Reed describes discovering a black, diamond-shaped obelisk hovering two and a half feet above the forest floor. The object was cold as dry ice and anchored motionless in the air. He photographed everything with 35mm film, wrapped the apparently dead creature in a thermal blanket, and carried it to his Jeep. At home he placed it in a chest freezer, only to discover days later that the being had revived and screamed at him when he opened the lid.
The story takes a darker turn as Reed details visits from men in black accompanied by police, the interception of his phone calls by people impersonating MUFON investigators, and the intimidation of friends and colleagues who had viewed the body. Multiple witnesses, including his friend Gary, confirmed seeing the creature firsthand.
Key Moments
Susie the dog disintegrates in front of him: Reed describes finding a small black, vibrating being in the woods near Snoqualmie Pass with its arm fused to his golden retriever Susie's head; the dog is torn apart and imploded into ash.
Crippling sickness after striking the being: After hitting the creature in the head with a branch, Reed is dropped to his knees with violent radiation-style sickness - vomiting blood, losing all bodily control, the air around him feeling 'spongy and thick and hot.'
Discovering the obelisk anchored to the air: Crawling away from the body, Reed finds a black, diamond-shaped craft hovering motionless 2.5 feet off the ground - not floating, 'anchored to the air,' so cold it tore the skin off his palm.
Hiding the body in the freezer: Reed gets the 50-pound body home, puts it in his coffin-style garage freezer, and his mind protectively rewrites the day - convincing himself the bundle inside must be his dead dog Susie until he opens the lid again.
Fake MUFON, tapped phones, and men in black: Within days, callers posing as MUFON take a box of Reed's photos and negatives - then vanish. Real MUFON has never heard of him. Three men in black with hypnotic speech show up at his door.