Highway to the Stars
Along a lonely stretch of freeway, ordinary drivers have witnessed something extraordinary-a triangular "portal" of small red craft hovering 500 km above Earth. When the night is clear and far from city lights, 1-3 darting red dots appear just below the Big Dipper and Arcturus, moving too fast to photograph without specialized CCD gear.

Alien Security Detail
Eyewitnesses report these are patrol ships-each 20-30 meters long-circling, chasing, and holding position week after week. No larger "mother ships" arrive or depart. These agile vessels seem to monitor who passes through this celestial gateway, as if regulating access to our world.

How to See the Portal
To catch a glimpse, find a dark location free of streetlights. Wait until the Big Dipper is high overhead (look just below its bowl) or scan near Arcturus, the fourth-brightest star. The craft appear as faint red pinpricks, so human vision is best-binoculars help only if they can track the swift movement, and telescopes often lose the brief flashes as they drift with Earth's rotation.

Celestial Coordinates
The portal triangulates over the stars Muphrid (8 Eta Bootis) and the handle of the Big Dipper. Approximate coordinates (Epoch 2000) are RA 14h 08m 32s, Dec +13 degrees 33'-rising at 06:46, transiting at 13:34, setting at 20:22 local time. When the portal locks over a star, it creates the illusion that the craft are perched on the stellar surface.

What Is This Gateway?
Speculation runs from interdimensional rifts to electromagnetic wormholes. Some suggest these sentinel ships protect Earth from hostile visitors. Others believe it is a checkpoint for incoming alien traffic-an extraterrestrial customs booth in the sky. Whatever the truth, the phenomenon challenges our assumptions about space and surveillance.

Reflection
The Freeway Portal Entrance reminds us that even familiar skies may conceal secret highways. Next time you look up at the Big Dipper, consider: what other doorways might be waiting just out of sight? And who, or what, stands guard at the threshold?