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THE TWILIGHT ZONE They are not all the same, but some of machinery began to fail or to work errati- We lit a flare, but saw nothing. We contin- them seem to have the ability to be any- cally for no apparent reason. Men became _ ued, and again we heard the running. By where in the Universe in a matter of sec- hesitant to work:the mine. Finally, it was this time we were getting far back into the onds. The Universe as we understand it, ‘condemned’ and shut down. mine, and we were very curious and excit- with all of our so-called limitations and all This was the mine in which our ed. of this garbage about the limits on the Canadian friend was interested and wanted The running sounds ceased abruptly, and speed of light, simply does not exist. us to help investigate. Although spelunk- we saw a faint, blue light radiating from a These aliens are everywhere; they are in ing is usually confined to exploration of far recess. Then we heard what we thought the sky, in the sea and on the Earth. They naturally formed caves, our curiosity was _ was the clank of a metal door closing. have been here for countless aeons, and great enough to spur us on to such an We quickly found the area from which they have probably controlled the evolution unusual form of research. . we saw the light radiating, but could find of Homo sapiens. All that man has built We arrived in the mining town, which no door opening. However, upon tapping and become was accomplished because of was near the Newfoundland-Quebec bor- the walls with my pickhammer, we heard the tinkering of these intelligent forces. der, at 11.30 am on 22nd March 1961, and _ hollow, metallic reports at several places. (Source; Sir Fred Hoyle, news conference, lodged at the local hotel, The next day, we After we had localised the hollow-sound- London, UK, 10 May 1971) got our equipment together; loaded up our _ ing area, we marked it off by chiselling off Jeep and headed for the mine. pieces of rock. We found that it was gener- AN UNDERGROUND At the entrance, we were stopped by two ally rectangular in shape, almost five feet UFO BASE IN CANADA? policemen who wamed us not to go inside. in height and about two feet wide. Since In 1961, amateur spelunkers Arnold White, When we persisted, they threatened to we could investigate no further with the Rick Grayton and Don Lawrence came arrest us. So we left, resolving to return on equipment at hand, we decided to come across what they thought was an under- foot after dark. back the following night and continue our ground UFO base while exploring one of At 1.30 am we set out again for the mine. _ investigation. the many old iron mine-shafts located in This time we bypassed the police and Returning the following night, all three Newfoundland, Canada. Arnold takes up approached the mine from a different direc- of us entered the mine. Very much to our the story: tion. We met no interference along the surprise, the chisel marks were gone! It Although now generally known, one of _ way and shortly arrived at the entrance. took us several minutes to find the hollow these mines—one of the deepest, by the While Rick Grayton (my American area again, but we finally did—and this way—had caused much concern and con- friend) stayed at the entrance as lookout, time we had come prepared. Using a bat- troversy among the Jocal populace. Shortly Don Lawrence (our Canadian friend) and I tery-powered rock drill, we penetrated after it had been dug to its maximum depth, descended into the mine. It was in excel- about three inches into the rock when we strange things began to happen. Miners lent shape and showed no signs of any struck metal. We withdrew it and substi- working late at night, in small groups of six deterioration whatsoever—hardly the type tuted a bit designed to drill into metal. to 10, began hearing noises: not rumbling of mine the government would condemn on Eventually we breached the metal and, or any other natural mine noises, but what _ its physical state alone. withdrawing the drill, we again saw the some described as "strange music". It We had just completed our preliminary _ soft, blue light shining as before. seemed to come from all around them, investigation when we heard someone, Suddenly, we heard a low, humming sometimes faint and sometimes distant. apparently deep within the mine, shout ina noise and were startled to see the section of Later, some said they heard "mumbling" high-pitched voice, "Come!" the wall we were working on, abruptly lift and "voices". This went on for several We stopped dead in our tracks, and then out of sight. It would be an understatement months, but only the miners who had heard _ walked in the general direction from where _ to say we were frightened. What lay before the noises were disturbed or concerned. the voice seemed to originate. Then we us was