White, Glowing Cylinder, Maybe affected my mind temporarily

Me and my friend were camping in the woods in Gray's Creek off of School RD. at Dr. Virgil's pond. We were woke up by a bright light, not blinking but all encompasing. There was no sound or vibration, and we were not afraid at all. We did not open our tent  and actually see what it was for a minute. When I opened the tent I saw a massive cylindrical object floating in the air over the pond. I zipped the tent and my friend and I fell back asleep. This thing had to have had some kind of psycotic (sic) powers or something, because I thought about it the next day and my friend and I agreed that we should have ran but we both fealt a surreal comfort during the sighting. I have always pushed this memory away, but I am more and more intrigued and everyday I catch myself staring at the sky.
Date is approximate.  PD