Colonel A Smirnov, a Soviet military pilot, suddenly felt a push and awakened. He got up and approached the window on his 5th floor apartment. Looking out he saw a "strange machine" below him, described as very shiny and resembling a satellite. Suddenly a hatch opened on the side of the craft and some kind of device descended to the ground softly. Then a human like entity appeared on a ladder, dressed in a silver suit. The Colonel then heard a voice inside his head: "Do not be afraid, we will not bring you harm". The alien did not open his mouth; he just stared at the witness, who then heard: "And now come with us." In a second, the Colonel was inside the alien ship. Inside, the craft was lighted a bluish color, he looked around attracted to numerous shiny instruments of an unknown origin to him. Two more entities in silver suits were seating near a control panel. He then felt a slight vibration and again heard words in his head: "Look down---is your Earth." He looked at a screen and saw a city with lights, forests and mountains and then darkness---space. At this point he realized he was far from earth and became afraid. It then became cold and uncomfortable. The aliens tried to calm him, assuring him that everything will be OK. Soon they appeared in a large round hall full of bright light. Many "people" in silver suits were there. After that he found himself alone in a semi-dark room. He heard a familiar voice say: "Stay there, you need time for adaptation". Soon he was dressed in a silver suit too and a hoop consisting of an unknown material was placed around his head. He understood that it was some kind of computer device, which had comparison to anything on earth. Amazed, he was guided outside into apparently an alien environment or planet, the land felt slightly elastic (resilient) he could walk easily and freely (apparently there was a low gravitational field). They stopped near an absolutely white building without windows, shaped like half of a football. A strange machine hovered nearby, resembling a car without wheels. He was invited, telepathically, to seat in the "car". After flying for about 500 meters they stopped. He saw several globe-shaped buildings around him. The earth had no signs of flora and there was a bright sun shining overhead, but it was not blinding. He was overwhelmed by hundreds of questions but dared not to ask his hosts. He was told to ask what he wanted to. Upon asking the name of their planet, he was told that it was called "Gomul" and its location was even more cryptic, he was told that it was covered by the "shadow of earth". He assumed that it was some type of artificial satellite or station. After that he was told things about the aliens themselves. It seemed that the children were "grown" or raised separately from their parents up to a certain age and brought up in special installations. The climate on "Gomul" was mild; he saw no water on the surface. He was told that the silver suits regulated the supply of oxygen and climatic conditions. He felt the aliens did not hide anything from him. Upon leaving the "planet" he was made to promise not to tell of his encounter until 10 years later. He apparently kept his promise. The next morning when he went out to walk his dog, the animal sensed something wrong. Her hair stood up and she started growling when she approached the place where the alien spacecraft had landed. And for a long time after that she avoided the place altogether. During the next 5 years Smimov awakened every morning at 0420A for some unknown reason and approached the window to look outside.

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