jak.themothmanprophecies-第23部分

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countered　〃humanoids〃　who　were　no…good　thieves。　He　was　lucky　he　had　lost　only　his　shoes；　socks；　and　watch。　But　they　would　run　the　culprits　down　and　recover　the　items；　they　promised。
　　
　　The　next　morning　when　Jim　stepped　out　his　door　to　pick　up　his　morning　paper　he　was　surprised　to　find　his　shoes；　now　neatly　shined；　sitting　on　the　step　with　the　laundered　socks　and　the　watch　inside。
　　
　　The　contactee　lore　is　filled　with　silly　episodes　like　this。　The　entities　serve　as　good　guys　and　bad　guys　alternately。　Phantom　muggers　can　materialize　out　of　the　darkness　and　attack　the　contactee　with　baseball　bats；　only　to　be　thwarted　by　the　sudden　arrival　of　the　good　guys　who　beat　them　up　and　cart　off　their　carcasses…and　the　baseball　bats　and　any　other　evidence。　Many　of　our　black…suited　〃Silencers〃　are　engaged　in　similar　games。
　　
　　IV。
　　
　　Jim　Hacket　was　lucky。　He　only　lost　his　shoes。　Elsewhere　throughout　the　Ohio　River　valley；　dogs；　cows；　and　horses　were　dying　suddenly　and　mysteriously；　usually　from　surgical…like　incisions　in　their　throats。　Animal　disappearances　and　deaths　go　hand　in　hand　with　the　UFO　phenomenon。　The　most　puzzling　aspect　of　these　deaths　is　the　absence　of　blood。　Often　the　carcasses　seem　drained　of　all　blood。　The　wounds　don't　bleed。　No　blood　is　in　evidence　in　the　grass　or　dirt　where　the　victims　lay。
　　
　　Among　my　grimmer　memories　of　1966…67　are　those　times　when　I　knelt　in　farm　fields　to　examine　dead　animals；　particularly　dogs；　who　had　suffered　amazingly　clean　and　expert　cuts。　These　deaths　were　not　localized；　but　came　in　nationwide　waves　simultaneously　with　UFO　waves。　This　pattern　has　been　repeated　since。　Prior　to　the　October　1973　flying　saucer　flap　there　was　an　epidemic　of　animal　deaths　throughout　the　Midwest　from　Minnesota　to　Mississippi；　causing　quite　a　stir　in　the　local　press。
　　
　　〃Two　points　confounding　investigators　have　been　the　absence　of　blood　and　footprints；〃　the　Kansas　City　Times　reported；　December　22；　1973。　〃Even　on　warm　days；　with　the　carcass　freshly　killed；　there　has　been　no　bleeding　on　or　around　the　animal。　Some　believed　the　cattle　were　drained　of　blood。　No　human　tracks　have　been　detected　near　each　mutilation；　even　in　fresh　snow。〃
　　
　　In　December　1973　and　January　1974　there　were　wholesale　disappearances　of　pet　dogs　from　Connecticut　to　California。　Small　towns　like　Voluntown；　Connecticut；　lost　a　large　part　of　their　dog　population　in　a　few　days。　Fifteen　dogs　vanished　from　Woodstock；　New　York；　in　the　Catskill　Mountains　during　the　same　period。　As　in　previous　waves　of　animal　mutilations　and　disappearances；　authorities　tried　to　blame　witchcraft　cults；　cattle　rustlers；　and　dognapers；　who　sell　the　poor　animals　to　hospitals　for　experimental　purposes。　But　the　total　absence　of　evidence　of　any　kind　seems　to　rule　out　these　conventional　explanations。
　　
