By: Rod Washington

First off, Happy New Year to all…

Hey, as the creator of the CUPIC series, I rarely have the opportunity to report anything unusual as it happens or recently happens. My last sighting of the unknown was well back in 2006, and that was a brief sighting of some silver cylinder high up in the sky as described in the CUPICtv video, “CLOSE ENCOUNTERS.” Well tonight I think that I just had two.
Right now, I am in Las Vegas, actually Henderson, Nevada, for my job. Waiting for the New Year to ring in, I just happened to be looking out the window. I have a great view of Vegas from the window and was not crazy enough to join the crowds and let’s face it, as of recent, I am a total woos when it comes to cold weather and 36 degrees may not seem cold to some of you back east, here when you are use to 80s and above, you tend to take notice.
At midnight the fireworks started, I could see the Stratosphere clearly in the distance. I shot video and took a few stills with my tiny digital camera. After fifteen minutes, the display was done, or so I thought. I went over to my laptop and hooked up the camera to see what I captured, after watching a bit, I stopped the camera. I then noticed a few more bursts of fireworks through the curtain. I went over to the window to see, and there were a few random bursts from different sides of the city. I noticed a bright point of light, high up in the north-northwest sky. At first I thought that it was a star or planet, then a second light appeared under it, that light quickly dimmed and darted left. My first thought was, “Well in the hell is my camera, “I moved swiftly to the table and unplugged it. By the time I got back to the window the second light was gone. But the first light was still there. By the time I hit the power button, that light dimmed and darted to the right, and blinked into nothingness as it moved away.
To me this incident counters the argument about the fact that video/ still capture technology have come a long way; i.e. digital camera, phones, etc. “Why aren’t there more sightings captured on digital?” My answer is simple; it is because of situations that I ran into tonight. How simple would it have been for me to bring the camera to the window with me? That’s one of many plausible factors. I will detail this sighting and subject in a future. For now, have a happy and safe New Year….

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