I've seen something really strange here in eastern North Carolina. It's some sort of insect. At first glance, it appears to be a firefly, but it's not. As fireflies light up by a sort of short "fade in-fade out" glow, this insect has a steadily sustained radiance. Fireflies usually glow a greenish-yellow color, while thing creature glows bright blue. It also tends to fly in a directly straight line, whereas fireflies kind of swoop and fly with no set direction.

It scared the hell out of me the first time I saw it, this fat blue light come bobbing down a country lane at 10pm, in a straight line, about 4 feet off the ground. Then the light would go abruptly out after being sustained for about 30-45 seconds. Then it would appear 20 feet further away, flying straight again.

My parents didn't believe me, but one night I managed to show it to them. It was flying about 15 feet in the air, in a straight line, and appeared to land on a tree limb, and it just sat there, constantly glowing. Then it disappeared. I also seemed to remember that it buzzed somewhat, even though I was about 50 feet away when I saw it.

Bizarre.