Our subject, Crystal, was directed to us by a local psychic who had heard two of MORA's members speak on a local radio program. She contacted Frank Reams and asked him for assistance. Crystal recounted several experiences in her life for which she had no explanation. She also described hypnosis sessions, held by an instructor at a local college, during which she became physically ill. Frank decided to look more closely into her experiences and he asked for my help with hypnosis, should that course of action be chosen. A meeting with Crystal was scheduled for the night of April1 12, 1993.
We were joined by another MORA member Paul Althouse. When we arrived at Crystal's suburban home we were greeted warmly by not only Crystal but also by her mother, Kelly, her younger sister, Amanda, and the psychic Gayle. It seemed all four women had been involved with unexplained events and wanted our help.
Gayle spoke first, revealing accounts of accelerated and missing time. During one account, she described a return trip from Detroit, Michigan to Columbus, Ohio by car which took only an hour and a half. It is usually a four hour trip. At her request, Gayle was placed under hypnosis in order to look into this event. She was directed to the night it occurred and asked to see herself leaving friends in Detroit and driving the return trip to Columbus. When asked what time it was as she was leaving, she replied, "About 11 or 11:30 PM." She was asked to go forward in time until something unusual happened and then describe what was occurring.
She was sitting in a chair and seemed composed until she suddenly became very nervous and frightened. Asked to describe what was occurring, she stated, "There's a light coming at us from across the highway. It's going to hit us." When asked where she was she replied, "It's north of Marion [Ohio] on Route 23." The road at this point is divided and farms lie on both sides. "The light is low, maybe 30 feet off the ground. It has several orange lights on it and it's coming right at us. It looks like it's going to hit the car. I'm in the passenger seat. Chris [her friend] is afraid." When asked, Gayle said they were traveling at about 65 miles per hour when they sighted the light, but the car stopped. She said it was about 1:00 AM. The lights came up over the car. "There are lights, lots of them. It's like having the sun in your eyes."
Gayle continues, "Chris is scared. We're looking up. There's something. I begin to feel dense and heavy. There's a musty smell. I can't move. There seems to be a belt around me. I'm lying flat. Chris is there and wants to leave. It's cold. They're putting something down my throat. They seem to interested in what's in my stomach. I'm not dressed. There are eight figures around us. They're light gray in color and have big heads, large black eyes, three long fingers and a thumb." She reports that the material taken from her stomach with a tube is placed in a container.
Amanda was questioned next. She said she consciously remembered several times when she was with Crystal and things happened that involved large spiders. These memories always had bothered her. She wanted to know about them. She was placed under hypnosis and asked to return in time to a point where she felt something unusual or strange was occurring. She found herself playing with other children. She seemed to be standing off to one side, not wanting to be involved. The other children seemed distracted and seemed to be confused by what was going on. Amanda felt they were being watched by someone who was interested in their interaction. She seemed to be fearful during this part of the experience and expressed a will to leave, but was unable to do so. Because of time limitations she was returned to the waking state. She looked visibly shaken and was unsure of what she had been involved in.
With the hour growing late, Crystal was placed under hypnosis. She proved to be a difficult subject although she finally was able to get into a light trance. Her responses indicated that she was going through a lot of inner turmoil, showing signs of fear and tension. Her left hand thumb started twitching in a rhythmic fashion. She complained of feeling dizzy and having a band around her head. She became aware of "black tree like objects" near her. As the session continued she began to rub her left arm and complained that it was hurting. Because of this and the late hour the session was terminated.