| “A British Regiment, the First Fourth Norfolk, of several hundred men, was then noticed marching up this sunken road or creek towards “Hill 60.” It appeared as though they were going to reinforce the troops at “Hill 60.” However, when they arrived at this cloud, they marched straight into it, with no hesitation, but no one ever came out to deploy and fight at “Hill 60.” About an hour later after the last of the file had disappeared into it, this cloud very unobtrusively lifted off the ground and, like any fog or cloud would, rose slowly until it joined the other similar clouds which were mentioned in the beginning of this account. All this time, the group of clouds had been hovering in the same place, but as soon as the singular “ground” cloud had risen to their level, they all moved away northwards, i.e. towards Thrace (Bulgaria). In the matter of about three quarters of an hour they had all disappeared from view.” Continuing: “The Regiment mentioned is posted as “missing” or “wiped out” and on Turkey surrendering in 1918, the first thing Britain demanded of Turkey was the return of the Regiment. Turkey replied that she had neither captured this Regiment, not made contact with it, and did not know that it existed. A British Regiment in 1914-1918 consisted of any number between 800 and 4000 men. Those who observed this incident vouch for the fact that Turkey never captured that Regiment, nor made contact with it.” And the letter was signed by three witnesses at the time.” (53) Close Encounters of the Strange Kind Vallee collected thousands of instances of UFO encounters over the years, including “close encounters.” Some of these are quite remarkable and may entirely change the way you think about the supernatural up until now. I recommend reserving judgment until the end of the book, however. The following is the case of a strange entity appearing from a UFO. Vallee cites a case from Sangrada Famila, Brazil in August 1963. Three boys, ages from 9-11 saw a sphere hovering above the trees and noticed four or five rows of people inside the sphere. An opening became visible and two light rays shot downward. A slender, ten-foot tall being came down, as if gliding on the two beams of light. He walked oddly swinging from side to side, as if seeking balance and sat down on a rock. The boys observed that the giant wore a transparent helmet and in the middle of his forehead what they described as a dark “eye.” He wore tall boots and trousers and had a square pack on his chest which emitted light. Inside the sphere the boys could see people manipulating a control panel by “turning knobs and flicking switches.” When the giant made a motion to try and grab one of the boys, one of them picked up a stone and found himself unable to move as the spaceman looked straight into his eyes. The giant then returned to the sphere. The boys claimed they felt no fear from this being and also felt he would return again. (54) |
The type of encounter that the person tends to undergo in UFO visitations appears to be related to their cultural conditioning and upbringing. Vallee discusses in his book several accounts of flying vehicles which just do not fit the description of anything modern society could relate to. The society of the late 19th century was not familiar with electrical flying machines yet, so what did they see instead? A “boat of heaven.” The April 28, 1897 edition of the Houston Daily Post carried the following story: “Merkel, Texas, April 26. Some parties returning from church last night noticed a heavy object dragging along with a rope attached. They followed it until, in crossing the railroad, it caught on a rail. On looking up they saw what was supposed to be an airship. It was now near enough to get an idea of the dimensions. A light could be seen protruding from several windows; one bright light in front like the headlight of a locomotive.” … “After some ten minutes, a man was seen descending the rope. He came near enough to be plainly seen; he wore a light blue sailor suit and was small in size. He stopped when he discovered parties at the anchor and cut the rope below him and sailed off in the northeast direction. The anchor is now on exhibition at the blacksmith shop of Elliot and Miller and is attracting the attention of hundreds of people.” (55) Vallee then connects this event with one which happened in the year 1211 AD, according to an Irish legend: “There happened in the borough of Cleora, one Sunday, while the people were at Mass, a marvel. In this town is a church dedicated to St. Kinarus. It befell that an anchor was dropped from the sky, with a rope attached to it, and one of the flukes caught in the arch above the church door. The people rushed out of the church and saw in the sky a ship with men on board, floating before the anchor cable, and they saw a man leap overboard and jump down to the anchor, as if to release it. He looked as if he were swimming in water. The folk rushed up and tried to seize him, but the Bishop forbade the people to hold the man, for it might kill him, he said. The man was freed, and hurried up to the ship, where the crew cut the rope and the ship sailed out of sight. But the anchor is in the church, and has been there ever since, as a testimony.” (56) (53) Magonia, p. 105 (54) ibid, p. 118 (55) ibid, p. 147 (56) Magonia, p. 147 |