07-12-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

On July 12th, 2024 in a small town outside of London, something truly bizarre occurred. Farmer John was out in his fields at the usual time of dawn, as he had done every morning for the past 40 years, when suddenly up into the sky rose a shining metal object. It was unlike anything he had ever seen before - perfectly round and glowing brightly.

Farmer John stopped and shielded his eyes from the glare, unsure of what mystery was unfolding above him. The object began to slowly descend, coming to rest gently in a corner of his pasture. With trepidation and curiosity in equal measure, Farmer John approached. As he drew near, a door opened with a quiet whoosh and out stepped a slight figure covered from head to toe in gleaming silvery apparel. It extended a hand and spoke, but in a language Farmer John had never heard.

While Farmer John couldn't understand the visitor's speech, he sensed no malice in its intent. A feeling of goodwill and openness seemed to emanate from their encounter. After a few moments of fruitless communication attempts on both sides, the extraterrestrial bowed, reentered its craft, and smoothly rose up through the sky, vanishing as quickly as it had arrived. Farmer John rubbed his eyes, convinced he hadn't quite woken from some bizarre dream. But the indentation in the grass told another story. It seems even on normal summer days, the truly unprecedented can occur.