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pitch dark. I approached some low, winding hills, blindly
traveling at about sixty miles an hour through the twists and
turns. It stayed with me. I sped up to seventy miles an hour,
knowing I was risking my life. I heard a sickening thud, and
prayed that I had run over a tree limb and not an innocent
creature startled by the blinding headlights.
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The light was right behind. It was still another ten miles
to Rachel. I knew that was my only hope of escape. With
my jaw clenched I tightened my already aching grip on
the wheel and sped on, frantically making deals with
God.
Suddenly, it was gone.
I didn t tell the people at Little A le Inn about this inci-
dent. Maybe I should have, but at the time I had no expla-
nation for what was pursuing me. I still don t. Maybe I
would rather not know.
Earthlings Welcome, the sign outside the Little
A Le Inn Motel, Bar and Café beckons to passersby on State
Route 375, officially renamed the Extraterrestrial Highway
by the state of Nevada. On the doormat you will find a sim-
ilar greeting: Aliens Welcome.
This quirky motel, a haven for UFO enthusiasts, is in-
cluded in this book because although it is not haunted by
ghosts, per se, there are numerous reports of an energy or
intelligence that witnesses claim manifests as beams of
light or implanted knowledge. Whether this energy comes
from outer space or inner space (i.e., the other side) remains
a mystery.
Little A le Inn sits in the middle of a cow pasture in
Rachel, Nevada, just a few miles from Area 51, a top-secret
military facility about ninety miles north of Las Vegas. The
site for Area 51 was selected in the mid-1950s due to its re-
moteness for testing of the U-2 spy plane. Documentation of
alien spacecraft began twenty years ago when several
former government officials claimed they had actually
worked with the aliens at Papoose Lake, just south of Area
51. Locals, however, had been encountering alien activity
here for decades.
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The only respite amid miles and miles of cow pastures,
Little A le Inn started out as a truck stop, with just a bar
and café. A few trailers were added to accommodate the
occasional weary truck driver, and as time went on and the
area became more noted for UFOs, more trailers were
added.
Pat and Joe Travis own the place. They claim they have
daily communications with alien beings. Shortly after they
moved into their trailer, they had their first encounter. We
were sitting in the living room when an eerie ray of light
beamed right through the center of the back door, as if
someone had bored a hole through the door and was shining
a giant flashlight. At the same time, we both felt a weird
presence, as if someone were looking at us. We just looked
at the beam, and then looked at each other. Then Joe spoke
to the light. Go ahead, make yourself at home. If you can
come through a steel-clad door, you can definitely make
yourself at home.
The couple had a rough time getting their business off the
ground. When Joe s battery-operated flying saucer went out
of control and smashed their bright blinking sign in front of
the bar, the Travises were ready to give up, and they even
talked about selling.
Later that night, they saw flashing lights in their bed-
room. It looked exactly like it does when the sign is
on, with the room lighting up, then going dark. Only the
sign was broken. Joe thought someone must be outside
with a pulsating light. He ran out, but no one was there, yet
the shadows inside kept blinking. Pat knew it was a sign
from the aliens, telling them not to give up on the place.
When the UFO craze hit, their motel became a booming
business.
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Sightings
Many of the employees have had encounters, espe-
cially Alice Fallen (name changed), who has worked as
a waitress at Little A Le Inn for twenty years. Alice is
convinced that the U.S. government makes communi-
cations with the aliens at top-secret Area 51. She has
seen strange lights and flying objects on several occa-
sions once in broad daylight, as she was driving
through the desert. It was long and silver, hovering
in the sky not far from my car. I just kept driving. After
about a half an hour, it just took off.
Another lady in town, who wishes to remain anony-
mous, claimed she was actually abducted. She says she
was spared from a lot of experimentation only because
she was beyond childbearing age. I was driving
down the highway near the hills, she relates, and
when I rounded a corner, I could see the spacecraft in
front of me. I was under some kind of trance. I pulled
over, and they came and got me, and took me into their
craft. They were very pale, and had round heads and big
eyes. I don t remember much about what happened.
The next thing I knew, I woke up back in my car.
One guest came to Little A le Inn hoping to work
out her anger at the aliens for her own alleged ab-
duction. She was very upset when she arrived, says
Pat, but during her visit, she realized the aliens are
not here to harm people but to offer love and under-
standing. When she left, she was finally at peace.
We get airline pilots who come in and tell me
they ve seen UFO s, Pat says. Most of them don t re-
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port it. But they want to talk about it. So that s what
we do here. We allow people to come and talk freely,
and listen.
Have the Travises actually seen a UFO? One time, Joe
and I were driving back from Vegas, and I saw this round
object, like a ball of translucent light, moving along the
side of the highway. I said Joe! Do you see that? He
replied, Yeah, but I thought I was imagining it.
Best Rooms/Times
Most, though not all, of the UFO sightings in Rachel
occur at night. Joe says they have been spotted every
day of the year, including Christmas. Pat s burst of
energy comes every day at 4:00 P.M. A psychic ex-
plained to her that that s the time that the aliens ar-
rive, in a group, like a flight squadron that swoops in
every afternoon.
On different occasions, guests staying in Rooms 2
and 3 have reported visitations, always described as a
presence that seemed to talk to them through mind
transference. Sometimes the thin image of a white
being was reported.
The Motel
The rooms aren t fancy, but they are neat and clean,
Pat boasts. The units are actually mobile home
trailers scattered around the property, each trailer di-
vided into two small motel units with one bedroom
and a shared bath. There are no phones or TV, but
videos are available should you become bored with
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your UFO watch. The Travises are planning to add sev-
eral more trailers over the next few years.
Dining
The restaurant and bar are the focal point of the prop-
erty. The walls are plastered with UFO paraphernalia
and articles about sightings. The cooking claims to be
out of this world, the specialty being the alien
burger, a giant patty on a saucer- shaped bun. An old-
fashioned wooden bar runs across the entire east
wall. The restaurant is a small-time family operation.
Joe tends bar, and Pat does the cooking.
Don t Miss
Twice a year, Little A Le Inn hosts a UFO seminar, fea-
turing a noted UFO expert. Enthusiasts come from all
over the world to attend these events, and the prop-
erty is littered with people sitting on car hoods or
tarps on the ground, waiting and watching. One year,
a sighting reportedly occurred.
Don t try to enter Area 51. The entire perimeter is
heavily protected by armed guards, sensor devices,
and helicopter surveillance.
Little A Le Inn
P.O. Box 45
Highway 375
Rachel, NV 89001
702-729-2515
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