PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - A historical marker has been placed near the river where two men in southern Mississippi said they were abducted by aliens in 1973.
News outlets report the city of Pascagoula dedicated the marker Saturday at Lighthouse Park.
Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker said they were on the shores of the Pascagoula River when what appeared to be aliens pulled them onboard a UFO, examined them for about 30 minutes and then returned them to Earth.
Cue the X-Files music!A town in Mississippi unveiled a historical marker honoring a 64-year-old guy's alleged alien abduction. He says he and his buddy were abducted in 1973, while they were fishing. https://t.co/oND5Kpa1nj
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June 27, 2019 Both reported the event to the sheriff's department and were checked out at a hospital after it happened Oct. 11, 1973. The story has become known worldwide.
