The Truth is… Outback?
UFO sightings, HostelBloggers thought to ourselves this morning, are rather like London buses: you wait for ages for one and then a couple come along at the same time.
Cliched similes aside, UFO sightings are back. And in a big way, too. This week saw a spate of sightings from Cheshunt, England to the wilds of the Northern Territory, Australia.
The latter incident, which HostelBloggers read about in the Herald Sun, is the more interesting. Let’s break it down: “Ray Aylett, Normie Hooker and Alan “Doc” McIntosh were sitting on their pergola at Muckaty Station with three European backpackers when a bright light appeared.” (It’s a gripping start, we felt.)
The light, naturally, was unidentifiable (other than the fact it was a light, of course). But, reading on, HostelBloggers felt sure that the truth would be out there somewhere. And so it proved.
While elaborating a little on the mysterious events, our friend Mr Aylett explained how “there was no way their judgement could have been affected by alcohol“. He then, slightly mystifyingly, went on: “Me and Doc had had a couple of beers…”
Ah, beer. It’s almost inevitable that it had a part to play (doesn’t it always when UFOs are involved?) After all: European Backpackers. On a road trip down the Stuart Highway. Late at night. (On a pergola…?) Without a tinnie or two? Now that really would be unexplained.
I want that sign.