Alien Base: The Evidence for Extraterrestrial Colonization of Earth – A Festival of Absurdities – FURTHER ENCOUNTERS
The following year, in Seattle, Washington, Edwards was once again hospitalized, this time for a respiratory ailment. During his stay in hospital, he became increasingly curious about two attendants.
Both were quite young, one tall and blond, the other short and dark. Physically there was nothing extraordinary about them but I quickly discovered that both had the ability to read every thought that passed through my mind, an ability which proved quite disconcerting to me. To have a question answered before it is put into words is an intriguing experience and I must admit that I was quite awed by it.
At times, Edwards reported, he felt impelled, against his own will, to do things that would ameliorate the circumstances of those sicker than himself. ‘I had not had much experience with those who were in pain and yet I found myself administering to them with expert hands which did not somehow seem to belong to me. I regret, now, my reticence about questioning the two attendants, although I truly do not believe that I was meant to.’
Not long after his dismissal from hospital, Edwards felt impelled to go down to the street from his hotel room in Seattle. It was a clear, moonless night. ‘My gaze was drawn to one star which was unusually large . . . it started to expand and gradually grew brighter and brighter until it was about half the size of a full moon [and] after a few moments it decreased in brilliance until it was back to its original size. I was startled and perplexed. I had never heard of space ships or flying saucers and could only suppose that it was some strange phenomenon upon a distant planet or star.’ It was not until several years later, when Edwards was given a copy of George Adamski’s book Inside the Space Ships, that he began to wonder if there was a connection between this sighting and the strange encounters in Camp Lee, Petersburg and Seattle.
Other sightings followed. One night in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Edwards and several others watched nine UFOs as they manoeuvred over the coast, describing sharp right-angled turns. Several years later, following sightings in Texas and Hawaii, Edwards saw a large glowing object in Puerto Rico.
Numerous sightings and close encounters have been reported in Puerto Rico over the years; per capita, possibly more than in any other locale. A number of local people have told me they are convinced that an alien base has been established in the area
While in Puerto Rico, Edwards spoke with a man who, one evening, with several others, had seen a large fluorescent object, the size of a DC-6 airliner, on the landing strip of an abandoned military airfield on the southern side of the island. ‘It took off while they watched, accelerating quickly, and disappeared,’
Edwards reported. ‘They were particularly impressed by the strange vibration which they claimed they felt within their own bodies. They were only about 300 feet away and yet heard no sound. The sugar cane beside the road trembled with the same vibration and they made note of the fact that there was no wind.’