Conspiracy Theory- UFO in Mississippi

By: Theodora Ferrari Moutinho

    The Pascagoula Abduction

    In 1973 something beyond the unknown happened to two men named Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker. The 43-year-old, Charles and the 19-year-old, Calvin were fishing on the coast of Pascagoula Mississippi on a calm night in the middle of October when creatures from outer space decided to take them on a wild ride. Both men claimed to have been abducted by aliens. 

What Allegedly Happened 

    Calvin was a new guy in town and Charles had invited him to an innocent evening fishing trip. The pair claimed that they had been fishing for a few hours before the experience happened. They claimed they were about to throw in another bait when suddenly a buzzing sound took over. They saw two bright blue lights flash in the sky and a foreign floating object appeared. Charles described it as a "30 to 40-foot wide object with a dome on the top". They then said the floating device started hovering closer to where they were and suddenly three creatures floated out of the spaceship. 

    Hickson and Parker both agreed they were paralyzed and couldn't move as if the creatures had some sort of control over their bodies. They were grabbed by some sort of claw-like arm and placed in the mothership.  While they were in there, they were conscious but couldn't help themselves. They underwent a series of experiments and were tested on. 

    Agreeing or Debunking the Conspiracy

    I have always been attracted to conspiracy theories and all things eerie and frightening. I am a fan of horror and sci-fi movies so I have had my fair share of entertainment on the topic of aliens and outer space beings. I remember seeing a quote back on a website called "Tumblr" that stated “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” This made me dig deeper into the real-life stories of people who got abducted or claimed to have been abducted by extraterrestrials. I believe Charles and Calvin. I think that obviously some of the UFO sightings that have been rolling around the internet for years are fake and manipulated but some definitely have to be true. 

    After doing my research around 2015 on the topic, I found out that most people who claim to have gone under alien tests all have the same description of the beings; pale, owl-like creatures. I am almost 100% sure we are not alone in the universe, there is so much that has yet to be discovered, and eventually, we will evolve as a society and realize there are other civilizations living amongst us. 

    I have to admit, being a lover of conspiracy theories and learning all about them throughout the years, I know that there are some that are just absurd, but the Pascagoula Abduction is not one of them.