I know I’ve post this as a reply to a couple of post in ATS before, however, I’ve never made it a thread till now. Here’s my entire account of my experience.

In 1977-78, I was living with my best friend and his family. I had a Cox on the opposite side of the bedroom room but fairly close, within 4ft, of the bedroom window. The bedroom was on the second story of the house.

Around 12:30am-1am I was lying there trying to get to sleep and realized I was hearing something that sounded kinda weird but fairly faint but growing slightly louder, as if was coming closer to the house. My first thought was, 'hmmm.. must the be electric fence...but, that’s not the electric fence..." my mind instantly thought.. " Must be a satellite...but.. ahh.. they don't fly that low..." After about 15 secs passed.. my heart began the race for the simply fact that this sound wasn't anything I could describe at the time.

Reaching down beside my Cox, I grabbed my freshly razor sharp machete and suddenly realized the sound was right outside my bedroom window...how could that be since the window was on the second story!

Sitting straight up with machete raise in my right hand, very intent to shred anything that came through that window be it dog, cat, bird ect. this sound stayed outside my bedroom window......hovering. I was so scared because I couldn't figure out what could be making that sound!!! I was to scared to even look outside.

After 30-40 secs.. it faded off... I never saw any lights, just a strange noise.

I waited about 30 more secs and flipped on the light and after 2 attempts to wake my friend up in a soft voice, on the 3rd try, he woke up and raised up rubbed his eyes and said.. " G******** this better be good.. or..." and when he got his eyes open and saw me still sitting straight up with a machete poised.. he said..

" FRIEND... ahhh... you ok ?? !! WTH is going on man ?? !"
ME: "something was outside our window..! "
FRIEND: " what.. " and has he began to moved toward it..
ME: " DON"T .. Damm it or I’ll swing.. Stay AWAY.. " as I made a move to threaten to swing if he went closer to the window.

My friend realizing I meant business, he said..
FRIEND: " calm down.. You’re a pale white and your drenched in sweat!.. I'm going to look out the window if anything comes through of grabs me.. I mean it, swing away… Ok??"
ME: "ok... "

I poised with my machete close by as he moved to the window, peer out the curtain..
FRIEND: "nothing...there's nothing there... "

I broke down weeping (which I never did) from fright and dropped my machete. He went down and got his Dad and came up to console me and asked what happened.. by this time the whole house, was up.. I told them what had happened but i couldn't explain the sound..

A few years later, I heard something that sounded so eerily familiar when watching an awesome movie called.. Star Wars, the Empire Strikes Back...

the Empire droid that landed on Hoth, .........made the SAME almost exact sound as the one outside my bedroom window a few years before!!!!

A chill ran down my spine and I gripped the arms of the chair.. (end)
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Here are my questions:

~Based on my close encounter, what type of weaponry could/did any of the world governments have in these 2 specific years that would match my experience?

~In my observations of UFO Phenomena, there’s seems to me to be 2 camps and only 2 camps. Those that had never experienced any UFO Phenomena and those that have. Why is this?

~I have friends on either side of these camps and a few are fairly intelligent people but, those that have experienced the Phenomena are only a couple at best than those that have not. Are those that have had experiences, have they been previously ‘selected’ or is it really just random?

Originally posted by Komodo
~In my observations of UFO Phenomena, there’s seems to me to be 2 camps and only 2 camps. Those that had never experienced any UFO Phenomena and those that have. Why is this?

Yeah, I find the same thing with airplane crashes. There have either been people in airplane crashes, or people who haven't been in airplane crashes. Why is this?

Are you serious?

oh .. and Nohup.. you just prove my point on which camp you're in. thx !

Originally posted by Komodo
Here are my questions:

~Based on my close encounter, what type of weaponry could/did any of the world governments have in these 2 specific years that would match my experience?

I think you're jumping the gun on whether the -sound- you heard signified a weapon. Surely anyone who had high-tech weaponry in your vicinity would also have high-tech targeting capabilities (they'd have used the weapon)

So doubt it was a weapon. Many things can have odd sounds.

~In my observations of UFO Phenomena, there’s seems to me to be 2 camps and only 2 camps. Those that had never experienced any UFO Phenomena and those that have. Why is this?

Not a bad question. What you're saying is that those who have seen high strangeness are from all levels of society's strata. Does that make it an external, or objective phenomena? After all, people share the same biological make up and are more or less prone to having intense subjective experiences. We might call them 'fantasy-prone' personalities. (but is that begging the question?)


As I said, the phenomenon doesn't select based on intelligence, only perception. Is it real or imagined? Insufficent data to know.

~I have friends on either side of these camps and a few are fairly intelligent people but, those that have experienced the Phenomena are only a couple at best than those that have not. Are those that have had experiences, have they been previously ‘selected’ or is it really just random?

It's more or less random, and we probably have an inflated sense of the frequency being on a conspiracy board.

2 cents,

HTH

1) How is this an "extreme close encounter"? You heard a noise outside your window?? Thats it?

2) What is a Cox?

3) A machete won't do you much good.

Why is it that everyone sleeps with an array of knives, swords and machettes?

Very bizarre story. The way you told the story it almost sounded like you were in a trance, i.e.,

ME: " DON"T .. Damm it or I’ll swing.. Stay AWAY.. " as I made a move to threaten to swing if he went closer to the window

Not certain if you were in your correct frame of mind to threaten your buddy.

Take care,

Thanks for sharing your experience Komodo. Did you experience any missing time surrounding the event that you were aware of?

All,

Sorry for not being as clear as I should have been, being at work it was a cut and paste from a previous post. I'll clear up a few words that seem to skew or otherwise confuse what I'm trying to get across.

Thanks for the replies, and I'm sure they'll be more to come after I repost.

TO THE MODS.

Please monitor this thread for derailment as so far it beginning to be as such. I'm earnestly trying to get some ideas what I heard based on my personal experience and following up with questions.

Thank you.

Can you describe the sound a bit better? I have watched all the star wars movies but do not recall your example.

It was something very real to you at the time I understand but how do you equate it as placing you in the same camp as me?

I suppose an audio encounter could be considered a legitimate experience, but help me out here.

I think you experienced what I did when I was younger. I think it was in the early 80's.

Remember a show called "V"? about the aliens coming for our water and us as food. Well in that show, theres this white passanger craft. When it goes over head, it makes a cool sound.

One night I'm sleeping, and JUST as Im falling asleep I heard that sound. I sprung up to look out the window and thought I saw a shadowy shape of that same craft in "V". This happened the next night as well.

Obviously, a "V" craft did not do a fly-by on the trailer. I think its something to do when you enter sleep mode, and you really become convinced something is real, as your brain process's it as real. But its not.
Dont underestimate your mind, especially when your about to fall asleep.

I know you might want to experience something cool Komodo, but I believe you experienced something similar to me.