JANUARY 2002……….PAINTSVILLE KENTUCKY
Very recently, one of our readers recommended we look an incident from Paintsville, Kentucky in January 2002. And we can see why. A case of an apparent collision with an unidentified disc-shaped craft and a cargo train is one that has divided the opinion of the UFO community. Is it merely a hoax? A report for nothing more than a bit of fun? Or is the incident one that has been successfully covered up by shadowy authority figures in the name of national security?
It is certainly an interesting case. And one that potentially deserves further investigation. We have examined several cases of UFO encounters involving trains previously. But none that have involved an active collision. And none that has such an air of conspiracy surrounding it. If we believe the reports, who were the mysterious men who would question the witnesses? Why was there such activity at a disused railyard in the middle of the night? And what happened to the damaged carriages? The Kentucky UFO Train incident is another that could be a mere footnote and questionable encounter. Or, it just might prove to be of discreet importance. And as we examine, a subsequent report of a sighting only hours earlier in the same area might make the latter more likely.
Something Hovering Over The Tracks!
At precisely 2:47 am in the early hours of the 14th January 2002, the witness, a worker on a train on its way from Russell to Shelbiana in Kentucky would experience an unidentified disc-shaped object crashing into the front carriage of their CSX locomotive near the town of Paintsville. There was extensive damage to the first two carriages. The witness would report that he was aware of the exact time as his watch stopped there. It remains at that time now (at least at the time of the report in 2006). The journey had progressed as normal, to begin with. However, as they neared Paintsville and the bend near milepost cmg 42, strange lights were visible in front of them, hovering over the track. Thinking that another train was heading in their direction on the opposite track they would dim their own headlights down so as not to blind them. It was as they rounded the corner that the electrics began to go haywire and the onboard computer began to “flash in and out”. Furthermore, “both locomotives died”. Then, several of the workers on the trains saw several more strange objects in the skies overhead.
They were “apparently scanning the river for something, the objects, at least three, had several searchlights trained there”. The first object appeared to be around ten feet over the top of the tracks. They were “metallic silver” in color with “multiple lights near the bottom and in the middle”. Furthermore, there were “no windows or openings of any kind” that were visible to the crew. As they had fully come around the corner, the impact occurred with the first object.
Strange Activity At The Old Paintsville Railyard
They would estimate it hit at around thirty miles per hour. While the object that collided would clip the top of the carriage and then launch over the top and out of sight, the other objects over the river simply “vanished into thin air”. By now, the train was beginning to slow. Due to the power cutting out, the emergency brakes had locked in. They would come to a stop no more than two miles down the track following the impact. As soon as the train came to a halt, the power came back on. According to the witness, they would make a report to Jacksonville, Florida where their dispatcher was. They would perform a quick check of their carriages and then attempt to make their way to the former railyard in Paintsville. Upon inspection, as well as the first two carriages, the trailing unit was “smoking” and “demolished”. The other two cars appeared as though they were “hit with a giant hammer”. It was 5:15 am by the time they would arrive in Paintsville. As they pulled in, they noticed how strange the lighting appeared. As though it was “noticeably dark”. In fact, the only lights that were visible were from vehicles at the end of the railyard. They believed these were railroad officials who would take statements and investigate the carriages for themselves. However, as they would soon find out, they were not employees of the railroad. At least none they had heard of before
“Ferguson”
As soon as the train came to a complete stop, a flurry of activity occurred around them. The witness would describe the scene as like an “army of workers immediately tending to our train”. Vehicle doors slammed all around, while several people in “weird outfits and lights glaring from all directions” rushed around. However, despite their efforts, they could see no railroad employees and officials. Then, a gentleman introduced himself with a handshake as “Ferguson” and asked them to go with him. They went inside an office and almost immediately the questions began – “hundreds of questions”. Without Ferguson or any of the other mysterious gentleman revealing who they were, they would continue to question the men about the incident. Then, at the end of the conversation, they informed the workers “for their own protection” they would receive medical tests. Then, they could leave. The main witness would request to speak with one of his own superiors. However, rather than assist him in finding one of his employers to speak with the strange men “confiscated” his phone. They were then led outside, which was still a hive of activity. Several tracks over from them, a large tent was erected. Even more bizarre, the damaged carriages from their train had been removed. Although he couldn’t see, the witness believes the vehicles were under the newly constructed tent, which itself was “buzzing with activity”. As the men left the railyard, Ferguson would inform them that this was a “national security matter”. Therefore, their silence “would be appreciated”. They took an assigned railroad vehicle to Martin, Kentucky where railroad officials would take an “official report”. After traveling back through Paintsville around eight hours later on their return journey there was “no sign of the engines, cars, tent, people. Nothing”. NOTE: The above image is CGI.
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