Art's UFO Story

 It was after 11:30pm on August 29th, 1994, less than five miles from our residence in Pahrump, NV. After finishing Art's then Sunday show "Area 2000", which was broadcast from KDWN in Las Vegas, we were on our way home. The night sky was clear with a nearly full moon. The air temperature was around 75 degrees with little wind. Out where we live, there are no public street lights and just a scattering of homes, so other than the moonlight, it was very dark.

We had just stopped at Homestead and Kellogg, getting ready to turn. Art was driving, I was turning to look at him when I noticed a strange movement coming from the left and slightly behind us. I could see a huge, dark object moving toward us from the rear window and began to yell at Art, "What is that- What the Hell is That??" We jumped out of the car and watched this huge, triangle-shaped object float across the Pahrump valley from southeast to northwest. It was right over our heads, maybe 150 to 200 feet above us, moving slowly, too slow for aircraft we were familiar with.

There was a white, strobing light on the nose of the craft, and two stationary white lights on the rear. It was big enough blot out the stars and moon as it passed. The most unnerving part of this sighting is that for as big as this craft was, there was absolutely no noise, not a single sound could be heard except for crickets. We watched this thing drift for more than five minutes across the valley before losing sight of it.

We finally got home, sat down and compared our thoughts about what happened. Art said he had to go on the air to talk about our sighting the following night and that I had to verify the story. I was reluctant to do this, but Art was adamant that we both had to give our side of the experience. I considered myself fairly open-mined about most paranormal experiences, i.e., ghosts, witchcraft, OBEs', NDEs', clairvoyance, even UFOS and ETs', but this was more than I wanted to see or experience in my lifetime.

Now for the funny part. Two weeks after our sighting, our local newspaper ran a story saying that the object that was seen over the Pahrump valley by other people as well as the two of us, was a C-130 transport plane that was on a secret training flight passing on through the valley. This was the statement given by Nellis Air Force Base. Art served in the Air Force and knows how loud a C-130 is, that they cannot fly at such a slow speed. All I can say is what I saw was real, and still disturbs me to this day.

-- Ramona Bell

27 comments:

  1. right there with ya. i miss art's mind and his voice.

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  2. I have seen such objects in northern Az and I know they are real.I miss Ramona, and Art Bell. Cannot believe that some listeners have forgotten that he started the push for the truth. If not for Art Bell having the courage and wisdom to push back the status quo and openly search for the truth, we would still be ignorant.

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  3. Art, I am alive and still waiting for your return to the airwaves with my wife sitting beside me. Come back amigos!

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  4. Found Coast to Coast AM while scanning the band back in '95. Rarely missed a regular show, or Dreamland (really miss Dreamland) after...The one and only Art Bell deserves semi retirement but sure wish he would return...

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  5. Well Art, I ret. and left NV. I'm not taking pictures of your old back porch anylong. Yes the nail got fixed in time as all things have. I too I'm missing the billion dollar toys I use to play with as I checked you and the cats out as I flew over you smoking on the back porch. (and you thought you were hidding from us) Take care and enjoy your new life, but remember you can come back to the radio any time you want. You will always have a fan base in my home.
    John Ret. USAF

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  6. Art....i cannot explain how much i am ashamed of our planet, earth. 17yr old kid in illinois. i watched all of robert lazar videos along with phil schneider. both incredibly epic men in my eyes.i also veiwed the radio broadcast of you and the mysterious "Victor". I have a question for you and would love to see a response. Is this so called "victor" still alive? this broadcast was dated back in the 90's but i would love to hear back. i am very interested in these E.T's that have been hiding on our planet for centuries. thank you... and be safe.

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  7. We are not alone. I can see a lot of these objects in France, but here if i say "i believe in UFO, i'm sure we are not alone" people thinks i'm strange and what is strange is not attractive.

    Like you, i'm sure they exist, we are not alone.

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  8. I have told less than a handful of people because I don’t want to be labeled as nuts. However back in about 1979-ish, me and a friend witnessed a craft shaped like a Triangle just hovering over us. It sat there for about 30-60 seconds, and then left at a high rate speed. The interesting thing was, we didn’t hear it. It was more like the feeling you get when someone is watching you. I got this strange feeling and when we looked up there is was. The sighting was in Groveland Massachusetts.

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  9. How arrogant a species we are to think we're all that and a bag of chips. How arrogant are our so called spiritual leaders thinking faith cannot survive this truth. I too, am ashamed to be a part of this race. I would rather live with my eyes wide open than my head in the sand.

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  10. I am extremely interested in the truth about what is happening in this world that so many of us are kept ignorant. What is 2012 really about? I believe it is not the end of the world however there has to be some substantial change in the world that will occur near the end of the year 2012. I believe we are not alone.

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  11. I work nites doing security so i'm outside most of the time looking up at the sky an i gota say i seen something once round an bright with a pulsating bright glow around it..So i gota say I BELIEVE we ain't alone..

