Location/Date: Near Carthage, Missouri - March
7, 2004 - afternoon: The two witnesses had gone ATV riding in a area
referred to as "The Underground" which is a public and private storage
facility near the town. The facility is miles and miles of carved out
caves and also stores thousands of dehydrated food containers for the
Navy. It is also a fallout shelter and can hold up to 40,000 to 50,000
people. They had gone about 8 miles deep into the caves when they turned
into an area that was marked, "Naval Authoritative Zone." The walls had
become more polished or finished, which was striking because this was
supposed to be a newly blasted area. Both witnesses just kept on going,
increasing their speed since the floor was paved now.
They came
upon an unusual painted pattern on the floor, which they thought it was
graffiti. The road then dipped down and took a 90-degree turn to the
left. They were going too fast and knew they were going to hit the wall
but, instead, they passed through some kind of holographic projection of
the cave wall. Now they had come upon a whole new road system, this one
large and much older than the one they had come from.
They began
to notice a musty and damp odor that intensified as they went deeper
into the area. The lighting had changed as well. It was now much darker
than the other area from which they had come. They turned on their
headlights and slowed down also noticing that it was starting to get
cooler. They made a right turn and started to come up on what they
thought was a rest area about 40 ft away. One of the witnesses then saw
something that at first he thought were a pair of fountains until the
objects moved. They both stopped immediately. About 30 ft away they saw
two creatures, one was very tall (at least 7 ft, maybe more) and very
powerfully built and reddish in color. The other was smaller (about 6 ft
tall) and was a pale, almost albino color. This one was not as
powerfully built as the other. Both beings resembled large reptiles. The
beings said nothing but the witnesses did get a strong malevolent
feeling, an evil presence of some kind from the taller one. One of the
witnesses screamed and they immediately turned and started back. As they
looked back they noticed the taller entity was following them. One
witness had an overwhelming feeling that if it caught them, harm would
come to them. They passed through the wall projection again, looked back
and saw the tall entity raise it's arm holding a weapon of some sort. It
fired and hit one of the ATVs, which apparently killed the engine
causing it to stop. The rider ran to the other ATV and jumped on it.
They drove away and looked back to see that the tall reptilian had now
stopped at the graffiti area on the cave floor. It seemed that the
creature would not cross the strange marked area...some type of barrier
for the creature.
The witnesses now slowed down and were about
75 ft away from the creature. The two men and the reptilian stared at
each other for about 15 seconds and then they left. The creature
remained standing without moving. One of the witnesses called the police
on his cell phone but he was told that the security at the facility
would handle the matter. Indeed security waited for the men and
threatened to arrest them if they did not leave.
Source: UFO.About.com (does not exist anymore)
Below is the statement given by one of the witnesses, Pat Garrett, to
BUFO
Paranormal and UFO Radio.
This past Sunday...the 7th. A friend and I were
riding two ATVs in a place called, "The Underground" it is a public and
private storage facility in Carthage, Mo. What makes this place such a
desirable storage facility is that it is all underground...hence the
name. They are constantly expanding this place and there are miles and
miles of carved out caves in there...and it goes pretty deep. This
facility stores thousands and thousands of food containers, all
dehydrated for the Navy...I have seen them and it is public knowledge
around here. It is also a fall out shelter able to hold some 40,000 to
50,000 people. I tell you this to give some sense of the vastness of the
place. I worked there as a subcontractor some 9 years ago...I helped
build the office spaces up on top. I started to explore then...about
once a month and did so all the way until this past Sunday. However, I
never went as far or as deep before either.
