The three aunts were aged 54, 57, and early 60's at the time of the event, December 4, 1993. They are African-American. They had gathered in Macon, Georgia to attend the funeral of a cousin. Two lived in Georgia, while one lives in New York. A friend of one of the ladies from Georgia was driving the car when the event happened. They were returning to Macon from Dublin on Interstate 16. The weather was drizzly and the darkness of evening was slowly descending. Traffic was quite light with only an occasional car seen proceeding in either direction on the divided highway.

As they drove along, their car was suddenly enveloped by a thick fog described as being "like milk" which totally obscured visibility of the road. The driver immediately applied the breaks bringing the car to a rapid stop. The car's engine and electrical system then failed. The interior of the car became totally dark. One aunt stated, "You couldn't see your hands in front of your face." Then two distinct bumps were felt. One aunt said it felt as if something had grabbed ahold of the car. Another became fearful that the car had rolled into a roadside ditch.

Anxiety by this time had overcome all of the occupants of the car, resulting in loud vocal prayers being uttered to the Lord to release them from whatever was happening to them. Minutes later, the fog dissipated. They found the car sitting motionless in the highway's right hand lane. It was completely dark and they found the sky clear and star studded, with the moon glowing brightly above them.

The driver restarted the car which seemed to operate normally. The women proceeded on their way. After a few minutes the driver, who had lived in the area all her life, found that she was lost and had not come upon the exits that were supposed to be ahead. She had to drive for an hour before finding a familiar exit, ultimately proceeding to their destination in Macon. This was highly disturbing to the driver. She related having to spend the night at her daughter's home after not being able to sleep at her own home because of feeling anxious about the experience.

No one related seeing anything unusual during the experience except the fog. None of the participants has chosen to probe into the details of the experience. They are reluctant to talk about it to this day. The aunt from New York has always been especially sensitive about the experience, leaving the room if the family discussions turn to the event, or to UFOs and ETs. She perceives the event as being the result of "them" trying to come and get her. She in uncertain why she interprets the event in this way and she doesn't know who the "them" are. Another of the aunts is more willing to discuss the experience, but has no explanation for it. When she sees people interviewed on television who claim to have been abducted, she is surprised when they are not believed because she somehow knows that their experiences are real,

After several years, all involved continue to maintain that this experience was real. None have reported prior or subsequent events of a similar nature.