Apparitions from heaven???

[abaris]

Black and white and grainy.

As for the crowd looking and pointing, a crowd tends to do that if someone cries wolf. It's called mass psychosis.

But even if you subscribe to religion - the Catholic brand - doesn't the date raise any flags? If it was god, he certainly had some curious ideas picking that spot instead one of the many conflagrations being offered to really make an entrance. Maybe afraid of being shot at, who knows?