In the Land of the Seminole there are many secrets and most of them stem from Lake Okeechobee, the Big Water of Seminole legends. For years these Natives Americans have observed the comings and goings of glowing objects, sparkly discs, and strange flying shapes that disappear under the surface of the lake. Legend links the Seminole escape by water from General Zachary Taylor's troops in 1837 with diversion provided by a "disc like the sun" that blinded the white soldiers, making the escape of the Seminole families much easier in their canoes.
Regularly through modern times, outsiders also have been privileged to see these phenomena, making local newspapers and even causing the formation of a task force to investigate in 1948. "Big O" operated from Eglin Air Force Base and led to Project Red Book that recorded 12,000 sightings in a period of 17 years.
I have printed photos from the battleground where the Seminoles were aided in their escape, incorporated Seminole style piecework, printed newspaper excerpts on fabric, and fashioned replicas of some of the commonly seen flying objects in my piece of fiber art. Decide for yourself the truth of these fantastic flyers.