The Pascagoula UFO Incident: Abductee Charles Hickson’s Rare 1991 Lecture

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July 2, 2026
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Tier 1First Person EncounterFirst-Person Account
Experiencer: Charles Hickson

Analysis Summary

Program Intel Profile
interviewTopic: otherIntel Value: 8/10

Charles Hickson

Contact Experience Triad

Hynek: CE3

The Encounter

The person is a former soldier and shipyard foreman from Mississippi. In October 1973, he went fishing with a friend, Calvin Parker, on the Pascagoula River. They heard a hissing sound and saw a craft hovering nearby. They were taken aboard the craft by entities and experienced bright lights and a strange eye. After some time, they were released back outside. They reported the incident to the sheriff's department, which led to media attention and medical examinations. The person experienced ongoing fear and anxiety but later felt reassured by a voice during another encounter. This experience changed his worldview, leading him to believe in extraterrestrial life and the importance of environmental protection.

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Program Intelligence Analysis

Executive Summary

The speaker recounts a personal experience of being taken aboard a craft by non-human entities in 1973, detailing the encounter and its aftermath. He expresses a belief in undiscovered energy that could positively impact humanity and reflects on his changed worldview.

Primary Revelation

The speaker experienced an encounter with non-human entities and believes they have a message about the future of humanity and environmental concerns.

C
Calvin Parker
witnesspro disclosure
F
Fred Diamond
otherpro disclosure
Sheriff's Department
UAP Investigationmodern (1973)confirmed

Managed by: Keesler Air Force Base

Investigate unidentified aerial phenomena

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Encounter Context

Factual Details
1973-10-01Year: 1973

Pascagoula River

Pascagoula, Mississippi, united_states

ruralriver
Connected Encounters (1)
Keesler Air Force Base
Military Witness
Brancharmy
Dutycombat in Korea
Service20 months and 16 days
2 witnesses mentionedCalvin Parker
Reported to authorities

sheriff's department investigated and recorded their conversation

Encounter Research Breakdown

Phenomenological Analysis
close encounterCE31 entitygrey
Moderate Evidential StrengthScore: 17/21first person
Detail & Specificity
3/3
Corroboration
2/3
Physical Evidence
2/3
Unpredictability
3/3
Perceptual Clarity
3/3
Timely Reporting
2/3
Witness Credibility
2/3

The speaker provides a detailed first-person account of an encounter with a UAP, including specific descriptions of the event and subsequent reactions. However, the credibility context is weak, and while there are some corroborative elements, they are not robust enough to elevate the score significantly.

initial encounterminutes

While fishing, the experiencer hears a hissing sound and sees a craft hovering nearby, which emits a brilliant light.

I heard some kind of it seemed to me a hissing sound like it could have been steam or air escaping from a pipe.

inside the craftunknown

The experiencer is taken aboard the craft, where they encounter a bright room and a large eye-like entity.

It appeared to me that it was a big eye and it moved up toward my my face and remained there for a possibly a few seconds or a few minutes.

return to groundunknown

The experiencer is released back to the ground, feeling weak and disoriented, and sees their friend in shock.

I was trying to make my way to him when I fell. My my legs were weak.

post-encounter reflectionongoing

The experiencer reflects on the encounter, its impact on their life, and subsequent experiences with the craft.

It's made me a lot better man than I was back before 1973 to know that there are life out there.

noeticextraordinary
6/10

Received a message of reassurance from the entities.

visualextraordinary
8/10

Bright light from the craft and a large eye-like entity.

tactile
4/10

Feeling of being lifted and weak legs upon return.

auditory
5/10

Hissing sound from the craft.

kinesthetic
5/10

Feeling of being suspended and then weak upon return.

proprioceptiveextraordinary
7/10

Inability to move except for eyes while aboard the craft.

grey(few)
80%
DemeanorneutralCommunicationtelepathyInteractionabduction

Message: Reassurance that they mean no harm.

to not be afraid that that they didn't mean me any harm.

Colorblue lights
Luminosityself luminous
Soundnot stated
Movementhovering, instant acceleration
Five Observables (3/5)
positive lift low observability hypersonic velocity trans medium travel instantaneous acceleration

The craft hovered near the river, emitted a bright light, and moved rapidly away after the encounter.

What makes this encounter unique

The experiencer's profound transformation in understanding life and the universe following the encounter, along with subsequent experiences indicating ongoing contact.

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Analysis Summary

Program Intel Profile
interviewTopic: otherIntel Value: 8/10
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Charles Hickson

First-Person

Contact Experience Triad

Hynek: CE3