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I Know Persons from Outer Space
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Moderated by Pauline H. Coker; 00:11 Coker introduces the panel; 2:04 Sonya Hamlin begins the discussion by asking the audience if they have read Whitley Strieber’s book titled “Communion: A True Storyâ€; 02:49 Strieber talks about his experience and how the book is a true story; 04:00 Strieber talks about the skepticism of his experience and asks the audience to have an open mind; 05:15 Strieber starts with his first experience by stating he went to a therapist after the event happened because he thought he was totally mad. He starts talking about the night of December 26th, 1985 when he was awakened by a loud rustling noise in his cabin in a remote area. He mentions he saw a figure about three and half feet tall standing in the doorway and other smaller figures running through the doorway; 09:15 Strieber talks about how he was being carried away by the figures that came into the bedroom and into the woods and the snow. He mentions him and his doctor used hypnosis to try to remember details he could not normally remember. 11:25 Strieber talks about the next figure he saw in the woods with a tan suit on. He then talks about how he was rising above the forest and into a room. He then sees a figure that looks like the one depicted on the cover of his book “Communion: A True Story.â€; 12:35 Strieber describes the round room he was now in with the visitor. He talks about how he was trying to wake up and felt as if his mind and body were separate from each other. Once he realizes he is already awake he began to panic; 14:51 Strieber talks about the first words he heard from the figure. In a deep voice the figure stated “we’re going to do an operation on your brain.†He says he began to scream and an electronic, mechanical female voice asked him “what can we do to help you stop screaming?†He responds by saying “You could let me smell you!†because he could not see or use his other senses. A figure held up a hand and it had a mild, dry, cheesy smell or cardboard smell. He also states the figures were gray in color; 20:48 Strieber talks about the procedures the visitors started doing to him. He talks about the operation he had on his brain. He also mentions a rectal probe. 22:35 Strieber talks about how he got out of the round room and made it home. He talks about how he remembers sitting in his living room on his couch, naked, and with a terrible taste in his mouth. When he woke up the next morning, he had a terrible feeling the entire day. He also mentions he had not talked to his wife about it at first. 26:00 Strieber talks about his family ski trip and how he started to feel a sharp pain behind his ear. He continues to say that his wife mentioned it looked like he had a small needle mark on his head. 26:55 Hamlin asks Strieber why he went to the psychiatrist. Strieber explains that he had a few long interviews with the psychiatrist and suggested that hypnosis might help to retrieved some of the missing parts of his memory. Strieber mentions that he believes [Dr. Kline] did not want Strieber’s memories to be real. 32:15 Hamlin asks Strieber if there are unique things discovered from previous experiences and the most current experience Strieber has had. She continues to ask if there is a commonality between all of the experiences; 34:20 Strieber explains this “external witness†that seems to be present from every incident; 40:48 Hamlin asks Strieber to try to characterize what the visitors are and asks why they seem to only choose certain people over others. Hamlin expands her question by asking what the visitors seem to be seeking from Strieber and why they come to Strieber and the same people; 43:19 Strieber explains the seven places that the visitors might be coming from such as another planet, on earth and we can’t perceive it, visitors from the future or time travelers, side effect of natural phenomena; 47:00 Hamlin asks Strieber to expand on his experiences compared to other peoples’ experiences; 49:04 Hamlin asks Strieber if the people who have these experiences gain the ability to turn off television sets, wreck hi-fis and have problems with their cars. Stieber mentions he has problems with the circuitry of his computers; 50:20 Hamlin asks Strieber if he is now a missionary trying to explain his message to everyone. Strieber does not quite admit that he is a missionary but mentions he recently had another experience about two weeks before the panel although he could not talk about it yet; 57:20 Stieber opens the discussion to questions from the audience. The first audience member asks about the meaning of the title of the panel discussion and about how many incidents Strieber has had with visitors; 58:00 Hamlin realizes another talk is about to start and ends the panel.