　　Europe　has　been　plagued　with　phantom　animal　killers　for　generations。　Sweden　had　a　plague　of　this　sort　of　thing　in　1972。　The　extensive　vampire　legends　of　Middle　Europe　were　undoubtedly　based　on　such　incidents。　Vampires　were　cloaked　beings；　often　acpanied　by　strange　aerial　lights；　who　could　paralyze　humans　and　animals　in　their　tracks。　As　recently　as　twenty　years　ago　there　were　a　series　of　〃vampire〃　killings　in　Yugoslavia。　Four　bloodless　human　bodies　were　found　with　slashed　throats　in　a　field　near　Klek　Mountain；　according　to　one　report。
　　
　　As　I　have　noted；　UFOs；　hairy　monsters；　and　Mothmen　all　appear　to　have　the　ability　to　ferret　out　human　females　during　their　menstrual　period。　I　began　to　seriously　wonder　if　blood　and　flesh　were　not　vital　ingredients　in　the　mysterious　transmogrification　process。　Did　energies　from　the　superspectrum　need　earthly　biological　materials　to　construct　temporary　entities？　It　does　seem　as　if　many　UFO　and　monster　sightings　are　staged　as　distractions；　luring　crowds　of　people　to　places　like　…the　TNT　area　while　animal　mutilations　and　disappearances　are　taking　place　almost　unnoticed　only　a　few　miles　away。
　　
　　Soon　after　the　Mothman's　first　appearance　in　November　1966；　police　found　the　body　of　a　dog　in　the　TNT　area。　It　was　pletely　charred；　yet　the　surrounding　area　was　un…burned。　I　wondered　if　it　might　not　have　been　sacrificed　in　some　secret　magical　ritual　by　some　unknown　local　warlock：　a　ritual　that　brought　Mothman　into　being？
　　
　　The　UFO　waves　of　the　1960s　were　acpanied　by　the　occult　explosion…the　rapid　spread　of　witchcraft　and　magical　practices。　An　interesting　side　effect　of　the　flying　saucer　phenomenon　is　that　many　of　the　people　attracted　to　the　subject；　people　with　very　materialistic　and　pseudo…scientific　outlooks；　gradually　drift　into　the　study　of　psychic　phenomena；　abandoning　the　extraterrestrial　theory　along　the　way。　In　retrospect；　flying　saucers　were　partly　responsible　for　the　occult　explosion。
　　
　　The　most　confusing　feature　of　the　phenomenon　is　its　use　of　allegorical　situations　and　plicated　diversions　meant　to　cover　up　some　more　covert　activity。　Hairy　monsters　are　seen　carrying　dead　dogs；　so　people　assume　other　missing　dogs　provided　dinner　for　the　smelly　apparition。　Actually　the　dogs　may　have　served　some　other　purpose　altogether　。。。　a　purpose　that　might　turn　our　hair　gray　instantly　if　we　knew　the　full　details。
　　
　　In　messages　passed　along　to　Italian　contactee　Eugenio　Siragusa；　the　mischievous　entities　have　tried　to　explain　their　〃volumetric　logic〃　in　cosmic　double…talk。　Dr。　Jacques　Vallee　has　called　it　〃metalogic；〃　suggesting　that　the　entities　have　a　logic　system　quite　different　from　ours　and　when　they　try　to　translate　things　on　our　level　their　statements　e　out　absurd。　He　does　not　consider　their　need　for　deceit　which　is　based　upon　their　urge　to　manipulate　us　through　beliefs　and　what　the　British　call　〃acceptances。〃　Once　Woodrow　Derenberger　accepted　Indrid　Cold's　existence；　and　the　existence　of　Lanulos；　his　view　of　reality　could　be　manipulated　to　include　those　beings　and　places。
　　
　　In　March　1967；　a　truly　astonishing　UFO　〃attack〃　took　place　in　West　Virginia；　apparently　supporting　the　vampiric　theories　I　was　entertaining　at　the　time。　While　other　UFO　investigators　had　been　collecting　endless　descriptions　of　things　seen　in　the　sky；　I　was　out　examining　dead　animals　in　remote　fields；　pondering　the　real　meaning　behind　the　bloodless　carcasses。
