People Share Unexplained Things That Happened to Them, and We’re Freaked Out

Near-death experiences – or NDE, for the internet conspiracists out there – are a more common phenomenon than you might think. In the U.S., approximately 9 million people have reported an NDE, according to a 2011 study from the New York Academy of Sciences. Although many of these people reported completely different things, we can’t help but wonder if even one of them had it right…

Let’s be honest here: I would have a serious freak-out episode if I was this guy. Even though this person didn’t give us much clue on who he thinks the mysterious man was, my inner Sherlock Holmes can’t help but go on a spiral of guesses. A loved one that passed away? God? Guardian Angel? All I know is that this will keep me up for the next several nights.