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  12. I am a firm believer in ufos but his account that it flew by in 5min means it was traveling at a high rate of speed , how can he be sure it was at an altitude of 150ft, its an interesting story I live in vegas and know plenty of people in parumph I wld think there wld be more first hand accounts its such a suspecious craft has made a pass

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  13. Tonight at 12:20am I saw a huge triangular shaped UFO. It was like 20 times larger than the Concord that used to fly commercially in the U.S. (Maybe larger since I was looking from a distance.) I was going east on the north side of 270 close to Worthington. Then I saw this thing swoop across the sky like in 2 seconds and it was gone. It was cloudy so the object was kind of blended in a haze but I did see 3 lights on the bottom of it. It could not have been an airplane because it was too big and way too fast. I mean 2 seconds and it had flashed across the sky.It was going the same direction I was. I know what I saw. I have nothing to gain from this. Just reporting what I saw.
    I always thought these reportings were hokey or fake and was always like sure but tonight changed my mind. Its not really scary to me. Its rather exciting knowing something else my be out there.

    Brenda Stover

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  14. I just read Art's comment on his UFO experience (after)I sent mine in and its amazing how similar they are!! This is eerie to say the least!

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  15. Ya, saw one of those at dusk in about '84-5 over South Mountain TV towers in Phoenix. Had blue lights though (never seen blue lights on a plane). Watched it creep along to the south-east, then suddenly jump to near mach speed towards Tucson. Maybe they saw me look'in!

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  16. Art, a long time ago and in the Dark of Wisconsin, two young Deputy Sheriff's rode together and listened to your show. And we hung on your talk and your book: The Quickening. Now, I finally got a coy of your book and I'm still amazed by your accuracy in the Quickening!

    Is there any thought to you Updating The Quickening?

    Respectfully submitted
    Dan Heibler

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  17. I have no information about it. I was not allowed to reveal it for this half, but they will help. Within this world, you could say that I had 'close encounters'.
    I will answer your questions, if you do not know ask.
    RyskenthSoretha-C@hotmail.com

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  18. Hey Art, I only just came across your web site tonight for the first time- I was too young to listen to anhydrous of your shows in the sense that I had not discovered the paranormal/supernatural growing up & just never found you on radio, but I've been fortunate enough to be able to listen to past broadcasts I've found on the internet, thank goodness. I just want to say that I'm happy I found you, even if it is in the form of audio files, because I have had experiences of varying types at this point in my life & it's good to know there are others who know how I feel. Even shows that aired many years ago are very illuminating, & I appreciate all the work you've done over the years. The nk you!

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  19. Hey Art, I usually don't post comments on web sites, but I wanted to thank you all the work you've done! I only just recently discovered your work and I'm glad I've been able to find your radio broadcasts online as they've helped me better understand the paranormal and unexplained since I've had several varying types over the years (ghosts, a UFO, & shadow people). I am also very Interested In thoretIcal physIcs & cosmology, but am by no means an expert on these subjects. I had not discovered your work until recently and I'm so glad that I can replay it with online resources such as YouTube. It seems as though you have many loyal fans, & I just wanted to say that I'm quickly becoming one of them. Thank you!

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  20. i discovered your show whiles cleaning my car one evening. missed and pushed the am button. i haven't stopped listening since. the essentials of art bell.everything you say is dead on. especially the quickening. i live in the Bahamas. I've never had a strange encounter what so ever. but ever since seeking knowledge and truth i keep feeling this eerie presence. a feeling of apprehension and malice curiosity. i dispel this feel.g by reassuring myself that even though im not a Christian or saved, God resides within my heart and it gradually fades away. i feel this awareness or higher consciousness calling. like you can virtually see the evil emanating from man. with demonic intentions. the truth about everything is out there. all you have to so is dig. truth hidden in plain view

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  21. Saw about a 7 light UFO in St George. UT in 2006 w. of I-15 one night while back yard barbecueing in The Knolls. Was visible for a few min. Saw the same lights on a UFO documentary.
    Steve. B.

