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gasoline tank, and as it soared over me, I dropped to my knees for fear it would strike me dead. For several moments, I couldn’t move. I wondered how it could fly without wings.” Enrique paused again when one of the waiters approached him with a question. He excused himself and left the lounge. I looked around at the other tourists. A busload of twenty-something French tourists had arrived at the hotelearlier in the day and it looked as though most of them were sitting at the bar engaged in loud conversation. Several minutes passed before Enrique returned.
    “Sorry, Doctor. A problem in the kitchen.” He seated himself across from me again and called for another sangria.
    “Could you tell me more about the UFO?” I asked.
    “It was a long, tank-like craft. If you have ever seen a gasoline tanker that delivers gas to the stations, it was like that, only about five times as long and three times as round. It was huge. It was bigger than my village if it was stretched from one end to other.”
    “What color was it?”
    “It was a dull gray. There were a few small indentations near the top. I thought they were windows, but I couldn’t see lights. Maybe they can see out, but we cannot see them,” he said. “When I realized there were no wings, I was in shock, but the biggest shock came when it flew by me and it made no noise. A plane would roar but there was nothing, only the wind that disturbed the calmness of the morning.”
    “Was there anything else you can remember?”
    “The strangest thing was that as I was watching it, it seemed to vanish before my eyes and then reappear again. It did this twice. Once when it was flying north to south and then again when it flew south to north. When it came back the second time, it vanished almost right in front of me. That is when I knew for sure it was a UFO.”
    “Can you tell me anything else about the craft?”
    “I decided to hide behind the van. I didn’t want to be abducted. I heard they take you and do experiments. I didn’t want to lose my job because of a UFO. At the same time, I was very excited. Actually, seeing a UFO is very exciting and I kept thinking, ‘They don’t even know I’m here.’” He paused and laughed nervously. Enrique took another drink of sangria and offered to refresh my glass.
    “Did something else happen?”
    “I watched until the craft was out of sight, thinking to myself that they did not know I was there. I returned to the driver’s side of the van. That’s when I heard what I thought was a car door slam. I turned, because I thought someone else had seen the UFO. That’s when I saw two rolling balls of light. They blinded me. I raised my arm to shield my eyes.” Enrique lifted his arm to show me how he had covered his eyes. He leaned back in his chair and lit another cigarette from the ashes of the existing cigarette in his hand.
    “Do you want to continue?”
    “Oh yes. I am just trying to remember every detail. That is important, isn’t it?”
    “Yes,” I replied. “Take your time.” I watched as he ate several chips and drained his glass.
    “Suddenly, I was aware that the lights were no longer shining. I dropped my arm and came face to face with two creatures who walked out of the balls of light. I call them creatures because that is what they were. Even though they had two arms and two legs, they were not human. They were shorter than me. [Enrique was approximately 5’ 6”.] They had funny skin. It looked like the color of these ashes,” he said as he pointed to the ashtray on the table. “Somewhere between white and gray. Their heads were pointed at the chin. Their arms and legs were very skinny, making me think they were children, at least at first, but the truth is, they looked like insects. Nothing more than big bugs.” He stopped and ate more chips and called for another sangria. “Don’t worry, Doctor. You cannot get drunk on sangria in this hotel. Maybe if you drank a barrel. The bartender has orders