Phantom Island, optical illusion? |
Phantom Island, optical illusion? |
 Apr 30 2010, 02:16 PM
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On my way to work this morning I was suprised with this sighting of something on the horizon that shouldn't be there.
Aparently it looked like a big island but...there's no island on that location... Then I thought it could be a boat but it was far too big to be a boat, even an aircraft carrier or a tanker. A cloud maybe...but there was a big contrast between this thing, looking solid and rocky, and the type of clouds this morning which were well above the line of the sea... The thing seemed not to be moving and it was constant as I made my way along the shore, changing shape and size as I progressed from North to South. And then it started disappearing smoothly until there was nothing left there... Any idea of which kind of illusion I and the ones with me may have witnessed? -------------------- "Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied, "If you seek for Eldorado!"
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ElkGroveDan I'm going to guess it was some kind of cloud b... Apr 30 2010, 02:28 PM
ustrax QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Apr 30 2010, 03:28 P... Apr 30 2010, 02:37 PM ngunn Here is a link to a photo of a mirage. Even where ... Apr 30 2010, 03:24 PM ustrax thanks ngunn, this thing was very well spotted and... Apr 30 2010, 04:25 PM ngunn QUOTE (ustrax @ Apr 30 2010, 03:16 PM) it... Apr 30 2010, 10:57 PM ustrax It faded, in a minute or so it had completely disa... May 3 2010, 06:55 AM ElkGroveDan ...a metaphor for something? May 3 2010, 01:30 PM  |
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