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d； being an all…time idiot； I returned to the TNT area for another look。 It was well past midnight as I drove aimlessly up and down the dirt roads among the igloos。 Mothman did not pop out of the bushes to cry 〃Boo！；〃 but I did have one curious experience。 As I passed a certain point on one of the isolated roads I was suddenly engulfed in fear。 I stepped on the gas and after I went a few yards my fear vanished as quickly as it came。 I continued to drive； eventually returning again to the same spot。 And again a wave of unspeakable fear swept over me。 I drove quickly away from the place and then stopped； puzzled。 Why would this one stretch of road produce this hair…raising effect？ I turned around and slowly headed back； trying to note trees； fenceposts； and other landmarks in the dark。 Once again； when I reached that particular point the hair tingled on the back of my neck and I became genuinely afraid。 When I emerged from the other side of this invisible zone I stopped and got out of my car。 The air was perfectly still。 There wasn't any audible sound 。。。 not even a bird call。 I was reminded of the hour of quiet that settles inexplicably over the jungle in early morning when suddenly； usually around 2 A。M。； all of the animals； birds； even the insects； bee totally silent for about two hours。 If you're not used to the jungle and its ways； this sudden silence can wake you from a deep sleep。
I walked back to the 〃zone of fear〃 slowly； alert for any rustle of bushes； measuring my own breathing and emotions。 I was perfectly calm until I took one step too many and was back in the zone。 I almost panicked and ran； but I forced myself to look around and proceed slowly。 By now I had figured out that I was probably walking through a beam of ultrasonic waves and really had nothing to be afraid of。 After I had gone about fifteen feet I stepped outside the zone and everything was normal again。 Now I had to walk through that damned spot again to get back to my car！ It was too dark； almost pitch…black； and I was too unfamiliar with the TNT area at the time to attempt to go around the zone。 Although I knew it was harmless； I dreaded re…entering it。 I actually considered remaining there； only yards from my car； until daybreak。 But I finally steeled myself and walked once more through that invisible stream； scared out of my wits in transit yet privately pleased with my discovery。
In daylight I returned to the same spot。 The zone of fear was gone。 I searched for power transmission lines； telephone microwave towers； and anything that might have radiated energy through the area。 There was nothing。 Nor did a daytime exploration of the power plant reveal anything Connie might have mistaken for red eyes。
Mrs。 Mallette's bleeding ear and my discovery of the ultrasonic zone of fear convinced me that UFO…type phenomena were present in the TNT area even though the police and press had not received any reports。 I asked Mrs。 Hyre and the McDaniels to be alert for any rumors of sightings。 Within days I tracked down dozens of UFO witnesses throughout the Ohio valley。 At 2 A。M。 on the morning I was first prowling the TNT area； a young man living further up the Ohio River got up to go to the bathroom and saw a brilliantly illuminated object floating in the air just above the water。 It was circular in shape and appeared to have windows in it covered over with curtains like crumpled aluminum foil。 Two hours later； Mr。 and Mrs。 Charles Hern of Cheshire； Ohio； saw something very similar。 Their home was directly opposite the TNT area on the Ohio side of the river。 Mr。 Hern was walking his dog when he noticed a red light on the opposite riverbank。 At first he thought it might be a trapper in a boat checking his muskrat traps。 Then he realized it was on the bank； not on the water； and in the glare of the light he could see figures moving about。 He called his wife outside and they both watched for several minutes trying to figure out what it was。 The figures seemed to be very small in stature。
Dazzled and disbelieving； the Herns woke up their neighbors； Mr。 and Mrs。 Walter Taylor； who joined them。 Red and orange lights flashed on and off； and one light seemed to be directed toward the water most of the time。 Finally the lights went out and a bright greenish light came on。 Then the object rose straight up into the air and disappeared into the sky。
〃I've lived on this riverbank since I was twelve years old；〃 Mr。 Hern told Mary Hyre and myself； 〃and I know every boat light； but this was definitely something I've never seen before。〃
〃It's a funny thing；〃 Mrs。 Hern added。 〃We were so stunned we didn't even talk about it afterwards。 We just sat silently at the kitchen table。 We even forgot to say our 'thank you's' that morning。〃
As soon as Mrs。 Hyre began publishing UFO reports in the Messenger dozens of other people came forward with their own stories。 She was able to print only a small percentage of all the reports she received。
IV。
Dr。 Morgan； the Parkersburg psychiatrist； was watching a football game on television in his home in a suburb of the city that December when he was overe by a strange sensation。 A voice began to speak to him； announcing that it came from a spaceship somewhere overhead。 He was being a contactee！
（A year later； Woodrow Derenberger was a guest on Long John Nebel's radio talk show in New York and I was one of the panelists。 Long John phoned Dr。 Morgan on the air and he described his experiences in a beeper…phone conversation。）
While Dr。 Morgan was tuning in to that phantom reality of the superspectrum； Woody was entertaining more interesting visitors at Mineral Wells。 A man identifying himself as Captain Bruce Parsons of the NASA security police at Cocoa Beach； Florida； called on him and invited him to Cape Kennedy； home of our space program。 Shortly after Christmas； Woody； his wife； and children flew to Cape Kennedy to spend a week with Captain Parsons。 By day they toured the great rocket…launching installation。 But each evening Woody was taken to a room somewhere on the Cape where he was questioned for hours； covering every detail of bis visits with Indrid Cold。 One of his questioners was a man identified as the head of NASA and called simply 〃Charlie。〃 （*）
According to Woody； at the end of the week his interrogators showed him a star map and pointed to a speck on it telling him； 〃That's where they're from。〃 They said they had interviewed several other contactees； all with stories similar to his own。 When he asked why they didn't release their UFO information to the public； they allegedly replied that it would only cause panic。 Women would mit suicide； throw babies out the window； and this kind of panic could sweep the world； they said。
Derenberger brought home a flock of souvenirs as proof of his trip： photographs and even a scrap of the material used in our astronauts' space suits。 This； Woody says； is the same kind of reflective material worn by Indrid Cold under his coat on that rainy November evening。
＇*＇ The head of NASA at that time was Dr。 Thomas O。 Paine。
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