Thursday, January 11, 2007

Cleburne County's X-Files

UFO Seen Through Bus Window (B)
By Wayne Ruple
Cleburne News
1-11-07

     The National UFO Reporting Center at www.nuforc.org has this report of a church van being followed by a sphere of light as it passed through the Hollis Crossroads area in the fall of 1995.

The report states, "The multiple witnesses were all Georgia residents of that area, and attended the same church. The occasion leading to the event was a church trip to Anniston Alabama by this small group of church ladies. They were being driven in a large van by a male member of the congregation who was a prominent local businessman, and also known as a trusted community leader in that African-American neighborhood. Accounts vary, but there may have been 10+ total witnesses on this trip, this investigator interviewing six of them. This harrowing account was held confidential by these witnesses for about two years, only being discussed among their small group of friends. . . . PW (one witness) stated that on the night in question, she and her church friends were riding up to nearby Anniston Alabama to play bingo. They were seated to the rear of their friend, the van driver, and as usual talking and having a nice ride, enjoying the nice clear weather.

"(Note......the driving route was determined as follows; west out of Lagrange and across the adjacent state line into Alabama, then turning north on Alabama Hwy 431 which carries them to I-20 which is about 35-40 miles distant to the north.)

"As the van approached the vicinity of Wedowee Alabama on Hwy 431, the witnesses decided to roll up all of the windows because of the poultry plant located just off the highway (Braswell’s Farms). PW indicated that the odor of the production there was pretty strong, and this was something they normally did enroute to Anniston.
"As the van approached and passed the plant, PW and some others noticed what they thought was a large new light over the top of the building (which is located on a rise). It was large enough that they commented on it being newly nstalled. One witness stated that it was not a light, but some “flying thing”.

"Another witness commenting that no, it was just a new light. Then the other witness replying something to effect of “Well if that’s so, here it comes”! The light flew down from over the plant and approached the moving van and then began to pace it as it drove north. The light was described as being round like a globe, about the size of a “dishpan” in diameter (bigger than a basketball). The light was described as being “yellowish”, with the brightness of a lightbulb or street light. It continued to pace the van, with descriptions of the light varying it’s distance and altitude to as low as about 12 feet and then back up to 100 feet or treetop level;

.......sometimes over the van, sometimes beside it, but always pacing it. This episode began near Wedowee on Hwy 431. . . During this wild ride, the ladies became frightened, trying to get down below the window level and still taking an occasional peek. The driver stated that he was trying to drive and look at the same time which he found difficult. He verified that the light appeared to be about 100 feet over the poultry plant before it swooped down and began following them. . . . During this ride up to I-20, the PW at one time saw what she described as a shape within the light, a shape very similar to a “human embryo”, which she indicated in her sketch. Further that it seemed to be “moving around” within the light. At another point, she recalled something like a beam projecting out that hurt her eyes, and those of her friend. Adding that they both later developed watery and sore eyes. Another witness did not describe a beam, but told of a “sparkling effect. Another witness described a “bad glare” that beamed through the window.....just suddenly clicking on.

"This activity continued as the van moved northwards closer to I-20, passing through the small Alabama “hill country”. At one point, the vehicle drove through an underpass, finding the globe of light waiting on the other side.

"This light also demonstrated terrain avoidance maneuvers and continuously adjusted it’s speed to that of the van.

"As this group finally reached the area of the intersection of Hwy 431 and I-20, the light flew off over a field, then accelerated steeply upwards, leaving a streak, then became the size of a star and vanished." Thus ends Toms Sheets, State Director MUFON of Georgia's report.

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