Bigelow's interest in the paranormal stems from his youth. At the time, Las Vegas was, by comparison, a sleepy little hamlet. There wasn't much for locals to do in the 1950s except drive down the street for an ice cream cone after dinner. Off on one of those evening cruises, Bigelow's grandparents had a close encounter that not only had a profound impact on them, but " when he was told the story two years later " strongly affected their 10-year-old grandson. "This ball of light that appeared to be on flames was coming right at them," Bigelow recalled. "They swerved the car off the road in a pretty dramatic way and kind of ducked, waiting for this impact and there was no impact. Instead, it made a 90-degree turn. It came right at them and went voooom " it just went the opposite direction. "It not only shook them up because they thought they were about to die, but then it gave them something to think about for weeks, months and years after."
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