe it was just a

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glitch. Maybe my exhausted brain was playing tricks

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on me, but deep down I felt something.

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But the orb wasn't just a light, but

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a presence. Something watching over Oliver, protecting him

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and a stranger's part, it never happened again.

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Anyone else has something like this happen

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I'd love. still get chills even thinking

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about it. So Lisa, I think your

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story is both intriguing and deeply emotional

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of course, especially given the context of

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your new baby and a protective instinct

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that many parents obviously feel towards their

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children. The experience you described seeing a

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glowing orb over your baby's crib, followed

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by your son smiling peacefully in his

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sleep, presents a number of questions about

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what you could have witnessed and whether

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it could have been a natural phenomenon

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or something supernatural. One of the most

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common interpretations of glowing orbs is that

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they represent spiritual entities or guardian spirits

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as we mentioned in previous episodes. Many

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cultures believe that the spirits of loved

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ones, angels, or other benevolent entities watch

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over us, especially during vulnerable times such

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as the birth of a child. The

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fact that the orb was positioned above

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the crib. Seemly watching over your son.

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This the pattern of reports where people

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feel they are being protected or watched

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over by a comforting spiritual presence. In

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your case, there might have been an

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expression of a guardian spirit, possibly from

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your family or another benevolent energy, ensuring

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Oliver's safety and peace. Another theory I

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have. is the guardian orb phenomenon. In

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paranormal communities there is a belief in

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guardian orbs, small glowing fears that some

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believers are sent by spirits to watch

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over people, particularly during important life events

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like childbirth. These orbs are often reported

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of being soft, glowing and moving intentionally,

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similar to what you described. The orb's

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actions, hovering near your baby, pulsing, and

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seemingly reacted to something, could fit this

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idea of a protective spiritual entity, making

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its prints known to ensure safety. Many

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people of witnesses report a similar feeling

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of peace or comfort afterward, which might

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explain your sense of reassurance and protection

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you felt towards your son. I also

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think there's the possibility that the orb

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was a result of an emotional imprint

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or energy echo. Some paranoid with theorists

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believe that a strong emotional moments, such

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as the birth of a child, can

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leave an imprint on the environment, which

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may then manifest may then manifest. a

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strange phenomena like orbs or other types

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of energy. The fact that you felt

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a sense of protection could suggest the

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energy from the birth itself or your

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deep bone with your baby manifested as

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an orb of light. The smile from

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your son might have been a subconscious

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response to the positive energy in the

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room. reinforcing the idea that he was

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somehow connected to the presence. Lisa, I

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think your experience is probably so profound

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because it connected deeply with your role

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as a new mum, a time of

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great vulnerability and emotional intensity. Besides the

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fact that it seemed to be acting

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with purpose and intelligence, and your son's

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contented smile, all contribute to a feeling

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of protection and reassurance. The fact that

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it never happened again could make the

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experience seem even more significant, as if

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it was a one-time event, meant to

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convey a message or provide comfort during

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a stressful time. Additionally, the fact there

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was no recorded evidence further fuels the

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mystery, making it all the more difficult

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to explain. the unexplained. Whether the orb

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was a spiritual manifestation, an emotional imprint,

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a camera glitch or hallucination, the sense

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of protection and reassurance you felt is

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undeniable. The experience speaks to the human

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need for connection and comfort, particularly in

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moments of vulnerability like caring for a

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newborn. Even though it was not a

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literal guardian spirit, the emotional impacts of

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the event suggested it serve a comforting

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and protective role in your life, during

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time of great change and responsibility. Whether

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paranormal or psychological, the experience has left

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a lasting impression and serves as a

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reminder of how powerful our emotions and

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perceptions can be in shaping your understanding

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of the unknown. So

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let's dip into the mail, Bang, got

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a second story of today's episode. This

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comes from Sam. Hey, my name is

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Sam, and I wanted to share something

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truly bizarre that happened to me when

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a flight from London Heathrow to Bangkok,

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Thailand. It was an overnight flight, and

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while most of the passengers were sleeping,

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I was wide awake. Staring out the

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window, some were over the Indian Ocean.

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That's when I saw it. At first,

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I thought it was just a star,

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or maybe a plane at a plane

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at a distance, but this light was

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too bright and too bright, too erratic,

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too erratic, too erratic. Then, it moved

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in a way that defied all logic.

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I pressed my face against the glass,

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trying to make sense of what I

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was seeing. The object was hovering, slightly

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above the plane's altitude, glowing with an

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eerie bluish white light. Then, in an

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instant... is shot across the sky at

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an impossible speed fast than any aircraft

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I've ever seen. I turned to see

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if anyone else was watching, but everyone

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was either asleep or lost in their

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in-flight entertainment. My heart was racing though.

