jak.themothmanprophecies-第13节

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　than　a　mile　away　and　would　not　know　about　the　episode　until　they　read　it　in　the　local　papers　the　following　evening。
　　
　　By　the　time　the　police　reached　the　house　the　creature　was　gone。　But　for　Mrs。　Bennett　this　was　just　the　beginning　of　a　long　and　frightening　series　of　adventures。
　　
　　III。
　　
　　Woodrow　Derenberger　was　living　in　bedlam。　A　group　of　local　UFO　enthusiasts　representing　the　Washington…based　National　Investigations　mittee　on　Aerial　Phenomena　（NICAP）；　largely　a　lobby　urging　congressional　UFO　investigations；　visited　or　phoned　him　daily；　raising　his　ire　by　ordering　him　not　to　talk　to　anyone　else　about　his　experiences。
　　
　　His　farm　looked　like　the　TNT　area。　Every　night　streams　of　cars　would　park　all　over　the　property　he　was　renting　and　people　would　sit　quietly　in　the　dark。　Watching。　Waiting。　Some　brought　guns　and　hiked　into　the　nearby　hills　to　sit　behind　trees。　Widespread　rumors　said　the　UFOs　planned　to　e　back　and　land　on　the　farm。　Some　of　Woody's　visitors　were　determined　to　bag　themselves　a　spaceman。
　　
　　In　the　midst　of　all　the　chaos；　a　black　Volkswagen　drove　up；　parked；　and　a　tanned　man　in　a　neat　black　suit　got　out　He　and　Woody　walked　casually　to　the　edge　of　the　porch　and　talked。　After　a　few　minutes；　the　man　got　back　into　his　VW　and　drove　off。　The　great　hunters　continued　to　sit　in　the　bitter　cold　behind　their　trees；　their　eyes　anxiously　searching　the　skies。
　　
　　According　to　Derenberger；　he　had　been　suffering　from　a　stomach　ailment　for　some　time。　Mr。　Cold　gave　him　a　vial　of　medicine；　he　claimed；　which　cured　his　problem　instantly。　Cold　now　had　a　first　name…Indrid。
　　
　　IV。
　　
　　Across　the　Ohio　River；　almost　directly　opposite　the　TNT　area；　a　music　teacher；　Mrs。　Roy　Grose；　was　wakened　by　the　barking　of　her　dog　at　4：45　A。M。　on　the　morning　of　November　17；　1966。　It　was　unusual　for　her　little　pet　to　bark　late　at　night；　so　she　got　up　to　investigate。　The　moon　was　out　and　was　very　bright；　she　recalled。　She　looked　out　the　kitchen　window　and　saw　an　enormous　object　hovering　at　treetop　level　in　a　field　on　the　other　side　of　Route　7。　It　was　circular；　the　size　of　a　small　house；　and　brilliantly　illuminated。　It　seemed　to　be　divided　into　sections　glowing　with　dazzlingly　bright　red　and　green　lights。
　　
　　〃I　was　stunned；〃　she　said。　Before　she　could　wake　up　her　husband；　the　object　made　a　zig…zag　motion　and　suddenly　disappeared。　She　did　not　mention　the　sighting　to　anyone　outside　her　immediate　family　until　weeks　later。
　　
　　That　afternoon　a　seventeen…year…old　boy　was　driving　down　Route　7；　not　far　from　Mrs。　Grose's　home　in　Cheshire；　Ohio；　when　a　huge　bird　suddenly　dove　at　his　car　and　pursued　him　for　a　mile　or　so。
　　
　　On　the　eighteenth　two　firemen　from　Point　Pleasant；　Paul　Yoder　and　Benjamin　Enochs；　were　in　the　TNT　area　when　they　encountered　a　giant　bird　with　big　red　eyes。　〃It　was　definitely　a　bird；〃　they　stated　flatly。　〃But　it　was　huge。　We'd　never　seen　anything　like　it。〃
　　