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Moderated by Pauline H. Coker; 00:11 Coker introduces the panel; 2:04 Sonya Hamlin begins the discussion by asking the audience if they have read Whitley Strieber’s book titled “Communion: A True Storyâ€; 02:49 Strieber talks about his experience and how the book is a true story; 04:00 Strieber talks about the skepticism of his experience and asks the audience to have an open mind; 05:15 Strieber starts with his first experience by stating he went to a therapist after the event happened because he thought he was totally mad. He starts talking about the night of December 26th, 1985 when he was awakened by a loud rustling noise in his cabin in a remote area. He mentions he saw a figure about three and half feet tall standing in the doorway and other smaller figures running through the doorway; 09:15 Strieber talks about how he was being carried away by the figures that came into the bedroom and into the woods and the snow. He mentions him and his doctor used hypnosis to try to remember details he could not normally remember. 11:25 Strieber talks about the next figure he saw in the woods with a tan suit on. He then talks about how he was rising above the forest and into a room. He then sees a figure that looks like the one depicted on the cover of his book “Communion: A True Story.â€; 12:35 Strieber describes the round room he was now in with the visitor. He talks about how he was trying to wake up and felt as if his mind and body were separate from each other. Once he realizes he is already awake he began to panic; 14:51 Strieber talks about the first words he heard from the figure. In a deep voice the figure stated “we’re going to do an operation on your brain.†He says he began to scream and an electronic, mechanical female voice asked him “what can we do to help you stop screaming?†He responds by saying “You could let me smell you!†because he could not see or use his other senses. A figure held up a hand and it had a mild, dry, cheesy smell or cardboard smell. He also states the figures were gray in color; 20:48 Strieber talks about the procedures the visitors started doing to him. He talks about the operation he had on his brain. He also mentions a rectal probe. 22:35 Strieber talks about how he got out of the round room and made it home. He talks about how he remembers sitting in his living room on his couch, naked, and with a terrible taste in his mouth. When he woke up the next morning, he had a terrible feeling the entire day. He also mentions he had not talked to his wife about it at first. 26:00 Strieber talks about his family ski trip and how he started to feel a sharp pain behind his ear. He continues to say that his wife mentioned it looked like he had a small needle mark on his head. 26:55 Hamlin asks Strieber why he went to the psychiatrist. Strieber explains that he had a few long interviews with the psychiatrist and suggested that hypnosis might help to retrieved some of the missing parts of his memory. Strieber mentions that he believes [Dr. Kline] did not want Strieber’s memories to be real. 32:15 Hamlin asks Strieber if there are unique things discovered from previous experiences and the most current experience Strieber has had. She continues to ask if there is a commonality between all of the experiences; 34:20 Strieber explains this “external witness†that seems to be present from every incident; 40:48 Hamlin asks Strieber to try to characterize what the visitors are and asks why they seem to only choose certain people over others. Hamlin expands her question by asking what the visitors seem to be seeking from Strieber and why they come to Strieber and the same people; 43:19 Strieber explains the seven places that the visitors might be coming from such as another planet, on earth and we can’t perceive it, visitors from the future or time travelers, side effect of natural phenomena; 47:00 Hamlin asks Strieber to expand on his experiences compared to other peoples’ experiences; 49:04 Hamlin asks Strieber if the people who have these experiences gain the ability to turn off television sets, wreck hi-fis and have problems with their cars. Stieber mentions he has problems with the circuitry of his computers; 50:20 Hamlin asks Strieber if he is now a missionary trying to explain his message to everyone. Strieber does not quite admit that he is a missionary but mentions he recently had another experience about two weeks before the panel although he could not talk about it yet; 57:20 Stieber opens the discussion to questions from the audience. The first audience member asks about the meaning of the title of the panel discussion and about how many incidents Strieber has had with visitors; 58:00 Hamlin realizes another talk is about to start and ends the panel.
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