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　　Suddenly　a　tall；　dark　figure　emerged　from　the　woods　and　waddled　toward　them。　It　was　pletely　black　and　had　no　discernible　head。　Mervyn　Hutchinson；　eighteen；　described　it　as　looking　like　a　human…sized　bat；　with　big　bat　wings　on　its　back。　All　four　took　off　as　fast　as　they　could　go。　
　　
　　
　　
　　＇3＇　FSR　Case　Histories；　No。　10；　June　1972。　
　　
　　
　　
　　More　strange　lights　were　seen　in　Sandling　Woods　in　the　days　that　followed。　Investigators　found　three　giant　footprints；　an　inch　deep；　two　feet　long；　and　nine　inches　across。　Three　weeks　later　a　group　of　people；　including　two　newspaper　reporters；　visited　the　site　and　found　the　whole　forest　illuminated　by　a　strange　pulsating　light。　They　watched　it　from　a　distance　for　half　an　hour；　afraid　to　go　closer。　（4）
　　
　　These　great　Garudas　and　winged　beings　are　closely　associated　with　luminous　phenomena。　They　tend　to　appear　in　areas　where　UFOs　have　been　active　and；　like　UFOs；　they　tend　to　linger　for　days　or　even　weeks　in　the　same　specific　area。　The　big　luminous　bird　of　the　Illinois…St。　Louis　region　in　1948　was　visiting　an　area　of　the　Mississippi　valley　that　would　see　continuous　UFO　and　hairy　monster　activity　thereafter。
　　
　　In　many　instances　the　witnesses　have　clearly　seen　the　objects　in　the　process　of　materialization　or　dematerialization。　A　glow　is　observed　first；　usually　a　reddish　glow　marking　the　emergence　of　the　object　from　the　invisible　band　of　the　spectrum　into　infrared　and　then　into　the　narrow　band　of　visible　light。　Or；　if　the　object　is　passing　through　the　visible　band　to　the　higher　frequencies　it　is　cyan　（bluish…green）　before　it　fades　into　blue　（hard　to　see　at　night）　and　then　enters　the　ultraviolet　range。　The　chills　experienced　by　John　Flaxton　and　his　group　were　probably　caused　by　microwaves　above　the　infrared　（which　produces　heat）；　just　as　the　very　cold　atmosphere　acpanying　ghosts　is　a　radiation　effect。
　　
　　The　absence　of　any　overpowering　odor；　either　sickly　sweet　like　violets　or　roses　or　nauseous　like　hydrogen　sulfide；　in　these　bird　and　batman　cases　puzzles　me；　however。　This　could　indicate　some　subtle　difference　in　the　basic　structure　of　these　creatures；　a　difference　in　the　energy　ponents　or　molecular　structure。
　　
　　People　are　still　seeing　flying　freaks。　On　May　21；　1973；　a　group　of　men　in　a　woods　near　Kristianstad；　Sweden；　reported　an　incredibly　huge　black　bird　which　passed　within　one　hundred　feet　of　them。　One　witness　had　a　camera　with　a　telephoto　lens　and　attempted　to　take　a　picture；　but　his　film　jammed。　Camera　malfunctions　are　remarkably　mon　among　would…be　UFO　photographers；　and　even　those　who　try　to　take　pictures　of　the　serpent　at　Loch　Ness。　It　almost　seems　as　if　some　outside　force　fouls　up　cameras　when　monsters　and　UFOs　are　around。
　　
　　
　　
　　＇4＇　Charles　Bowen；　ed。；　The　Humanoids　（London：　Neville　Spearman；　1969）。　
　　
　　
　　
　　
　　
　　　4　…　Take　the　Train
　　
　　I。
　　
　　〃From　Bad　Axe　to　Bethesda　the　happy　news　es　in；〃　wrote　an　anonymous　〃Talk　of　the　Town〃　contributor　in　The　New　Yorker；　April　9；　1966。　〃Flying　saucers！　。。。　We　read　the　official　explanations　with　sheer　delight；　marveling　at　their　stupendous　inadequacy。　Marsh　gas；　indeed！　。。。　Our　theory　is　that　flying　saucers　are　not　of　this　earth。　The　beings　who　control　them　are　attempting　to　make　contact　with　man　in　the　gentlest　possible　fashion　。。。。〃
　　
　　Dr。　Isaac　Asimov；　dean　of　science　writers；　mented：　〃I　am　told；　though；　that　so　many　people　have　seen　objects　that　looked　like　spaceships　that　'there　must　be　something　in　it'　。。。。　Maybe　there　is；　but　think　of　all　the　people　in　the　history　of　the　world　who　have　seen　ghosts　and　spirits　and　angels。　It's　not　what　you　see　that　is　suspect；　but　how　you　interpret　what　you　see。〃
　　
　　At　a　scientific　convention　held　in　Baltimore　in　1966；　Dr。　Edward　C。　Walsh；　executive　secretary　of　the　National　Aeronautics　and　Space　Council；　remarked：　〃So　many　airline　pilots　report　seeing　them；　that's　why　I　take　the　train。〃
　　
　　Wherever　you　were　in　the　year　1966；　you　must　have　heard　about　the　ing　of　the　flying　saucers。　The　news　media　beat　the　story　into　a　froth　of　ennui。　The　newsstands　were　glutted　with　one…shot　UFO　magazines　and　quickie　paperbacks　〃rehashing　the　reported　sightings　from　previous　flap　years。　Everywhere　great　crowds　of　people　gathered　on　hilltops；　in　swamps　and　cemeteries；　and　around　reservoirs　and　gravel　pits；　their　eyes　turned　heavenward。　Saucer…hunting　became　a　national　sport；　rallying　to　the　excited　cry；　〃There　goes　one！〃
　　
