jak.themothmanprophecies-第6部分

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　　A　year　before　the　first　flying　saucer　〃scare〃　erupted　in　the　state　of　Washington　in　1947；　a　group　of　sixteen　people　in　San　Diego；　California；　witnessed　a　strange　phenomenon。　They　were　gathered　on　a　rooftop　to　watch　a　meteor　shower　on　the　night　of　October　9；　1946；　when　a　bluish…white　winged　object　appeared　in　the　sky。　It　looked　like　an　extremely　long　airplane　carrying　two　reddish　lights　and　it　left　a　luminous　contrail。
　　
　　〃The　strange　object　was　certainly　no　airplane；〃　one　witness　told　Harold　T。　Wilkins。　（1）　〃The　wings；　which　moved；　were　too　wide　for　any　bird。　Indeed；　they　were　rather　like　the　wings　of　a　butterfly。　The　whole　object　emitted　a　red　glow。〃
　　
　　The　object　was　especially　conspicuous　as　it　crossed　the　face　of　the　moon。　Some　of　the　witnesses　thought　it　。　resembled　a　gigantic　bat。
　　
　　Astronomers　have　also　reported　similar　objects。　In　Popular　Astronomy；　1912；　Dr。　F。B。　Harris　stated：　〃lathe　evening　of　January　27；　1912；1　saw　an　intensely　black　object；　like　a　crow；　poised　upon　the　moon。　I　estimated　it　at　250　miles　long　by　50　miles　wide。　I　cannot　but　think　that　a　very　interesting　phenomenon　happened。〃
　　
　　In　that　crazy　year　1880；　an　Italian　astronomer　named　Ricco；　on　the　observatory　at　Palermo；　Sicily；　was　studying　the　sun　at　8　A。M。；　November　30；　when　he　saw　〃winged　bodies　in　two　long　parallel　lines　slowly　traveling；　apparently　across　the　disk　of　the　sun。　They　looked　like　large　birds　tor　cranes。〃
　　
　　Cranes　on　the　sun？　Crows　250　miles　long　on　the　moon？　Black…garbed　men　swimming　through　the　skies　over　Coney　Island？　Ornithopters　over　Kentucky　and　San　Diego？
　　
　　
　　
　　＇1＇　Harold　T。　Wilkins；　Flying　Saucers　on　the　Attack　（New　York：　Citadel　Press；　1954）；　chapter　III。　
　　
　　
　　
　　On　December　30；　1946；　Ella　Young；　an　American　writer；　saw　one　of　our　bats　at　dusk　near　Morrow　Bay；　California。　〃On　the　golden　sky　it　looked　very　black；〃　she　reported。　〃It　came　forward　head　on；　and　had　a　batlike　appearance；　owing　to　the　curvature　of　its　wings。　I　am　not　sure　if　there　were　motions　at　the　extreme　tip　of　the　wings；　but　the　strange　machine　seemed　to　stand　still　for　several　minutes；　and　its　form　was　very　distinct。　Suddenly；　it　either　lowered　itself　toward　the　horizon；　or　the　bank　of　cloud…mist　made　an　upward　movement…maybe；　both　movements　occurred…for　the　machine　passed　behind　the　cloud　and　did　not　reappear。　Immediately　afterward；　a　great　flush　of　color　spread　over　the　sea。〃
　　
　　May　through　August　1947　saw　the　first　modern　UFO　wave　in　the　United　States。　Odd　lights；　glistening　circular　machines；　and　reddish　flying　cigars　captured　the　American　imagination。　Tiffany　Thayer；　the　eccentric　novelist　and　founder　of　the　Fortean　Society；　named　after　Charles　Fort；　chortled　over　the　air　force　explanations　in　the　society's　journal；　Doubt。　Obviously　the　government　was　determined　to　cover　up　the　true　facts　in　this　new　situation。　Mystics　and　cranks　quickly　appeared；　explaining　the　phenomenon　as　the　work　of　people　from　outer　space。　The　press　gave　the　sensation　a　two…week　run；　then　went　back　to　the　intricacies　of　the　cold　war。　No　one；　not　even　the　beady…eyed　Forteans；　paid　much　attention　to　the　giant　birds　and　machines　with　flapping　wings　that　returned　to　our　skies　in　1948。
　　
