The Creature from the Sandpits, a teenage prank that's endured for 60 years

A two-hour drive to Mt. Pinos further north gets a Los Angelian a fair view (weather permitting) of the Milky Way. It’s where I occasionally use my telescope and enjoy meteor showers.

Our UFO prank involved a large novelty inflatable pool float, Christmas lights, strips of Mylar, helium, and a prevailing wind that blew towards a nearby Marine air base. Hilarity ensued.

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Great, now that you’ve moved this from local legend to “out in the intarwebz”, the “history” channel is going to do a 2 hour special and at least three series on “The Hunt for the Creature from the Sandpits!”…

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Yeah. That might make for some pretty comical outtakes.

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