Hello, i'm only 13 years old and i'm incredibly interested in the paranormal and the unexplained. One night, my mum was really sick so my brother had to sleep in my room. (he usually sleeps with my mum because he gets scared at night, he has a bed in my room but never uses it...) well we just talking and laughing and stuff because my mum wanted me to make sure he was ok and din't get scared. He looked out the window and had the most terrified look on his face. he grabbed me and said "allen look at the cloud it's like a demon or something!!" I was trying to calm him as many clouds take different shapes especially at night in the wind. I looked out the window and saw a cloud with detailed expression on the face of a demon. the moon was glowing and was directly behind the eye of the demon-cloud. I knew straight away it wasn't normal. It moved it's eyes and seemed to be laughing, it made me so scared I almost had a panic attack. we shut the blinds and did everything we could to forget about it. No one will believe me. that cloud wasn't normal I swear. I have no eye problems, no stress nothing, it was just a normal day... what could it have been?? any explanation is a good one!! thnx...

I heard recently about a very similar sort of sighting, from someone who submitted a UFO report to the site. The individual and a group of friends witnessed a red orb shaped object move into a deck of clouds in the sky, and a few minutes later the clouds had started to form distinctive human like faces with strange expressions.

I'm not sure why or how a UFO could do this to clouds, however it's more than just a coincidence that a UFO was seen in that spot before it happened. The cloud formation of a demon you described is very similar to what happened in this case. Perhaps such cloud formations are not as random as some would believe.

Well I have to say I'm glad I'm not the only one in the world.... if it was a UFO why would  it do this and how? ???

The submitter of that account came up with the idea that the cloud formations were a form of Extra Terrestrial contact. I'm not sure how cloud formations could be manipulated, but if an Alien race possessed interstellar space travel, I'm sure altering the appearance of clouds would not be a considerably big technological challenge.

I see your point... do you know what bugs me? There's no way I'll ever know... How many people here have been abducte/seen/made contace with a UFO/alien of some kind??

goodness gracious my spelling in that last post was bad! sorry...

There are some Alien abductees / contactees in the forum, I'm not sure how many though. The trouble with something like this, is that it's very difficult to prove what the cause was. Mysterious cloud formations may be the result of an Alien race, but it might be equally as likely to be the result of a human-made experiment to alter cloud appearance. It is also just as likely again to be nothing more than random chance. In both your case and the UFO case it is almost impossible to tell. There may even be another explanation for the strange demon-like cloud that neither of us has thought of yet. Either way, knowing for sure the cause of a pheneomenon such as this is next to impossible, and will likely remain a mystery until the phenomenon as a whole is solved.

I dunno, it just seems that because so many different people have seen so many of the same things... How can there not be UFO's and ghosts, I think I believe in both.

Your quite right, there have been so many sightings or UFO's and Ghosts, that both are generally regarded these days as conclusively existing. The debates have changed over the years from "Do UFO's Exist" to "Are they Under Alien or Human Control ?". That's the only real mystery regarding UFO's these days - the question of whether they exist or not has already been answered in the form of the thousands of sightings, videos and photographs that are made each year. To ask "Do you believe in UFO's" is like asking "Do you believe in that seat you are sitting on".

The same goes for ghosts, there is so much evidence of the existence of ghosts, that they simply must exist. There are as many reports and photographs of ghosts as there are UFO's in some places.

It's really time a proper official attempt was made to investigate and explain both of these phenomena, and maybe then we will all get some answers.

I think that a lot of the worlds secrets are cool. Do you know of the "man-eating tree"? I'm sure you'd know of nessie, what do you think about both of those? and, sorry, do you have an oppinion on the story I posted under "Ghosts, Hauntings & The Paranormal"? It would be really appreciated if you could help,

Yellow_Wizard,

There are threads in the Cryptozoology section all about The Loch Ness Monster, and there's also one on the Man Eating Tree as well. There are some good links in the Loch Ness Monster thread as well, definately worth a look.

Regarding your other post, my knowledge on the Paranormal / Spiritual side of things is rather limited, but there are others in the forum who know a lot more about the subject than I do. Hopefully someone will post a reply to that topic that will help you find the answers you are looking for.

Thanks a lot, I'll take a look at those threads you mentioned and I also hope someone will help me with my questions, I've probable been a burden with posting on the wrong boards (not on purpose) and I'm sorry, it's the big words!! ;D Anyway, Thanks for all of your help!!

This isn't so much in response to your experience, but addresses the subject of strange cloud formations. I recently saw this photo on Art Bells website;



and was curious as to what the explanation might be. A cursory search of the internet led me to this website;

http://www.floridatoday.com/news/columnist...1200larimer.htm

  Just an example of what you can find when you do a little extra research on your own.

  I have seen even stranger images of cloud formations in the past, but have not book marked them. If I happen to come accross them again, I'll post them to the forum.

  As an update, here's an interesting and spooky cloud formation from the Fortean Times website;



  As to your experience, it does sound frightening, but then again my immediate thought is you encountered something somewhat strange, and being young and with an active imagination, could have turned what was an admittedly strange natural occurance into something terrifying. Being exposed to your brothers fear could cause a sympathetic response in your feelings, thereby causing a heightened perception of danger. Thats just my opinion, and as I was not a witness to what occured to you and your brother, it is obviously just speculation. I do however remember how I perceived things at your age and what my reaction was to them, so this explanation may be close to the truth.