　　Early　in　January　1948；　Mrs。　Bernard　Zailowski　reported　seeing　a　〃sizzing　and　whizzing〃　man　with　silver　wings　maneuvering　about　200　feet　above　her　barn　in　Chehalis；　Washington。　The　air　force　scoffed。　Four　months　later；　two　laundry　workers　in　Longview；　Washington；　about　forty　miles　south　of　Chehalis；　claimed　to　see　a　trio　of　〃birdmen〃　circling　the　city　at　an　altitude　of　250　feet。
　　
　　〃When　they　first　came　into　sight；　I　thought　they　looked　like　gulls；　but　as　they　got　closer　I　could　make　out　that　they　weren't　gulls　and　I　knew　they　were　men；〃　Mrs。　Viola　Johnson　told　reporters。　〃I　could　see　plainly　that　they　were　men。　。。。　They　wore　dark；　drab　flying　suits。　I　couldn't　make　out　their　arms　but　I　could　see　their　legs　dangling　down　and　they　kept　moving　their　heads　like　they　were　looking　around。　I　couldn't　tell　if　they　had　goggles　on　but　their　heads　looked　like　they　had　helmets　on。　I　couldn't　see　their　faces。〃
　　
　　That　happened　on　April　9；　1948。　That　same　day；　a　couple　in　Caledonia；　Illinois；　reported　seeing　〃a　monster　bird　。。。　bigger　than　an　airplane。〃　Researchers　Jerome　Clark　and　Loren　Coleman　dug　into　Illinois　newspapers　and　discovered　that　state　had　an　epidemic　of　funny　birds　in　…1948。　（2）
　　
　　That　January　James　Trares；　twelve；　excitedly　exclaimed　to　his　mother；　〃There's　a　bird　outside　as　big　as　a　B…29！〃　They　lived　in　Glendale；　Illinois。　In　April；　a　huge　bird　was　reported　in　Alton；　Caledonia；　Overland；　Richmond　Heights；　and　Freeport；　all　in　Illinois。　Walter　Siegmund；　a　retired　army　colonel；　saw　it　on　April　4。
　　
　　〃I　thought　there　was　something　wrong　with　my　eyesight；〃　he　said；　〃but　it　was　definitely　a　bird　and　not　a　glider　or　jet　plane　。。。。　From　the　movements　of　the　object　and　its　size；　I　figured　it　could　only　be　a　bird　of　tremendous　size。〃
　　
　　Three　people　in　Overland；　Illinois；　viewed　the　creature　on　April　10。　At　first　they　thought　it　was　an　airplane；　then　it　began　to　flap　its　wings。
　　
　　By　late　April　the　Garuda　was　buzzing　the　city　of　St。　Lous。　Dr。　Kristine　Dolezal　saw　it　on　the　twenty…sixth。　A　group　of　instructors　at　the　Mississippi　School　of　Aeronautics　observed　〃an　awfully　big　bird〃　at　1；200　feet　the　next　day。　A　salesman　named　Harry　Bradford　plained；　〃I've　seen　it　three　times　in　the　last　four　days　and　that's　too　much　tomfoolery　for　a　man　of　fifty　to　take。〃
　　
　　〃I　thought　people　who　reported　seeing　the　thing　were　'bugs'　until　I　looked　into　the　sky　last　night；〃　Charles　Dunn；　an　inspector　for　U。S。　Steel；　declared　on　April　30。　〃It　was　flapping　its　wings　and　moving　quite　fast　at　about　3；000　feet　altitude　and　it　appeared　to　be　illuminated　by　a　dull　glow。　It　looked　about　the　size　of　a　Piper　Cub　plane　but　there　was　no　engine　sound　and　it　was　not　a　plane。　I　could　hardly　believe　my　eyes。〃
　　
　　Although　the　plane…sized　bird　was　seen　sporadically　during　the　next　decade；　the　flying　saucers　stole　the　limelight。　The　air　force　and　the　amateur　investigators　chose　to　pursue　the　more　exciting　Martians　and　Venusians。
　　
　　But　the　figure　of　a　man　with　〃wings　like　a　bat；〃　dressed　in　tight…fitting　black　clothes　and　surrounded　by　an　eerie　glow　startled　three　people　in　Houston；　Texas；　on　June　18；　1953。
　　
　　〃I　could　see　him　plain　and　could　see　he　had　big　wings　folded　at　his　shoulders；〃　Mrs。　Hilda　Walker　said。　He　was　about　six　and　a　half　feet　tall　and　was　perched　on　the　limb　of　a　pecan　tree。　
　　
　　　
　　
　　＇2＇　〃Jerome　Clark　and　Loren　Coleman；　〃Winged　Weirdies；〃　Fate；　March　1972。　
　　
　　　
　　
