The Alien. United States

Nadine Lalich

69 years old, retired law assistant in Albuquerque. I grew up in Michigan, south of Detroit. My grandparents were born in Croatia. My father was obsessed with astronomy. He told stories about flights, disappearances. He said that "they" would come back and take him off the planet. My Aunt Pat said there were people in black at her door. I've seen several different species working together: small grays, tall whites, mantises, people in black. One was short with pointed ears, the figure of an elf.

In 1991, while hiking in Sedona with my friend Pam, I woke up at 3 a.m. from a rustle behind the van. The door opened and I was blinded by the light. She put her hand into a long thin hand with three fingers and a thumb. The next thing I remember, I'm standing in the back of the van, paralyzed, with two little bald kids on either side.

I felt like I was levitating. I was walking towards the light. An hour later I was thrown through the roof of the van. Boom! All my things have disappeared from the picnic table. I told Pam that something terrible had happened to me, I had to go home.

I really believe that some of them are physical beings who want to eradicate hatred and violence in the human race. Perhaps they eliminated it within themselves, or perhaps they developed without such strong emotions. They can show you your mind in the form of a hologram projected into the air.

They showed me a picture of approaching ships, something like a capsule burrowing into the ground. And they showed me an area that looked like it was a desert outside of Las Vegas. I watched him spin, burrowing into the ground, and telepathically realized that they have the ability to influence the neuroprocesses of the whole city, if they want to.

I don't feel threatened anymore. I am not one of those who believe that they will take over our planet. They just don't want us to expand our nuclear material. I really think some species will come to the surface.

I have an innate trust in the infinite source underlying all manifestations. It is an intelligent, powerful and creative force that seeks to expand into the universe. Once you overcome the fear, you will understand, wait a minute! I'm still here. If they were going to take my life, it would have already happened. I believe in the power that creates. Sometimes I call it "God" or "power".