Dumb The captain would be right to believe his eyes, for the foreign ship wasn't damaged, and yet, it appeared to be crippled...
The captain suddenly sees things unknown to this world, that are beyond even a child's imagination. And just as suddenly, he sees a person. Humanoid, but not quite human. the being starts talking I am the Watcher, and I ordain you my servant, as I am servant to another. and the captain resumes seeing the real world, and he tells his crew to jump to FTL and go to certain coordinates. A sixth sense tells him not to tell his crew, but he can't tell himself why.