　　Everyone　was　now　seeing　Mothman　or　the　〃Bird；〃　or　so　it　seemed。　Sightings　were　reported　in　Mason；　Lincoln；　Logan；　Kanawha；　and　Nicholas　counties。　People　were　traveling　for　hundreds　of　miles　to　sit　in　the　cold　TNT　area　all　night；　hoping　to　glimpse　the　creature。　Those　who　were　unlucky　enough　to　see　it　vowed　they　never　wanted　to　see　it　again。　It　evoked　unspeakable　terrors。　Like　flying　saucers；　it　delighted　in　chasing　cars　。。。　a　very　unbirdlike　habit；　and　it　seemed　to　have　a　penchant　for　scaring　females　who　were　menstruating；　another　UFO/hairy　monster　peculiarity。
　　
　　Five　teen…agers　driving　along　Campbells　Creek　on　the　night　of　November　20　got　the　shock　of　their　lives　when　their　headlights　bounced　off　a　man…size　birdlike　creature　standing　beside　a　rock　quarry。　It　turned　and　scurried　into　the　woods。　〃Nobody　believes　us　because　we're　teen…agers；〃　Brenda　Jones　of　Point　Lick　plained。　〃But　it　was　real　scary。〃
　　
　　An　elderly　businessman　in　Point　Pleasant　found　Mothman　standing　on　his　front　lawn。　He　stepped　outside　to　see　why　his　dog　was　barking　and　confronted　a　six…　or　seven…foot…tall　gray　apparition　with　flaming　eyes。　He　stood　transfixed　for　several　minutes；　unaware　of　the　passage　of　time。　Suddenly　the　creature　flew　off　and　he　staggered　back　into　his　house。　He　was　so　pale　and　shaken　his　wife　thought　he　was　having　a　heart　attack。
　　
　　V。
　　
　　While　the　people　of　West　Virginia　were　being　overrun　with　Garudas；　the　rest　of　the　country　was　being　engulfed　in　wingless　flying　objects。　A　great　wave　began　that　Halloween　and　continued　through　November。　On　November　22　a　family　from　Wildwood　Crest；　New　Jersey；　near　the　tip　of　thinly　populated　Cape　May；　crossed　the　thin　line　that　separates　our　reality　from　something　else。
　　
　　At　7：45　P。M。　the　Edward　Christiansen　family；　seven　people；　were　driving　southward　along　the　Garden　State　Parkway；　just　north　of　Mayville；　when　a　bright　red；　green；　and　white　object　plummeted　from　the　sky　and　disappeared　directly　in　front　of　them。　They　thought　an　airplane　had　crashed　until　they　were　parallel　to　Burleigh；　New　Jersey。　Then　they　saw　a　large　glowing　sphere　just　above　the　treetops　a　few　miles　to　the　front　and　right。　Thinking　it　was　a　fire　from　the　crashed　plane；　they　pulled　over　to　the　side　of　the　parkway　and　stopped　（an　illegal　maneuver）。
　　
　　All　of　the　witnesses　got　out　of　the　car　to　watch。　Traffic　was　light　but　several　cars　did　speed　past　them。　As　they　watched；　the　object　began　to　move　and　they　realized　it　was　not　a　fire　but　some　kind　of　flying　sphere。　It　executed　a　sharp　turn　and　came　toward　the　witnesses；　passing　directly　over　their　heads。　It　was　pletely　silent。　As　it　approached　their　position；　three　powerful　〃headlights〃　became　visible　on　the　front　of　the　object　These　lights　appeared　to　be　elongated　and　passed　from　the　top　of　the　craft　to　the　underside。　The　object　disappeared　northward　and　the　witnesses　experienced　a　strong　emotional　reaction。　Mrs。　Arline　Christiansen　and　her　sister　Gwendoline　Martino　became　hysterical；　alarming　their　four　children。　Two　of　the　youngsters　began　to　cry。　They　all　returned　to　the　car　and　drove　home　to　Wildwood　Crest。
　　
