Starship Enterprise sighting
Last night, I couldn't sleep, so I went out for a walk. I went down the hill and across the road to the river, and through the long grass to the muddy riverbank. It was damp and chilly and there was rubbish strewn about, but up above, the sky was beautiful. Clear and full of stars. Giddying to behold. It was a warm night so I didn't need my jacket, but I had a backpack containing a jumper, a bottle of Volvic (Strawberry flavour) and some food (pies, crisps, cheese). I sat down between some bushes and gazed over the river. It was as black and secret in the night. On the far bank loomed hulks of machinery like dinosaur cranes. It was peaceful, it was beautiful, I was alone with my backpack, I felt at one with everything, if that doesn’t sound too dumb. But it was how I felt.

Hours, eons passed. It was When O'Clock in the morning. I looked into my mind. I looked outwards and I saw. That I wasn't myself, that I was myself, that I was nothing, and something, and I was here. And then suddenly - this is the weird bit - something flew overhead, lit up like a Christmas tree. It was waaay up in the sky amidst the stars, as silent as clouds. At first I thought it was an aeroplane, but it was too big and complicated for that. I gasped as I realised that it was the Starship Enterprise. I could barely believe it - but it was. That unmistakable saucer section, those graceful nacelles: it WAS the Starship Enterprise!

Suddenly, whoosh! It was gone, warped out far into space. This annoyed me somewhat. I mean, I know about models and CGI and stuff but how can they make this sort of thing appear in reality? Some sort of laser projection? If so this meant a major advance for cinema; fuck 3D, having movies appear in thin air right in front of you was the next level, for sure! But then I doubted myself and thought ho, well, maybe I dreamed that.

I looked over the dark river and the cranes and suddenly felt sad so I had a drink of water and ate a pork and pickle pie.
(Dr Skagra glorious glargzhem, Thu 21 Jul 2011, 15:46, 4 replies)

So...
Which version of the Starship enterprise was it? Kirk original? Next Gen? So much detail in your post yet you leave out all the vital details!
(Booce, Thu 21 Jul 2011, 16:12, closed)

It was too far up and going too fast
to make out which one, but it looked like it was the original Enterprise but the one from the movies (before it got blowed up in Search for Spock).
(Dr Skagra glorious glargzhem, Thu 21 Jul 2011, 16:30, closed)

Awesome
But personally I'd rather see the next gen version. I can understand why you felt sad.
(Booce, Fri 22 Jul 2011, 13:06, closed)

From your username
I'm guessing that there's a simple explanation to this mystery.
(Stiltzkin, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:13, closed)