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Georgia (?), USA, 1947
Here is my mantis experience--this must have been in about 1947? After I recalled this I was living in Columbus, Georgia and met a guy whose sister around my same age had a similar mantis experience as a child-either people don't tell it or few people experience them? In 1992 while at a workshop in Orlando I consciously recalled when I was 3 or 4 years old, playing on Indian mound next to our house that was planted in cotton. I had strayed over on the east side where the cotton was way over my head when suddenly a huge green praying mantis insect appeared trying to grab me. I ran screaming up the hill toward the house and as I ran out of the taller cotton I saw a group of greys by a tree over near the road wearing khaki coverall style jumpsuits. They were watching the chase, excitedly chattering to each other, making clicking type sounds. To my right I saw a small shiny saucer shaped craft parked there and a man appeared in the door, apparently in response to my screams. I thought he was a doctor because he had on a white lab coat like doctors wear. He rushed down the steps to rescue me or, so I thought, so I ran to him.....After that my memory is vague, I just have impression of being in a clinical white room where they used one of those probe type instruments on me-yikes, don't even want to remember! I don't recall how I got to the house but must have tried to tell about it.......and why family nicknamed me Bugs? C'EST LA VIE UFOBC Responds: Thank you very much for sharing your experience. The date goes way
back. Sincerely Martin Jasek
Hi Martin, I am poor artist--but the craft was small-20-30' & pn notes what I drew reminds me of a helmet turned upside down & it had slit type portholes. The greys were your typical 3' or so except 4 the surprising attire--khaki coverall type jumpsuits. The 'doctor' was blond, maybe around 30yrs old. As far as i recall the mantis was just like a real one, except standing upright, and huge-about 6' tall with evil face: Worse than above--rereading old notes & had forgotten that the greys may have had on space helmets? Also, impression that the craft had an antenna on top & it emitted a crackly low-pitched hum & rather than parked on legs actually may have been hovering though had door ramp that 'doctor' ran down--the doctor had on slacks & shirt under white lab coat & I had noted his hair was brown- though in my minds eye seemed blonde & must tell u he seemed very Aryan-like a Nazi Dr. from WWII-don't know why I got that impression. I had titled my notes: K. Source: http://www.ufobc.ca/Beyond/prayingmantis/prayingmantis-k.htm |