You would think that if you saw a UFO, especially if you and a close friend had an impressive sighting, you would remember it, even if it took place decades ago. That’s what a man I’ll call George thought. But he was surprised by the response he heard from his friend when he mentioned their mutual sighting.
George is a government employee in a mid-sized city in Florida, who annually attends professional conferences with colleagues from around the country. One of those colleagues is his old friend, Rick. At a recent gathering, George met with Rick and decided to mention their mutual sighting. They had never spoken of it since the event.
As kids, they lived near a river where they used to play and fish. One summer day, they were out in separate boats, had tied them together, and were laying on their backs soaking in the sun as they drifted along. That was when they spotted a large black disc moving overhead.
So George said to Rick, “Do you remember that time we saw a UFO?”
“Oh, yeah,” Rick responded, readily. “We were on the hill with that old castle.”
George knew the place. The castle had been imported from England and rebuilt on a hill in Connecticut. From the hill, you could see the skyline of New York City. But George had no recollection of any UFO sighting at that location. And, when he explained where he recalled the sighting had taken place, Rick shook his head. He had no such memory.
How could the two men have such different memories of the same event?
One explanation might be that both events took place, and there was more involved than a mere sighting. The UFO abduction scenario is replete with incidents in which the memories of abductees were erased, and later recalled through hypnotic regression. It could be that was the case with George and Rick.
What makes George’s story even more intriguing is that he’s married to Sandy, the retired veterinarian whose experiences with alien beings has been discussed on Whitley Strieber’s Dreamland radio show and also here on the blog. George has never taken a great interest in the UFO or paranormal fields. He doesn’t read books on the subjects. But he has had some experiences with entities, who apparently have visited Sandy and George in their home.
Sandy’s experiences have taken place over decades and she’s convinced that the entities led her to George and, to a degree, have guided her life through synchronicities they generated. She and George are well aware that such ideas are controversial and could endanger their professional and personal reputations, if they were identified.
George told me about his UFO sighting during a lunch in Cassadaga, Florida. He also noted a synchronicity related to the UFO scenario. One day, a top administrator asked him what he thought about UFOs and aliens. That surprised George, because the man knew nothing about George’s on-going events with Sandy or his own UFO sighting or encounter.
What followed was a series of closed doors discussions over a number of month in which the man detailed his decades-long history of alien encounters, beginning in his childhood. So George has found the ‘taboo’ UFO-alien subject permeating both his personal and professional life. He’s not sure what to think about these experiences, but he recognizes that synchronicity is involved.
My two daughters and I were driving down a fairly busy street at around 8:00p.m. one evening. My older daughter was following us in her car right behind us. My younger daughter saw the UFO at the same time I did – and asked – “What’s that Mom??!!” I looked at the saucer-shaped disk with lights all along the bottom as it hovered over a carpet store and said – “That’s a UFO!” My older daughter didn’t see it despite being right behind us. Nor did any of the other cars stop or pull over. How could they miss it?
It wasn’t long before my daughter started questioning whether she saw it or not, despite her begging me not to turn around and go back, which I did anyway (it was already gone). I think we are programmed to not see, forget, question our own eyes, etc. It is probably a miracle when someone actually remembers details.
I think that’s by design.
Probably true. But whose design?
Whoever is in the craft, I would expect. But you make a good point. Someone else suggested the David Pullides books. He brings up some very interesting points – such as most of the people who are found have absolutely no memory of what happened – often stating that they “went to sleep and can’t remember anything after that.” And why is it that the Parks Department keeps absolutely no track of all the missing people from the National Parks – in the age of keeping track of absolutely everything!
The parks. Yeah.
As you say, perhaps two events did happen – but, then strange that they both ‘forgot’ one of the events. But looking back I can think of things (not to do with UFOs) where I’m not 100% sure if they really happened. Perhaps we have false memories at times carried over from another time (or dimension?).
I think there are enough prods here to indicate he should continue (re)searching…
I immediately thought of either repressed memory or implanted memory.
Also, the doors are opening wider and wider. People are “finding” those people they can talk to.
On another subject, have you read the Missing 411 books by David Paulides?
Fascinating.
Haven’t heard of this book, Mom. Will check it out. Nancy Pickard just sent me You Are the Placebo: Making Your Mind Matter. I’m not that far into i yet, but it’s fascinating.
I heard the author of that book speak in Vancouver. Dr. Dispenza was very interesting. He spoke of healing his own spine injury without surgery after being told he would never walk again.
He didn’t just have a spinal injury. He had fractured or broken 6 vertebra and was told he wold never walk again without surgery. In 10 weeks, he was on his feet again. In 30 years since, he has had no spinal aches or issues. His story is a mind blow. The book is fascinating.
Elizabeth Lloyd Mayer’s book really made an impression on me – how, once she had a big psi experience with a dowser, she then unrepressed that she had actually successfully done her own dowsing at least once before. IOW, that we may not even remember psi experiences we’ve had because they’re threatening or we simply have no framework for them.
BTW, I just listened to your recent Unknown Origins Radio interview, and really enjoyed it. Very interesting point that no one ever reports witnessing someone abducted by aliens.
I also listened to your May 2013 Paranormal Review Radio interview and also enjoyed that. Liked learning about John Mack and “ontological shock.”
Thanks, Sheila!