jak.themothmanprophecies-第34部分

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ying　them。　Then　they　were　deposited　back　on　the　river　pier　to　the　exact　spot　where　they　had　been　picked　up。
　　
　　When　the　light　withdrew；　the　two　men　came　to　their　senses　and　ran　in　terror　to　the　local　sheriff's　office。　Following　their　experience；　Hickson　and　Parker　suffered　blinding　headaches。　〃At　first；　those　dreams　I　had　was　awful；〃　Charlie　Hickson　told　NBC　News　reporter　Ralph　Blum；　〃and　the　headaches　was　so　bad…like　a　pressure　on　my　skull。〃
　　
　　The　day　after　the　incident　a　small　wound　opened　up　on　Hickson's　arm　and　bled　profusely　for　a　few　hours。　Then　it　closed　just　as　mysteriously　as　it　had　e。
　　
　　The　pier　from　which　the　men　were　fishing　was　under　surveillance　by　a　TV　system　at　a　naval　installation　across　the　river。　The　men　monitoring　the　system　saw　nothing　unusual　that　night。　They　were　also　in　full　view　of　a　nearby　drawbridge；　and　the　toll…booths　for　a　neighboring　highway。　The　men　manning　those　positions　did　not　see　anything　unusual　on　the　river。　They　saw　no　lights；　additional　proof　that　the　episode　was　hallucinatory。
　　
　　Ralph　Blum　learned　another　interesting　fact　when　he　asked　Hickson　why　he　was　not　carrying　a　watch。　〃Never　could。　People　said　I　had　electricity；〃　Hickson　explained。　〃To　give　you　an　example；　before　I　went　into　service；　I　tried　two　or　three　wrist　watches。　But　they　wouldn't　keep　time　on　me。　They'd　either　lose　time；　or　gain　time。　Or　they'd　just　stop。　。。。　I　never　did　find　one　that　would　keep　correct　time。　I　even　tried　Elgins；　these　railroad　pocket　watches？　And　they　don't　keep　correct　time。　So　I　don't　tote　a　watch。〃
　　
　　Obviously　Mr。　Hickson's　physical　makeup　includes　some　unknown　but　not　unheard　of　force　which　interferes　with　watches。　He　could　be　surrounded　by　that　special　energy　field　or　aura　which　attracts　UFO…type　phenomena。　Calvin　Parker　was　just　unfortunate　enough　to　be　present　when　the　phenomenon　zeroed　in　on　Hickson。　Since　the　light　was　not　operating　on　his　alpha　wave　frequency；　Parker　wasn't　entranced　。。。　he　was　knocked　unconscious。　Hickson　entered　a　hypnoticlike　trance　and　hallucinated。
　　
　　Besides　all　the　press　attention；　crank　phone　calls；　and　attending　nonsense；　Calvin　Parker　suffered　a　nervous　breakdown。　Yet；　despite　the　uproar　in　Pascagoula；　the　men　were　never　properly　investigated　by　qualified　persons　。。。　aside　from　the　air　force。　A　hydraulic　engineer　from　Berkeley　visited　them；　hypnotized　them；　and　when　they　began　to　relive　their　terrible　fear　he　cut　the　session　short。　Afterward　he　soberly　informed　reporters　that　he　was　certain　the　men　had　been　examined　by　〃robots　from　outer　space。〃
　　
　　The　air　force　investigation　was　another　story。　Deputy　Tom　Huntley　acpanied　the　two　men　to　the　Keesler　Air　Force　Base。　〃When　we　got　there　it　was　something　amazing；〃　Huntley　told　Ralph　Blum　afterward。　〃We　were　in　an　unmarked　car　but　the　guards　were　expecting　us　and　Waved　us　through　the　moment　I　said　who　we　was。　I　looked　back　through　my　rear…view　mirror；　and　damn　if　two　cars　full　of　air　police　hadn't　fallen　in　behind　us。　They　had　more　air　police　stationed　at　each　crossing　all　along　the　road。　We　pulled　up　in　this　concrete　area　behind　a　building　The　police　had　halted　all　traffic。　Doctors　were　waiting；　and　man；　they　looked　like　space　creatures…all　wrapped　in　white　and　masked　and　gloved。　They　went　over　Charlie　and　Calvin　from　head　to　toe。　They　ran　a　radioactive　check。　They　swabbed　between　the　boys'　fingers；　along　the　tops　of　their　shoes；　even　under　the　heels。　Then　they　put　each　swab　into　a　little　bottle　and　labeled　each　bottle。〃
