09-08-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

On September 8th, 2024, a peculiar sight greeted stargazers across northern Europe. As eyes turned skyward after dusk, what appeared to be a swarm of illuminated objects floated high above, moving in unison yet without any discernible means of propulsion. Reports flooded observatories and amateur astronomy forums from as far apart as London, Helsinki, and Berlin describing triangular, diamond and trapezoidal shapes blinking across the firmament in sequences of blue, green and gold lights.

Speculation ran rampant online as to the objects' provenance. Could they be secret military craft? An awe-inspiring display by drone artists? Or perhaps interlopers from another world coming to check on our progress? The usually stoic Royal Astronomical Society was moved to issue a statement acknowledging "anomalies of as yet unknown origin" passing over the British isles that evening.

As midnight approached, onlookers noticed the luminous assemblage beginning to disperse. The clusters blew apart like dandelion seeds on the wind, strands of glittering motes drifting off in all directions of the compass rose. Within the hour not a sign remained of the magnificent nocturnal parade. While its meaning stayed shrouded in mystery, all agreed that whichever powers arranged our quick celestial visit left us with a night we shall long remember.