Cotton Valley, LA: Family loses 2 hours after disk UFO encounter
A mother and her two children observed a disk-shaped craft with pulsating multicolored lights in Cotton Valley, Louisiana. The close encounter resulted in approximately two hours of missing time, with no memory of events between 7 PM and 9 PM.
Background
In May 1972, a resident of Cotton Valley, Louisiana, experienced an anomalous event with her two children while watching their uncle's dog outdoors. Around 7 PM, they noticed intense lights approaching from the east, displaying red, blue, green and yellow hues that changed while pulsating.
The object moved directly overhead, emitting noticeable heat. The primary witness described the structure as resembling a wheel inside another wheel, reporting feelings of beauty and peacefulness during the observation. The children stood beside their mother as they gazed upward together.
Subsequently, the family returned indoors and discovered that two hours had elapsed. The clock indicated 9 PM despite their perception of only brief moments passing. None of the three witnesses could recall what occurred during this interval. The incident caused lasting psychological distress, with the witness describing haunting memories and an inability to discuss the experience even decades later.