I was a kid of about 8 years old. My family lived in the middle of nowhere on about 150 acres of land. I have about a half mile walk from my back door to the woods behind the house. I built a great treehouse in one of the trees on the edge of the forrest.

One afternoon I was sitting in my treehouse thinking about whatever kids think about, and lost track of time - it was getting dark quickly. I wasn't scared because I could easily see my house and my mom had already turned on some lights in the house - I could always follow the lights home in the dark.

As I sat there trying to decide if I should head home yet, I saw some lights in the sky. They were at a great distance, but I watched them with interest for quite some time. Then I realized that it was already dark out - I couldn't see anything but stars and the lights from my house in the distance. I slowly climbed down from my tree fort, making sure of every footing and hand hold before I shifted my weight - and made it safely to the ground.

I started walking home and was about half way there when it happened...

Out of nowhere in the still of the night, I was shocked out of my senses by a roar of noise and bright lights. I noticed movement just overhead and dove into the tall grass in an attempt to hide from the UFO. I pissed my pants.

The object overhead proceeded away quickly and I could clearly see the flames coming out of the craft. That's when I realized that a military jet had just flown overhead.

It came low and fast and because I was looking down as I was careful not to trip in the dark - I never noticed it approach until it was already on top of me. The sound was immediate and deafening - and both sound and lights happening at once was more than my 8 year old senses could handle. I was instantly scared shitless...

I ran home worried about how I was going to explain to my parents that I pissed myself - but I didn't need to say anything. My dad was on the phone with the military base screaming about broken windows in the house - I walked right past my parents and went into my room to change my clothes.

The pilot got into some trouble because he buzzed his friends house at 500 feet - they lived right behind our woods. The military bought us some nice new windows - and my parents never knew that their son was a chickenshit that night.