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The original was posted on /r/highstrangeness by /u/solsticee777 on 2026-05-15 21:16:14+00:00.

I don’t know if this is the right place to post this…I tried to post it on the Experiencers subreddit but it keeps getting removed by reddits filters. this has just happened so please bear with me if I’m not fully articulate. my whole life I have been fascinated by UFOs and the paranormal in general, but I have never experienced anything ever myself (I’m 41.) The last few years of my life have been quite traumatic, to put it lightly. Tonight I was listening to a podcast where the hosts were discussing seeing orbs. One of the hosts was explaining how she was told you really just have to ask to see them..and if you’re in the right mindset, it can happen. You just have to say something along the lines of “I’m not afraid, I want to see you.”

So I decided, why the heck not. My partner had fallen asleep on the couch, it was rainy and misty outside, stars and the night sky weren’t really visible. But I went out onto our balcony. I asked, I said I wasn’t afraid and I wanted to see them. I thought about my son I lost. I thought about all the pain and all the things I’ve overcome in the last few years. I imagined my heart opening. For a long time I didn’t see anything. Then suddenly, 3 points of light appeared in the sky straight in front of me, a small triangle. At first I thought it was stars, then the orbs started “dancing” a bit, almost playful across the sky, before making a sharp 45 degree turn and disappearing. I can’t describe how I felt. My heart was pounding in my chest. It’s real. All these years of reading, of watching documentaries and in this moment I finally know it’s real. I cried happy tears, I was so shocked but also overjoyed and unbelievably grateful. I came in and related it to my skeptical partner.

while we were talking, I looked out the window again, as I was just mesmerized by the thought of seeing them. When suddenly I noticed a massive black plume of smoke, and I saw the orange of flames. A house down the street from us was up in flames. A huge house fire, its just finally put out now by the fire department.

my partner, despite being skeptical, pointed out that this was strange timing. I feel so unsettled in a way now, I don’t know what to think.

I am really new to this…I have never experienced anything like it before. Could the orbs and the house fire be connected somehow? Or is it really just a coincidence and not related at all? I would love to hear input from somebody with more experience or knowledge of orbs. Either way, I will never look at life the same after this