Jerry McAlister and family on witnessing a hovering UFO outside their home, SC, September 11, 1980
Analysis Summary
Jerry McAlister
Contact Experience Triad
The Encounter
The person had an encounter at around 4:20 in the morning. They were awakened by a loud sound, which they thought was a helicopter crashing. When they looked out the window, they saw a bright flying saucer hovering over pine trees in their backyard. The person watched it for about three minutes and then woke their wife, who also saw the craft. The saucer moved in an up-and-down motion and left quickly, like a streak of lightning. After the sighting, the local sheriff's department contacted them to draw a sketch of the saucer. Seventeen people, including deputies and neighbors, witnessed the event. The encounter changed the person's beliefs about UFOs, as they previously did not believe in them but now do.
Program Intelligence Analysis
The transcript details a firsthand account of an individual witnessing a UFO in their backyard, describing its appearance and behavior. The experiencer expresses a transformation from disbelief to belief in UFOs after the encounter.
The witness observed a perfect Flying Saucer hovering in their backyard, which changed their belief in UFOs.
witness
“I never believed in them but I've seen that one; I believe in them now.”
I saw a perfect Flying Saucer hovering over the pine trees in my backyard.
The saucer exhibited an up and down motion and left at high speed like a streak of lightning.
The saucer had blacked-out windows and emitted no smell or smoke.
I never believed in UFOs until I saw this one.
Encounter Context
Factual Detailsbackyard with pine trees
Easley, South Carolina, united_states
Easley Sheriff's Department called and asked to draw a sketch of the saucer
Encounter Research Breakdown
Phenomenological AnalysisThe witness provides a detailed account of a UAP sighting, including the observation of a structured object and corroboration from multiple witnesses. However, the lack of precise details and the subjective nature of the experience limit the overall evidential strength.
The experiencer was awakened by a loud sound, initially thinking it was a helicopter crash. The house was illuminated brightly.
“I was awakened by sound I thought it was a helicopter crashing here in the backyard”
The experiencer observed a perfect flying saucer hovering over pine trees for about three minutes, which changed their belief in UFOs.
“I finally got into the window and... first thing I seen was just my most perfect Flying Saucer you would ever see”
The craft left quickly, moving like a streak of lightning after hovering for a while.
“it just turned up on it tipped up on the edge and just went off like a streak of lightning”
After the encounter, the experiencer and others discussed the sighting, and the sheriff's department was involved.
“about an hour and a half later the Easley Sheriff's Department call me and ask could they come down”
Bright light illuminating the house and the craft's appearance
Experiencer used crutches to move
Sound thought to be a helicopter
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Five Observables (3/5)
The experiencer described a perfect flying saucer that hovered over trees, illuminated the area, and left quickly.
The experiencer's transformation from disbelief to belief in UFOs after witnessing a perfect flying saucer is a significant aspect of this encounter.
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Jerry McAlister
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