　　Edward　Christiansen；　forty；　a　hard…nosed　businessman；　refused　to　believe　in　flying　saucers　and　tried　to　assure　the　women　that　there　had　to　be　a　natural　explanation。　His　sister…in…law　Gwendoline　decided　to　call　the　local　air　force　base　at　Palmero。　She　spoke　to　an　officer　there　and　he　seemed　quite　interested　in　her　story　and　asked　several　questions。　An　hour　later　the　family　received　a　long…distance　phone　call　from　another　air　force　base　（none　of　them　could　remember　the　name　of　the　base　or　the　names　of　the　officers　when　I　interviewed　them　several　months　later）。　Each　one　of　them　was　interviewed　at　great　length　by　〃three　or　four　officers。〃　They　were　told　that　their　conversation　was　being　taped；　and　the　questions　followed　a　pattern　which　suggested　the　officers　were　filling　out　detailed　forms　on　the　other　end　of　the　line。　However；　all　of　them　were　disappointed　to　find　the　air　force　would　not　give　them　any　information　or　answer　their　own　questions。
　　
　　Something　extraordinary　seems　to　have　happened　that　night。　Instead　of　simply　filing　a　report　through　normal　channels；　the　officer　at　the　Palmero　base　may　have　called　Wright…Patterson　in　Ohio　immediately。　Officers　from　project　Blue　Book　then　called　the　Christiansens　for　additional　details。　However；　it　is　puzzling　that　〃three　or　four　different　officers〃　would　participate　in　the　questioning。　Incidentally；　these　witnesses　are　above　average　in　ine　and　intelligence　and　their　overall　reliability　is　unquestioned。
　　
　　Later　that　evening　as　Mrs。　Martino；　who　was　spending　the　night　at　the　Christiansens；　was　preparing　for　bed　she　suddenly　heard　a　loud　radio　signal　。。。　a　series　of　dots　and　dashes。　She　knew　her　brother…in…law　had　a　portable　CB　（Citizen's　Band）　radio　and　she　assumed　he　had　accidentally　left　it　turned　on。　He　and　his　wife　were　already　in　bed　and　asleep　but　she　didn't　understand　the　radio　and　didn't　want　to　tamper　with　it。　She　continued　to　hear　the　signals　as　she　entered　their　bedroom　and　awakened　them。　They　were　unable　to　hear　the　signals　。。。　and　the　radio　was　turned　off　and　in　its　case。　The　signals　faded　and　Mrs。　Martino　went　to　bed　baffled。
　　
　　A　beautiful；　lithe　divorcee；　Mrs。　Martino　had　not　had　any　unusual　psychic　experiences　before。
　　
　　VI。
　　
　　Roger　and　Linda　Scarberry　were　living　in　a　house　trailer　at　the　time　of　their　Mothman　sighting。　In　the　week　that　followed　they　were　suddenly　plagued　by　strange　sounds　around　the　trailer　late　at　night。　Beeps　and　loud　garbled　noises　like　a　speeded…up　phonograph　record。　They　could　not　locate　the　source　of　the　sounds　outside　or　inside　the　trailer。　Worried　and　frightened；　they　finally　moved　out　of　the　trailer　and　settled　in　the　basement　apartment　in　the　home　of　Linda's　parents；　Parke　and　Mabel　McDaniel。
　　
　　VII。
　　
　　On　November　24；　four　people；　two　adults　and　two　children；　were　driving　past　the　TNT　area　when　they　saw　a　giant　flying　creature　with　red　eyes。　Their　report　added　to　the　growing　chaos。　Now　thousands　of　people　were　pouring　into　the　old　munitions　site　nightly；　some　traveling　from　hundreds　of　miles　away。　Television　crews　and　newsmen　from　other　states　hovered　aroun