　　
　　It　was　clear　the　air　force　doctors　knew　what　they　were　doing　and　had　probably　done　it　many　times　before。　After　the　examination　was　pleted；　Huntley；　Hickson；　and　Parker　were　escorted　to　another　building。
　　
　　〃It　was　something；〃　Huntley　said。　〃Armed　air　police　at　each　door　and　all　along　the　route！　Four　of　'em　in　the　conference　room！　And　the　brass…colonels；　majors…the　whole　base　mand　must　have　been　there。　And　a　heap　of　doctors。〃
　　
　　The　men　were　closely　interrogated　for　several　minutes。　Some　of　the　questions　asked　were　identical　to　the　questions　I　asked　in　my　own　interviews。　Questions　about　diet　（some　contactees　seem　to　favor　a　high　starch　diet）；　marks　or　punctures；　on　their　bodies；　family　history；　etc。
　　
　　The　intriguing　part　of　this　is　the　extensive　security　measures　taken。　It　sounds　as　if　the　whole　base　had　been　put　on　alert　for　the　occasion；　and　the　two　contactees　were　so　closely　guarded　during　their　visit　that　it　seems　as　if　the　air　force　expected　them　to　blow　up　the　base。　To　me；　this　Keesler　Air　Force　Base　investigation　〃was　far　more　interesting　than　the　UFO　contact　itself。
　　
　　Perhaps　someone　in　the　air　force　had　read　my　1967…68　articles　in　Flying　Saucer　Review　advising　investigators　to　〃find　out　what　they　had　for　breakfast〃
　　
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　　Woodrow　Derenberger　regarded　the　ufonauts　as　〃time　travelers。〃　He　noted　some　interesting　distortions　of　time　during　his　jaunts　to　the　far…off　galaxy　of　Ganymede　（actually　Ganymede　is　the　name　of　one　of　Jupiter's　moons）。　When　he　went　off　on　a　trip　with　Indrid　Cold；　a　trip　that　seemed　to　take　hours　or　days；　he　always　found　on　his　return　that　only　a　few　hours　of　earth　time　had　passed。　He　rejected　the　notion　that　he　may　have　hallucinated　his　interstellar　voyages；　so　time…traveling　was　the　only　answer　acceptable　to　him。
　　
　　In　many　of　the　cases　outlined　here　I　have　pointed　out　the　entities'　obsession　with　time。　Their　behavior　as　described　by　various　witnesses　further　suggests　their　problems　in　adjusting　to　our　time　frame。　For　example；　their　rapid…fire　unintelligible　〃language〃　noted　by　witnesses　all　over　the　world　as　sounding　like　〃a　speeded　up　phonograph　record〃　could　be　caused　by　their　failure　to　adjust　to　our　time　cycle　when　they　enter；　our　space…time…continuum。　They　are　talking　at　a　faster　rate　because　their　time　is　different　from　ours。　When　they　manage　to　adjust；　they　have　to　forcibly　slow　themselves　down；　articulating　their　words　slowly；　in　a　singsong　manner。　For　high…speed　radio　transmissions　we　record　signals　at　a　normal　speed；　then　broadcast　the　tape　at　a　very　high　speed。　The　receiver　records　it　at　the　same　high　speed　and　then　slows　the　tape　down　again　to　play　it　back。　Our　entities　are　like　those　radio　receivers；　playing　back　the　message　at　slow　speeds　until　they　hit　upon　a　speed　we　can　interpret。
　　
　　The　entities　also　foul　up　in　other　ways。　They　arrive　in　clothes　that　are　out　of　style；　or　not　yet　in　style。　Their　vehicles　are　out　of　date。　If　they　use　slang；　they　might　e　up　with　archaic　terms　like　〃twenty…three　Skidoo〃　or　〃hubba　hubba。〃　The　poor　bastards　not　only　fail　to　understand　who　or　what　they　are；　but　also　where　they　are　or　what　time　period　they're　in。　Some　of　these　mistakes　seem　intentional　and　have　some　allegorical　purpose。　But　others　seem　to　be　just。。。　mistakes。
