Missing Time On A Country Highway In The USA
Date: Summer of 1957
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Location: Outside of Julian, California (north of San Diego, California)
My late husband had been a retired USAF Lt. Colonel ---- however,
the point being is that I had an experience years ago at the age of
nineteen. I also had a witness to this startling event. The witness
and I ....'(friend)'...had seen a UFO off a country highway leading
from Julian, California (north of San Diego, California)...and had
seen the UFO hovering off the side of the country road. In fact, after
the event we later realized we had lost "Three Hours Of Time".
Also, the car would not start after we had stopped the it -- after
the UFO finally slowly tilted to a 45 degree angle...and sped off
into the sky -- the car started again. This actually happened. I got
a very close look at the UFO. If I'd had a camera, I could prove this
event but regrettably I did not have a camera at the time.
Additional Information Below:
The UFO sighting occurred in the summer of 1957. A young man named
'(removed)' and I had driven to Julian that weekend to see my parent's
cabin. We saw the cabin and then drove to the small town of Julian
afterwards to walk around and see the sights. Julian is located about
sixty-five miles of San Diego, California (where I am from originally).
(friend) and I were driving back towards San Diego, California. As
we rounded a small mountain on the two-lane, country highway -- we
saw a hovering UFO just off to the side. As I recall, the time was
approximately 9:00 p.m. Distance-wise, the UFO was about 300 feet
east of us -- off the country road. No other cars came by. (friend)
was scared to death when he saw the strange craft. He wanted to continue
driving as fast as he could to leave the area. I didn't. I wanted
to see the strange craft since I didn't know what it was. Silly me,
I thought it was something our government had created. In spite of
(friend's) protests, he stopped the car but wouldn't get out. I jumped
out of the car and ran to the other side of the highway. (friend)
kept urging me not to go see the UFO, but I wanted to get a better
look at it. I ran to the other side of the highway to observe the
craft closer. This was a new experience and I didn't know what to
do as I observed the craft hovering about forty feet off the ground.
(friend) remained frozen in the car clinging to the steering wheel.
As I stood there by myself watching the strange craft, I saw what
appeared to be an aluminum type metal that had been seamed. The craft
omitted a strange light at night. There was a dome on top and the
craft was circular in appearance. It hovered over the ground. There
appeared to be portholes in the upper dome of the craft. Via the portholes,
I could see a pulsating red light. I was quite taken in seeing this
unusual object. The UFO was hovering over what had been a barbed wire
fenced in pasture. There were no houses in the area. I remained standing
on the side of the highway for about fifteen minutes. I even waved
to the craft. After an approximate fifteen minutes, the strange craft
tilted to about a forty-five degree angle. The UFO then righted itself.
It picked up more speed and sped off into the sky. I stood there watching
this strange phenomena.
After the UFO had sped off into the sky, I hurried back to the waiting
car. My friend was terrified. I hurriedly ran around the back of the
car and jumped into the driver's seat. My friend was screaming, "The
car won't start! The car won't start! This is all we needed."
He frantically kept turning the ignition key. Finally, the car's engine
started. We headed back towards Highway 395 leading into San Diego.
I had to be home at a certain time and couldn't be late.
It seems to me that this event took place within a time frame of about
fifteen or twenty minutes. Just before (friend) and I had left Julian
earlier, we had checked my watch -- that's how I knew what time it
had been when we surprisingly saw the UFO on down the country, two-lane
highway -- having left Julian, California. After the UFO incident,
my friend asked me to check the time before we approached Highway
395. I did as we drove along. Shockingly, that's when I discovered
we had "Lost Three Hours Of Time". Brian, the time just
totally disappeared after the UFO incident. I have no idea whatsoever
where the missing time went. Absolutely none! It was a real shock
because my parents expected me home at a certain time and "Not
To be Late"!
The best description is the fact that we were both stunned that this
event had even happened. My friend continued to be in a high anxiety
state all the way back to San Diego City. The event scared him! I
don't recall how I felt physically --- I felt like I was in the 'Twilight
Zone' even though I had thought this had been a craft manufactured
by our government. I was absolutely shocked when I realized what time
it was -- horrified is more like it since I couldn't be late getting
home!
Whatever triggered the missing time still kind of scares me in a fashion.
When time is missing, it's like there's no control.
That's all we could talk about all the way back to my parent's home...meaning
having seen the strange UFO earlier. We didn't know what to make of
it and especially the three hours of missing time?
After we arrived at my parents home ...it was really late. My mother
opened the door wondering where we had been? My father was up anxiously
awaiting too -- My friend immediately told them what had happened
earlier. My parents believed us -- we shared with my parents everything
we had seen earlier. My mother told me not to report anything since
she had feared there might be complications later. I followed her
advice at the time.
As far as 'marks' on my body, I don't recall seeing strange marks
at the time. Nothing came to light until the year 1987 when I had
had surgery on my nose. During the minor surgery, my doctor had surprisingly
discovered a former 'stitch' on the end of my nose. I told my doctor
at the time, "I'd never had a stitch on my nose -- ever in fact."
Later I had wondered if this had to do with the UFO episode in the
summer of 1957. These are questions that still remain unanswered to
this very day in fact.
I've thought of hypnotic regression over the years. However, three
hypnotists have tried to hypnotize me in the past -- however, they
were not successful. Subconsciously, I apparently tend to resist hypnotic
regression.
Over the years since, I have tried to locate my friend on several
occasions. I would have liked him to have backed up our true story.
He used to live in San Diego, California years ago but I have no idea
where he has moved to now. The last time I had seen him, I had been
driving by a drive-in restaurant -- I had observed him in a convertible
with several kids in the car. The year had been 1966 maybe. Since
then, I have no idea whatsoever where he has gone. I wished I could
locate him. Now that you mention it, we did kind of go our separate
ways after the UFO incident in 1957. That does seem odd to me now
that I think about it years later. Again, it had been an incredibly
strange night.
No, my parents did not go through a similar situation. I am glad they
believed my friend and I because the UFO event did actually happen.
My parents knew I didn't lie. Nevertheless, it had been scary knowing
I would arrive home much too late after the UFO incident.
Brian, I hope this helps you in your research efforts!
If you have seen anything like this in the same area please be kind
enough to contact Brian Vike at: sighting@telus.net
with the details of your sighting. All personal information is kept
confidential.
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