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http://www.ufocasebook.com/Falconlake.html An important UFO close encounter of the second
kind comes to us from Canada. This amazing account
details the experiences of Stephen Michalak of
Winnipeg. Michalak earned his living as a
mechanic, but was an amateur geologist, and while
enjoying a few days off, he decided to do some
prospecting. He tried his luck in the Whiteshell
Provincial Park. This area was by no means new to
Michalak.
He had spent considerable time in the vicinity
of the lake there. Michalak had followed reports
of quartz veins being found in the area around
Falcon lake. There were also reports of silver
being found, and Michalak was on the trail of the
valuable metal on May 19, 1967. He had traveled by
bus from his home town of Winnipeg to a motel on
the Trans-Canada Highway the night before.
Stephen rose early that morning, heading into
the vast beauty of the wilderness. Only a couple
of hours had transpired before he found a quartz
vein by a small brook. After breaking for a quiet
lunch, he resumed his work. At about 12:15 P.M.
his attention was drawn away from his labors by
the sound of geese passing overhead.
Looking up to see them fly over, he was shocked
to see two red, glowing, elongated objects
descending from the skies. As they came ever
closer, their shape was defined more as
disc-shaped. As he stood mesmerized by the sight,
one of the craft abruptly stopped and hovered in
midair.
The other continued its downward flight until
it landed on a big, smooth rock only about 150
feet from him. The hovering craft began to move
away, and as it went, it changed colors from red
to orange, and finally gray.
It disappeared into the clouds above him. The
landed craft also began to change its color in the
same pattern pattern. Finally, the gray turned
into what appeared to be "hot stainless steel,"
with a golden glow.
Michalak had been wearing his protective
welding glasses earlier, and now they protected
his eyes from the brilliant purple lights shining
through openings in the front of the craft. He
could now smell something..like sulfur, and hear a
type of hissing sound. Curiosity overcame him.
He knew he was looking at something he thought
he would never see, a craft from another world.
The only emotion more powerful than his curiosity
was the gripping fear that held him in his tracks.
He did have the presence of mind to sketch the
object, never moving a tep.
Steve Michalak
After approximately 30 minutes, he was
frightened to see a door open from the side of the
object. He could now see inside the craft! The
interior was brilliantly lighted.
Pulling all the courage together that he
possessed, he moved ever closer to the other
worldly craft. As he reached a point about 60 feet
from the mysterious flying machine, he could hear
two voices conversing above other sounds coming
from inside the object.
Being a multi-linguist, he tried several
languages to communicate with whoever... or
whatever was inside. All of his efforts failed to
draw a response from inside.
Undaunted, he moved even closer. He reached the
door, and stuck his head inside. He saw a large
panel of different colored lights, and other light
beams crossing in different directions. Michalak
would later describe the flashing lights as
resembling lights on a computer.
He saw no one in the craft, and decided not to
push his luck any farther. He moved back away from
the door. Suddenly, three panels moved together,
hiding the door. His attention was now on the
exterior of the craft. He later described the
surface as "highly polished colored glass with no
breaks or seams in its surface."
He reached out his hand to touch the polished
surface, and his glove was melted. Suddenly the
object suddenly moved, and as it did, a vented
opening was exposed, like a type of exhaust port.
He estimated it's size as about nine inches high
by six inches wide.
Heat was vented through the opening, setting
Michalak's shirt and undershirt on fire. He was
now in great pain. He quickly tore off his top
garments, and turned to see the craft ascending
back into the skies. He felt a rush of air as it
made it's departure. He could still smell the
craft after it had disappeared.
Knowing that he needed medical attention, he
quickly tried to mark the spot. Using rocks, pine
cones, loose dirt, anything he could find, he made
a landmark. A severe headache now was complicated
by a sick stomach. He broke into a cold sweat, and
vomited.
On his way back to his motel, he had to stop
several times to ease his stomach pain. After
being refused help from a passing police officer,
he finally reached his motel. It was now 4:00 P.M.
He entered the coffee shop, and asked someone to
recommend a doctor.
The nearest doctor was in Kenora, 45 miles east
of Falcon Lake. Because of the distance, he
decided to return home instead of making the trip
to Kenora. The next bus would not arrive for about
four hours, so he rested in his room, and phoned
his wife. He told her only that he was in an
accident, but was OK. He instructed her to have
their son meet him at the bus terminal in
Winnipeg. He arrived there at 10:45 P.M. His son
took him to the Misericordia Hospital immediately.
He was treated for his headache, nausea, and
the grid-like burns on his chest. Theorists came
out of the woodwork suggesting that his burns were
from a barbecue pit, or some other common object.
Stephen Michalak made not a cent from his
story. He paid all of his own medical expenses,
including a trip to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota
for additional treatment. To defray these costs,
he wrote a privately funded booklet on his
experience, but it lost money. Ultimately,
Michalak was seen by more than a dozen doctors in
the United States and Canada.
The site of the experience was investigated by
the RCMP, RCAF, other government officials and
civilian groups. America's Condon Committee also
joined the investigation.
Nothing conclusive was every offered to debunk
the fantastic account of Stephen Michalak. His
story is unique in many ways, and is accepted as
genuine by many UFO groups and investigators.
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