I came down and flew across the bay.I could hear the water hitting the hull...it took off and went up at a 45 degree angle, and in a matter of seconds disappeared among the stars. I ran to the guard shack and reported it, but was told not to say anything.
I was walking guard duty on the pier at the Marine base in Iwakuni Japan.
It was a clear night, there were no clouds that night.
I turned toward the water as I was walking,and suddenly a huge bright light came down from my left, and flew across the bay, from left to right. It made no sound...but I could hear the water hitting the hull of the craft...it suddenly shot up at a 45 degree angle and flew up into the sky.
I watched as it grew smaller and smaller until it was the size of the rest of the stars...I lost track of it at that time.
I ran to the guard shack and called the duty NCO. I told him what happened...
He put the lieutenant on the phone.
I told him what happened and he said that I did not see anything. He said that if I insisted that I saw a UFO that I would be drummed out of the Marines...
So I recanted my statement.
I know what I saw, and it was not anything I had ever seen before.
You may call if you wish.