Brian Laesch .com

I know what you are thinking:

• “You are being weird again, Brian.”
• “Were you on something?”
• “Were you drunk?”
• “You are just looking for attention.”
• “This is why I broke up with you.”

Nay. None of the above apply.

While driving back to North Scottsdale last night on the 101 North, I was enjoying a pleasant evening after attending a preseason NIT Arizona State Men’s Basketball victory over TCU (securing a trip to Madison Square Garden in NYC for the Semifinals), bumping some Drake, coming down from the free Monster energy drink I drank before the 9:30 p.m. tip-off (because it was free), when, all of the sudden…I saw this:

Well, something like this, at least. It was on a much smaller scale, but it looked like a bright green firework falling from the sky. Except, when it hit the ground, the sky lit up like a green, dimmer version of lightning. I’ve never seen anything like it. In fact, my initial reaction was to duck, exclaim, “what the f***?” and think to myself, “is Phoenix under attack?” I kid you not.

It didn’t totally scare me…but it did leave me completely perplexed. (I was going to say it “blew my mind,” but that’s overused.)

I immediately searched for “green light falling from the sky” on Google when I got home (after tweeting from the road, of course.) Eventually, I found this article on Wikipedia, discussing green fireballs. I am about 99% sure this is what I saw. So, unless I’m reading the Wikipedia entry incorrectly, I officially saw a UFO last night in the desert sky.

Anybody out there seen the same? I knew I shouldn’t have gone on a date with a girl who grew up with the kids of the guy from Fire in the Sky (seriously). Oh well. I’ll let you all know how the flight is. I hope probes are old technology in alien society these days.

Until next time, I’ll be building green fireballs with chives in my mash potatoes, and with a pile of dirt and sod in the park area of my apartment complex.

Brian Laesch is thinking about changing his cell phone ringer. You know the tune.