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A CENTURY OF UFO LANDINGS (1868-1968)
1
Jul., 1868 Copiago (Chile). A strange "aerial construction"
bearing lights and making engine noises flew low
over this town. Local people also described it as a
giant bird covered with large scales producing a me-
tallic noise. Although not an actual landing, this is
the first instance of close observation of an unknown
object at low altitude in the nineteenth century.
(Fort 638; Anatomy 11)
2
Dec. 07, 1872 Banbury (Great Britain). At King's Sutton an object
0100 hours resembling a haystack flew on an irregular course.
Sometimes high, sometimes very low it was accom-
panied by fire and dense smoke. It produced the same
effect as a tornado, felling trees and walls. It sud-
denly vanished. (Fort 189)
3
1880 Aldershot (Great Britain). A strange being dressed in
tight-fitting clothes and shining helmet soared over
the heads of two sentries, who fired without result.
The apparition stunned them with something de-
scribed as "blue fire." (FSR 61, 3; Magonia)
4
May. 15, 1879 Persian Gulf. Two very large "wheels" were seen
2140 spinning in the air and slowly coming to the surface
of the sea. Estimated diameter: 40 m. Distance be-
tween the objects: 150 m. Speed: 80 km/h/ Duration:
35 min. Witnesses aboard the ship "Vultur" (Round
up 17; Anatomy 12)
5
1880 Eastern Venezuela. A 14-year-old boy saw a luminous
ball descending from the sky and hovering near him.
He felt somehow "drawn" to it, but succeeded in
backing away in spite of his terror. (Lor. III 2O6)
6
Mar. 26, 1880 Lamy (New Mexico). Four men walking near Galis-
evening teo Junction were surprised as they heard voices com-
ing from a "strange balloon," which flew over them.
It was shaped like a fish and seemed to be guided by
a large fanlike device. There were eight to ten figures
aboard. Their language was not understood. The ob-
ject flew low over Galisteo Junction and rose rapidly
toward the east. (FSR 65, 3)
7
Jun. 11, 1881 Between Melbourne and Sydney at sea (Australia).
0400 The two sons of the Prince of Wales, one of them
the future king of England, were cruising aboard "La
Bacchante" when an object resembling a fully lighted
ship was seen ("a phantom vessel all aglow"). (Fort
637; Anatomy 12)
8
Nov. 02, 1885 Scutari (Turkey). A luminous object circled the har-
dawn bor. Altitude: 5-6 m. Illuminated the whole town.
Duration: 1 1/2 min, as a bluish-green flame. Then
plunged into the sea. Made several circles above the
ferry-boat pier. (LDLN 48; Anatomy 14)
9
Nov. 12, 1887 Cape Race (Atlantic Ocean). A huge sphere of fire
2400 was observed rising out of the ocean by witnesses
aboard the "Siberian." It rose to an altitude of 16 m,
flew against the wind, and came close to the ship,
then "dashed oft" toward the southeast. Duration:
5 min. (LDLN 48; Anatomy 14)
10
1896 Arolla, near Zermatt (Swiss Alps). Author Aleister
Crowley was walking in the mountains when he sud-
denly saw two little men. He made a gesture to them,
but they did not seem to pay attention and disap-
peared among the rocks. (Magic Without Tears, by
A. Crowley)
11
Mar. 26, 1897 Sioux City (Iowa). Approximate date. Robert Hib-
night bard was caught by an anchor dropped from an un-
known flying machine 22 km north of the town. He
was dragged over 10 m and fell as his clothes were
torn. (FSR 66, 4)
12
Mar. 28, 1897 Omaha (Nebraska). The majority of the population
2230 observed an object arriving from the southeast. It
looked like a huge light, flew northwestward slowly,
came to low altitude. A crowd gathered at a street
corner to watch it. (185)
13
Apr. 01, 1897 Everest (Kansas). The whole town saw an object fly
2100 under the cloud ceiling. It came down slowly, then
flew away very fast to the southeast. When directly
over the town it swept the ground with its powerful
light. It was seen to rise up at fantastic speed until
barely discernible, then to come down again and
sweep low over the witnesses. At one point it re-
mained stationary for 5 min at the edge of a low
cloud, which it illuminated. All could clearly see the
silhouette of the craft. (FSR 66, 4)
14
Apr. 12, 1897 Nilwood (Illinois). On the property of Z. Thacker, 19
1430 km north of Carlinville, an unknown object landed.
