reSee.it Podcast Summary
At Ellsworth Air Force Base in 1977, Mario Woods, then 23, describes a night when a large sphere hung in the sky about five to seven miles away, above November 5, a defensible missile site near the prairie. He was Security Police, assigned to the missile squadron, on a 12‑hour shift. He first thought the light was landing lights for B‑52s or helicopters, something familiar to a security man patrolling a night field. But the glow remained, at a 30‑degree angle, and covered the sky more than his fist when he stretched his arm. He and his partner Michael Johnson signaled it with flashlight blips—three times— and the object flashed back. It did not approach or hiss; it merely pulsed and held position.
That night, after the signaled exchange, the crew received a two‑pronged alarm for November 5 and suited up. They traveled by vehicle through clay roads, reached Highway 79, and headed toward the dam. As they neared the site, a pulsating glow stayed visible in the distance and then, suddenly, a permeating ammonia‑like odor filled the vehicle, cutting through the cold air. Woods felt himself growing sleepy and fought against tunnel vision as a sense of fear rose. He saw four beings—gliding, not walking—wearing simple uniforms; the one at the far right carried a wand with a yellow tip, and a taller figure with a pulsating chest piece followed behind. Then he went black.
Moments later, Woods found himself outside the vehicle, the surrounding terrain unfamiliar and a white wall looming like the dam’s back side. He and the still‑conscious Johnson could not free their hands from the wheel; Johnson remained in a catatonic state for hours. The base’s security communications tried to triangulate their location while the air grew pale with dawn long after the alarm had sounded. They eventually drove to New Lake Reservoir Dam, miles from the site, where their memories reassembled only in fragments. When the sun rose, the team realized five hours of missing time had passed, and the incident was treated as a significant security event.
Back at Ellsworth, Woods faced a formal debrief with command and OSI personnel. He and Michael Johnson were separated; Johnson was never responsive and was later taken away. A flight surgeon examined Woods; he was asked to recount every detail while a non‑disclosure agreement was placed before him. He was told not to discuss the incident publicly. Later, Woods underwent hypnotic regression with Bob Upton and Yvonne Smith, which described a beehive‑like interior, four gray figures, and a tall leader with a pulsating chest device. He recalls a round window and a moment when the tall figure performed a wrist procedure, then a sense of leaving the body, followed by a return to wakefulness behind a dam.
Across these experiences, Woods remains steadfast in documenting what he witnessed and drawn. He has sought Michael Johnson, but cannot locate him; he has offered to testify before Congress and continues to pursue witnesses through channels like OSI history and online networks. The episode intensified his interest in archaeology, pyramids, and possible ancient technologies, including the idea that some structures may be power sources or stargates. He maintains no motive other than seeking understanding; he emphasizes the humanity of those who worked near nuclear weapons and urges finding truth without sensationalism. He closes by acknowledging the possibility of future contact with other beings.