I was about 8 years old.  I was holding my grandfather's to cross the road.  On the other side of the road, my brother came out from a pastry shop showing a chocolate egg.  I was so excited at the idea that I escaped from the hand of my grandfather and ran across the street.

 

A moment later I was about ten meters above the thread of light which held the street lighting lamp (this thread is about fifteen meters above the road as well).

 

I did not understand where I was, but I felt good and no pain.  I was just surprised.  I saw only the wire with the lamp, not passed on the street car.   After a while I began to understand where I was.  I looked around and saw from a distance (approximately 70 meters) a figure on the ground at the edge of the pavement.  It was my mother who held a baby in her arms.  I felt a sudden urge such that I had started down toward the scene. A moment later, I was in the arms of my mother who was crying. They were very concerned since I was hit by a car and banged on the side of the road. An ambulance arrived and they told me to walk. I discovered that I was limping and felt pain because of my leg. 

 

But I was happy and continued to repeat that "I had flown" but I thought it was because of the accident. I was too naive to think of other explanations. I insisted in the ambulance, repeating that I had flown and I had seen my mother on the ground with me, and I was still excited for the "flight" and reassured my mother that my pain in my leg was not strong.

 

Only years later I understood the explanation that the incident could not explain why I was "hanging" a few moments at twenty to thirty meters in height and seeing my mother and me on the ground (the only moment of "fear" but lasted a fraction of a second).

 

Was the kind of experience difficult to express in words? No      

At the time of this experience, was there an associated life threatening event?          Yes    

How did your highest level of consciousness and alertness during the experience compare to your normal every day consciousness and alertness?    Normal consciousness and alertness
 
Did your vision differ in any way from your normal, everyday vision (in any aspect, such as clarity, field of vision, colors, brightness, depth perception degree of solidness/transparency of objects, etc.)?  No      

Did your hearing differ in any way from your normal, everyday hearing (in any aspect, such as clarity, ability to recognize source of sound, pitch, loudness, etc.)?            No      

Did you experience a separation of your consciousness from your body?     Yes

What emotions did you feel during the experience?            surprised (after excited, happy)

Have you shared this experience with others?         No       Non avevo mai capito l'esperienza e non l'avevo mai raccontata (anche se nell'adolescenza ci ho pensato diversi volte). Poi l'ho raccontata a mia moglie (religiosa).

Did you have any knowledge of near death experience (NDE) prior to your experience?    No       I was only a children

How did you view the reality of your experience shortly (days to weeks) after it happened:            Experience was definitely real   

Were there one or several parts of the experience especially meaningful or significant to you?    "I was flying!" I repeat many times this words at my parent immediately after experience.

How do you currently view the reality of your experience:            Experience was definitely real   

Have your relationships changed specifically as a result of your experience?           No      

Have your religious beliefs/practices changed specifically as a result of your experience?            No           

Following the experience, have you had any other events in your life, medications or substances which reproduced any part of the experience?         No                  

Did the questions asked and information you provided so far accurately and comprehensively describe your experience?         Yes    

Are there any other questions we could ask to help you communicate your experience?   Add parameters like experience duration, time slot (morning, evening, night).