　　
　　This　brings　us　to　one　of　the　most　puzzling　contact　stories　in　my　files。
　　
　　At　1：15　A。M。　on　the　morning　of　Sunday；　December　10；　1967；　a　young　college　student　from　Adelphi；　Maryland；　was　driving　home　alone　outside　of　Washington；　D。C。　As　he　was　crossing　the　then…partially　pleted　cutoff　on　Interstate　70；　leading　from　Route　40　to　Route　29；　he　saw　a　large　object　on　the　road　directly　ahead。　At　first　he　thought　it　was　a　tractor…trailer　jackknifed　across　the　road。　Then　he　realized　it　was　a　bone…white　reflective　object　shaped　like　an　egg　and　standing　on　four　legs。　As　he　pulled　to　a　stop　a　few　feet　from　the　object　he　could　make　out　two　figures　standing　next　to　the　thing。　Their　appearance　terrified　him。
　　
　　One　of　the　men　walked　to　his　car　with　a　broad　grin　on　his　face。　He　was　about　five　feet　ten；　wore　light　blue　coveralls；　thick…soled　boots　or　shoes；　and　he　had　a　ruddy　or　suntanned　plexion　with　large　eyes　〃like　thyroid　eyes。〃　The　grin　remained　fixed　on　his　face　throughout　the　episode。
　　
　　〃Do　not　be　afraid　of　me；〃　he　said　several　times　in　an　audible　voice。　His　name；　he　said；　was　Vadig。　He　spoke　with　Tom；　the　witness；　for　several　minutes；　asking　ordinary　questions　about　where　he　was　from；　where　he　was　going；　what　he　did；　etc。
　　
　　Finally　he　said　pointedly；　〃I'll　see　you　in　time；〃　and　walked　back　to　the　object。　A　small　door　opened　and　a　metal　ladder　folded　down。　A　hand　reached　out　and　helped　Vadig　aboard；　then　the　thing　rose　silently　into　the　air　and　disappeared。　Tom　told　his　three　roommates　about　the　encounter；　but　they　didn't　take　him　seriously　so　he　didn't　mention　it　to　anyone　else。
　　
　　Tom　was　working　his　way　through　school　by　serving　as　a　waiter　part…time　in　a　chain　of　restaurants　in　the　D。C。　area　He　had　not　mentioned　this　to　Vadig。　But　one　Sunday　night　in　early　February　1968；　Vadig　entered　the　restaurant　where　he　was　working　and　sat　at　one　of　his　tables。　Vadig　was　now　wearing　a　conventional　suit　with　a　black　outer　coat。
　　
　　〃Do　you　remember　me？〃　Vadig　asked。
　　
　　〃I　sure　do。〃　Tom　answered；　very　surprised。　They　exchanged　a　few　words　and　Tom　brought　him　a　cup　of　coffee。
　　
　　〃My　presence　here　would　be　detrimental　to　the　family　trade；〃　Vadig　said　at　one　point　with　a　chuckle。
　　
　　He　asked　Tom　if　he　would　be　willing　to　meet　with　him　the　following　Sunday。　Tom　agreed　and　Vadig　left　the　restaurant。
　　
　　〃I'll　see　you　in　time；〃　he　promised。
　　
　　After　work　the　next　Sunday；　a　waitress　drove　Tom　home　and　dropped　him　off。　As　she　pulled　away；　a　big　black　car　with　its　lights　out　glided　from　the　shadows　and　halted　at　the　curb。　Mr。　Vadig　called　out　to　Tom。　Another　man　was　in　the　car。　Tom　later　recalled　only　that　he　wore　a　gray　coat；　had　black　hair；　and　never　spoke。　Tom　got　into　the　car。
　　
　　〃It　was　a　very　old　Buick；〃　he　reported。　〃But　it　was　very　well　kept。　It　looked　brand…new。　It　even　smelled　brand…new。〃
　　
　　They　drove　for　about　thirty　minutes　to　a　remote　spot　on　a　back　road　in　Maryland。　When　Tom　got　out　of　the　car　he　was　astonished　to　see　the　egg…shaped　object　waiting　for　them。　He　was　put　into　a　circular　room　containing　nothing　but　a　couple　of　bucket　seats　and　a　gray　TV　screen。　Vadig　and　his　panion　disappeared　into　another　part　of　the　ship。
　　
　　After　a　few　minutes　the　TV　screen　came　alive；　the　object　shuddered；　and　Tom　watched　the　image　of　the　earth　receding　to　a　tiny　speck　on　the　screen。　Three　or　four　hour