incomprehensible: a blue-lit corri- Then, more serious things began to hap- heard somebody or something running. dor which appeared to be made of some nen Ona af tha man antarad tha mina lata They are not all the same, but some of them seem to have the ability to be any- where in the Universe in a matter of sec- onds. The Universe as we understand it, with all of our so-called limitations and all of this garbage about the limits on the speed of light, simply does not exist. These aliens are everywhere; they are in the sky, in the sea and on the Earth. They have been here for countless aeons, and they have probably controlled the evolution of Homo sapiens. All that man has built and become was accomplished because of the tinkering of these intelligent forces. (Source; Sir Fred Hoyle, news conference, London, UK, 10 May 1971) They are not all the same, but some of machinery began to fail or to work errati- them seem to have the ability to be any- cally for no apparent reason. Men became where in the Universe in a matter of sec- hesitant to work-the mine. Finally, it was onds. The Universe as we understand it, ‘condemned’ and shut down. with all of our so-called limitations and all This was the mine in which our of this garbage about the limits on the Canadian friend was interested and wanted speed of light, simply does not exist. us to help investigate. Although spelunk- These aliens are everywhere; they are in ing is usually confined to exploration of the sky, in the sea and on the Earth. They naturally formed caves, our curiosity was have been here for countless aeons, and great enough to spur us on to such an they have probably controlled the evolution unusual form of research. : of Homo sapiens. All that man has built We arrived in the mining town, which and become was accomplished because of was near the Newfoundland-Quebec bor- the tinkering of these intelligent forces. der, at 11.30 am on 22nd March 1961, and (Source; Sir Fred Hoyle, news conference, lodged at the local hotel, The next day, we London, UK, 10 May 1971) got our equipment together; loaded up our Jeep and headed for the mine. AN UNDERGROUND At the entrance, we were stopped by two UFO BASE IN CANADA? policemen who wamed us not to go inside. Jn 1961, amateur spelunkers Arnold White, When we persisted, they threatened to Rick Grayton and Don Lawrence came arrest us. So we left, resolving to return on across what they thought was an under- foot after dark. ground UFO base while exploring one of At 1.30 am we set out again for the mine. the many old iron mine-shafts located in This time we bypassed the police and Newfoundland, Canada. Arnold takes up approached the mine from a different direc- the story: tion. We met no interference along the Although now generally known, one of _ way and shortly arrived at the entrance. these mines—one of the deepest, by the While Rick Grayton (my American way—had caused much concern and con- friend) stayed at the entrance as lookout, troversy among the Jocal populace. Shortly Don Lawrence (our Canadian friend) and I after it had been dug to its maximum depth, descended into the mine. It was in excel- strange things began to happen. Miners lent shape and showed no signs of any working late at night, in small groups of six deterioration whatsoever—hardly the type to 10, began hearing noises: not rumbling — of mine the government would condemn on or any other natural mine noises, but what _ its physical state alone. some described as "strange music". It We had just completed our preliminary seemed to come from all around them, investigation when we heard someone, sometimes faint and sometimes distant. apparently deep within the mine, shout in a Later, some said they heard "mumbling" high-pitched voice, "Come!" and "voices". This went on for several We stopped dead in our tracks, and then months, but only the miners who had heard _ walked in the general direction from where the noises were disturbed or concerned. the voice seemed to originate. Then we Then, more serious things began to hap- heard somebody or something running. pen. One of the men entered the mine late at night to check on some equipment, and when he finished and started to leave, gL I : 2 4 some "small men" grabbed him from * 7 YT Lx behind, knocked his lamp from his hands a 7 and "shot" him with something that forced < him violently against the mine wall, knocking him unconscious. In the mom- ing, workers found him apparently none the worse for his experience physically, but quite shaken mentally. He said he would never again enter the mine, and promptly dropped out of the occupation. A few days later, a miner on night watch disappeared. Investigators found his lamp and hat deep within the mine, but no trace of the miner. Soon, lights and DETR lag PLETE bere a7) Wie Fir Nes aa ne NEXUS ¢ 75 OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 1996