For more than a year, Sid Padrick (a TV and radio repairman) had repeatedly felt compelled to take early morning walks on Manresa Beach near his home in Watsonville, California. On the morning of January 30, 1965, he learned the reason why. It was 2am; he had finished his walk and was in the parking lot at Manresa Beach when he heard a buzzing sound. Looking up, he saw a strange disc-shaped craft descend and move closer. As it moved closer, he saw it was a massive flying saucer, 50 feet wide and 30 feet high. Terrified, he turned and ran.

A male voice came from the craft, and said, “Do not be frightened, we are not hostile.” Sid was still frightened and kept running, and the voice repeated the phrase and told him, “You may come aboard, we assure you of no harm.” Sid became curious and stopped to watch the craft descend and hover a few feet above the ground. As he moved closer a door opened, and somehow, Sid found the courage to step inside.

He entered a small room which suddenly brightened with a blinding light. As it dimmed, he realized that it was some kind of decontamination chamber. Another door opened and voice invited him to step through. With no idea what kind of creature he would meet, and still trembling with fear, Sid stepped through the door. He was greeted by a young-looking, dark-haired man wearing a skin-tight blue-white suit who introduced himself as Xeno. The man invited Sid to ask him questions.
What followed was a lengthy question and answer session, with Sid asking the ET a long list of questions. Who are you? Where do you come from? Why are you here? Why did you contact me? Are there others like you? What do you eat? How do you power your craft? Have you met with world governments? And many other questions. The human-looking ET answered all of Sid’s questions, though some of the responses puzzled him or went over his head.

After the Q&A, Sid was invited to view the craft and meet the other crewpersons, which included six other men and one woman. All wore the same clothing and looked human, with minor differences. The ETs had fair unblemished skin, dark hair, pointed noses and chins, and slightly longer but well-manicured fingers. Sid was shown seven rooms on the lower floor and was then transported via a type of elevator to the second floor where he saw seven other rooms. Most were filled with advanced-looking computer-like equipment and soft chairs. One had a type of bed. Another had cabinets filled with supplies. Sid was shown a sort of viewing port which displayed a larger mother ship high in the atmosphere. He was also shown an image of the ETs home planet, which had dome-shaped buildings in a rural setting.

At one point, the ET told him that they had moved the ship and landed in another area, not only so that they would be unobserved but also so that Sid could go outside and inspect the ship. Not only that, but so that Sid could look at the area, go there later and verify that his onboard encounter could not be explained as a dream. (After his encounter, Sid did later find this area.)

Towards the end of his encounter, Sid was taken to a room that the ETs called “the consultation room.” Said Sid, “The color effect in that room was so pretty that I almost fainted when I went in, a mixture of many beautiful colors. I can’t describe it.” It had many chairs and what appeared to an altar. The ET explained that the believed in “a Supreme Deity,” and offered Sid a moment to pray. At this point, Sid became so overwhelmed he broke down and cried.

The ET explained that in their society they live very long lives and have overcome disease, crime, poverty, vice, overpopulation and the other problems which plague humanity. Soon it became time for Sid to depart. The ETs promised to return and dropped him off at the location where he had been invited onboard.

Following the encounter, Sid told only his family and one friend. But he was urged to report it to the Air Force, which he did. The Air Force showed great interest in his case and conducted a full investigation but asked him not to reveal most of the details of his encounter. Sid, however, felt it was important that people know the truth and soon gave many interviews and lectures about his encounter. The response was overwhelmingly positive. But after a year or two, Sid stopped speaking publicly. Reportedly, he did have further encounters, but if so, he never talked about them publicly.

Sid says that he was forever changed by his encounter. His health improved dramatically. He began having out-of-body experiences. He lost all fear of death. His mind filled with new technological ideas. He was awakened spiritually and more. He called the encounter, “the best evening of my life,” and says that the ETs were entirely benevolent and that we have nothing to fear from them.

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