On October 11, 1973, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Calvin Parker and Charles Hixon, friends and co-workers, went fishing. They unexpectedly encountered a large UFO, which frightened them more than the small, pale beings that emerged from it. Paralyzed by fear, they were abducted and taken aboard the craft, where Calvin was examined by a humanoid alien while Charles faced a similar ordeal. Both experienced horrific procedures that left them terrified and confused.
After what felt like hours, they awoke on the riverbank, realizing only 20 minutes had passed. Initially dismissed by the Air Force, they reported the incident to the police, who recorded their conversation, capturing their genuine fear and belief in what happened. This recording became crucial evidence in their case.
Witnesses reported seeing strange lights that night, and the media frenzy that followed brought attention to the fact that alien abductions were more common than previously thought. While Charles continued to speak about the encounter, Calvin struggled with PTSD. Their story highlighted the reality of extraterrestrial encounters, paralleling other well-known cases like that of Betty and Barney Hill in 1961.
### 1. **Travis Walton Abduction (1975)**
– **Background**: Walton was a logger in the Sitgreaves Forest, Arizona. One night, he and his group saw a glowing UFO.
– **Main Event**: When Walton got out of his car to get a closer look, he was hit by a bright light and disappeared. His group of friends witnessed the incident and reported it to the police.
– **Duration of Disappearance**: Walton was missing for 5 days. During this time, a large search was organized.
– **Return**: When Walton returned, he said he had been on a spaceship where he had encountered small creatures with large eyes who had interrogated him. He said he escaped from the interrogation room and wandered around the ship, encountering taller, more human-like creatures.
### 2. **Whitley Strieber (1985)**
– **Background**: Strieber is a famous writer who wrote about his experience in the book “Communion”.
– **Abduction details**: Strieber was abducted from his cabin in Upstate New York. He described the abducting creatures as small with large heads and large eyes.
– **Painful experience**: In the book, he describes the painful procedures he underwent, including having a needle inserted into his brain.
### 3. **The Allagash Incident (1976)**
– **Background**: The incident occurred while four men were camping in Maine.
– **Main event**: They were taken to a ship and interrogated by creatures with large heads, long necks, and slender bodies.
– **Evidence**: This incident had multiple witnesses and common elements such as paralysis, levitation, psychic communication, and invasive procedures.
### 4. **Charles Hixon and the Pasula Case**
– **Continuous Experiences**: After his first encounter, Hixon continued to report many other encounters with extraterrestrial beings.
**Messages of Peace**: A female being he called “the beautiful woman” visited him with a message of peace and cosmic unity.
**Environmental Concerns**: Many extraterrestrial beings have expressed concern about pollution on Earth and nuclear weapons.
### 5. **Psychological Explanations**
– **Hypnogogic Syndrome**: These are hallucinations that occur between waking and sleeping states, which can make the experiencer feel as if he is encountering alien beings.
– **Sleep Paralysis**: This occurs when the brain shuts down muscle activity to prevent the dreamer from performing actions in the dream. When paralyzed but still conscious, one may feel frightened and helpless.
### 6. **Psychology and Flashbacks**
– **Unreliable Memory**: The stories of Calvin Parker and Charles Hixon may be affected by unreliable memory, especially since details can change over time and are influenced by the surrounding environment.
**Changes in the story**: Both characters change and add details to their stories over time, which raises doubts about the authenticity of their experiences.
### Conclusion
The narrator emphasizes that while these experiences may be products of the imagination, the fear and trauma the victims endure are very real. They urge those who feel unbelieved or ignored to seek healing, whether it be from a real experience or just a hallucination.
