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Watery face in clear blue sky

March 30, 2015 | Comment icon 5 comments
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This story was submitted to the site by Rob from Flint, Michigan.
I'm not sure if I am the only one. It has been roughly 20 years since this happened but I think of it often and wanted share. I am looking for comparable stories or even a theory on what I may have witnessed. I was 18 and it was a summer day with crystal clear blue sky. I was playing on my skateboard in the road. As I stopped to relax I looked up in the sky and an image of a human face appeared from nothing in the clear sky. It looked as if the image was water by nature. The face seemed of an average mans face with a full facial beard but trimmed short.

The face shimmered as if it were observing me. It probably only lasted a few seconds then without me blinking it was gone just like it appeared. This was very real. I have told many people in my life but have yet to hear any explanations or theories as to what it was. I'm hoping to learn of similar incidents or encounters. Thank you for the outlet.[!gad]I'm not sure if I am the only one. It has been roughly 20 years since this happened but I think of it often and wanted share. I am looking for comparable stories or even a theory on what I may have witnessed. I was 18 and it was a summer day with crystal clear blue sky. I was playing on my skateboard in the road. As I stopped to relax I looked up in the sky and an image of a human face appeared from nothing in the clear sky. It looked as if the image was water by nature. The face seemed of an average mans face with a full facial beard but trimmed short.

The face shimmered as if it were observing me. It probably only lasted a few seconds then without me blinking it was gone just like it appeared. This was very real. I have told many people in my life but have yet to hear any explanations or theories as to what it was. I'm hoping to learn of similar incidents or encounters. Thank you for the outlet.

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Comment icon #1 Posted by mindikins 10 years ago
I see faces all the time, especially bearded men. I don't want to burst any bubbles, but we have something in our brain to help young folks to recognize faces. Obviously it must stick with us. I stipple painted my bathroom wall and get to enjoy faces while sitting there. I find it pretty cool and the more I do it the more I see. One day while walking my dog, I stopped to take a rest. I did some cloud watching and saw the beak/face of a duck. As the gentle breeze blew, the beak turned and an eye developed as it turned and looked at me. My vision requires corrective glasses so it is easy for me ... [More]
Comment icon #2 Posted by Mortagon 10 years ago
I'm not superstisious in the least so I'm going with that it was some sort of hallucination. Hallucinations can be caused by a multitude of things such as health issues, medical conditions, mental illness, drugs, alcohol, dehydration, asphyxiation, exhaustion, lack of sleep, heatstrokes, toxins and human influence on a mind in a suggestive state. It can also be some sort of hoax or an overactive imagination. There's probably other things that can cause hallucinations and once you have ruled all of these out then maybe, just maybe you can start looking at a supernatural explanation.
Comment icon #3 Posted by mindikins 10 years ago
I have been curious about this for awhile. You can recall folks seeing Jesus on a potato chip, etc. It is called pareidolia - a psychological phenomenon involving a stimulus (image or sound) being perceived as significant. That is the definition I found trying to research this. It has to do with how our brain processes information. I think it also is a type of "use it or lose it". I am very far-sighted and wear glasses. It is easy for my muscles in my eyes to relax and "see things". I see faces everywhere. It got so bad, I had to intentionally stop it. But, it is so cool. I read that Wikipedia... [More]
Comment icon #4 Posted by 512131117141 10 years ago
Hello Rob And All. I'm sure people discern coincidental fractal formations and unnatural "holograms". Okay, a friend and I saw a yellowish glimmering "hologram" in midair depicting a bearded face that changed into another face with beard. It happened at night in the capital of Denmark, in or around 1998, and the spectacle lasted not more than 15 seconds. I think i remember the first face looked like a drowned person with long hair and slim cheeks, the 2nd face was different and had more fatty cheeks. Here is a sorted list of theories: Project Blue Beam, another projection project, projections ... [More]
Comment icon #5 Posted by 512131117141 10 years ago
Rob, i forgot to ask if you were near some kind of financial institution or governmental building, and if so, how near you were and which character of building. At incidence here we were near a tall HQ of a popular bank and further off neighboring governmental buildings.


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