　　
　　On　the　night　of　March　5；　a　Red　Cross　Bloodmobile　was　traveling　along　Route　2；　which　runs　parallel　to　the　Ohio　River。　Beau　Shertzer；　twenty…one；　and　a　young　nurse　had　been　out　all　day　collecting　human　blood　and　now　they　were　heading　back　to　Huntington；　West　Virginia；　with　a　van　filled　with　fresh　blood。　The　road　was　dark　and　cold　and　there　was　very　little　traffic。　As　they　moved　along　a　particularly　deserted　stretch；　there　was　a　flash　in　the　woods　on　a　nearby　hill　and　a　large　white　glow　appeared。　It　rose　slowly　into　the　air　and　flew　straight　for　their　vehicle。
　　
　　〃My　God！　What　is　it？〃　the　nurse　cried。
　　
　　〃I'm　not　going　to　stick　around　to　find　out；〃　Shertzer　answered；　pushing　his　foot　down　on　the　gas。
　　
　　The　object　effortlessly　swooped　over　the　van　and　stayed　with　it。　Shertzer　rolled　down　his　window　and　looked　up。　He　was　horrified　to　see　some　kind　of　arm　or　extension　being　lowered　from　the　luminous　thing　cruising　only　a　few　feet　above　the　Bloodmobile。
　　
　　〃It's　trying　to　get　us！〃　the　nurse　yelled；　watching　another　arm　reach　down　on　her　side。　It　looked　as　if　the　flying　object　was　trying　to　wrap　a　pincers…like　device　around　the　vehicle。　Shertzer　poured　on　the　horses　but　the　object　kept　pace　with　them　easily。　Apparently　they　were　saved　by　the　sudden　appearance　of　headlights　from　approaching　traffic。　As　the　other　cars　neared；　the　object　retracted　the　arms　and　hastily　flew　off。
　　
　　Both　young　people　rushed　to　the　police　in　a　state　of　hysteria。　The　incident　was　mentioned　briefly　on　a　radio　newscast　that　night　but　was　not　picked　up　by　the　newspapers。
　　
　　In　cases　like　this　we　have　to　ask：　Did　the　UFO　really　intend　to　carry　off　the　Bloodmobile？　Or　was　it　all　a　sham　to　〃prove〃　the　UFO's　interest　in　blood。　Later　I　tried　to　check　to　find　out　if　any　Bloodmobiles　had　actually　vanished　anywhere。　The　Red　Cross　thought　I　was　a　bit　nuts。
　　
　　But　I　often　found　myself　seriously　wondering　if　we　only　hear　about　the　people　who　get　away！
　　
　　V。
　　
　　A　few　nights　after　the　remarkable　Bloodmobile　incident；　Point　Pleasant　police　officer　Harold　Harmon　was　making　a　routine　patrol　through　the　dismal；　unlit　TNT　area　when　a　dark　object　hovering　a　few　feet　above　a　small　pond　caught　his　eye。
　　
　　〃It　was　definitely　a　solid　machine　of　some　kind；〃　he　told　me　later。　〃I　could　even　see　what　appeared　to　be　windows　in　it。　It　rocked　unevenly　like　a　boat　hitting　waves；　and　then　it　floated　silently　away　over　the　trees。〃
　　
　　Another　nationwide　UFO　wave　was　underway　that　March；　but　the　now…jaded　national　news　media　ignored　it。
　　
　　Scientists　from　the　newly　missioned　Colorado　University　UFO　project　trotted　around　the　country　trying　to　investigate　new　reports　while　the　project's　head；　Dr。　Edward　U。　Condon；　plained　that　it　was　like　a　fire　department　that　answered　only　false　alarms。　That　spring　some　of　the　scientists　spent　weeks　in　the　Harrisburg；　Pennsylvania；　area　observing　the　〃meandering　nocturna