Before the three witnesses could reach it, the craft,
which was shaped like a cigar with a dome, rose slowly
and left majestically toward the north. Witnesses:
Edward Teeples, William Street and Franklin Met-
calf. (186; Anatomy 12)
15
Apr. 12, 1897 Girard, near Green Ridge (Illinois). A large crowd of
1800 miners saw an unknown object land 3 km north of
Green Ridge and 4 km south of Girard. The night
operator of the Chicago-and-Alton Railroad, Paul Mc-
Cramer, stated that he came sufficiently close to the
craft to see a man emerge from it to repair the ma-
chinery. Traces were found over a large area. The
object itself was elongated like a ship with a roof and
a double canopy. It left toward the north. (186,187)
16
Apr. 14, 1897 Gas City (Indiana). An object landed 2 km south of
1500 Gas City on the property of John Roush, terrifying
the farmers and causing the horses and cattle to
stampede. Six occupants of the ship came out and
seemed to make some repairs. Before the crowd could
approach the object, it rose rapidly and flew toward
the east. (188)
17
Apr. 14, 1897 Cleveland (Ohio). Joseph Singler, captain of the
"Sea Wing," was fishing with S. H. Davis, of Detroit,
when they saw on the lake what they thought was a
ship, about 13 m long, with a canopy. A man, about
25 years old, wearing a hunting jacket and a cap, was
fishing from the deck of the object. Near him were a
woman and a 10-year old child. When the "Sea
Wing" came close to the craft, a large, colored bal-
loon rose from the object, which flew up with it to an
altitude of about 150 m and circled "like a hawk"
before flying away. (189)
18
Apr. 15, 1897 Linn Grove (Iowa). A large object was seen to fly
morning slowly toward the north. It seemed ready to land and
five men (F. G. Ellis, James Evans, David Evans, Joe
Croaskey, Benjamin Buland) drove toward it. About
7 km north of Linn Grove, they found the craft on
the ground, came within 700 m of it but it "spread
its four giant wings and rose towards the North." Two
strange figures aboard the craft made efforts to con-
ceal themselves. Witnesses were surprised at the
length of their hair. Most residents of Linn Grove
saw the craft in flight. (190)
19
Apr. 15, 1897 Howard-Artesian (South Dakota). A flying object
nightfall coming closer and closer to the ground followed a
train, as reported by the engineer, Joe Wright (FSR
66,4)
20
Apr. 15, 1897 Perry Springs (Missouri). A passenger train on the
2100 Wabash line, going toward Quincy, was followed by
a low-flying object for 15 min between Perry Springs
and Hersman. All the passengers saw the craft, which
had a red and white light. After Hersman it flew ahead
of the train and disappeared rapidly, although the
train was then running at 65 km/h. (190)
21
Apr. 15, 1897 Springfield (Illinois). Two farm workers, Adolph
Winkle and John Hulle, saw a strange craft in a field.
They had a discussion with its occupants, a woman
and two men, and were told the ship-had flown from
Quincy to Springfield in 30 min and that the crew.
was making electrical repairs. (FSR 65,1)
22
Apr. 16, 1897 Downs Township (Illinois). Approximate date. While
working in his field, Haney Savidge saw an aerial
craft land near him. Six people emerged from it and
spoke to him for a few minutes before leaving again.
(191)
23
Apr. 17, 1897 Williamston (Michigan). At least a dozen farmers
morning saw an object maneuver in the sky for an hour before
it landed. A strange man near 3 m tall, almost naked
and suffering from the heat, was the pilot of the
craft. "His talk, while musical, seemed to be a repeti-
tion of bellowings." One farmer went near him and
received a blow that broke his hip. (196)
24
Apr. 19, 1897 Leroy (Kansas). Alexander Hamilton was awakened
2230 by a noise among the cattle and went out with his
son and his tenant. They saw an elongated cigar-
shaped object, about 100 m long with a transparent
cabin underneath showing narrow reddish bands,
hovering 10 m above ground. They approached within
50 m of it. It was illuminated and equipped with a
searchlight. Inside it were "six of the strangest be-
ings" the witness had seen, also described as "hid-
eous." They spoke a language no witness could
understand. A cow was dragged away by the object
with the help of a strong red cable; it was found
butchered in a field the next day. (Anatomy 16; Ma-
gonia)
25
Apr. 20, 1897 Homan (Arkansas). Capt. James Hooton was hunt-
1800 ing in the vicinity of Homan when he heard the noise
of a steam engine and found an object in a clearing.
It looked like a cylinder with pointed ends, lateral
wheels, and horizontal blade over it. Hooton spoke
with a man who wore dark glasses and walked behind
the craft. There were three or four occupants. The
witness was told this was indeed "The Airship" and
that it used compressed air for propulsion. Hooton
saw the wheels spin as the craft rose and flew away.