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  22. Here is an interesting story my dad told me just before he died. It tool place in 1963 two years before I was born. My dad, mom, brother, and his friend were on their way home from a school athletic event late in the evening. My family lived in a very remote rural area in central Kansas. Our farm was eight miles south of the nearest small town and our closest neighbor was well over two miles away. When they crested a low hill, my family saw lights in the field above our pasture near the farm pond. Dad dismissed this as lights from a farmer running his tractor late into the evening. Nobody thought twice about it until later. My mom was cooking hamburgers for her hungry men when the telephone rang. Our neighbor Larry informed dad that there appeared to be a fire in our tree line. Dad went outside to see. He informed our neighbor Larry that everything looked normal. Larry told dad to meet him at our mailbox because he was still watching what looked like a fire in our trees. Dad drove the half mile to our mailbox and saw the lights. several minutes later, Larry arrived in his pickup. Dad got in with Larry and they began driving toward the lights. As they got closer, the object began to gain speed and altitude heading toward the west. Dad and his friend continued to follow the object for many miles but the object was getting far away. They decided to head back so Larry turned south for one mile, then back east toward out farm. several minutes later, dad turned to look back behind them and to his horror, the object was directly behind them about two hundred feet up above the road. Dad was terrified and urged Larry to go faster. After several miles, they came to the main road that ran north and south in front of our farm. Larry turned left (north) and headed toward our farmhouse. They decided to pull into a field, stop, and observe the object that was about 200 feet above them and about two football fields distant from their position. They agreed that the object was circular, thicker in the middle than at the edges like a dish, and it had lights around it's perimeter and a glowing orange light emanating from underneath. Later, they did not agree on the number of lights but all other details were agreed upon by both of them. they watched the object for a few minutes until it silently accelerated off to the west and gained altitude rapidly until it disappeared. Dad refused to discus this to anyone including his us kids. I asked dozens of times throughout my childhood to no avail. Finally, about a year or two before he died he took me and my new wife out to the old farm in his pickup and retraced the events of that evening. We traveled the same roads and dad recanted the story as it happened. My wife and I were astonished at this story and how he was clearly still bothered by the event. My father died about 20 years ago and took any other details with him to the grave. My father was a strong man...a farmer, and was not afraid of anything. but this even terrified him.

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  23. I am glad Ramona got to enter her comments above. It's like finding a journal or a greeting card from someone that was part of the family, and was no longer with us. I love listening to ART on Saturday nights during "Somewhere in Time". I make believe it is really him live, and usually cry a little later. I hope to hell, that when the pole shift happens or rather in the time leading up to it when it is obvious from the zetas (zetatalk8.com) that it is about to happen, that Art will step up to the plate again, and just be there with us. John B. Wells does a pretty decent job - but it's still not Art. Thanks John, and Thanks all for sharing above.

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  24. I saw the same object in the summer of 1994. A triangle shaped craft . IT hovered at a speed normal crafts would have feel out of the sky. No noise. When it came close the power on my car was draining, the lights were dimming. my wife was scared so we proceeded on are way. zepie

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  25. I’m glad I found this site because I can’t tell anyone this without them thinking I have lost my MIND! In Chicago, IL 2011, a friend and I were driving on the 290W Expressway during the peak of our traffic hour (B/t 4-5pm) I looked up in the sky and there was a circular/oval shaped object hovering in the sky. The skies were clear so I knew it wasn’t any type of over cast but I looked away just to make sure I was not seeing "light spots" or an airplane/military craft (not shaped like an airplane at all but I had to reason to myself some type of way) kite, something logical! My friend was driving and I didn’t want to say anything so I looked to my right and up-saw an airplane flying in the direction of O'Hare airport, looked straight up and in front of me again and behold the craft was still there in the same spot! Now I was even more perplexed and excited because the metallic color was brighter than the airplane I just saw and it was higher in the sky (I could judge this by seeing how much lower the plane was when I looked to my right and saw it flying. So I felt compelled to ask my friend to quickly look up and verify what I was seeing! I asked her "look up! Look up! Do you see that! She confirmed and without excitement went back to driving. I kept my eye on the sky and it just disappeared. It hovered in the same spot as far as I know for about 45secs (that’s how long I saw it there could have been longer before I noticed it was in the sky) and disappeared. It didn’t leave a trail of smoke, a path of direction it was going in or any traces. I didn’t know if it went up, down or sideways, it just disappeared. I always believed in other beings but never first hand witness of something alien like that. I felt my friend may have thought I was weird if I said we just saw a UFO so I just let it alone and kept this to myself until today. However, I have done extensive research on this since then and VICTOR has been the most credible figure I have ever heard with top secret first hand encounters. He is very methodical in his interviews not withholding information because he doesn’t know but to protect his anonymity. A liar would feed over kill or evade questions due to lack of knowledge. It is very clear that he knows what he is talking about and completely distanced this being from the Sci-Fi depiction of Aliens. He said something so powerful that won me over and that will lead me to the next point…
    In the video Victor stated the Being’s presence and communication was almost spiritual, that it seems the being has been here before mankind and knows our ways better than we can comprehend, which as a side note to know a man’s thoughts or psychological patterns is to control his actions, he also made a statement (when asked did we treat the Aliens bad) of did the Romans treat Jesus bad? Profound! The Romans did exactly what GOD in the flesh knew they were going to do and that he already preordained for the salvation of mankind (If you are open to believe in Aliens please try the same thing with Christ! He will definitely make himself available but more profoundly then the Alien being Jesus knows your heart so if you are not open to being a believer when attempting to seek him you will continue to be blind with no response like the lack of response from the being).

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  26. I was camping somewhere in the blue mountains around Tennessee in a little pup tent.There was a bright light from all around I was afraid to unzip the tent. My sister also woke up; my mom slept. There was no sound only surrounding light.

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