i just saw a UFO!

alright, so it was about 7am this morning and i was coming home from autumn's work after walking her there. was up crossing the train tracks by the greenwood cemetary on west st. and lo! in the sky, a few inches down from the cresent moon, really between the moon and the horizon where you could just see the sun's light blue influence spreading upwards, was this period-sized dot of brilliant yellow light! it was moving, and around a 35º fan of luminous gradient diffused out behind it into the sky, like a very large slice of pie. at first i thought it was a plane or helicopter with some kind of ultra-powerful floodlight attached to the front, but as i watched it, i realized it was moving in the reverse direction of the fanning light. i crossed the train tracks in case a freight caravan would come along, still keeping a close eye, and about 30 seconds later, this thing dimmed and then disappeared into what looked like a puff of smoke. the plume behind it wavered and drifted, and became a foggy cloud instead of a sharp-edged, well-lit angle.

either i just saw a spaceship go into romulan "cloak" mode, or that was one massive meteor. either way, it's given me a renewed sense of smallness in the face of the sky, and in the face of all i don't know about this world i live in. and i wish i'd taken a video so i could sell it to the national inquirer.