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s of that nudist colony in outer space。 Too mundane。
In his later adventures； Woody usually met the spaceships in some isolated spot； often near a highway under construction…a seemingly trivial detail yet one that is most significant。 Cold or one of his partners would pick Woody up in a Volkswagen and drive him to the rendezvous point。
His world was now thickly populated with space people named Kemi； Clinnel； Demo； Ardo； Kletaw； etc。 They assumed real personalities and were very real to him。 But I knew that in most UFO contacts the entities use names adopted from ancient Greek and from mythology； so I was puzzled by these 〃fairy〃 names。 However； many of Woody's experiences had definite fairy tale overtones。 And two of his friends had a classic fairy experience。 A young man named Jim Hacket； and his cousin Daria Sartor； were out sky…watching at a place called Bogle Ridge one night when they saw a group of red； green； and white lights descend from the sky and drop into a gully close to their position。 A moment later there was a bright flash and Jim felt his face tingling； like a mild electric shock。 Then he heard voices outside the car 。。。 voices which Daria could not hear。 Suddenly there was a sharp rap on the window； causing the pair to jump with alarm。 A man holding some kind of red light stood outside the car and Racket received a mental message to get out of the car。
〃Is she your wife？〃 the man asked。
〃No； she's my cousin。〃
The man told him to tell Daria to stay in the car。 Then he led young Hacket off into the darkness。 When he returned； his shoes； socks； and watch were missing。 He said the man had taken them。 It had been raining and the ground was muddy so his shoes had been coated with mud and water。
Jim and Daria visited Woody the next day and the contactee acpanied them to the same spot on Bogle Ridge that night。 Indrid Cold； Karl Ardo； and Demo Hassan were waiting for them。 Woody explained what happened and the spacemen said Hacket had encountered 〃humanoids〃 who were no…good thieves。 He was lucky he had lost only his shoes； socks； and watch。 But they would run the culprits down and recover the items； they promised。
The next morning when Jim stepped out his door to pick up his morning paper he was surprised to find his shoes； now neatly shined； sitting on the step with the laundered socks and the watch inside。
The contactee lore is filled with silly episodes like this。 The entities serve as good guys and bad guys alternately。 Phantom muggers can materialize out of the darkness and attack the contactee with baseball bats； only to be thwarted by the sudden arrival of the good guys who beat them up and cart off their carcasses…and the baseball bats and any other evidence。 Many of our black…suited 〃Silencers〃 are engaged in similar games。
IV。
Jim Hacket was lucky。 He only lost his shoes。 Elsewhere throughout the Ohio River valley； dogs； cows； and horses were dying suddenly and mysteriously； usually from surgical…like incisions in their throats。 Animal disappearances and deaths go hand in hand with the UFO phenomenon。 The most puzzling aspect of these deaths is the absence of blood。 Often the carcasses seem drained of all blood。 The wounds don't bleed。 No blood is in evidence in the grass or dirt where the victims lay。
Among my grimmer memories of 1966…67 are those times when I knelt in farm fields to examine dead animals； particularly dogs； who had suffered amazingly clean and expert cuts。 These deaths were not localized； but came in nationwide waves simultaneously with UFO waves。 This pattern has been repeated since。 Prior to the October 1973 flying saucer flap there was an epidemic of animal deaths throughout the Midwest from Minnesota to Mississippi； causing quite a stir in the local press。
〃Two points confounding investigators have been the absence of blood and footprints；〃 the Kansas City Times reported； December 22； 1973。 〃Even on warm days； with the carcass freshly killed； there has been no bleeding on or around the animal。 Some believed the cattle were drained of blood。 No human tracks have been detected near each mutilation； even in fresh snow。〃
In December 1973 and January 1974 there were wholesale disappearances of pet dogs from Connecticut to California。 Small towns like Voluntown； Connecticut； lost a large part of their dog population in a few days。 Fifteen dogs vanished from Woodstock； New York； in the Catskill Mountains during the same period。 As in previous waves of animal mutilations and disappearances； authorities tried to blame witchcraft cults； cattle rustlers； and dognapers； who sell the poor animals to hospitals for experimental purposes。 But the total absence of evidence of any kind seems to rule out these conventional explanations。
Europe has been plagued with phantom animal killers for generations。 Sweden had a plague of this sort of thing in 1972。 The extensive vampire legends of Middle Europe were undoubtedly based on such incidents。 Vampires were cloaked beings； often acpanied by strange aerial lights； who could paralyze humans and animals in their tracks。 As recently as twenty years ago there were a series of 〃vampire〃 killings in Yugoslavia。 Four bloodless human bodies were found with slashed throats in a field near Klek Mountain； according to one report。
As I have noted； UFOs； hairy monsters； and Mothmen all appear to have the ability to ferret out human females during their menstrual period。 I began to seriously wonder if blood and flesh were not vital ingredients in the mysterious transmogrification process。 Did energies from the superspectrum need earthly biological materials to construct temporary entities？ It does seem as if many UFO and monster sightings are staged as distractions； luring crowds of people to places like …the TNT area while animal mutilations and disappearances are taking place almost unnoticed only a few miles away。
Soon after the Mothman's first appearance in November 1966； police found the body of a dog in the TNT area。 It was pletely charred； yet the surrounding area was un…burned。 I wondered if it might not have been sacrificed in some secret magical ritual by some unknown local warlock： a ritual that brought Mothman into being？
The UFO waves of the 1960s were acpanied by the occult explosion…the rapid spread of witchcraft and magical practices。 An interesting side effect of the flying saucer phenomenon is that many of the people attracted to the subject； people with very materialistic and pseudo…scientific outlooks； gradually drift into the study of psychic phenomena； abandoning the extraterrestrial theory along the way。 In retrospect； flying saucers were partly responsible for the occult explosion。
The most confusing feature of the phenomenon is its use of allegorical situations and plicated diversions meant to cover up some more covert activity。 Hairy monsters are seen carrying dead dogs； so people assume other missing dogs provided dinner for the smelly apparition。 Actually the dogs may have served some other purpose altogether 。。。 a purpose that might turn our hair gra