　　His　halo　of　light　slowly　faded　out　and　he　vanished。　〃Immediately　afterward；〃　Mrs。　Walker　continued；　〃we　heard　a　loud　swoosh　over　the　housetops　across　the　street。　It　was　like　the　white　flash　of　a　torpedo…shaped　object。〃
　　
　　〃I　may　be　nuts；　but　I　saw　it；　whatever　it　was；〃　Howard　Phillips；　another　witness；　declared。
　　
　　The　next　big　year　for　our　phantom　fliers　was　1961。　Residents　along　Florida's　Tamiami　Trail　began　seeing　what　one　woman　described　as　〃a　big　vulture　。。。　with　a　wingspread　of　about　fifty…five　feet。　Isn't　that　sorta　unusual？〃　In　May　1961；　a　New　York　pilot　was　buzzed　by　〃a　damned　big　bird；　bigger　than　an　eagle。　For　a　moment　I　doubted　my　sanity　because　it　looked　more　like　a　pterodactyl　out　of　the　prehistoric　past。〃　The　thing　had　swooped　at　his　plane　as　he　cruised　up　the　Hudson　River　valley。
　　
　　Far　away；　in　the　Ohio　River　valley；　another　startled　pair　had　an　even　more　breathtaking　experience。　A　woman　prominent　in　civic　affairs　in　Point　Pleasant；　West　Virginia；　was　driving　on　Route　2　along　the　Ohio　River　with　her　elderly　father。　As　they　passed　through　a　sector　on　the　edge　of　a　park　known　as　the　Chief　Cornstalk　Hunting　Grounds；　a　tall　manlike　figure　suddenly　appeared　on　the　road　in　front　of　them。
　　
　　〃I　slowed　down；〃　she　told　me　years　later；　〃and　as　we　got　closer　we　could　see　that　it　was　much　larger　than　a　man。　A　big　gray　figure。　It　stood　in　the　middle　of　the　road。　Then　a　pair　of　wings　unfolded　from　its　back　and　they　practically　filled　the　whole　road。　It　almost　looked　like　a　small　airplane。　Then　it　took　off　straight　up　。。。　disappearing　out　of　sight　in　seconds。　We　were　both　terrified。　I　stepped　on　the　gas　and　raced　out　of　there。
　　
　　〃We　talked　it　over　and　decided　not　to　tell　anybody　about　it。　Who　would　believe　us；　anyway？〃
　　
　　Dr。　Jacques　Vallee；　French　statistician　and　puter　expert；　was　given　access　to　the　air　force's　UFO　files　and　he　came　across　a　curious　report　from　an　air　force　colonel　who　was　driving　alone　along　a　road　in　Illinois　one　night　（no　date　is　given）　when　he　became　aware　of　something　flying　above　bis　car。　It　was；　he　said；　a　huge　bird　the　size　of　a　small　airplane。　It　flapped　its　wings　and　soared　away。
　　
　　There　are　shaggy　bird　stories　by　the　pound。　A　businessman　in　Arlington；　Virginia；　wrote　to　me　recently；　describing　an　experience　he　and　three　friends　had　in　the　winter　of　1968…69。　They　were　at　a　farm　near　Haymarket　when　they　heard　a　strange　rushing　sound　near　a　small　lake。　Intrigued；　they　set　out　with　flashlights　and　a　couple　of　dogs　to　investigate。　Suddenly　the　dogs　howled；　turned　tail；　and　ran。　There；　standing　by　a　tree　was　a　huge　dark　shadow　between　eight　and　twelve　feet　tall。　The　quartet　scurried　back　to　their　car；　turned　on　their　lights；　and　swung　toward　the　shadow。　〃All　we　saw；〃　he　reported；　〃was　this　huge　thing　with　large　red…orange　eyeballs　and　winglike　arms。　We　couldn't　get　out　of　there　fast　enough。〃
　　
　　We　even　have　a　naked　woman　with　wings　in　our　collection。　The　case　was　investigated　by　Don　Worley；　an　experienced　student　of　the　unknown；　who　interviewed　the　witness　in　depth。　〃He　is　a　reliable　observer；〃　Worley　notes；　〃and　he　swears　that　this　event　is　well　beyond　the　capacity　of　his　imagination。〃
　　
　　Earl　Morrison；　the　witness；　was　serving　as　a　private；　first　class　in　the　marine　corps　in　Vietnam　in　the　summer　of　1969。　He　and　two　buddies　were　sitting　on　top　of　a　bunker　near　Da　Nang　on　a　warm　summer　evening。
　　
　　All　of　a　sudden…I　don't　know　why…we　all　three　looked　ou