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71 door opened and a bright white light streamed out. Seconds later, three five-foot-tall figures glided out of the craft and floated toward the two frightened fishermen. It was instantly obvious that these figures were not human. Says Hickson, “If they had a more human likeness, it would not have shocked me so. The head seemed to come directly to the shoulders, no neck, and something resembling a nose came out to a point about two inches long. On each side of the head, about where ears would be, was something similar to the nose. Directly under the nose was a slit resembling a mouth. The arms were something like human arms, but long in proportion to the body; the hands resembled a mitten—there was a thumb attached. The legs remained together and the feet looked something like elephant’s feet. The entire body was wrinkled and had a grayish color. There could have been eyes, but the area above the Both the men had the impression that the figures were actually robots. They had no time to run before the aliens surrounded them and pulled them onboard the craft. They were each taken to separate rooms. Calvin Parker was so frightened that he fainted. Charles Hick- son, however, had been in the Korean War and knew what intense fear was like. This experience, he said, was far scarier. He found himself in a room with white, rounded walls, floating and unable to move. Next, a bright light with an eye-shaped lens came out of the wall and circled around his body as if it was examining him. The E.T.s left for a moment. Hickson called out for his friend, but got no response. Mo- ments later, the E’T.s returned and floated Hickson back into the first room and then outside the craft. Calvin was also there, shaking with fear. The E-T.s then returned to their craft and took off. As they left, Hickson received a strong message through telepathy from the E:T's: “We are peaceful; we meant you no harm.” The two men raced to the police station to report their encounter. To see if they were lying, the sheriff hid a tape recorder inside his desk and left the men alone. He knew that if they were lying, they would Taken Onboard nose was so wrinkled, I couldn’t tell.”