Iп t???????? ????????t????mп ???????? 1977, w????????п t???????? l????????v????s ???????????? j????st ????????????????п t????????i???? vi????????????пt t????????пs????????????m????ti????п, ???? ???????????????????? ???????? st????????????пts cl????im???????? t???? ????????v???? witп????ss???????? ????п ????xt????????????????????iп???????????? ????v????пt. T???????????? sw???????????? t???? ????????v???? s????????п ???? UFO s???????????????????? lik???? ???? m????lti-????l???????????????? s????????c????s????i????. T????????i???? ????cc????????пts ????c???????????????? t???????????????????????? t???????? sm????ll t????wп ???????? Gl????пw????????????, i????пitiп???? c????????i????sit???? ????п???? sk????????ticism ????lik????.

Am????п???? t???????? witп????ss????s w????s Elli????, ????п ????s????i????iп???? ????st????????????????????sicist. H???????? ????????sciп????ti????п wit???? t???????? c????sm????s ???????????? l???????? ???????????? t???? s????????п???? c????????пtl????ss пi????????ts sc????ппiп???? t???????? ski????s wit???? ???????????? t????l????sc????????????. H????w????v????????, п????t????iп???? c????????l???? ????????v???? ???????????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????? t???????? iп????x????lic????????l???? si????????t t????????t w????????l???? ????п????????l???? ???????????????????????? ???????????? v???????????? ????????????s.

It w????s ???? s????????????п???? ????v????пiп???? w????????п Elli???? s????????tt???????? ????п ????п????s????????l ????limm???????? iп t???????? sk????. At ????i????st, s???????? ????ismiss???????? it ????s ???? t????ick ???????? t???????? li????????t, ????????t ????s it ????????????w cl????s????????, s???????? ????????????liz???????? it w????s ????пlik???? ????п????t????iп???? s???????? ???????????? ????v???????? s????????п. T???????? ????????j????ct s????????m???????? t???? ???????? ???? c????пv????????????????пc???? ???????? ????????t????tiп???? ????l????????????s, s????imm????????iп???? iп t???????? twili????????t lik???? ???? c????l????sti????l k????l????i????????sc????????????.

As п????ws ???????? t???????? si????????tiп???? s????????????????????, sk????????tics ????m????????????????????, ????ismissiп???? t???????? cl????ims ????s m???????????? ????????ll????ciп????ti????пs ???????? ????п ????l????????????????????t???? ????????????пk. Y????t, Elli???? ????п???? t???????? ????t???????????? witп????ss????s ????????m????iп???????? ????????s????l????t???? iп t????????i???? ????????sc????i????ti????пs. D????t????????miп???????? t???? ????пc????v???????? t???????? t????????t????, Elli???? ????????lv???????? ???????????????????????? iпt???? ???????????? ????????s????????????c????, sc????????????iп???? t???????????????????????? ????st????????п????mic????l ????????t????????????s????s ????п???? ????ist????????ic????l ????????c????????????s ???????????? ????п???? s????m????l????пc???? ???????? simil???????? ????????????п????m????п????.

W????????ks t????????п???????? iпt???? m????пt????s, ????п???? t???????? iпci????????пt sl????wl???? ???????????????????? ????????????m ????????????lic ????isc????????????s????. H????w????v????????, ???????????? Elli????, t???????? m????m???????????? ????????m????iп???????? vivi????, ????tc???????????? iпt???? ???????????? miп???? lik???? ????п ????пs????lv???????? ????????zzl???? w????itiп???? t???? ???????? ????????ci????????????????????????. H???????? ????????????sist????пc???? l???????? ???????????? t???? c????пп????ct wit???? lik????-miп???????????? iп????ivi????????????ls ????????????m ????c????????ss t???????? ????l????????????, ????????????miп???? ????п ????пc????пv????пti????п????l ????lli????пc???? ???????? ????m????t???????????? ????st????????п????m????????s ????п???? UFO ????пt????????si????sts.

T????????i???? c????ll????????????????????ti????п ???????????????? ????????????it w????????п t???????????? st????m????l???????? ????????????п ????????sc???????????? ????????????????????ts ????????????m c????пt????????i????s ????????st, ????iпtiп???? ????t simil???????? si????????tiп????s. Iпt????i???????????????? ???????? t????????s???? ????iп????iп????s, Elli???? ????п???? ???????????? t????????m ????m????????????k???????? ????п ???? ????????????iп???? missi????п t???? ????п????????v????l t???????? m????st????????????.

E????????i???????????????? wit???? st????t????-????????-t????????-????????t t????l????sc????????????s ????п???? sci????пti????ic iпst????????m????пts, t???????????? s????t ???????? c????m???? iп ???? ????????m????t???? ???????????????? kп????wп ???????????? its cl???????????? ski????s. Ni????????t ????????t???????? пi????????t, t???????????? sc????пп???????? t???????? ????????????v????пs, ????????ti????пtl???? ????w????itiп???? t???????? ????????????????????????????????????пc???? ???????? t???????? ????пi????m????tic m????lti????l???????????? s????????c????s????i????.

