Synopsis
According to Paranormal-Encylopedia.com: The term close encounter was coined by American astronomer and ufologist Josef Allen Hynek (1910 - 1986) in his 1972 book The UFO Experience: A Scientific Inquiry. Hynek proposed three types of close encounter: First Kind: Sighting of one or more UFOs at a distance of 500 feet or less. Second Kind: Sighting of a UFO with associated physical effects (e.g. heat, electrical interference, etc). Third Kind: Sighting of an animated being (presumably an alien but not specifically defined as such.) Since Hynek's original classification several more types have been suggested, although these are not universally recognized: Fourth Kind: Human abduction by an alien. May also include voluntary experiences. Fifth Kind: Voluntary bilateral contact between humans and extraterrestrials. It had been said that, although they had a horrible family life, Roy Neary’s family deserved better than what they were given. Being a family man, I felt that Roy deserved a second chance, an opportunity to try and make things right for his family and for himself. This rendering is based on the family values put forth by Stephen Spielberg while speaking about the movie and novel Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: “That was 1977. So I wrote that blithely. Today, I would never have the guy leaving his family and going on the mother ship”. There are many unknown forces from within and without that could destroy Roy’s quest to return to Earth and to his family. Getting home is just a small part of his dilemma. He also has to consider the attitudes of the people that he desperately wants to reconcile with. The story before you is about aliens, U.F.O.s, volcanic eruptions, airplane crashes, laser attacks, betrayal, murder attempts, mental breakdowns, abductions, rescues, and, let’s not forget, cowboys, horses, hillbilly deer hunters, and rats. This narrative is also about the human condition - obsession, abandonment, loss, anger, reconciliation, and vindication. Above all, it is about the glue that binds it all together - love, for ultimately true love conquers all.
About the Author
Otis Record, born the fall of 1954 in Ozark Missouri is a lifelong dreamer and adventurer. I and my wife of forty two years have had the pleasure of traveling to China, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Mexico as well as many locations in the United States. Over my lifetime, I have seen the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Colorado river, the Grand Canyon, New York City, Niagara Falls, the Amazon, Yellowstone and the Great Wall of China just to name a few but my greatest adventure has been in being a father and a grandfather. The only joy I have known more is my relationship with Jesus Christ. Until I retired, I was a welder-fabricator in the stainless steel food processing industry. Ever since an encounter at age five with an object in the clear blue sky over Walden Colorado I have been interested in the unexplained. I love the thought of Alien visitation, Bigfoot, Nessie, Dinosaurs in the Congo ect. ect. There are many mysteries in this old world that will never be known this side of heaven. I am a firm believer that maybe not all things are probable but anything is possible. As a child I loved reading Robert Heinlein books. My favorites are "Time For The Stars", "Starship Troopers" and "The Red Planet". I grew up watching "Lost In Space", "Star Trek", "The Martian Chronicles" "Babylon 5", "Star Wars" and many others, but my favorite then and now remains "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind".
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