Charles Hickson

Charles Hickson (1931–2011) was a 42-year-old Mississippi shipyard worker who, together with Calvin Parker on 11 October 1973 at dusk on the west bank of the Pascagoula River while fishing, reported being abducted and examined aboard a craft by robot-like beings with wrinkled grey skin, claw-like hands and no visible eyes. Hickson and Parker reported the incident immediately to the Jackson County Sheriff — and a secretly recorded conversation revealed their raw emotional distress.

• Born 1931 in Mississippi, died 2011
• 42 years old at the time of the incident, shipyard worker
• With Calvin Parker on 11 October 1973 on the Pascagoula River
• Encounter at dusk on the west bank during fishing
• Three creatures with wrinkled grey skin, claw-like hands and no visible eyes
• According to the account, the beings floated both men aboard a craft for examination
• Immediate report to the Jackson County Sheriff; secretly recorded conversation capturing emotional authenticity

For the UAP timeline, Hickson is the primary witness of the Pascagoula abduction — one of the rare cases with two independent witnesses, immediate police reporting and an evidentiary audio recording. That he and Parker kept their story consistent for decades makes the case a milestone among abduction reports.