utiously and slowly through the sky to the far end of the sloping field； the light flickering on and off in an irregular pattern。
As the object drew closer； Mr。 Keel got out of the car and flashed a powerful flashlight directly at it three times。
The object immediately returned the signal by flashing a brilliant white light three times。 Then it rose upwards and the pale red light went pletely out。
This day personally appeared before me in my office； county and state； Mary Hyre； known to me personally； and acknowledged the above statement to be true and that she personally signed her signature in my presence。 Given under my hand this 21 day of June 1967。 My mission expires June 12 1977
Howard Schultz Notary Public
Mrs。 Mabel McDaniel and two other women went to the hill with me the following night。 About 10：15 the usual reddish glow appeared on the southern hill。 Then a second one popped up a short distance from the first。 I flashed my light at them but nothing happened。 So I climbed a fence and walked into a field to try to get a closer look。 The two objects slowly came together。 As I crossed the field I suddenly noticed something new 。。。 a pale bluish ball of light hovering high in the trees of an orchard behind the nearby farmhouse。 The light moved about from tree to tree as though it were following my movements。 I flashed my light at it and it flared with dazzling brilliance； dimmed； and vanished。 Simultaneously； the lights on the southern ridge grew brighter for a moment and then also went out。 I slowly made my way back across the field in the dark； climbed the fence； and returned to Mrs。 McDaniel's car。 I was surprised to find all three women in a very frightened state。
〃I think we'd better leave；〃 Mrs。 McDaniel said nervously。 They drove off quickly。
Five minutes later； as I sat alone in my car； the reddish glow flared up again on the ridge。 For the first time； it changed color from red to a glaring white and rose slowly upward； bobbing like a Yo…Yo toward the river in the west。 Apparently some boatmen on the river saw the object also； for a bright searchlight suddenly shot up from behind the hills； aimed directly at the luminous thing。 When the searchlight appeared； the object halted in midflight； dropped downward； and went out。 The searchlight continued to scan the sky。
The next day I talked with Mrs。 McDaniel and told her what I had seen。
〃Too bad you didn't stick around；〃 I remarked。
〃We were pretty scared；〃 she began。 〃We 。。。 oh； you'll probably think we were being silly。〃
〃Did that blue light frighten you？〃
〃It wasn't the light；〃 she said hesitantly。 〃We saw that。 And then we saw a tall man in the field。 We all saw him climb over the fence and cross behind our car。 We thought it was you ing back。 Then your flashlight went on way out in the field and we knew it wasn't you。 We ran the windows up and locked the doors and waited for you to e back。〃
I had certainly not seen anyone else in that field。 Had their eyes been playing tricks？ Or were there phantoms on that hilltop？
That weekend I drove into Ohio to check out some of the many weird events happening there。 One of my all…time favorites happened in the little village of Duncan Falls。 Here is the verbatim entry from my journal：
Sometime in late October 1966 （witness does not remember exact date） Mr。 Leonard 〃Shy〃 Elmore； 72； Duncan Falls； Ohio； was taking a stroll around 4 A。M。 when he encountered a strange 〃building〃 which frightened him badly。 Like many elderly people； Mr。 Elmore does not sleep well and often takes long walks late at night。 On this particular morning； he was walking along a road two blocks from his home when he saw a strange 〃L…shaped building that looked like a galvanized iron shed〃 sitting in the middle of a large field。 Since he had never noticed this 〃shed〃 before he walked closer to take a better look。 Something about it frightened him 。。。 later he could not explain why it had scared him 。。。 and he turned and started to hurry away。 Although it was dark and he could see no windows or doors in the 〃shed；〃 he claims that he distinctly heard a normal male voice e from it 〃Don't run 。。。 don't run；〃 the voice called。 〃I didn't 'sactly run；〃 Mr。 Elmore told me； 〃but I walked pretty fast〃
He hurried home and got his rifle and returned to the site。 To his astonishment； the 〃shed〃 was gone。 This incident upset him very much and； according to his wife； he was a nervous wreck for several days afterwards。 He decided to call the sheriff and report what he'd seen。 The sheriff promised to e out and take a look 。。。 but never did。 Mr。 Elmore told me his story in a direct manner without embellishments or wandering speculations。
No Men in Black came around to bother Mr。 Elmore。 I was the first reporter to talk to him。 When he showed me the field I was perturbed to find that it was right next to the Duncan Falls Elementary School。 An unusual number of sightings and Fortean （*） events seem to be concentrated around schools and the largest percentage of witnesses consists of children between the ages of seven and eighteen。 Another statistical oddity is that the majority of the adults who claim their autos were pursued by UFOs or monsters are school…teachers； especially teachers specializing in abnormal children…the very bright or the mentally deficient。 This is why I was so interested in the West Virginia 〃census takers〃 who were mainly concerned with the numbers and ages of the children living in the Ohio valley。
＇*＇ A Fortean event is any event which does not have a rational scientific explanation。 The word was coined after Charles Fort。 There is even an International Fortean Organization （INFO）； Box 367； Arlington； Virginia。
12 … Games Nonpeople Play
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〃Woodrow Derenberger is pregnant！〃
The word flashed up and down the Ohio valley； and many people took the absurd rumor seriously。 The space people had selected Woody for a unique experiment； so the story went； and he had gone into hiding to nurture his rapidly swelling stomach。 He would soon be giving birth to a very special baby； part earthling； part extraterrestrial。 The child was slated to grow into a great leader。
The events of 1966…67 had fractured everyone's sense of credulity。 Almost anything now seemed possible。 A pregnant man was no more absurd than the winged behemoth； or the gigantic illuminated forms that cruised up and down the Ohio nightly。 A fantastic new world was taking shape； populated by spacemen who drove Cadillacs and Volkswagens； psychiatrists who heard bodiless voices in the night； and things that ate dogs and cattle while everyone was looking in the wrong direction。
Like everyone else； I was caught up in the games； mystery piling upon mystery。 Someone somewhere obviously knew every move I was making； or so it seemed。 I became very secretive； not even telling my closest friends where I was going or where I had been。 Nevertheless； something seemed to be following me。 I would drop in unannounced on a remote farm and soon after I settled down to chat with the residents their phone would ring and there would be no one on the line； or a series of loud beeps would ring out。 The farmer would act astonished。
〃We've never had a call like that before！〃
The phone would ring repeatedly until I left。
This happened several different times in several different places。
I used a system of 〃spot checks；〃 visiting homes in flap areas and talking with people who had never reported anything。 Mrs。 Hyre acpanied me on a number of these spot checks and was amazed at how much had been going on。 Her name and face were familiar to everyone in the area and her reputation as a fair； objective reporter was impeccable。 People automatically loosened up when they saw her and talked freely。 In the hills surrounding Point Pleasant we heard many stories about footsteps on the roof； strange metallic clangings （the most mon being the sound of a car door slamming outside the house when there were no cars in si