A while back while running an errand for the restaurant where I work I was standing in a long line at the grocery store, reading the headline of one of those silly newspapers that said something like; 'Commander Of UFO Made Me Pregnant.' As I laughed, an old man next to me shook his head.
"Don't laugh, son," he said, "anything's possible! I used to think those UFOs were a lot of hullabaloo, but after what happened to my grandson and I, I'm a believer!"
"Really?" I said. I told him about our little magazine and how I like true UFO stories for our column.
"Well, you can tell my story," he said, "but just call me 'Old John.' I've been laughed at enough as it is, and if somebody writes it down, they'll laugh even more.
It was about two years ago. My grandson and I had gone out fishing one evening. There was a beautiful full moon, and we could see quite well, even without lights. It was pretty near midnight when suddenly we heard a loud splash, and our boat was rocked by a wave. Moments later two jet fighters roared over head, passing the length of the lake. Then they turned around and circled the lake several times. As they passed over again, my grandson waved his flashlight. One of the fighters rocked its wings and then they both turned and sped away. All grew quiet, then a few minutes later my grandson said,
"Grandpa, what's that?"
As I looked where he pointed, a light came towards us down the lake, well under water. It passed directly under us. It was not saucer-shaped but was shaped like a cigar, and I saw no signs of fins or holes. It continued for some distance, then rose above the water stood on end, and shot skyward.
I'll tell you," he said, "this was no hallucination or optical illusion. They don't make your eyes sore, and give you a sunburn that lasts for three days! No, it was one of those UFOs, and this one was over two-hundred feet long and at least twenty feet thick! So there could have been a good many little green men inside!"
I had finally got up to the cash register. Paying for my purchases, I thanked Old John and told him I'd be sure to use his story, for it was one of the best I've heard in a long time!