Upon entering the hole Schneider distinctly noted a repugnant smell unlike anything he had ever experienced. After reaching the bottom of the shaft, Schneider found himself in an opening with what appeared to be some kind of humanoid creature. Schneider was naturally startled and began to reach for his pistol. He fumbled for several moments, trying to free his pistol from his bulky suit, when he made out the distinct figure of what appeared to be an extraterrestrial humanoid soon joined by other similar creatures. Schneider shot and seemingly killed two of the extraterrestrials, and the military personnel also began shooting the creatures. After two extraterrestrials had been shot, a third made some kind of rubbing motion across its stomach and Schneider was blown backward.

The blast from the creature had split Schneider's chest open, destroyed several fingers, burned off his toenails and severely burned his bones. He was in radiation/isolation therapy for more than four hundred days and later discovered that he was only one of three men who made it out alive. Sixty-six others had perished in battle with the humanoids.

Schneider was found dead seven months after giving a lecture on his story. Cause of death: suicide. All of his research and collected evidence of extraterrestrial mineral samples were missing from his apartment. His blood and urine samples sent to medical examiners were conveniently lost.

Was the U.S. government responsible for Phil Schneider's death? If so, does this lend validity to Schneider's claims? Although his story sounds outlandish, we have to consider the possibility that Schneider might have known something that our government does not want us to know.