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July/August 2003 Cosmic
Sky Watching: A Personal Eyewitness Account of UFO Contact

by Jeannine Hart

The majority of people these days believe in at least the possibility of the existence of life beyond planet earth. The enormous odds against our planet being the only place in the universe to harbor life forms, combined with the increasing number of reported sightings, is enough to make most folks wonder. But if you were faced with the genuine opportunity to witness a UFO or even meet an extraterrestrial, how would you react? Would you be excited? Scared? What would you hope to discover? The following is a personal account of my experiences facing the reality of the UFO phenomenon.

Mt. Adams is located near Trout Lake, WA, just an hour and a half drive from Portland, OR. It is an area of beauty and mystery where over 2000 people have claimed to have had sightings of strange, glowing flying objects, or UFOs. Within full view of the mountain is the Sattva Sanctuary, located on the ranch owned by James Gilliland and home to the Self Mastery Earth Institute. Since the early 1990’s James has had numerous contacts with the ET’s that he claims fly these ships right over his property. In addition to the testimony given by so many eye witnesses in the area, James has compiled over 30 hours of video footage of these flying craft in the air and landing on the mountain itself. His story has been featured on many different television and radio news programs including Art Bell and the History Channel.

In June, 2002 I made a trip up to the sanctuary with three friends for a two night stay in the guest house to experience what James calls "skywatching".

The sky was clear that evening as we sat outside looking up until our necks hurt. I felt a sort of relaxed excitement and did my best to avoid having any expectations about seeing UFO activity.

The first encounter that we had was with what could only have been a military airplane. It flew so low over our heads that I could not believe it! It really seemed a bit dangerous. The second craft that came along a few minutes later was nothing like the military plane. It did in fact come from the part of the sky where I had felt it would 20 minutes earlier and the noise level was very low. The object was definitely disc shaped and bright, but it had the capacity to become extremely bright and James demonstrated this by shining a high powered flash light from the ground toward the craft while yelling "power up". The UFO responded by flashing us back with a golden white light. The ship flew almost directly overhead and then disappeared, but not before my friend filmed it on his camcorder. It was very exciting and the predominant feeling I had was that it was all hilarious! It really felt like the "ETs" must be laughing! Even the coyotes were screaming wildly off in the distance! We left for our return trip to Portland the next morning with gratitude and many lingering questions.

The second time I paid a visit to the Sattva Sanctuary was in the middle of August, 2002. There were many other skywatchers from all walks of life, including a man who currently works for the military. Everyone had video cameras and big telescopes, and the military man had "3^rd generation" night-vision goggles that made it look like broad daylight in pitch dark.

The two nights I stayed at the ranch this time were extremely active. I probably saw at least 25 ships, and this was not including planes and satellites, which were easily distinguishable from the bright UFO craft. What I saw and experienced this time eliminated any lingering skepticism that I had left in the back of my head as to whether these craft were of extraterrestrial origin.

The ET’s were much more forthcoming the second night, and we saw multiple craft landing on the mountain while giving off bursts of white light that looked like giant explosions but were completely silent! At one point we saw a ship land at the base of the mountain, flash us, and then 2 seconds later the craft was at the top of the mountain flashing us again! The closest encounter I had occurred later in the evening when I made a trip to the toilet inside the main house. As I walked into the bathroom I saw a transparent figure that consisted of blue and purple light. It disappeared as soon as I focused on it and I didn’t know what to think so I just used the bathroom and tried not to jump to any conclusions. A minute later I walked out the main door to the house and a ship was hovering right above, flashing as brightly as I had ever seen them. The rest of the evening was a very entertaining lightshow in the sky.

After these two trips to Mt. Adams all I wanted was to make sense of it all and tell the world. This has not been easy. Many people, including family, have refused to discuss it with me and have even become angry over the whole subject. Others have shown interest and would like to "see it for themselves", but most are politely apathetic. For some people the video footage is just not enough. "Skeptics" who seek out UFO encounters with expectations and a demanding attitude are usually disappointed. Everyone has their own reality filter and what you experience in life is only limited by consciousness. The subjective nature of many UFO related stories is part of the reason why the mainstream scientific community refuses to formally acknowledge or deeply investigate the eye witness reports. The facts defy logic!

The power of the video camera and the determination of the people who have experienced ET contact first hand are changing all of that.

The ever present question of who "they" are is not one that I can answer completely. There is definitely not one kind of ET and the technology they employ is way beyond our comprehension. Aliens are a lot more like humans than not, good and bad. "Contact" is a slow process of integration and multilevel realization. In all of my encounters with these benevolent beings I have been most grateful that they respect our boundaries and don’t force themselves upon the human population. When I finally asked the ETs up at Mt. Adams what I can do to help the world they simply told me to "go within".

Videos, books, picture and more are all available at www.cazekiel.org.
Self Mastery Earth Institute: PO Box 281, Hood River, OR 97031
(509) 395-2092. Jeannine Hart can be contacted at Spellbreaker23@yahoo.com.