I've kept this secret for 40 years. But the 2012 discovery of an anomalous object, one and one-half inches deep in my thigh, initiated a flood of nightmares I could not control. My poor health and the horrific memories were the catalysts to come forward and finally disclose what happened back in 1977. My friend and I were on a two-day camping trip to photograph eagles and wildlife. Late in the evening of our first night in camp, a group of three very bright stars in the western sky caught our attention. As the points expanded they were eventually devouring entire fields of stars as it traveled higher and moved closer to our camp. It eventually halted directly over us. The size of the object was unbelievable. The size of a five-story office building, it sat motionless above the floor of the meadow. I never intended to tell anyone. But the events of 2012 opened a door to memories about the abduction experience I had long forgotten and had no desire to even remember.