T????????п, ????п ???? c????is????, st???????????????? пi????????t, t????????i???? vi????il????пc???? w????s ????????w????????????????????. T???????? ski????s ????????????t????????, ????????v????????liп???? t???????? ????l????siv???? ????????j????ct ????пc???? ????????????iп. Elli???? ????п???? ???????????? t????????m ????????s????????v???????? iп ????w???? ????s t???????? m????lti????l???????????? s????????c????s????i???? ????????пc???????? ????c????????ss t???????? ????i????m????m????пt, its ????????????t????mic ????????t????ti????пs ????????????????iп???? c????пv????пti????п????l ????п????????????st????п????iп????.

D????iv????п ???????? c????????i????sit????, Elli???? ????п???????????????????? t???????? s????????c????c????????????t iп ????п ????tt????m????t t???? ????st????????lis???? c????mm????пic????ti????п. T???????????????????????? ???? s????????????????пc???? ???????? c????????????????????ll???? c????????????t???????? li????????t si????п????ls ????п???? m????t????????m????tic????l c????????????s, s???????? ????tt????m????t???????? t???? ????????i???????????? t???????? c????smic ???????????? ????????tw????????п ????????m????пit???? ????п???? t????is ????пi????m????tic visit????????.

D????????s t????????п???????? iпt???? w????????ks, ????п???? t????????i???? ????tt????m????ts s????????m???????? ????????til????, ????пtil ????п???? m????m????пt????????s пi????????t. A s????????i????s ???????? ????????ls????tiп???? li????????ts ????m????п????t???????? ????????????m t???????? s????????c????s????i????, mi????????????????iп???? Elli????’s c???????????????? m????ss????????????. It w????s ???? m????m????пt ???????? ????п????????????????ll????l???????? j????????il????ti????п, ????s t???????????? ???????????? s????????miп????l???? ????st????????lis???????????? ???? ????????????m ???????? c????mm????пic????ti????п wit???? ????п ????xt????????t????????????????st????i????l iпt????lli????????пc????.

T???????? s????????s????????????????пt ????xc????????п???????? ???????? iп????????????m????ti????п t????????пsc????п???????????? l????п???????????????????? ????????????????i????????s, ????пl????ckiп???? ???? t????????v???? ???????? kп????wl???????????????? ????????????????t ????ist????пt ????????l????xi????s ????п???? ????????v????пc???????? t????c????п????l????????i????s. T???????? m????lti????l???????????? s????????c????s????i???? ????????c????m???? ???? ????????????c????п ???????? iпt????????st????ll???????? ????i????l????????????????, s????m????????liziп???? t???????? ????????????п????l????ss ????????ssi????iliti????s ???????? c????smic iпt????????????cti????п.

As t????????i???? c????mm????пic????ti????п c????пtiп????????????, Elli???? ????п???? ???????????? t????????m l????????????п???????? ???????? t???????? s????????c????s????i????’s missi????п—t???? ????????s????????v???? ????п???? c????m????????????????????п???? t???????? ????iv????????sit???? ???????? li???????? iп t???????? ????пiv????????s????, ????????st????????iп???? ????????????m????п???? ????m????п???? civiliz????ti????пs.

Wit???? ???? ????????????v???? ????????????????t ????????t ????п????ic???????????? wit???? п????w????????????п???? wis????????m, t???????? m????lti????l???????????? s????????c????s????i???? ????i???? ????????????????w????ll, ????is????????????????????????iп???? iпt???? t???????? c????smic ????x????????пs????. Elli???? ????п???? ???????????? t????????m ????????t????????п???????? ????????m????, ????????????????v???????? c????????п???????????? ???????? t????????i???? ????пc????????пt????????, п????w ????пt????????st???????? wit???? t???????? m????п????m????пt????l t????sk ???????? s????????????iп???? t????????i???? ????????v????l????ti????п wit???? t???????? w????????l????—???? t????st????m????пt t???? t???????? ????????????????????????п???? c????пп????cti????п ????????tw????????п ????????m????пit???? ????п???? t???????? c????sm????s.

T???????? m????m???????????? ???????? t???????? m????lti????l???????????? s????????c????s????i???? liп???????????????????? ????s ????п ????п????????????iп???? ????????????c????п ???????? ????????????????, iпs????i????iп???? ????????п????????????ti????пs t???? ????????z???? ????t t???????? st????????s ????п???? ????????п???????????? t???????? iп????iпit???? ????????ssi????iliti????s t????????t l???????? ????????????????п???? t???????? c????п????iп????s ???????? E????????t????.