MAGIKMAN

thanks so much for your response, i have to say that sometimes my imagination goes wild and i knew straight after that my eyes had definately exaggerated what I saw. I don't know exactly what it was but i know it was a fiendish cackling face. I'm convinced of that. But it was late at night... All I can say is, it wasn't normal!  ??? : Anyways, thanks again for your response!

Always, Allen...

Allen,

 Here is another interesting formation;



 Here's a link to a site with many anomolous cloud formations, return to the home page after viewing them, there are links to quite a few other sites that have more photographs;


http://www.cloudgazing.com/almighty.htm

 I'm glad I could be of some help to you, although as I stated, I can only guess as to what occured. Fear and a sudden influx of adrenaline can cause all sorts of visual hallucinations and perceptions. Ultimately it comes down to how you feel about the event now and whether you are comfortable with it. You have already chosen the right path to follow, as a desire to learn and aquire knowledge about the unknown is a sure way to defeat your fear of it.

MAGIKMAN

Er..couldn't the photos had actually been tampered and doctored...maybe it just had a minor similarity of the photograper's imagination,therefore edited the picture to fit his mental description...

Sceptic,

  Yes, of course anything is possible. Not knowing the exact origin of the photograph's and not seeing the negatives(if there were any) makes it hard to give you an intelligent answer. Keeping in mind that the sky is a huge canvas and clouds can take on just about any shape/form imaginable, these pictures are not that hard to believe. Click on the links I provided and you will see many different anomolous shapes that have been photographed over the years.

Magikman

This reminds me of an experience I had years ago. I was not a young and impressionable kid...relatively speaking..but in my early twenties.

I came home from a date...btw, I don't drink or do drugs, and got into bed. A street light was shining in thru drapes on the window...and I saw a demon face on the wall where the light hit. Usually those things I just shrug off...merely imagination. But I really became frightened. I don't know why. Something about this really scared me. I telephoned a friend, but when she got on the line, I couldn't tell her about it. Something stopped me. Finally I took my bedding into another room and the fear that gripped me left.
It was a very strange experience. One I'd rather not repeat.
Dalia

very interesting. ive never had an experience like that (and hope not to). well keep watching the skies!

Well now, that was an interesting thread.
I'm not going to tell you that what you experienced wasn't real. Most things in life you only take seriously once you've experienced them yourself, eg ghosts, spirits, Ufos etc but before you can understand them, you have to be critical of your experience - ask questions about it.
Such as: could I be seing what I want to see? Was I influenced by my surroundings and companions? Am I predisposed to look for things rather than see what is truly there? Did anyone else experience this?
Like Magikman said, you've already taken a rational standpoint in coming here and asking the opinions of others.
Once you've studied your experience and been realistic about it, you're in a better position to understand it.

Tip: if the clouds spook ya, shut the curtains.

Firstly, just remember that you shouldnt look for a ghost or UFO etc, but a rational explanation. I woulda thought it wasnt a demon. I may be wrong. Just dont go crazy and think youre looking for a demon cloud cos it might not be and you cant explain it.
Im exactly like you, age and likes but ive never experienced anything weird except dejavu!
I dont believe in God or UFOs so i wouldnt think it was them, myself.(i cud be wrong)
I think its a coincidence that all these UFOs popped up in the skys and theres so many varieties.
And its pretty coincidental that you saw it at night.
For me, living in Leicester, the best chance i get to see something strange is my brother

I've never seen a cloud formation like those - creepy for sure

The suggestion that UFOs (or rather, those flying them) are trying to communicate via cloud fomations is very interesting! Actually, it kind of ties in with something I've been thinking about for the past few days. Let me see if I can explain my thinking.

1. I've read in numerous abduction stories that the aliens seemed to project "thoughts" or "feelings" like, "you're not in danger -- cooperate or else". (For example. )

2. The way aliens are commonly described they have no ears.

So, what if they are deaf, or mostly deaf, and don't communicate with sound but with some form of telepathy? Would hearing then become, for them, a kind of odd sixth sense they could never truly understand, even if they were aware of it?

(BTW, I realize this is pure conjecture so please don't anyone yell at me because I can't prove it! I'm just speculating.)

Anyway, if that *were* the case, how would we communicate? If we couldn't understand or employ their telepathy (at least not well enough to carry on a deliberate conversation) and they couldn't understand or employ sound? We would almost have to resort to some form of visual media.

Like pictures in the clouds, perhaps? But still we run into problems, because for the images to amount to actual communication, both sides need to understand what they represent.



Just a thought.

I just wanted to point out that strange cloud formations have also been a constant element in Bermuda Triangle reports. Interestingly enough clouds seem to form distinct shapes although not faces as far as I know.

In addtion there is also another subject that I made a thread on when I first joined here about "Sylphs". The subjects also deals with clouds in part that behave abnormaly and thought to be a cryptid by some.

I am looking forward onb some more on this.

I had a strange cloud experience about ten years ago.

The day before my son had woken during the night screaming saying bad aliens were trying to take him but good ones stopped them. I just put it down to a nightmare.

That night I was walking the dogs and felt an eerie feeling, I looked into the sky and a huge cloud formation had made a perfect alien face . The moonlight added a yellow glow.

I went home and told hubby and the kids about the shape the clouds made and drew the face. When my son saw it he said it was the bad alien and could I also draw the good one for him.

Weird huh?