Dimensions: A Casebook of Alien Contact - Above Top Secret

another one, but this was very definitely a man. He simply stopped a short distance awayand watched what was taking place with a very serious expression on his face.... He wore adark robe down to his ankles. I could not see his feet.As in the case of Jose Antonio, the apparition of the taller man was the signal for the end of theordeal.Initiation rituals are characterized by the following phases or general scenes, often combined ordeveloped into complex themes:1. The candidate is confronted by members of the occult group wearing a special costume.2. He is blindfolded.3. He is led by the arm through a rough and difficult route.4. He is taken into a specially designed chamber with no windows and is placed in such a waythat he can only see part of it.5. He is brought in the presence of a "Master."6. He is given a test and made to answer questions.7. He is shown a variety of symbols designed to remind him of death.8. The situation suggests that he may not survive the ordeal.9. He is given ritual food or drink.10. He is blindfolded again and led outside.All of these elements are present in the case of Jose Antonio. To this we must add thateverything in the room appeared to be made out of stone. The drinking cube with theinverted pyramid cavity is an exquisite last touch.The Case of Paulo GaetanoAnother remarkable case from South America will close this chapter, raising further possibilities forthe nature of confrontation.On November 17, 1971, at 9:30 P.M., a Brazilian man named Paulo Gaetano was driving back fromthe town of Natividad de Carangola on a business trip. With him in the car was another man, Mr.Elvio B. As they passed the town of Bananeiras, Paulo felt the car was not pulling normally, and hementioned this to his companion, who reacted by saying only that he was tired and wanted to sleep.The engine stalled and Paulo had to stop the car on the side of the road. He then saw an object abouttwelve feet away. A red beam of light was projected at the car and seemed to cause the door to open.Several small beings appeared, took Paulo into the craft, and made him lie down on a small table.Fastening his arms, they lowered from the ceiling an apparatus that resembled an x-ray machine. Hefelt a cut near his elbow, and the beings collected his blood. (Investigators from the SBEVDresearch group in Brazil saw and photographed the wound three days later.) Then he was shown twopanels, one of them a plan of the town of Itaperuna, the other a picture of an atomic explosion.Paulo felt heavy. He remembers being helped by Elvio, but does not recall how they got back home.The interesting point is that the witness was not alone. Did Elvio also see the flying saucer? No. He