Biting the Golden Bullet phenomenon begins the instant a life and death situation occurs. When, suddenly, the soldier finds his conscious reality has dramatically shifted to being aware he is within a Golden Bubble. He is aware everything is in slow motion, but he feels extremely calm and peaceful. And, just as suddenly, the Golden Bubble is gone and the soldier jarred back to his combat surrounding, only to find that most everyone close to him have been killed.

In another example, the soldier describes being suddenly displaced into a beautiful country scene. And just as fast, it is gone, and he finds he is out of harm's way.

In another account: "I was running and I saw the shadow of a mortar shell coming in. I knew I was dead. But, suddenly I was in this Golden Bubble and running in slow motion. When it disappeared I had to have floated over the hole from the blast and I found myself about five feet from the edge of the crater."

Another recalls the following: "Suddenly a Vietcong jumped out of the foliage and fires his machine gun at me. Instantly, everything turned White and then, as suddenly, the Light disappears as I return fire and kill the Vietcong." He further states, "The bullets had to have passed through me that killed my friend just behind me."