　　That　year　I　stood　on　hilltops　and　beaches　with　those　crowds；　watching　funny　lights　bob　around　in　the　night。　But　an　uneasiness　was　overtaking　me；　a　dark　suspicion　that　Dr。　Asimov's　tongue…in…cheek　observation　may　have　contained　more　truth　than　even　he　knew。
　　
　　The　Year　of　the　Garuda　was　at　hand。　A　dark　force　was　closing　over　a　little　town　I　had　never　even　heard　of：　Point　Pleasant；　West　Virginia。　In　a　matter　of　months　I　would　be　arriving　there　like　some　black…suited　exorcist；　lugging　my　tattered　briefcase；　waving　the　golden　cross　of　science。　My　life　would　bee　intertwined　with　the　lives　of　the　people　of　the　Ohio　valley。
　　
　　In　March　1966；　a　shapely　housewife；　whom　I　will　call　Mrs。　Kelly　because　she　asked　that　her　name　be　withheld；　was　waiting　in　her　car　for　her　children　near　the　Point　Pleasant　school　when　she　saw　an　unbelievable　apparition　low　in　the　sky。　It　looked　like　a　glistening　metal　disk　and　was　hovering　directly　above　the　school　playground。　A　doorlike　aperture　was　open　at　its　rim　and　there　was　a　man　standing　outside。　He　was　not　standing　in　the　doorway；　he　was　standing　outside　the　object　in　midair！　He　wore　a　silvery　skin…tight　costume　and　had　very　long　silvery　hair。　He　was　looking　down　into　the　school　yard　intently。　She　watched　him　for　a　long　moment　until　her　children　bounded　up　to　the　car。　When　she　looked　again；　the　man　and　object　were　gone。　She　decided　not　to　tell　anyone　about　this　strange　vision；　attaching　religious　significance　to　it。
　　
　　That　summer；　Mrs。　Mary　Hyre　was　driving　along　the　Ohio　side　of　the　river　when　a　sudden　glint　in　the　sky　attracted　her　attention。　〃At　first　I　thought　it　was　a　plane；〃　she　recalled。　〃Then　I　got　a　better　look　at　it。　It　was　perfectly　round。　I　couldn't　make　out　what　it　was　but　I　didn't　give　it　any　thought　at　the　time。〃
　　
　　Another　round　object　chose　to　hover　above　Tiny's　restaurant　just　outside　Point　Pleasant　that　summer；　where　it　was　seen　by　a　number　of　customers　including　the　wife　of　a　local　police　officer。　Tiny's　stands　on　the　corner　of　the　street　where　the　McDaniels　live。　The　McDaniel　family　would　later　serve　as　the　focus　for　many　of　the　strange　manifestations。
　　
　　Not　one　person　bothered　to　report　a　UFO　sighting　to　the　law　or　press　in　Point　Pleasant；　although　there　were　many　such　sightings　all　summer　long。
　　
　　People　in　distant　Salt　Lake　City；　Utah；　weren't　so　squeamish；　however。　When　a　bird　〃about　as　big　as　a　Piper　Cub　airplane〃　circled　that　Mormon　munity　on　July　18；　1966；　some　people　ran　for　cover　while　others　ran　for　their　telephones。
　　
　　Shortly　after　2　P。M。　on　September　1；　Mrs。　James　Ikart　of　Scott；　Mississippi；　grabbed　her　phone　to　call　the　Delta　Democrat　Times　（Greenville）。　She　and　her　neighbors　were　watching　a　whitish　man…shaped　flying　object。　〃It　got　down　pretty　low　and　then　would　go　up；〃　Mrs。　Ikart　said。　〃I　never　saw　anything　like　it。〃
　　
　　John　Hursh；　a　local　meteorologist；　whipped　out　Standard　Explanation　No。　425。　〃It's　apparently　somebody's　research　balloon　that's　gotten　away；〃　he　announced。
　　
　　Whatever　it　was；　it　bounced　around　Scott　most　of　the　afternoon。
　　
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　　Three　thousand　years　ago　a　small　group　of　brilliant　men　investigated　and　solved　the　mystery　of　unidentified　flying　objects。　Since　then　a　great　many　others　have　approached　the　same　mystery　from　different　perspectives　and　solved　it　over　and　over　again。　Unfortunately；　their　staggering　solutions　were　obfuscated　by　intellectual　extrapolations　and　the　ponderous　terminology　of　philosophy　and　theology。　Few　modern　UFO　enthusiasts　have　the　educational　background　to　understand　such　literature。　They　choose；　as　an　alternative；　to　deal　with　the　phenomenon　on　a　materialistic　level；　assuming　that　the　presence　of　unlikely　objects　and　entities　in　our　atmosphere　is　evidence　of　some　extraterrestrial　civilization。
　　
　　Xenophanes；　one　of　the　first　great　philosophers　（sixth　century　B。C。）；　observed　that　the　Ethiopians　thought　their　gods　were　black　and　snub…nosed　like　themselves。　Today　many　of　us　no　longer　believe　in　direct　visits　with　our　God；　so　we　have　shaped　a　new　mythology　based　upon　the　belief　in　spacemen　carved　in　our　own　image。　When　the　ancients　sighted　giant；　shambling　bipeds　covered　with　hair；　their　eyes　blazing　like　fierce　coals；　they　assumed　they　were　confronting　demons。　Early　investigators　eventually　concluded　that　such　demons　did　not　really　exist；　even　though　they　often　left　footprints　behind　and　caused　physical　damage。　They　coined　the　word　khimaira　（chimera）　to　describe　them。　Others　noted　that　the　eerie　aerial　lights　changed　colors　up　and　down　the　visual　spectrum　and　the　word　specter　was　born。　Several　times　each　year　tall；　hairy　creatures　with　red　eyes　are　still　seen　throughout