Many lay claim to either witnessing a UFO, or to encountering first hand a visitation of some kind or another. But how can you prepare for something that is beyond our own comprehension? Most of the lights in the skies can be dismissed as planes, shooting stars, or other oddities, but what about the unexplainable circumstances that defy normal logic. Can we honestly say that our reaction to such an event would be a simple classification of a typical what-if scenario? It would be a nave assumption to say the least, to compare tornado readiness or any other drill, to that of an alien encounter.
I think back to the movie; Fire in The Sky, which was an adaptation of the book The Travis Walton Experience. I won’t go into much detail, but it brings up a viable point when we consider physical contact. Sure to an alien race we may just be another science experiment, but to be taken unwillingly, and subjected to painful and horrifying acts, could set anyone in a state of panic.
The only experience in my life that could actually be construed as a UFO encounter, would be when I was much to young to understand or know what exactly I was witnessing. I do however remember with crystal clarity that my grandmother; who was never witnessed uttering obscenities in the company of anyone, little alone her grandchild of six years. But, the night the television started to become a sea of snow and static, and she dragged me out to adjust the old fashioned antenna, I did hear her release such never heard before syllables. I remember at first being so startled by hearing her talk in this manor, but then I gazed upon the large globular sphere that hung just above the tree-line, in the far reaches of our back field. It hovered with almost no sound, save a warbling hum, until it raised up a few feet, than like a crack of lightning it streaked deep into the dark sky. What seemed like hours, could have only been just a few minutes, but I will never forget how tightly my Grandma grasped my small hand, and how fervently she whispered those soft words of prayer.
I think the real logical reaction to such an encounter would be to run like heck! Sure, if you were targeted for abduction like Travis Walton, I think fleeing would probably be futile. But, if I was going to be taken without consent, I am damn well not going without a fight! To say in simple words: Don’t panic, remain calm, or stop drop and roll, would be ludicrous, because of our naturalistic instinct of fight or flight. In some ways I would be curious and interested to meet another unworldly being, but on the other-hand if I couldn’t guarantee the event to be hospitable or without pain, I don’t think I would choose to be a willing participant.
Would I call the authorities and be deemed a local crackpot, or would I just hide underneath my bed, or in a corner of my closet? Hard to say, since I can honestly say I have never come that close. I was more frightened the day I visited Groom Lake, otherwise known as the legendary Area 51; when the fully armored patrols came racing over the hillside to show that my presence was a threat to their most valued secrets. I was equally more scared when I crashed my motorcycle, and slid across the harsh paved surface, while my life flashed before my eyes. So, if I could compound that fear to the thought of never seeing another human, or being imprisoned for a lifetime, I certainly could not say how I would deal with such an intense experience.
Events like sightings are becoming less commonplace in the media, either to avoid being labeled for publishing such fantasy, or maybe the government controls that too! You are more likely to find such news on local websites and forums of advocates of alien existence, although in countries like Russia it is not a secret hidden from the public eye.
So what do you do if you encounter a UFO? Hopefully if it ever happens, it will just be a tale to pass to your children, and grandchildren, but with the mounting few that have not had such memorable moments, I would not so willingly say that any real rules apply!
