05-28-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

On May 28th, 2024, the small town of Plains, Illinois found itself gripped in a most strange event. At approximately 9:47 AM, a loud boom shook windows and startled townsfolk. Old Mildred White, who was sitting on her front porch knitting as per usual, said she thought a gas line must have exploded or a powerful storm had suddenly blown in. What happened next confirmed this was no normal occurrence.

From the alfalfa fields just north of Main Street rose a large shimmering object. Cylindrical and metallic, it hovered overhead, forcing those below to gaze upon it in wonder and worry. Then, as if realizing it had troubled the quiet community enough, it shot off towards the rising sun at a speed that defied explanation. While impossible to identify exactly, the flying intruder was clearly not of this earth. Though brief, its visit set Plain's tongues wagging for weeks and added an entry to its annals that future scholars would still puzzle over. As for whether more extraterrestrials might return again one day, only time will tell. For now the town's alfalfa crop showed no signs of intervention, and life continued as oddly undisturbed as when that shiny visitor appeared without reason on a singular May morning.