While celestial beings have always been a subject of intrigue, a 50-year-old grandma from Bradford seems to have an impressive amount of experience on the same—and even has marks on her body to prove it!

Paula Smith, as reported by credible sources, believes her tryst with alien encounters dates back to childhood. And what’s more, they seemed to have continued all through her youth and adulthood. “I have experienced 52 paranormal incidents. There’s no warning and I can’t sense anything is going to happen. It just happens. All I can do is carry on as normal, otherwise, I’d go crazy,” she said, as cited on Daily Star. Smith further enthused that she has been in a UFO!

“I was on a craft and the aliens showed me ­technology we didn’t have. They showed me a slideshow of pristine scenery which had a beautiful river that then turned black. The blue sky went blood red and I soon realized it was a movie of the Earth being destroyed through man’s greed,” she added.

Recalling her first alien encounter, Smith maintained that the experience left her with a triangular bruise on her face and fingerprint marks on her arm.

“The first time I saw a craft was 1982. I was in the woods and it was ­completely silent. The pathway ­became narrower and I could hear my heart thumping. I recall looking into the darkness whilst my eyes adjusted. I could see what looked like a ­boomerang shape with an extra arm on it. Each arm had a light at the end. I recall three of the lights, one was blue, the other green, but I can not recall the color of the other light,” she said.

“I could describe it ­better as a propeller blade from an airplane. It was about 30ft tall and 30ft wide. It was black with a green and blue light on the edges. It was turning clockwise at 1mph in complete silence. I remember trying to run but it felt like the ground was quicksand, like sinking into the ground, then everything went black. According to my family, I had been missing for four hours, but I have no recollection of what actually went on.”

While Smith has mustered the courage to document her experiences, she believes it took her a long time to open up. “Ever since the experiences haven’t stopped. I’ve been taken from my bedroom window and my bed. I didn’t tell anybody because I know ­people would think I am crazy. But there are thousands, if not millions of people like me out there who have similar experiences,” she concluded.

Man wearing UFO mask
A fan wearing a UFO mask of Mexico poses for picture during a quarterfinal match between Mexico and Costa Rica as part of 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup at NRG Stadium on June 29, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Photo by Omar Vega/Getty Images

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