Aliens in the Forest: The Cisco Grove UFO Encounter

by Noe Torres, Ruben Uriarte, Joe Calkins (Cover_design)

For the first time ever, the eyewitness in one of the world's most intriguing and least known UFO cases speaks out in public and gives complete information never previously revealed about his terrifying encounter with aliens in a dark forest near Cisco Grove, California. In the fall of 1964, an event much stranger than fiction took place in the ruggedly scenic foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in the Tahoe National Forest. Into this remote wilderness stepped 26-year-old Donald Shrum, who planned to enjoy a relaxing weekend hunting deer with his bow and arrows. As he entered the forest, joking and laughing with his two hunting buddies, little did Shrum suspect that shortly he would be locked in the midst of a terrifying 12-hour struggle with alien forces. Armed only with his wits and one of mankind's most primitive weapons, Shrum expended every ounce of his strength in an all-night battle against invaders that seemed bent on overtaking him and carrying him away to a fate worse than death.This is the story that the world has been waiting for decades to hear. Because he worked for a company that made missiles for the U.S. military, the eyewitness never revealed his true identity in connection with his UFO encounter until now. This is first and only fully authorized account ever written about this astonishing UFO incident. This UFO case was called "the most spectacular report we have examined" by Coral Lorenzen of the Aerial Phenomenon Investigation Committee (APRO). Paul Cerny of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) said, "There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that this incident is factual and authentic. I have spent considerable time plus many visits with the main witness, and along with the testimony of the other witnesses, I can rule out any possibility of a hoax."The telling of this incredible tale for the first time ever is with the full cooperation and permission of Mr. Donald R. Shrum, the key eyewitness, his wife Judi, and their son Dan. Judi Shrum, in the book's foreword, writes, "After all these years and for the first time ever, we are disclosing in this book the entire story of my husband’s amazing UFO encounter in hopes that others may learn from it, that others may finally know precisely what happened to us, and that perhaps, even so many years after the fact, somehow we might be able to gain additional insight into exactly what did happen in that dark forest."Prepare yourself for this astonishing true story that injects you directly into the middle of a horrifying nightmare come to life and is far more bizarre than any science fiction novel ever could be!

Genres: Nonfiction, Aliens

194 pages, Paperback

First published December 7, 2011

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting story. I do feel it could have been better told. The same information and even the same quotes are used repeatedly, and therefore continuing reading felt tedious at times.

[Joshua · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a classic ufo case, which before reading this, I knew very little about. This narrative is not your typical saucer story. The authors do a satisfactory job of of fleshing out the ordeal. The book is laid out in simple chronological order and is easy to follow. The writing style can get a little hokey at times, but regardless I still enjoyed it. Much of the book comes from firsthand testimony of the man who survived this night long close encounter. It's probably the most detailed account you are going to find on this event.

[Adam · Rating 1 out of 5]

Poorly written (so much repetition throughout the book that it genuinely starts to become confusing) and bulked out unreasonably. It's hard to say if the whole encounter reported was a bad dream, a tall tale or some kind of psychotic episode, or even a real encounter - but the story told has the kind of bizarre logic of nightmare more than anything else. The behaviour of the aliens makes no sense if you believe they really were aliens.

[Richard Cadot · Rating 2 out of 5]

À l'automne 1964, perdu dans la forêt, Donald Shrum est assiégé une nuit entière par un groupe d'humanoïdes qui semblent provenir d'un étrange engin venu du ciel. Un enlèvement "extraterrestre" raté mettant en scène de petits cosmonautes et même ce qui lui a semblé être, de petits robots.

J'avais souvent entendu parlé de cette rencontre du troisième type qui semblait sortir tout droit d'un film de science-fiction. Ce livre m'a enfin permis de connaître tous les détails de cette incroyable aventure. Cependant, bien que le travail de recherche semble complet, le livre finit par souffrir des nombreuses répétitions inutiles et, avouons-le, de l'absence de tout talent de conteur des auteurs. Peut-être n'était-ce pas par manque de talent mais parce que le récit étant si fantastique en lui-même que les auteurs ont voulu y injecter toute la sobriété de leur travail de recherche et de leurs entrevues avec les témoins.

Pour ceux et celles qui comme moi se passionnent pour ce sujet, il s'agit probablement d'un incontournable. Pour les autres qui ne feraient que commencer à s'intéresser au phénomène OVNI et aux rencontres du troisième type, je ne recommanderais pas ce livre puisqu'il relate un cas qui est, à ma connaissance, unique en son genre.

Quant à savoir si Donald Shrum a réellement vécu ce qu'il raconte avoir vécu cette nuit-là, je ne saurais le dire. Il me semble cependant que s'il s'agissait d'un canular, ce témoin septuagénaire n'aurait pas décidé de raconté publiquement son histoire en long et en large après presque 50 ans en guise de testament. Et si on en croit les auteurs, Shrum semble toujours souffrir d'un choc post-traumatique suite à cet événement... À vous de décider.

[Jesse D · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall pretty interesting. The most interesting piece of information is the fact that a Hunter who was later found dead near Pinedale, Wyoming had attached himself to a tree using his belt and was later found dead and seemed to have an almost exact experience as the protagonist in this book. Strange.

[Christine Regan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating story

Provides great insights on extraterrestrial behaviour. Mr. Don Shrum shows that we are not helpless when confronted by superior technology.

[Milkman3367 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although bloated and repetitive, knowledge of this case and its story is essential for anyone interested in UFO encounters.

[Gwen Clayton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thorough but succinct accounting of an incident of high strangeness.

[Courtney · Rating 1 out of 5]

Interesting case but this book should be half the length.

[Charlene Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a great story. But I do believe if it could be rewritten, beginning to end and not repeat it self in each chapter, it would be a five star book. I feel like it was rushed. And not edited very well.