Encounters With the Unknown

compiled by Brent Raynes

Exclusive personal narratives of men and women from all walks of life detailing their first-hand experiences with unexplained phenomena (i.e., extrasensory perception, UFO encounters, contacts, ghosts, hauntings, Bigfoot sightings, angels, demons, etc.). These detailed accounts are taken from our own case files and correspondences, as well as those collected by the UFO Contact Center International.

Note: Unless express permission is given to do so, identities of those sharing these personal experiences is not provided in order to protect their privacy.

Was a Virginia welder cloned by Aliens?

Back in 1988, a 36-year-old Glenn Garrigan of Manassas, Virginia, shared an incredible story with me. Self-described as a welder, Garrigan stated that he first became aware of UFOs back in 1976. It happened while he was exploring a mountainous area in Oregon. He discovered that the region was a real hot bed for UFO activity. He even wondered if there was perhaps a “dimensional door” for them at this location.

“My first sighting came when a UFO kept following our car,” Garrigan wrote. “Other persons were with me. Afterwards, the UFOs would maneuver close to my home during the early hours of the morning. I began receiving telepathic messages while viewing the UFOs.

“In August of 1977, I moved back to Manassas, Va., the town where I grew up, expecting to leave this phenomenon behind for awhile. However, this was not the case.

“The sightings continued and the telepathic contact became greater. Things began to improve for me, such as my financial situation, environment, and so forth. It seemed that this intelligence was influencing these events. This promoted a sense of trust for me towards them.

“After a spiritual awakening by a wondrous and beautiful vision of Jesus Christ and a deep sense of well being with the UFO intelligence, I decided to leave Manassas, and move to the mountains near Luray, Virginia, in March of 1979. I felt that I was drawn to this place.”

On different occasions, at night, UFOs allegedly swept down from the sky, barely clearing the tops of trees, as they followed Garrigan’s automobile. He stated that on several occasions he even was able to photograph them.

“On April 18, 1979, while filming unidentified objects on a nearby mountain side I became very dizzy. The next thing I was conscious of was coming to in a different position away from my camera and tripod. There was a field close by of tall grass. A large circular area of grass had been matted down which wasn’t before. After several months I began having recollection of the aliens, partial memory of the experience.

“In February of 1980, through hypnotic regression with Dr. Sprinkle, I relived the experience. Two alien beings escorted me up a ramp into a huge circular craft. Inside, standing before me, was a most impressive being. The power this being emitted was overwhelming. He was in control. He began speaking to me in thought. I was led to a table, my clothing removed, and I was placed on the table by three alien beings. These three beings were identical in appearance. The leader had different features than the other three, was taller, and his head was shaped differently.

“I lost consciousness on the table after some device was placed over my head. I regained consciousness after an intense jolt, such as a strong electrical shock. The room was disoriented. I was in a rage from the jolt and wanted to strike them. The leader placed his hands on my shoulders and calmed me.

“I was helped to my feet, dressed, and led by the aliens past someone who was stretched out on a table with an alien working about him. The person on the table looked exactly like me! The surroundings of the room was what I had last remembered before losing consciousness!

“Approximately two weeks prior to the abduction experience I was awakened in my bed by a tingling sensation to see three light beings of humanoid form standing side by side at the foot of the bed. Visions of different images began racing through my mind. My spirit (soul or self) was lifted or pulled from my body. I began praying, trying to cling to my body. I felt if I left it I would die. But I was lifted out of it. After intense prayer I fell back in and sat up. My whole body was numb. The beings were gone.

“The months that followed was the most difficult period of my life. I felt that I’d been alienated and that I was being attacked by unseen forces. I had thoughts of regret and even suicide. I was aware of poltergeist activity, peculiar odors, and strange behavior in loved ones and friends. I was receiving telepathic messages: ‘You’re being tested,’ and ‘You are going through the fire.’”

What was the eventual outcome of his ordeal? Garrigan stated: “I feel more spiritually aware. A greater peace and knowing of a divine power. There is a sense of oneness between the leader of my UFO abductors and myself. The difficulties one experiences from UFO contact are not meant as hostility. It is to reconstruct personal behavior into a growing achievement of spiritual enlightenment.”

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