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I looked back and suddenly the light

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was back, but closer. This time I

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could make up more details. It wasn't

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just a like it had a shape,

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an almost triangular form, with three glowing

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orb at its edges. It hovered, silent

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and still, as if watching. Then, as

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quickly as it appeared, he shot straight

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up into the darkness and vanished. I

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sat there, breathless, questioning everything. Was it

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another plane? A military craft? Or was

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it something else? When we landed in

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Bangkok, I searched for any reports of

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unusual area activity along our flight path.

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Nothing. No military exercises, no satellites, no

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other aircraft that could explain what I

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had seen. To this day, I don't

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know what a witness that night, but

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I do know one thing. It wasn't

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normal. It knew we were there. So

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Sam, your story I think is a

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captivating and unsettling account as we can

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probably tell of a possible UFO encounter.

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Particularly because it is strange behaviour of

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the object, the erratic movement, and the

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lack of any plausible explanation once you

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landed. There are a few intriguing aspects

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of this experience that merit further exploration

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I think, especially given the highly unusual

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nature of what you witnessed while flying

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over the Indian Ocean. The most likely

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explanation as you sort of hinted to

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was, based on details that you shared

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obviously, is you witnessed a UFO. You

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know, many UFO sightings describe similar characteristics

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to what you said, bright lights, erratic

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movements, and objects moving at speed with

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a fire conventional aircraft. The fact that

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you saw the object hover, then shoot

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across the sky and change the position

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dramatically, suggests the object was not behaving

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like any human-made aircraft. The glowing, triangular

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shape with orbs on its edges is

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a visual description commonly associated with UFO

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sightings. These objects often seem to have

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an advanced propulsion technology to replicate. Your

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perception that it knew we were there,

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also to say the object was aware

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of your presence, which aligns with some

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of the reports of UFOs engaging, with

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observers. Another possibility of what you witnessed

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Sam was an atmospheric phenomenon or an

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optical illusion caused by conditions at that

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altitude. The Indian Ocean area, especially at

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high altitudes over it, is often prone

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to unique atmospheric conditions such as light

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refraction or electromagnetic disturbances that can cause

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unusual visual effects. Some light phenomena like

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ball lighting or sprites, could account for

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the glowing, flickering, and erratic movement of

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the object you saw. These kinds of

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occurrences are not well understood though, and

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they can sometimes appear in the sky

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without any clear explanation. These phenomena are

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typically rare, but they have been observed

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by pilots and passengers during flights before,

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especially in remote areas, far from cities

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or technical interference. But given the speed

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and behavior of the object, it is

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possible that you might have seen some

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form of military technology, perhaps an experimental

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or classified aircraft or drone. Military craft,

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especially those of advanced nations, may be

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capable of speeds and movements that are

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beyond what the public is typically aware

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of. where triangular shape and glowing orbs

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could be indicative of a stealth aircraft

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or a drone equipped with experimental technology.

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However, the luck of any reports or

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military exercises or experimental flights in the

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area as an unit of uncertainty to

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this theory I think. If it was

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a military aircraft the fact that it

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was unreported and not acknowledging any official

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capacity makes his explanation a bit harder

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to confirm. So Sam I think the

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nature of the experience is particularly eerie

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because it involves a direct personal encounter

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with something unknown and seemingly intelligent. UFO

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sightings as we know often leave witnesses

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like yourself with a sense of being

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watched or observed and your impression that

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the object knew they were there is

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a common element in many UFO encounters.

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The idea of being observed by an

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intelligence beyond our understanding of both awe-inspiring

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and unsettling which likely contributes to Sam

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your lasting unease about the experience. The

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lack of evidence after the event, you

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know no reports on usual activity, no

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physical traces, as to the mystery and

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the frustration have not to explain what

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was seen. This is a common element

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in many UFO sightings though, a vivid

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clear memory of an event, but no

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physical evidence to support it, which leaves

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the experience open to doubt and speculate.

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To include Sam I think you're encountered

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likely involved southern it doesn't fit neatly

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into conventional explanations, whether it's a UFO,

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an atmospheric phenomenon, or some form of

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classified military technology. The behaviour of the

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object is speed, erratic movements and the

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eerie feeling of being watched, suggests it

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wasn't a typical airplane or satellite. Whilst

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many UFO sightings can be attributed to

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natural or human-made causes, the intelligence and

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purpose behind the object you saw is

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what makes this encounter so compelling and

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mysterious. Whatever you saw that night, it

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certainly challenges our understanding of what is

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possible in our skies, leaving you, and

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all our listeners, listening to story right

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now, with more questions, their answers. As

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always, we can tell more about your

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experiences and thoughts, have you encountered similar

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phenomena? Have you captured something on a

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baby monitor? Have you seen something while

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you next time.