This young man is about to turn twenty years old. But, even now, as a young adult, he is still convinced that he saw the real Santa Claus as a child.
It all began back when he was about ten years old, and he, his sister, his grandparents, and his parents went to see one of The Santa Clause movies starring Tim Allen.
Apparently, it was playing in a small theatre in New Mexico at the time, and his family was among only about thirty other people in the theatre.
Anyway, after the movie ended, he and his family started to leave when his grandparents noticed two people– a man and a woman– who looked like Santa and Mrs. Claus. So, his grandparents instructed him and his sister to go and greet the couple.
Now, he does not really remember much about that interaction. All he can recall is that it was short and brief.
But that did not take any of the joy away, and he and his sister were still ecstatic, thinking that they had just met the real Santa.
Following that meet and greet, he and his family then proceeded to walk out into the parking lot, get into their car, and start driving back home.
During the ride, though, he then noticed a bright red light flying through the air.
“I am a very bad judge of distance, so I couldn’t tell you how high up it was. But, it was definitely too low to be any aircraft,” he explained.
Andrey Kiselev – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only
Additionally, he claims that there was no sound coming from the light, either. And even though he could not see what was behind the light too well, he claims that he definitely saw the outline of a sleigh.
So, being that he was a young boy who still believed in Santa at that point, he began freaking out in the car– yelling about what he witnessed to his parents and pointing at the bright red light.
And amazingly, his parents and grandparents admitted to seeing the exact same thing.
The most remarkable part of this story, though, is what he and his family heard next. Apparently, shortly after he got his parent’s attention, they rolled down the windows to get a better look.
And at that moment, everyone heard the distinct sound of Christmas bells ringing in the distance.
“All the old people started staring at each other in disbelief over what was happening,” he recalled, “We were staring at it for several minutes before it left out of sight, either from us driving away or from it leaving our sight.”
And ever since that unbelievable evening, he claims to have repeatedly asked both his parents and grandparents about what happened.
Even though he is now almost twenty years old, and they have no reason to lie to him about Santa anymore, his entire family all still swears that they saw Santa Claus.
Now, he recognizes that he and his family probably sound absolutely crazy to anyone who was not there.
So, his parents and grandparents have actually refused to tell anyone outside of the family about the sighting.
He, however, has tried to tell some friends about the story. But they all just make fun of him and claim that it all sounds ludicrous.
Despite never having anyone else really believe him, though, he has still never been able to get over what he saw that evening.
“I have been told that Santa is not real and that it’s just our parents. Since that night, however, I have always held onto this experience, and I don’t truly disbelieve in the existence of the fat man,” he admitted.
Have you ever had a supposed Santa Claus sighting? Do you believe that he and his parents might have seen the real St. Nick? If not, what else could he and his family have spotted?
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