(FSR 66, 4; Magonia)
26
Apr. 22, 1897 Rockland (Texas). John M. Barclay was intrigued
when his dog barked furiously and a high-pitched
noise was heard. He went out, saw a flying object
circling 5 m above ground. Elongated with protru-
sions and blinding lights, it went dark when it landed.
Barclay was met by a man who told him his purpose
was peaceful and requested some common hardware
items to repair the craft. He paid with a ten-dollar bill
and took off "like a bullet out of a gun." (192;
Magonia)
27
Apr. 22, 1897 Josserand (Texas). Frank Nichols, who lived 3 km
2400 east of Josserand and was one of its most respected
citizens, was awakened by a machine noise. Looking
outside, he saw a heavy, lighted object land in his
wheat field. He walked toward it, was stopped by two
men who asked permission to draw water from his
well. He then had a discussion with a half-dozen men,
the crew of the strange machine. He was told how it
worked but could not follow the explanation. (193;
Magonia)
28
Apr. 23, 1897 McKinney Bayou (Arkansas). Judge Lawrence A.
Byrne of Texarkana, Arkansas, was surveying a tract
of land when he saw a peculiar object anchored on
the ground. "It was manned by three men who spoke
a foreign language, but judging from their looks one
would take them to be Japs." (Farish, in Allende
Letters (Award Special, 1968) )
29
Apr. 25, 1897 Merkel (Texas). People returning from church ob-
evening served a heavy object being dragged along the ground
by a rope attached to a flying craft. The rope got
caught in a railroad track. The craft was too high for
its structure to be visible but protrusions and a light
could be distinguished. After about 10 min a man
came down along the rope cut the end free, and went
back aboard the craft, which flew away toward the
northeast. The man was small and dressed in a light-
blue uniform. (194; Magonia)
30
Apr. 26, 1897 Aquila-Hillsboro (Texas). Approximate date. A law-
yer was surprised to see a lighted object fly over. His
horse was scared and nearly toppled the carriage.
When the main light was turned off, a number of
smaller lights became visible on the underside of the
dark object, which supported an elongated canopy.
It went down toward a hill to the south, 5 km from
Aquila. When the witness was on his way back one
hour later he saw the object rising. It reached the
altitude of the cloud ceiling and flew to the northeast
at a fantastic speed with periodic flashes of light. (195)
31
May. 06, 1897 Hot Springs (Arkansas). Two policemen, Sumpter
and McLenore, were riding northwest of Hot Springs
when they saw a bright light in the sky. About 7 km
farther they saw the light again coming down to the
ground. One km farther the horses refused to walk.
Two men were seen carrying lights. The lawmen took
their rifles, called the strangers, and were told that
they crossed the country with a flying craft. The sil-
houette of the machine, about 2O m long, could be
seen in the clearing. There was a woman with an um-
brella nearby. It was raining, and the younger of the
men was filling a large container with water. The elder
man had a beard and suggested that the policemen
fly with them "to a place where it does not rain." The
same witness went back through the same spot 40
min later and found nothing. (FSR 66, 4; Magonia)
32
Oct. 28, 1902 Gulf of Guinea. Three persons aboard the "Fort Salis-
0305 bury," including Second Officer A. H. Raymer, saw a
huge, dark object bearing lights in the sea ahead. It
was observed sinking slowly. Estimated length: 200
m. (Fort 641; Anatomy 20)
33
1904 Rolling Prairie (Indiana). Tom Darby, with his
brother and mother, saw two whitish-blue objects
about 400 m away, from a point situated 3 km north
of Rolling Prairie. The objects hovered 2 or 3 m above
ground, flew toward a barn, came closer to each other,
and were hidden from view by a hill. (Hartle 164)
34
1908 Coast of Delaware. The English ship "Mohican,"
piloted by Capt. Urghart, was going to Philadelphia
when it was surrounded by a thick, luminous cloud
which "magnetized" everything on board. The com-
pass was observed to swing wildly. When seamen tried
to move some chains on the bridge, they found that
they were glued to the metal floor. Suddenly the cloud
rose and was seen above the sea for some time. (197)
35
Jun. 30, 1908 Podkamennaia Toungouska (USSR). Unexplained
explosion in the taiga, equivalent to a thermonuclear
blast, sometimes interpreted as the crash of an inter-
stellar vehicle. (Anatomy 18; Challenge 99)
36
May. 18, 1909 Caerphilly (Wales). Mr. Lethbridge was walking
2300 along a road near the mountains when he saw on the
grass a large tubelike machine. Aboard were two men
wearing furs and talking excitedly in a language the
witness could not understand. The grass was found
depressed at the site after the object had flown off.
