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43 Coyne attempted to radio nearby Mansfield Airport, but he got no reply. He put the helicopter into an emergency dive and all four officers braced for impact. Instead, they suddenly became enveloped in an eerie, bright red light. Looking up, they could see the object was hovering 500 feet directly overhead. The UFO then shined down a green beam of light on the men, and seconds later it zoomed away. As the UFO left, Captain Coyne realized his helicopter was being beamed upwards at a rate of 1,000 feet per second. He regained con- trol and leveled out at 3,500 feet. Six minutes after the UFO left, their radio again began to function, and they returned to base. Unknown to the officers, witnesses on the ground also observed the entire incident. The case was later thoroughly investigated and no explanation was found. To this day, the incident remains unexplained." Nullabor Plain, in a remote area of Australia. On January 20, 1988, the Knowles family, including Fay Knowles and her three sons and their two dogs, drove along a desolate road at around 4:00 a.m. when they saw a strange light ahead of them on the highway. At first they thought it was a large truck, but as they approached, they realized it was a large egg-shaped object that gave off an intense white light. As the Knowles family drove by, the strange object started to pace their car. Then it started to maneuver around the car, nearly causing them to have an accident. At one point, the object seemed to leave, but then suddenly, the unthinkable happened. The object returned and actually landed on top of the car! The family heard a loud clunking noise and felt the car shake. Suddenly, the entire vehicle was lifted up off the road. Mrs. Knowles reached out her window and touched the object, which she said felt “spongy and rubbery.” She pulled her hand back in, and it was covered with strange black dust. Suddenly, the entire car filled with the black The Sighting That Changed the World BLACK DUST One of the most unique encounters from the 1980s occurred on the