Time: 3:45pm, Friday 20 March 2025 Location: South Auckland, NZ UPDATE – Full Context (Including Events Before & After) Hey everyone — quick update. I’ve used ChatGPT to help structure and write this update so I could get everything out clearly and quickly. I know myself well enough to know I could easily spend 3+ hours trying to rewrite this properly otherwise. I’ll also include my raw notes (not written by ChatGPT) below this, exactly as I originally typed them, so nothing is lost or filtered. The Sighting (Recap) This happened about 4 days ago. I was driving on an open country road in daylight — flat farmland, green pastures, clear blue sky. Likely late afternoon. Speed limit was 100km/h and I was following a white Hilux at a safe distance (roughly 10–40m or more). I noticed a quick shimmer/sparkle in my upper left peripheral vision. When I focused forward again, there was a solid royal blue sphere hovering directly above the Hilux. Even though it looked stationary, it had to have been moving relative to us since we were traveling at speed. Size (from my perspective): between a baseball and a small basketball Height above the ute: roughly 3–7ft (possibly more) Colour: completely solid, uniform royal blue Surface: no texture, no patterns, no visible rotation Movement: mostly still, slight subtle motion, possibly a gentle roll After about 7 seconds, it shifted slightly backward toward me, then moved upward at roughly a 140° angle and phased out, with the blue disappearing into faint yellow streaks. No sound, no vibration, no pressure changes. The experience itself felt positive — almost playful. What Happened After (This Is Why I’m Updating) This part is what I left out originally, but it’s important. 1. Rental Car Incident Earlier that day I had rented a car (no insurance). After driving for hours, I stopped at a rest area, got food, and planned to nap before continuing. I set an alarm but overslept. I woke up to a truck behind me, reversed, and moved to relocate. From that moment — I have no memory. Next thing I remember: A loud noise Someone running toward me asking if I was diabetic Complete confusion Not knowing how I got there Briefly not recognizing the car The car had crashed into a barrier at a self-service petrol pump. I do not remember the driving or the crash at all. This resulted in a repair bill (around $2k–$3k+). 2. Second Incident (Same Night) Later that night (around 2am), I went out in my mum’s car to get smokes. I was less than a minute from home. Then I suddenly became aware that I was stopped in the middle of the road, engine running, lights on. No memory of stopping No memory of what happened just before Unsure if the car was in park or if my foot was on the brake I do remember the first second or two of “coming back” into awareness, which felt very distinct. This felt even stranger than the first incident. Other Things Around This Time On the way to the rental car earlier, I saw a huge cloud formation that looked like a large feminine figure. No clear facial detail, but very strong shape/presence. In past experiences, I’ve seen glyph-like writing appearing on surfaces (similar to known languages but not readable), lasting around an hour I’ve also had prior experiences involving mantis/insectoid-type entities, which were never negative Where I’m At The blue sphere itself felt completely positive The events that followed have left me confused and concerned I’ve never experienced anything like the blackout/amnesia episodes before I’m planning to get checked medically (EEG etc.) just to be safe. Transparency Note I’m happy to share that I used ChatGPT to help structure this update. That’s purely to communicate it clearly — not to change or fabricate anything. Below are my original raw notes, written exactly as I typed them, unedited. RAW NOTES (NOT CHATGPT) (OP) This happened 4 days ago, the certain events that followed over the24hrs afterwards had me a bit concerned.. and i am still feeling that way. The events that occurred resulted in confusion and a lot of money i did not have. Please note during the time seeing this Sphere bought me nothing but happiness, awe and joy. It;s kind of funny saying it seemed like a cute and friendly friend but it was just literally, a 3D(?) solid ball of solid colour - which was Royal Blue. I'll do my very best as far as recalling the distance etc. I'm gonna leave everything else out and just focus on this particular scene :) It's daylight, the open country road is fairly flat. Green pasture. Clear blue skies. Unsure on time sorry, most likely late afternoon? I was on a road driving, with a speed limit of 100kmh, travelling a safe distance behind a white Hilux ute - As I am driving I notice a shimmer or sparkle to my upper left in my peripheral, very quickly and subtly but rememberable. When I focused back on the Hilux in front of me; 10-40m away? Or possibly more, this ball seemed to right above it, and even though it looked like it wasn't