(198; Anatomy 21)
37
Jun. 16, 1909 Donghoi (Annam). An elongated object following a
0410 west to east trajectory flew over the town. It gave off
a strong light and was seen by two fishermen to
plunge into the sea 6 km away from the coast, after a
steady flight of about 9 min. (Anatomy 21)
38
Jan. 1910 Invercargill (New Zealand). Several witnesses -
2300 among them the vicar, the Mayor, and a policeman
-saw a cigar-shaped object hovering at 30 m alti-
tude. A man appeared at a lateral door and was heard
shouting some words in an unknown language. The
opening closed, and the object accelerated and was
lost to sight. (Stuart 24)
39
Jun., 1914 Hamburg (Germany). Gustav Herwagen opened the
0400 door of his house and saw in a field a shining cigar-
shaped object with illuminated windows. Near it were
four or five dwarfs 1.20 m tall, clad in light clothing.
He approached them, but they went aboard the ob-
ject as soon as they appeared to be aware of his pres-
ence. A door closed, and the craft took off silently,
climbing vertically. (Nachrichten April, 62)
40
Aug., 1914 Georgian Bay (Canada). William J. Kiehl and seven
other persons saw a spherical craft on the surface of
the water. On its deck were two small men wearing
green-purple clothes. They seemed to be busy with a
hose, plunging it into the water. On the opposite side
were three men dressed in light brown, wearing square
masks down to their shoulders. Seeing the witnesses,
they reentered the craft except for one dwarf, wearing
shoes with a curved, pointed tip, who remained out-
side while the craft rose 3 m above the water and shot
upward, leaving a short trail. (199)
41
Aug. 21, 1915 Gallipoli (Turkey). During severe fighting in the
Dardanelles a peculiar cloud engulfed a British regi-
ment which was never seen again. This was observed
by 22 men of the First Field Company, NZ Army
Corps and stated in an affidavit. (Spaceview 45;
LDLN 82; Magonia)
42
Oct., 1917 Youngstown (Pennsylvania). John Boback, 17, was
walking along the railroad tracks between Youngs-
town and Mt. Braddock when he saw a saucer-shaped
object with a platform and rows of lights, sitting in a
field 30 m to his left. He watched the object for 1-2
min until it took off with a high-pitched sound, rising
gradually like a slow plane. Its size was that of an
average car. The top of the object was a dome with
elongated windows through which figures could be
seen. (Hartle 157)
43
1921 Marseilles (France). Undocumented report of an
"abduction" by two beings. (Quincy)
44
Feb. 22, 1922 Hubbell (Nebraska). William C. Lamb was follow-
0500 ing strange tracks when he heard a high-pitched sound
and saw a circular object intercepting starlight. It
became brilliantly lighted and landed in a hollow.
Soon afterword, a creature over 2.4 m tall was seen
flying from the direction where the object had landed.
It left tracks in the snow, which Lamb followed with-
out results. (Anatomy 22)
45
Sep. 09, 1922 Barmouth (Wales). John Morris and William James
saw an object fall into the ocean so slowly that it was
thought to be a plane. A boat was sent out, but
nothing was found. (Fort 639)
46
Jun. 12, 1929 Fermeneuve (Canada). Levis Brosseau, 2O was re-
2300 turning home when he saw a dark object with a yellow
light and his horse became very nervous. Within 6 m
of the object four or five dwarfish figures were running
back and forth. He heard their pointed, childlike
voices, then saw the dark object take off with a ma-
chinelike sound and a rush of air. Estimated size of
object: 15 m diameter, 5 m high. (GEPA Dec., 68)
47
Jul., 1929 Robsart (Canada). Five persons among them Einar
Rostivold, saw a huge ball of light giving off fiery
colors, 25 km from Robsart. It landed slowly, van-
ished gradually after illuminating the whole country-
side for 30 min. (Fate Jan., 58)
48
Summer, 1933 Chrysville (Pennsylvania). A man observed a faint
Morning violet light in a field between this town and Morres-
town. Walking to it, he found an ovoid object 3 m in
diameter and 2 m thick with a circular opening similar
to a vault door. Pushing it, he found the room full of
violet light and observed many instruments, no oc-
cupant. Smell of ammonia. (APRO Jul., 64)
49
Fall, 1938 (or following year) Juminda (Estonian coast). Two
persons saw a strange "frog-man" 1 m tall with a
round head, no neck, and a hump in front of the body.
