Harold E's Experience

Experience description:   

In1944 at fort belvoir during night training, our group came to a gully. I recognized a potential for injury so chose an adjacent spot of lesser slope.   then had the OBE, slipped, my foot caught on a root, my body kept going and my ankle broke.

 At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?         Uncertain      I now believe that had the event not happened resulting in a broken ankle and subsequent hospitalization, i would have died in action

What was your level of consciousness and alertness during the experience?           I was alert and careful

            Was the experience dream like in any way?   only in the sense that i knew it was going to happen and tried unsuccessfully to prevent it

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     Yes     I was above my body looking down upon myself groveling in the mud

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            wonderment

Did you notice how your 5 senses were working, and if so, how were they different?          Uncertain            immediately after the obe, I was experiencing the pain normal to a fracture

Did you have any sense of altered space or time?   Yes     My logical mind recognized that I could not be in the place from which I was viewing my body