North Georgia Triangle: Energy Beam Causes Radiation-Like Injuries and Castleman Disease
On 8 May 2009 at approximately 23:45, a 49-year-old man (pseudonym Derek Jones) in a rural part of northern Georgia observed a massive silent triangular craft roughly 90 meters long hovering directly above his property. Yellow lights at each apex and a blue-white light at the center illuminated the underside. Four smaller objects — two egg-shaped, two spherical — trailed behind, changing colors and moving erratically. Stars were visible through the craft's body, suggesting active camouflage.
When Jones directed a million-candela spotlight at the triangle, it responded with a blue-white energy beam approximately 60 to 90 centimeters in diameter that struck him for about three seconds, causing intense heat and burning on his neck and shoulders. Both his video camera and digital camera experienced immediate battery drain when aimed at the craft. The triangle subsequently tilted onto its edge and departed vertically in a vortex-like motion. Helicopters with searchlights appeared overhead shortly after.
The following morning, two men in black suits arrived uninvited and interrogated Jones for 30 to 40 minutes about the sighting; the younger man warned him not to discuss it. A BAASS contract researcher later traced the visitors' vehicle to a Department of Homeland Security fleet. Over the following year, Jones developed 24 subcutaneous nodules, non-hemolytic anemia, and was diagnosed with multicentric Castleman disease — a condition a BAASS physician assessed as consistent with exposure to approximately 300 Gray of non-ionizing radiation on the night of the encounter. The case was documented in a 125-page BAASS report (PMPA Document No. 6).
Background
The North Georgia triangle incident of May 2009 stands as one of the most medically consequential UAP encounters in the BAASS/AAWSAP archive, producing a 125-page investigative report (Project Management Plan Addenda Document No. 6) and documenting a progression from acute radiation-like symptoms to a diagnosed hematological condition.
The Incident Derek Jones (pseudonym under HIPAA protocols) was alerted by his dogs barking at approximately 23:45 on Friday, 8 May 2009. Stepping onto his back terrace, he observed a triangular craft of enormous size — estimated at approximately 90 meters in length — hovering silently almost directly overhead, between 18 and 90 meters above the property.
The craft carried yellowish lights at each of its three vertices and a large blue-white light at the center of its underside. Trailing the triangle were four smaller objects — two egg-shaped and two spherical — that changed color between blue-white and greenish hues while moving erratically, repeatedly dipping behind the tree line and rising again.
Witness Actions and Craft Response Jones attempted to film the craft with both a video camera and a digital still camera. In both cases, the batteries drained instantly despite having been functional moments earlier.
He then directed a million-candela handheld spotlight at the triangle. The craft responded almost immediately by emitting a focused beam of blue-white light, approximately 60 to 90 centimeters in diameter, from the forward section of its underside. The beam struck Jones for roughly three seconds, producing intense heat on his neck and upper shoulders with a burning sensation. He turned and ducked to escape the beam.
Craft Departure The triangle then performed a remarkable maneuver: it rotated onto its edge, presenting its base as a thin black bar to the observer, before ascending vertically at high speed accompanied by the two remaining smaller objects. Jones described the departure as resembling a large vortex.
Within the same hour, his wife confirmed hearing multiple low-flying helicopters with searchlights passing over the property.
Men in Black Visit The morning of 9 May, at approximately 07:30, two men arrived at the home unannounced. The senior man, who identified himself only as Mr. Michael (aged approximately 40, black suit, white shirt, black tie, notably pale skin), conducted a 30 to 40 minute interrogation about the events of the previous night, taking detailed notes and requesting drawings.
A possible firearm was visible beneath his jacket. The younger associate sat in a hostile, forward-leaning posture throughout. Upon leaving, the younger man instructed Jones never to discuss the sighting with anyone.
Vehicle Surveillance Approximately one week later, Jones noticed the same black Ford vehicle — bearing white government-style license plates — following him to a gas station. He recorded the plate number.
A BAASS contract researcher subsequently traced the registration to a Department of Homeland Security vehicle pool, providing one of the few documented links between a UAP witness intimidation episode and an identifiable government agency.