Columist and prolific author of the paranormal, Brad Steiger, has a fascinating account of a UFO encounter that was told to him by his mentor, Fay Clark [d. October 23, 1991], publisher of Hiawatha Books. Mr. Clark told Brad of a UFO encounter that convinced him that UFOs were "alive". He explained that back in 1973 he and his wife were at Lone Pine, California when they saw a UFO "resting on a small grove of aspen trees". The UFO was at first blindingly bright, but then the light dimmed down, then expanded again:

Then the light subsided somewhat and we could see the clear outline of the object. All the way around it were openings in its side. The light began to grow [and] as it grew in size, it lost its brilliance and became a lavender color ...This process of expansion and contraction of light continued, and my wife and I realized that it was matching the rhythm of our respiration rate.

...We became aware that the object was increasing its tempo. We saw one edge of the UFO raise so that it was no longer level with the tops of the trees. In the length of time that it took me to turn my head, the object had moved ten miles out over Death Valley. I know it was ten miles, because we drove out underneath it ... it took off at that tremendous speed instantly--with no sound, no fire, no smoke. And all of the trees leaned with it. They were not blasted backward.

...What we were observing, I believe, was a phenomenon going on inside the object. I believe that the thing was breathing, and I see no reason to change my thought on that matter.

...We only had the most wonderful feeling of peace and harmony, and the knowledge that we were witnessing the beauty of the ultimate of creation

...I firmly believe that UFOs are a form of life that come not from another planet but from another dimension. I believe that they are probably all around us all the time--just outside of our own dimension.

Read the entire account at UFOdigest.com.