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Sometimes some people get spooked when driving out in the middle of
nowhere (especially the desert southwest of the USA) for various reasons. Obviously darkness, isolation, and a lack of signs of civilization and humanity can play a role in getting one's mind to wander in the wrong directions. These must all be greatly magnified when flying alone at night in relatively unpopulated regions. Have any of you ever been slightly spooked while flying alone? (And are you prepared to admit to it?) They say the area around Groom Lake in Nevada is particularly prone to do this. I recall someone else mentioning being out in the desert and the only noise was the eerie sound of power windmills that went on for miles, and after a while that got to him. I recall being on a hill once (on a cycle, not in the air) and accidentally thinking about stories of alien abductions, and reflecting on the fact that I was in exactly the situation that most abductees described when the little green men came to call. That was a mistake, but I did make unusually good time getting back into town. A related question is whether or not you've ever seen anything in the sky while flying alone at night that truly did not match any type of airborne craft you could think of. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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