Here is my mantis experience--this must have been in about 1947? after I 
		recalled this I was living in Columbus, Georgia and met a guy who's 
		sister around my same age had a similar mantis experience as a 
		child-either people don't tell it or few people experience them?
		
		In 1992 while at a workshop in Orlando I consciously recalled when I was 
		3 or 4 years old, playing on Indian mound next to our house that was 
		planted in cotton. I had strayed over on the east side where the cotton 
		was way over my head when suddenly a huge green praying mantis insect 
		appeared trying to grab me. I ran screaming up the hill toward the house 
		and as I ran out of the taller cotton I saw a group of greys by a tree 
		over near the road wearing khaki coverall style jumpsuits. They were 
		watching the chase, excitedly chattering to each other, making clicking 
		type sounds. To my right I saw a small shiny saucer shaped craft parked 
		there and a man appeared in the door, apparently in response to my 
		screams. I thought he was a doctor because he had on a white lab coat 
		like doctors wear. He rushed down the steps to rescue me or so I 
		thought, so I ran to him.....After that my memory is vague, I just have 
		impression of being in a clinical white room where they used one of 
		those probe type instruments on me-yikes, don't even want to remember! I 
		don't recall how I got to the house but must have tried to tell about 
		it.......and why family nicknamed me Bugs?
		
		C'EST LA VIE
		
		UFOBC Responds:
		Hello K,
		
		Thank you very much for sharing your experience. The date goes way back.
		Would you be able to provide any drawing of the craft or beings?
		
		Sincerely
		
		Martin Jasek
		UFOBC
		
		K. Responds:
		
		Hi Martin, I am poor artist--but the craft was small-20-30' & pn notes 
		what I drew reminds me of a helmet turned upside down & it had slit type 
		portholes. The greys were your typical 3' or so except 4 the surprising 
		attire--khaki coverall type jumpsuits. The 'doctor' was blond, maybe 
		around 30yrs old. as far as i recall the mantis was just like a real 
		one, except standing upright, and huge-about 6' tall with evil face:
 
		
		
		
		Worse than above--rereading old notes & had forgotten that the greys may 
		have had on space helmets? Also impression that the craft had an 
		antennae on top & it emitted a crackly low pitched hum & rather than 
		parked on legs actually may have been hovering though had door ramp that 
		'doctor' ran down--the doctor had on slacks & shirt under white lab coat 
		& I had noted his hair was brown- though in my minds eye seemed blonde & 
		must tell u he seemed very Aryan-like a Nazi Dr. from WWII-don't know 
		why I got that impression. 
		
		I had titled my notes:
		UFO-Ancients-Doctor-Spaceship on east side of hill
		re Ancients-don't know why I used that word?
		
		K.