Eyewitness Grace Askew on her terrifying UFO experience, Bacchus Marsh, Australia, 1994
Analysis Summary
Grace Askew
Contact Experience Triad
The Encounter
The person describes an encounter while driving with friends. They saw long oblong lights and a bright orange light shining through. As they approached a hotel, one friend noticed a bright white light with a blue haze. They initially laughed off the idea of it being a UFO. However, they became scared when they saw a ship that did not look like an airplane. The ship moved overhead and disappeared. The group felt threatened and scared for their safety. Three years later, the person still feels distressed about the event. They experienced doubt about what happened but later witnessed a similar object with their son. This confirmed their experience, but they still feel fear and uncertainty about it.
Program Intelligence Analysis
The transcript details a firsthand account of an encounter with unidentified aerial phenomena, including descriptions of lights and a non-human figure. The experiencer expresses feelings of fear and uncertainty regarding the event, which has left a lasting impact on their life.
The experiencer observed a non-human figure and felt threatened during an encounter with an unidentified object.
Grace
“I felt threatened by it; I felt really really threatened by it.”
I noticed on the right hand side of me some long oblong shaped lights.
There was something else up some activity up there in the sky.
I noticed a figure coming; it wasn't a human.
I felt threatened by it; I felt really really threatened by it.
I saw an object that was just sort of floating through the air.
It was definitely not an airplane; it was something from definitely not this world.
Encounter Context
Factual Detailscar parking area near a hotel
Encounter Research Breakdown
Phenomenological AnalysisThe account presents a first-person narrative with moderate clarity and some specific details about the UAP encounter. However, the witness's credibility is not strongly established, and there is no corroboration from other witnesses or evidence. The experience was unexpected and caused significant fear, but no physical effects were reported.
The experiencer first notices bright lights while driving, leading to a discussion among passengers about the possibility of a UFO.
“when i got a bit further down the hill that i noticed on the right hand side of me some long oblong shaped lights”
As they approach a parking area, they see a ship that is definitely not an airplane and feel a sense of fear for their safety.
“it was you know definitely not an airplane and um and it was it was something from definitely not this world”
The experiencer feels threatened by a non-human figure that approaches, leading to intense fear of death.
“i felt really really threatened by it that was the closest thing i've ever experienced with the thought of actually you know coming close to death”
The experiencer reflects on the encounter with lingering distress and doubt about the experience.
“i still feel very distressed by it in the weeks”
Bright lights and a ship that is not an airplane
Low drone sound heard during the encounter
Five Observables (2/5)
The experiencer describes seeing a ship that was definitely not an airplane, moving across the sky and disappearing into a gully.
The experiencer felt an intense fear of death during the encounter, which was a significant emotional response that lingered for weeks after.
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Grace Askew
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