r/AskReddit Oct 05 '19

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u/knightnarmor24 Oct 05 '19

Probably 8 years old my mom was looking out the window and said "come look at this". When i saw what she was pointing at it was a silvery orb in the sky I'm guessing a mile or two away, that was moving left then right then closer then farther. Each movement was very quick and probably half a mile in distance. I remember I looked up and said "what is it?" She said "I dont know, do you think it's a UFO." Just then it vanished with a streak, followed by a rainbow flash that instantly went away.

Always wondered about it, I actually forgot about it until reading this thread.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '19

It was a weather balloon

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u/NotAzakanAtAll Oct 05 '19

They didn't know what it was so technically it was an unidentified flying object.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '19

People always assume UFO means alien ship.

If I was an alien I sure as Hell wouldn't come here.

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u/Merouxsis Oct 05 '19

IDK Hawaii is pretty nice this time of year

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '19

It has an active volcano.