The Pascagoula Alien Encounter refers to a reported UFO sighting and alleged alien abduction incident that occurred in Pascagoula, Mississippi, in 1973. Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker claimed they were abducted by extraterrestrial beings while fishing along the Pascagoula River. According to their accounts, they were taken aboard a UFO, subjected to medical examinations, and later released. The incident gained widespread attention, and both men underwent polygraph tests that indicated they believed their own accounts. The Pascagoula Alien Encounter remains a controversial and debated case in the realm of UFO and alien abduction phenomena, with skeptics questioning the validity of the claims and believers considering it one of the more compelling cases in UFO lore.
