Top Secret Alien Abduction Files and back under the influence of Hunrath. Wilkinson’s decision sealed his fate—and that of Hunrath, too—in ways scarcely imaginable.
Snatched from the Skies November 10, 1953, was the date on which Hunrath and Wilkinson disappeared—never to be seen again. In the weeks leading up to their vanishing act, the two had allegedly contacted an extraterrestrial entity that, in essence, was downloading information into the minds of both men. George Hunt Williamson claimed to have personally seen this—late one night in his own Prescott, Arizona, home—and said it was downright eerie. It was, said Williamson, as if the pair, in almost complete darkness, was receiving messages from the great beyond, as one might when using a Ouija board. In one such session, in which Wilkinson and Hunrath almost appeared to be tripped out, said Williamson, they received directions that were destined to take them to a small airstrip near Gardena, Los Angeles County. The final curtain was about to come down on Hunrath and Wilkinson. According to Williamson, Hunrath and Wilkinson were soon to meet with aliens at a remote location in California—but where, exactly, he never knew. On the morning of the day in question, the two men rented a car and headed to the airstrip. Why they didn’t take one of their own cars, we don’t know. Anticipation and excitement were rising quickly. Those levels increased as the airstrip finally came into view. Hunrath was a skilled pilot who had been flying for several years. They had rented a plane just a couple of days earlier and, on arrival at the airstrip, filled out the necessary paperwork; it was all going just fine. It failed to stay that way. One of the staff recalled, later, that Hunrath had told him they were headed out to a specific area in the California desert, to meet with “friends.” That same employee said that the plane had enough gas for about three hours of flight time and that the pair had planned to be back by late afternoon. He told the Feds there didn’t seem to be anything unusual and that everything seemed in order. It was clearly not in order, though.
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