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Skeptic finds fishermen's tale to be fictional lore
Aaron Sakulich
Issue date: 1/20/06 Section: Sci-Tech
Every family has traditions. Some families have dinner together every evening; some have a game night where they all sit down and play Monopoly until accusations of cheating and sullen sore-losership ruin things. My family was big on TV, I think it was on Tuesday nights that we'd all sit down and watch Rescue 911 followed by Unsolved Mysteries with Robert Stack, whom you may remember as the guy from Airplane!, the second greatest film of all time (beaten only by Weekend at Bernie's.)
Anyway, I know now that Unsolved Mysteries is not a show you ought to let small children watch. I spent many sleepless nights wondering at exactly what moment ghosts would come shooting out of my closet, or aliens would abduct me through the ceiling of my room, or when some faceless thug would murder me and make good his escape.
Though I don't remember the episode specifically, I am sure I must have seen the episode that detailed the so-called Allagash Abductions. I'm sure that, at the time, it scared the living daylights out of me.
In my best Rod Serling voice, I'd like to ask you to meet four unlucky art students: Twin brothers Jack and Jim Weiner, Chuck Rak, and Charlie Foltz. Back in August 1976, they decided they'd go on a nice, relaxing fishing trip to the back woods of Maine. Little did they know that they would be part of the most bizarre incidents of UFO history, and I don't mean the fact that in Maine they sell lobsters at McDonald's.
In the great tradition of relaxing sport expeditions, one night they made what seems to me a relatively poor choice, they decided to go night fishing. To find their way back to the bank, they made a good-size bonfire from some large logs that would burn well into the night. Hopping into their canoe, they set off onto the lake shortly past sun-down.
After a short time, they saw a strange light hovering over some trees perhaps a few hundred yards away. Charlie Foltz, in what I can only describe as, "something you couldn't pay me enough to do," took a flashlight and started flashing it at the object. The huge glowing ball, not to be outdone, moved towards them and lit up their canoe with a bright blue beam of light.
Anyway, I know now that Unsolved Mysteries is not a show you ought to let small children watch. I spent many sleepless nights wondering at exactly what moment ghosts would come shooting out of my closet, or aliens would abduct me through the ceiling of my room, or when some faceless thug would murder me and make good his escape.
Though I don't remember the episode specifically, I am sure I must have seen the episode that detailed the so-called Allagash Abductions. I'm sure that, at the time, it scared the living daylights out of me.
In my best Rod Serling voice, I'd like to ask you to meet four unlucky art students: Twin brothers Jack and Jim Weiner, Chuck Rak, and Charlie Foltz. Back in August 1976, they decided they'd go on a nice, relaxing fishing trip to the back woods of Maine. Little did they know that they would be part of the most bizarre incidents of UFO history, and I don't mean the fact that in Maine they sell lobsters at McDonald's.
In the great tradition of relaxing sport expeditions, one night they made what seems to me a relatively poor choice, they decided to go night fishing. To find their way back to the bank, they made a good-size bonfire from some large logs that would burn well into the night. Hopping into their canoe, they set off onto the lake shortly past sun-down.
After a short time, they saw a strange light hovering over some trees perhaps a few hundred yards away. Charlie Foltz, in what I can only describe as, "something you couldn't pay me enough to do," took a flashlight and started flashing it at the object. The huge glowing ball, not to be outdone, moved towards them and lit up their canoe with a bright blue beam of light.
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Randy Ballard
posted 7/17/07 @ 6:02 AM EST
I have studied this incident for years. I really want to believe them but theres one thing that bothers me about UFO/Alien abductions. Most abduction or alien sightings make note of aliens not wearing any kind of protective gear. (Continued…)
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