really moving rather hovering, it had to have been, because we were driving upwards of 100kmh on a road lol. It was a fun and nice little experience, and i safely watched it. It then moved slightly backwards from my perspective, heading towards me and as if it was about to take off upwards at a 140^ angle it sort of just phased away.. with the royal blue colour quickly disappearing, leaving streaks of yellow as far as any other colour or description goes. (PM sent to an Experiencer) Hey there, hope your day has been going good :) I'm still very much confused with everything that has happened since and til now, not regarding our little blue friend but the unfortunate circumstances that followed lol. I don't like calling it an orb, as Ive heard it being discussed and talked about before in a ghost-type context but it wasn't eerie or ghostly in any way & did not resemble anything that may come up if you googled - I dont imagine lol. Amongst all of this, I do believe it and I am positive about NHI/UFO/USO/UAP in all areas but at the same time, I know it connects in some way neurologically also & I do not want to be dropping dead at any point lmao. Especially after the two times I experienced seizure like/amnesia/lost time episodes in the 24hrs that followed - I've also had an invoice from the rental car hire & they have billed me over $3000 in damages. Just IMAGINE explaining anything like this to anybody else other than people that have had something similar or close family.. "when did the accident take place & how did it happen?" Of course I made up a bullshit story, something simple, such as ''the tyre blew out and I swerved and hit into a barrier''.. when the truth is \I do not know anything at all other than waking up confused, with the car already damaged & up against a bollard - oh and I saw a large feminine figure laying in the clouds & a UFO too!! hahaha, I laugh because what else can I do?? XD* Later on that day after making it home safely & dropping the rental car back off.. I went out to the shop in my Mums car to get smokes & on my way back (around 2am) I found myself waking up and realizing I was stopped in the middle of the road, car running & lights on... auto trans, no handbrake on and I cant even remember if it was in Park or if my foot had been on the brake. I also want to mention the fact that I do remember the first second or two before 'waking up' and realizing that I was stopped in the middle of the road... Sorry for the bombardment! I dont really know what I'm asking other than if you have experienced anything like this? Are the blue ones youve come across Royal Blue in colour also? And who/what NHI is this connected to, maybe... lol? As I have had experiences with Insectoid/Mantis type interdimensional things - that were never ever scary or concerning at the time. (additional note added: here was no writing or symbols involved this time and without sounding too crazy, I can elaborate with anyone via pms lol... Also the size seemed to be anywhere from 'a bit bigger than a baseball to slightly smaller than a basketball?' taking into consideration that from my perspective it looked as though it was directly above the truck in front of me... and anywhere from 3-7ft above it, and potentially even more. Very interested to see any comments.) (someone commented: How long did the entire experience last? Were there any unusual sound or other sensory effects? Is this the only strange/paranormal event or sighting you have witnessed? You mentioned the ball was a solid colour, is that to say that it was a single flat undifferentiated colour? No bubbling / roiling or oil slick like effect on the surface? No apparent rotation? I notice you used metric in your initial description and imperial in your comment, are you from NZ or just visiting? I am assuming you’re from NZ and simply familiar with both systems. I only ask out of curiosity and to fill in detail. Thanks for sharing your story, I love direct first hand accounts like this.) My response was: Thanks so much for reading, if you don't mind.. ill roll a smoke & take you outside to respond to your questions. How exciting :) How long did the encounter with this 'ufo' last? Maybe 7 seconds. A long 7 seconds lol. No noises or interferences.. I dont think music was playing, but it is 90% of the time I drive, I cannot say in certainty sorry. I also cannot recall if there were any windows wound down at all or if there were any noise beyond the expected. I heard no humming/vibrations or any change of pressure/pitch etc. Yes. Royal Blue, very different against the blue sky or anything in the area at the time. Solid in colour around the whole thing, just a solid simple boring ball in description yet could sense something playful.. kinda like a puppy? lol. I know it makes no sense! Imagine a sim character, with the thing above its head - it was like that, maybe some ever slight movement.. and rolling (MAYBE) and then a small manovering when it