In this user-submitted account, a man named Brant describes a childhood encounter on a small Michigan farm near Lansing — where, at age thirteen or fourteen, he was sent to the barn to feed the hogs and instead encountered a small extraterrestrial being who took him on a tour of the solar system. The being showed Brant a planet called Orion, described as hidden between the orbits of Earth and Mars, inhabited by a race called the Garudias — peaceful plant-based beings whose stated mission is to bring peace to the Milky Way galaxy. Brant was invited to remain on the planet but could not because the Garudias breathe carbon monoxide, making their atmosphere incompatible with human biology. He describes the planet as a utopia.

This account is published as a user-submitted story and has not been independently verified. No date, surname, or corroborating witnesses are provided. Several claims in the narrative conflict with established astronomy (no planet exists between Earth and Mars orbits; “Orion” is a constellation, not a planetary name), and the Garudias do not appear in any other known contactee literature. However, the narrative’s description of plant-based alien biology is notable as a rare example of non-humanoid, non-reptilian entity contact — aligning with the Plant Type Aliens category in the Think About It species taxonomy. The account is presented in Brant’s own words as received.

Encounter of the 5th Kind from Orion

WELL WHEN I WAS ABOUT 13 OR 14 YRS.OLD I LIVED ON A SMALL MICHIGAN FARM NEAR LANSING.

MY FATHER ASK ME TO GO TO THE BARN AND FEED THE HOGS

SO WHEN I GOT THERE THERE WAS SMALL BEING THERE IT TOOK ME ON JOURNEY OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

HE SHOWED ME A NEW PLANET THAT WE DIDN’T KNOW WAS THERE

IT’S NAME IS ORION BETWEEN THE ORBITS EARTH AND MARS IT IS INHABITED BY BEINGS CALLED GARUDIAS THEY ARE VERY PEACEFUL.

THEY HAVE A MISSION TO BRING PEACE TO THE MILKY WAY GALAXY THEY WANTED ME TO LIVE THERE BUT I COULDN’T BECAUSE THEY ARE PLANT BEINGS AND I THINK THEY BREATH CARBON MONOXIDE.

I KIND OF WISH I COULD HAVE BECAUSE ORION IS LIKE AN UTOPIA

GOODBYE BRANT

Executive Summary:

The Garudias of Orion — A Michigan Farm Encounter with Plant-Based Extraterrestrials

Brant’s account describes a childhood encounter (estimated 1970s–1980s) on a farm near Lansing, Michigan, in which a small being appeared in the barn, transported him aboard a spacecraft for a solar system tour, and revealed the existence of a hidden planet called Orion between Earth and Mars. The planet is inhabited by the Garudias — peaceful plant-based beings on a galactic peace mission who breathe carbon monoxide. Brant was invited to stay but declined due to atmospheric incompatibility. He describes the planet as utopian.

The account contains unverifiable and astronomically inconsistent claims but is notable for its description of plant-based alien biology — one of the rarest entity types in the contactee literature. No corroboration or additional Garudias references have been located. Presented as received under the User Submitted Stories policy.

“They have a mission to bring peace to the Milky Way Galaxy. They wanted me to live there but I couldn’t because they are plant beings and I think they breathe carbon monoxide. I kind of wish I could have because Orion is like a Utopia.”
— Brant (user-submitted account)