Man enters an Out of Body State, meets Mantid who shows him a Technological Object

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Mantis Encounters
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August 15, 2026
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Tier 1First Person EncounterFirst-Person Account
Experiencer: Unknown Experiencer

Analysis Summary

Program Intel Profile
interviewTopic: otherIntel Value: 5/10

Unknown Experiencer

Contact Experience Triad

Hynek: CE3

The Encounter

The person had a spontaneous Kundalini awakening five and a half years ago. This awakening led them to learn transcendental meditation and breathwork. While driving with their son and parents from Corner Brook to St. John's, they felt overwhelming emotions. Upon reaching the hotel and preparing for bed, they experienced an out-of-body state. During this state, they encountered a mantis being that showed them a futuristic battery. There was no telepathic communication during the encounter. The next morning, the person's son experienced what seemed like sleep paralysis. The person found this coincidence interesting but did not draw any conclusions. Overall, they noted multiple coincidences in the days following the encounter.

✦ AI Generated

Program Intelligence Analysis

Executive Summary

The speaker shares a personal experience of encountering a mantis being during an out-of-body experience, describing the being and a futuristic battery. Additionally, they note a coincidental experience of sleep paralysis in their son on the same night.

Primary Revelation

The speaker encountered a mantis being during an out-of-body experience.

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unknown
witnessneutral

I encountered this mantis being and we fly up behind my house where I grew up and it's showing me this battery, like a futuristic battery.

non human intelligencehighly specific

I encountered a mantis being during an out-of-body experience where it showed me a futuristic battery.

Source: Unnamed individual
non human intelligencespecific

My son experienced what I believe could have been sleep paralysis on the same night I encountered the mantis being.

Source: Unnamed individual
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Encounter Context

Factual Details

driving across the island

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, canada

rural
4 witnesses mentionedsonfathermother

Encounter Research Breakdown

Phenomenological Analysis
close encounterCE31 entitymantis
Low Evidential StrengthScore: 12/21first person
Detail & Specificity
2/3
Corroboration
1/3
Physical Evidence
1/3
Unpredictability
3/3
Perceptual Clarity
2/3
Timely Reporting
1/3
Witness Credibility
2/3

The account presents a personal experience with a mantis being during an out-of-body state, but lacks verifiable details and corroboration. The witness describes emotional states and a connection to their son’s experience, but the overall clarity and specificity of the encounter are limited.

initial feelings and journeyhours

The experiencer felt overwhelming emotions during a long drive with family, sensing something unusual was occurring.

I could tell there was something else going on.

out-of-body experienceunknown

While preparing for bed, the experiencer entered an altered state and encountered a mantis being.

I was flying up the road and halfway up the road I encountered this mantis being.

Observation of the Mantis Beingunknown

The experiencer observed the mantis being showing a futuristic battery without any telepathic communication.

I didn't experience that at all.

return to normal stateunknown

The experiencer woke up and documented the encounter, noting a coincidental experience of their son.

I woke up and the next day it was fine.

visualextraordinary
8/10

Saw the mantis being and the futuristic battery

proprioceptive
7/10

felt heavy and overwhelmed

mantis(single)
80%
DemeanorneutralCommunicationnoneInteractionobservation

Message: showing a futuristic battery

none

What makes this encounter unique

The encounter involved a mantis being during an out-of-body experience, with a unique observation of a futuristic battery without telepathic communication.

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Analysis Summary

Program Intel Profile
interviewTopic: otherIntel Value: 5/10
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Unknown Experiencer

First-Person

Contact Experience Triad

Hynek: CE3