SIGHTING: NEW YORK (UNITED STATES)

Witness Testimony

"Woke at 3:30 a.M. precisely, according to the digital clock on the nightstand. very thirsty. got up for a drink and noticed the moon in the sky to the south, through the slats of my bedroom venetian blinds. not unusual, thought nothing of it. drank some water, went into the bathroom, noticed the moon again through another window, also looking due south. seemed to be a dull three-quarters moon, behind some thin clouds. i'm not any kind of astronomer and i don't pay particularly close attention to the phases of the moon, but i do remember thinking this seemed out of context, somehow ... like, i was pretty sure this week, the moon was rising later in the morning and in retrospect i remember there was a full moon on easter (april 1), so a three-quarters moon was probably nagging at me, too. but i didn't think much about it and returned to bed. got up again at 5:45, went to make coffee and looked out through the kitchen window at the back yard. there was not a cloud in the sky -- and a slight crescent moon was just rising over the trees to the west. instantly, the "moon" i'd seen hours before popped back into my head. no idea what i saw, and i'm kicking myself for not taking a closer look. but it definitely was there. it didn't move or make a sound or exhibit any "ufo"-like characteristics, but it was large and bright enough to be seen -- and it was certainly not the moon. "