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75 Something almost miraculous happened before he returned from California to the middle of the country. TV cameras and crews are notoriously expensive and almost impossible for non-television persons to command at any price ... especially in those days before the light portable, easily handheld cam. I was preparing for our trip by putting things together. Just as in many other occurrences in my life, what I needed came to my hand somehow. In what I can only call a miracle, an acquaintance who ran a film studio volunteered the services of his professional film crew and _ their equipment and the truck to haul everything in, free of charge. One of the cameramen offered his black Mercedes as transport for Vallee and myself, also without any charge. I could barely believe it. I went to the airport to pick up the French scientist and was waylaid by a friend who wanted to talk to me. I wasn’t there but the crew was on the job and they just kept the cams running as Vallee disembarked. As soon as I came on tat a 1 ewan a e the scene, we gathered the thousands of dollars worth of equipment and the men into the truck, we two stepped into the Mercedes, and we all headed for Benton County, Arkansas, the hotbed of the mutilations scare. Acquiring the equipment for our work and people to do the photography, as well as the means of comfortable transport, seemed not only a stroke of good luck, but pure magic to me. The drive to Arkansas also seemed like magic. Vallee was very businesslike but electricity sparked between us. There was an incredible connection it seemed. I had to pinch myself. This would be my first big field case investigating UFOs. Thrills ran through me like lightning stroking through a summer sky in Oklahoma. He seemed quite calm even though my nerves were jumping. We spoke only of the work ahead and of the preparatory work I had already done and he told me he Barbara: The Story of a UFO Investigator