One winter evening in Picton, Ontario, my wife and I stepped onto the front porch around 8:15 PM. Our eyes were drawn to an intensely bright light piercing the night sky — the brightest I have ever seen. Curious, I asked my wife if she thought it was a star. Just as we focused on this enigmatic glow, something peculiar happened: the light dimmed, and the round shape began to transform, elongating into an oblong form surrounded by a shimmering aura or haze.
Suddenly, the light grew intensely bright again and shifted sharply northward, moving about the width of two fingers held up against the horizon. Startled, I dashed inside to grab our binoculars, but by the time I returned, the mysterious object had already changed position. My wife remarked on its rapid movement. I captured the event on video — the spectacle lasted about 45 seconds before vanishing from sight.
This brief but extraordinary encounter defies easy explanation. The changing shape and swift movement of the luminous object challenge conventional ideas of what might be seen in our skies. Such moments ignite the imagination and leave one pondering what secrets might be lurking just beyond our reach in the darkened heavens above Picton.