A LEARNING CURVE
It was a clear and perfect summer evening. I was sitting on the Downs in South East England contemplating the sudden death of a very close friend, we had fallen in love and planned a life together. Then one day out of the blue this beautiful woman was strangled to death by her ex husband !! A life taken in an instant. It has never left me. Jealousy is a sin.
The view from where I was sitting was stunning. I could see for miles around me, the sun gradually sinking to the west. A dot of light briefly caught my eye, maybe a plane or balloon, either would not have been unusual in that area. I returned to other thoughts and scenes. Some minutes had passed when I noticed the same light in the same place. Again, assuming now that it was a balloon I paid no more attention. After about four or five minutes I picked up on this object again when all of a sudden it moved with incredible speed to another point on the horizon and stopped. This was odd and there was nothing in my knowledge base that could account for this type of aerial behaviour. My attention now became very focussed on this object and suddenly, as it had done before, it shifted across the sky at great speed to roughly where it had previously been.
As my concentration level grew I realised that this might be what is referred to as a UFO or alien craft and as there didn’t seem to be any problem at this distance, I really wanted a closer look and I remember almost willing this thing to come nearer. Well by God it did! The next thing I knew there was a metallic dull silvery disc shaped craft hovering about thirty meters in front of me. I felt totally mesmerised and unable to move. The details were so clear and are etched in my mind for eternity. The craft was thirty feet across and about fifteen feet high. The top was domed and had two windows that I could see. In the portholes appeared large heads with large eyes. I now felt something happening to me. I am not in control, I cannot think, and then a blank.
The next thing I knew it was pitch black. I was running down the hill and half a mile from where I should have been. Just above my head was the craft. The air immediately around me was like a grid of yellowy energy and the temperature was very warm. As I ran for home the craft shot off in a zig zag pattern at a phenomenal speed whilst displaying a series of coloured lighting displays. I was very shocked. Time was missing.
At the time of this I was staying with my parents and as I entered the house I remember my mother seeing me and saying “Chris it looks as though you have seen a ghost”. Apparently I was white. I was unable to utter any words and went straight to my room and remember no more of the evening.
This is important as at this stage of my life I had absolutely no knowledge whatsoever of anything to do with Ufology, Grays, Abduction and the like. I was busy and had a good career. The only thing that was unusual was the death of a very beautiful friend.
I had no idea what to do regarding my experience and when I did bring the subject up I was bombarded with disbelief and ridicule with comments such as, I should not drink so much beer, smoke pot or eat cheese and chocolate. I felt lost and isolated. I knew what I had seen.
The next few years of my life were busy with new work, new countries and new friends. I have never once forgotten what happened that evening but for now it was placed in the back of my mind.
Until of course 1989!