dissappeared. The truck in front was driving on the road with nothing around it and no ufo in site and at the moment I saw the sparkle in the sky - it was above the Hilux in front of me almost instantly. Very distinctive and big enough to notice and witness. Immediately afterwards I did wasnt to stop the Hilux and ask them if they had seen it lol, but I never did. They were no longer in front of me 1-2 minutes after this little encounter. As I mentioned, it seemed to leave its hovering position.. possibly heading towards me slightly, and then phasing off at 140^ with yellow streaks... I feel like I need to draw it for people to get a better picture, but I hope Ive described it well enough for someone to visualize haha. I am a native NZr lol.. and I use feet/metres/km etc :) I am at the same time deeply concerned that I had some sort of seizure/amnesia in the experiences that followed later on in the dat and the following day. And am going in to see my GP & request that I get an EEG scan. (another comment said: Why did the event result in a lot of money you did not have? What happened over the next 24h Sorry, I feel I'm missing half a story here. ) My reply here was: I had hired out a rental car and didn't pay for Insurance Cover. 8-9hrs had passed, and I was heading back home (6hr drive) however I pulled in to a rest stop half an hour into the trip, ordered mcdonalds, and parked up in an area closeby.. but remembered wanting to set my alarm and wake back up to eat it because i knew I needed sleep. I overselpt longer than i wanted too and woke up to a loud truck right behind. I reversed out and moved away to relocate & I blacked out from that moment. I opened my eyes to a loud noise and someone running over to me asking if i was diabetic and if I knew where I was or how I had gotten there. I didn't know how or why, I briefly forgot what car I was even driving, I did not remember anything in between. The rental car had hit into a barrier at a self-service petrol pump.. the damage wasnt really thaat major, but it was a rental car, my grandfather took care of the bill for the costs of damage as I did not have the money - I wasn't told how much it was but I suspect it was closer to $2k + Nothing like that has ever happened before, I;ve never woken up confused and not remember driving .. However fast-forward to later on that day, after arriving home safely and dropping off the rental car, I went out in my Mums car to get smokes (Time was after Midnight) I was just around the corner from my house, maybe less than a minutes drive away, where I found myself waking up, car engine running but I was stopped in the middle of the road, street lights etc. Which was even stranger and more confusing than the incident at the service-station. Now I am very curious, empathetic, respectful person and would never boast or get egotistical about any experiences past or present = I don't feel special in anyway and believe that anything touching areas of what people call 'psychic' is an unexplored area of consciousness and we all have it! :) I;m trying to find some posts about an experience the last time I drove up here, but I am having troubles finding it sorry. It involved alien looking writing and glyphs/chinese characters that were very similar to written and known languages - but entirely different at the same time. They were appearing on all blank surfaces/materials that something may typically be printed or written on. This lasted about an hour. I'm sorry if this is a bit hard to understand, I am just typing away... these are my raw unedited notes. I have adhd & I could realistically fill 50 pages trying to explain haha \Upon ordering an uber to pick me up and take me to the rental car, I saw a huuge cloud formation that I was staring at in awe for a full 2 minutes as I sat in the backseat of the uber ride. Again, we all see things in the floor or clouds without a doubt but everything from the perspective, shadows and proportions were very accurate - eventhough it was most definintely feminine, I couldnt really depict any features at all when I looked at the face - or where a face would be lol. It had the essence of maybe an indian goddess. Did this have anything to do with the experience as a whole, or am I overthinking it lol.* If this chatgpt is the correct one I normally use, then you would know what I am talking about when I mention the 'alien writing' and 'mantis' encounters talked about in the past. Feel free to give me your thoughts however at this stage - I am just wanting to compile all of this together coherently, so I can update my original Post! Please :) I promise that this is the absolute truth and I am trying to explain it as best as I can!!!! Strange.. huh? LOL ----------------------------- If anyone has experienced anything similar — especially the awareness gaps or something like the sphere — I’d be genuinely interested to hear. Strange… right?? submitted by /u/Human-Cap4408 [link] [comments]