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Show 72. feet. The ground had been disturbed in a perfect circle. Dirt was turned up, plants pulled up by the roots." "Could the mark have been made by anything else?" Charlie asked. "Did you consider that?" "We didn't think of anything else, of course, because we'd seen the UFO right there. We knew that's what made the depression and burned the ground." It seemed perfectly logical to Stephanie and him. There was silence in the room. JD looked from one face to another. "I know," he made a vague motion with his hands, "it's incredible." "Was there any evidence of a landing apparatus?" the doctor asked. He might look like a prune, but he asked good questions, JD thought. "If I'd known then what I know now about UFO's, after reading some books," JD explained, "I might have looked for landing impressions. As it was, no, we didn't notice any." "What do you think, JD? Are these things space ships from another planet?" Tom inquired. "I couldn't say," JD shrugged. "Some people do think we're being observed by other beings. I guess it could be happening." "How can they believe that and still hold to our Christian traditions?" Mrs. Evans asked. "I think we've got enough problems right here," she turned to Mrs. Burke to make her point, "without worrying about space visitors spying on us." "We can't ignore the possibilities, though," Tom continued. "Carl, do you remember the study made at Green Bank, West Virginia? Back, oh, somewhere in the early sixties? I was still in Washington--" "Green Bank?" Dr. Burke frowned. "Vaguely--" "Well, anyhow, these scientists got together - it was top secret stuff, you know-and they decided there were likely many civilizations of highly intelligent inhabitants out there. They came up with an outside figure somewhere around fifty million!" Mr. Evans shook his head, even while Tom was talking. "Maybe I have too much ego, but I can't go along with that. Human beings are supposed to be the crowning of creation, aren't they?" "We don't always act so regal," Mrs. Burke said quietly. JD smiled his agreement. |