It was fun to take
the ATVs and cruise underground...no rain or weather problems...ever. We
were approx 8 miles in and I'd say maybe 500 feet deep when we took a
turn down an area that was marked "Naval Authoritative Zone" I remember
making a comment about the Navy getting a ship down there and said that
was an easy posting. The walls became more defined, as in polished or
finished and this was striking because this was supposed to be a newly
blasted area...totally backward I would think...still thinking nothing
was wrong we kept going, actually increasing speed because the floor was
paved now and we could go faster. We came up on an unusual painted
pattern on the floor and I thought, "cool graffiti...kids have been down
here...we're safe...won't get into any trouble." The road dipped down
and then it took a 90' turn to the left...we had no warning and we were
going too fast. I knew we were going to hit the wall. BUT we DIDN'T...we
passed through some kind of projection of the cave siding...although I
don't know how it was done...it was real looking. We passed into a whole
new road system...this one was large, and much older than where we came
from. We started to smell an odor...musty, damp, growing stronger as we
went deeper on smell. The lighting decreased as well probably 60% less
than the other area's...we turned on our headlights. We continued on at
about 5 to 7 miles an hour for about 5 min and we noticed it was getting
cooler...which was to me, very strange...since once inside a cave a
certain distance...the temp says the same. We made a right turn and
started to come up on what I thought was a rest area on the side...about
40 feet away. I thought it looked like a pair of fountains until they
moved. We both stopped immediately. We were approx. 30' feet away now
and what we saw were two creatures, one was very tall at least 7' feet
maybe more and very powerfully built...reddish in color and the other
was smaller about 6' feet but it was not red in color but pale, like an
albino and it was not as powerfully built as the other. They looked like
REPTILES...living, walking, intelligent beings...not human...not warm
blooded. Reptiles! I know it sounds crazy but it is true. They said
nothing but I did get a strong sense from the big one. A malevolence,
evil presence of some kind. My friend screamed and we turned around...a
power turn. We started to go back out when my friend said, "the big one"
was after us. I looked back and it was following us. I had the
overwhelming feeling that if it caught us that harm would come to us. We
passed through the wall projection and I looked back and saw the thing
raise it's arm and it had a weapon of some sorts. It fired and hit the
ATV my friend was on. The engine died and he stopped. I told him to jump
on...and he did. I gunned it and then my friend said, "STOP!" I slowed
down and he he said, "LOOK!". I looked back and the thing had stopped at
the graffiti on the cave floor/road. The ATV was on it's side of the
graffiti/symbol. It was obvious the thing would not cross the marking. I
slowed more...we were now about 75' feet away. I stopped and the three
of us...Me, my friend and the creature/reptile/man thing just looked at
each other...for about 15 sec. And let me tell you...that is a long
time. Then I started to leave...It stayed there waiting and not moving
until we were out of sight. As soon as we cleared the cave I got on my
cell phone and called the Sheriff's Dept. I was told that they would not
come out and that "Underground Security" would handle it. Then they hung
up! By law they are not to do that...We can hang up on anyone...but a
government office, be it City or Federal can not hang up on you. Anyway,
I was shocked and scared and we took off across the outside of the
underground over to my truck and sure enough...Underground Security was
waiting for us. We were told to leave, not to tell anybody about
this...that if I come back...The Navy would press charges. I was also
told that I had 10 min to leave or I would be taken in. What can I
say...we left. It has been 3 days since this has happened and I am still
shaken. I am a powerful person, 6'4" and 265 lbs and I have never in my
life be afraid for my life...until this past Sunday. I lost my one of my
two ATV's. Vin#5y4Ag0o1y61a071120. As far as I know...it is still down
there. My friend will not talk about it and I have not heard anything
from anyone about it. I did call the Sheriff's Dept. and they said they
never got a call from me. Well, that is my story...I have never had
anything strange happen in my life and I am very very concerned about
this. I can tell you this...I had an urge to kill the things I saw down
there...I don't know if that is a natural reaction as most people have a
natural revulsion towards reptiles or because of my faith and the
feeling of evil I had...or what. All I know is that they are real...and
I wish I could do something...anything to combat or help against these
things. Take care all and thank you again for letting me write this and
share this experience.
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