On June 18, 2008, the night was clear and visibility was
excellent. A full moon rose over Lake Crabtree, resplendent in its
summer orange; the June full moon is often called the 'honey moon'
or 'strawberry moon' because of this color. As is common under a
full moon, there were numerous reports of unusual lights in the
sky. These were, of course, dismissed as swamp gas, Venus (thank
you Jimmy Carter), or even light reflected from weather balloons. I
didn't give it much thought, as UFO reports are about as common as
pine trees.
I should say I didn't give it much thought until recently, when
a set of bad coordinates (I admit it - it was a puzzle cache with
no geochecker) led me to an area I was unaware of before, an area
that I suspect was impacted on that June night in 2008. I found a
rectangular clearing about the size of a football field and
completely devoid of brush. There was evidence of charring near the
center of the clearing, and as I investigated I found a metal
container partly buried in the ground. Heart racing, I pried it out
of the ground and (probably foolishly) popped it open. Inside I
found thirty six small tiles, each adorned with symbols I did not
recognize. Suspecting I'd made an important discovery - but fearful
of what might happen if I made the discovery public - I took the
tiles home and studied them for many months.
Eventually, I came to realize what they are: a map of sorts,
identifying a spot adjacent to what I now think of as the landing
zone. The pictures below show the tiles - 36 in all. Should you be
able to decipher the tiles, you'll find the same metal container I
found, though its contents are now a little less exotic. Good
luck!
Congratulations to
SilentP42 and fmoraes for this FTF.