Alien Base: The Evidence for Extraterrestrial Colonization of Earth – The Space People: THE SCOUTCRAFT
Orthon then motioned for Adamski to follow him, and they both walked towards the waiting craft. ‘It was a beautiful small craft,’ said Adamski, ‘shaped more like a heavy glass bell than a saucer. Yet I could not see through it [though] it was translucent and of exquisite colour.’
However, that no mistake may be given here, let me say that I definitely do not believe this ship was made of glass such as we know it. It was a specially processed metal . . . I believe they know how to bring their primary elements from the opaque stage to a translucent stage, yet practically indestructible in hardness, as is the diamond. And it was of such a material that this space craft was made . . . Also it is this translucent quality, along with the power they use, that makes them appear as different coloured lights without definite form.
The ship was hovering above the ground, about a foot or two at the far side from me, and very near to the bank of the hill. But the slope of the hill was such that the front, or that part of it closest to me, was a good six feet above the earth. The three-ball landing gear was half lowered below the edge of the flange that covered them, and I had a feeling this was a precautionary act just in case they had definitely to land. Some of the gusts of wind were pretty strong and caused the ship to wobble at times. When this took place, the sun reflecting on the surface of the ship caused beautiful prismatic rays of light to reflect out from it, as from a smoky diamond . . .
Nearing the ship, I noticed a round ball at the very top that looked like a heavy lens of some kind. And it glowed . . . The top of the craft was dome shaped, with a ring of gears or heavy coil built into and encircling the side wall at the base of this domed top. This, too, glowed as though power was going through it. There were round portholes in the side wall, but not all the way round, because immediately above one of the balls of landing gear I noticed that the wall was solid.
Whether this was true over the other two balls I cannot say because I did not walk around the ship. The covered portholes must have been made of a different quality or thickness of material for they were clear and transparent. And once, for a fleeting second, I saw a beautiful face appear and look out. I felt that whoever was inside was looking for the one who was still out with me, but no word was spoken . . .
The lower outside portion of the saucer was made like a flange, very shiny yet not smooth as a single piece of metal would appear. It seemed to have layers of a fashion, but they couldn’t be used as steps because they were in reverse to what steps should be . . .
My spaceman companion warned me not to get too close to [the craft] and he himself stopped a good foot away from it. But I must have stepped just a little closer than he, for as I turned to speak to him, my right shoulder came slightly under the outer edge of the flange and instantly my arm was jerked up, and almost at the same instant thrown back down against my body. The force was so strong that, although I could still move the arm, I had no feeling in it as I stepped clear of the ship.
My companion was quite distressed about this accident . . . However, he did assure me that in time it would be all right. Three months later, his words have been proved true for feeling has returned and only an occasional shooting pain as of a deeply-bruised bone returns to remind me of the incident.
At the time, Adamski was more concerned about damage to the exposed negative plates still in his jacket pocket, on the side where he had been closest to the craft. As Adamski moved these to his other pocket, Orthon indicated that he would like one of the plates. ‘This he placed in the front of his blouse,’ said Adamski, ‘but I still didn’t see any opening or pocket of any kind. As he did this, he made me understand that he would return the holder to me, but I did not understand how, when, or where.’
A request by Adamski to take a ride in the ship was politely turned down. Then Orthon entered the craft.
With a few graceful steps he reached the bank at the back of the ship and stepped up on to the flange. At least that is the way it looked to me. Where the entrance was, or how he went into the ship, I do not know for sure, but as it silently rose and moved away, it turned a little and I saw a small opening about the centre of the flange being closed by what looked like a sliding door Also I heard the two occupants talking together, and their voices were as music, but their words I could not understand.
As the ship started moving, I noticed two rings under the flange and a third around the centre disk. This inner ring and the outer one appeared to be revolving clockwise, while the ring between these two moved in a counter clockwise motion