In a tranquil farming town named Covina, nestled on the outskirts of Los Angeles in 1963, the unimaginable happened. Seventeen-year-old Linda Porter’s life took an eerie turn one night, propelling her to the center of one of the most mysterious alien abduction stories of the era.
Linda recalled waking up aboard an unfamiliar spacecraft, surrounded by blinding lights and sounds she had never encountered before. Guided by a small gray creature, she was led into a room where she met another being: an almost eight-foot-tall figure resembling a praying mantis. This wasn’t the typical “gray alien” story we’ve often heard of in pop culture.
What sets Linda’s story apart is its timeline. The incident predates the popularization of the alien abduction narrative, adding a layer of credibility to her account. Over the years, there have been numerous accounts of individuals claiming to have been abducted by gray aliens, but Linda’s tale also introduces the world to the much less common praying mantis alien figure. This has left many wondering if there’s a hierarchy amongst these extraterrestrial beings, with the praying mantis type at the helm.
Throughout her teens and twenties, Linda claimed to have several encounters with these otherworldly beings. It was only in her mid-forties that she decided to share her experiences, reaching out to investigative journalist Linda Moulton Howe. Her accounts were richly detailed, supplemented by drawings that vividly depicted her experiences aboard the spacecraft and her interactions with the aliens. One standout illustration featured the tall praying mantis in a peculiar room illuminated with sparkling lights.
The mantis-like beings have sparked intense discussions among researchers. Some draw parallels between the reported aliens and insects on our planet. Could the gray aliens represent worker bees, while the praying mantis figures represent a queen bee, more intelligent and of higher rank? Such speculation, while fascinating, has yet to find a solid grounding.
The intrigue doesn’t stop here. According to Linda, these aliens have a keen interest in the human soul. They seem perplexed by its essence, curious about where it travels after death. Linda spoke of witnessing humans in a form of suspended animation, encased within cylinders, raising questions about the extraterrestrials’ role in studying the human spirit and possibly even the cycle of reincarnation.
With stories from various victims reporting encounters with praying mantis-like beings and ancient tales of mantis gods, it begs the question: Are we truly alone? Or is there an insectoid race from another realm, silently watching and studying us?