Strange Visitation

In early 1982, I was attending college in Socorro, New
Mexico (I eventually lived only a quarter mile from the
famous 1964 UFO landing site).  One night, I was suddenly
awakened and immediately had an eerie feeling of being
watched.  My body felt paralyzed  from the neck down, but
I was able to turn my head to the right and look behind me.
I was shocked to see a tall, slim man standing there gazing
down at me.  He was dressed in a black suit with a white
shirt and dark tie, had black slicked-back hair and a very
pale face.  He had a strange, inquisitive look on his face
as he continued to study me. 

I laid there frozen for several seconds, then he began to
slowly float backwards away from me until he finally
dematerialized upon reaching the wall.  I began to regain
my motor functions, assessed the situation, then incredibly,
rolled over and went back to sleep.  To this day, I am still
mystified as to why I did not jump out of bed and
investigate this bizarre event a little further.  It was
almost as if I was programmed to remain calm about the whole
thing.

I soon put the event into the back of my mind, until I
happened to read that similar events had been experienced
by many people, including such well known authors as
Whitley Strieber and Brad Steiger.

Many psychologists would classify this experience as a
hypnopompic episode, where hallucinations occur during the
transition from a sleep state to a waking state.  I am
willing to consider this theory as a possible explanation,
but am not convinced by any means. 

I have never had another experience like this one, either
before, or after that time.  I often wonder how many people
have had something similar happen to them.

About the Author:

Lee Emery devotes his time to sales of home automation, home security and wireless entertainment products from his website at http://www.affordable-home-security.com. 
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