August 18, 2006
The Orb at Little Round Top
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Reuben Febus, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, August
25, 2005
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Here is a picture of Little Round Top I took early on the morning of
August 25, 2005. The weather was cloudy, no wind, and temperatures were
in low 80's. It was not raining nor did it rain until later in the day.
I have always wondered about what appears to be a shadow behind the 2nd
cannon. This is near the monument for the New York, I believe (don't
quote me) 44th infantry.
My question has to do with an event which occurred at roughly the
same place the night before. It was about 9:30 PM (the park closes at
10:00 PM) and my daughter and I were driving up to the Top slowly. I
felt motivated to stop the minivan and get out. I was overcome by
emotions which made me actually cry. I felt compelled to state out loud
that all soldiers who had given their lives on this field of battle
fighting for the North or the South should be proud of what they did and
that they had no reason to feel bad about anything as it was a
circumstance of war. I stated that they all fought valiantly and were
considered heroes of their respective causes by the North as well as the
South. I got back in the van and we proceeded to leave slowly when an
orange orb the size of a basketball appeared alongside my driver's
window. I felt no fright, only wonder as I have never seen anything
paranormal and we continued rolling at about 15 mph. My daughter saw it
too, and here is another strange part, she saw the orb as being white.
The orb then shot forward, or for lack of a better word, seemed to
stretch as "silly putty" does and moved to about 10 to 15 feet in front
of the vehicle. To me it was the color of a pumpkin and the size of a
basketball. It briefly seemed to form a smile and then shot up into the
night sky where it rapidly disappeared. Can someone explain this one to
me?
Sincerely
Reuben Febus
U.S. Government Worker