The mouth was a large, straight slit, the eyes were like
smaller slits. The skin was brown-green, compared to
pegamoid, hands normal. The creature walked in a
peculiar "but elegant" fashion, the head waving up
and down while the legs moved "carefully." When
pursued, the creature accelerated very fast, with feet
"fluttering." About 100 m away it vanished com-
pletely'. (Personal)
50
Sep., 1943 Oncativo (Argentina). Navarro Ocampo, driving be-
0400 tween Rosario and Cordoba, saw a large, saucer-shaped
object on the ground 500 m to the left of the road. It
glowed with a bluish-green light, made a whistling
sound, rose to 100 m altitude, then left at fantastic
speed. A strange metal block is said to have been
found at the spot. (GEPA Dec., 68)
51
End Aug., 1944
Mattoon (Illinois). A mysterious man appeared at
windows, as if in search of someone. He stunned wit-
nesses by pointing at them a device that "made con-
sciousness dissolve" and left a strange cloying smell
behind (FSR 61, 3; Magonia)
52
1945 Habbebishopsheim (Germany). An American soldier
saw a disk-shaped object come down rapidly, oscillate,
and land. The site could not be found in the dark.
The event took place 35 km northwest of the town.
(Atic)
53
Mar., 1945 Belfast (Maine). A man out hunting observed an
elongated object flying very slowly, tilted toward the
earth. It crashed into some trees at the end of a clear-
ing. The enormous craft seemed undamaged as it
rested briefly on the ground, then lifted again with a
humming sound, started to spin, released a shower
of fine silvery threads, and rose straight up, disap-
pearing in seconds. (FS May., 59)
54
Mar., 1945 Aleutian Islands. Aboard the US attack transport
"Delarof," 14 sailors saw a dark sphere rise out of the
ocean, follow a curved trajectory, and fly away after
circling their ship. (Evidence 30)
55
Jun. 10, 1947 Douglas (Arizona). Coral Lorenzen saw a light rise
2300 from the ground in Mexican territory. It took a defin-
ite spherical shape and vanished in less than ten sec-
onds among the stars. (Lor. I 4)
56
Jun. 21, 1947 Maury Island, near Tacoma (Washington). Harold
A. Dahl and others allegedly saw six tire-shaped ob-
jects, 30 m in diameter, metallic with dark openings,
over Puget Sound. One of the objects exploded,
showering the witnesses with metal. Officially re-
garded as hoax. (Ruppelt)
57
Jun. 21, 1947 Spokane (Washington). Eight disk-shaped objects
1150 the size of a house, were seen flying at 1000 km/h. A
civilian woman stated that the objects fell with a dead-
leaf motion and landed before ten witnesses on the
shore of the Saint Joe River, in Idaho. (Atic)
58
Jun. 17, 1947 Bisbee (Arizona). John A. Petsche, electrical worker
1030 and another witness independently saw a disk-shaped
object, which seemed to land near Tintown. (Lor. I 6)
59
Jun. 30, 1947 Grand Canyon, near Williams Field (Arizona). A
0910 Navy lieutenant was flying at 9000 m toward the
south when he saw two circular objects diving at "un-
conceivable" speed. They were gray, about 3 m in
diameter, and appeared to land 40 km south of the
Grand Canyon. (Atic)
60
Jul. 08, 1947 Muroc Air Field (California). An Air Force major
1200 observed a metallic object, reflecting sunlight oscil-
late, go down to ground level, and rise again. Simul-
taneously it was observed by a captain in Rodgers Dry
Lake. (Atic)
61
Jul. 23, 1947 Bauru, near Pitanga (Brazil). A group of survey
workers ran away as they heard a hissing noise and
saw a disk land 50 m away. Jose C. Higgins saw two
figures through, a window. Later three beings in shiny
clothes and translucent suits, with oversized bald
heads, huge round eyes, no eyelashes or eyebrows, and
a metal box on their back, emerged from the craft.
They were over 2 m. tall. They drew the solar system
and pointed to Uranus as if to suggest that was their
point of origin. (Round-up 163; FSR 61, 6)
62
Aug. 13, 1947 Twin Falls, Smoke River Canyon (Idaho). Two boys
1300 and their father saw a sky-blue object 100 m away and
25 m above ground. Treetops under it were spinning
wildly, although the object itself did not spin. It made
a swishing sound. Shape: inverted plate, 7 m diameter
and 3.5 m thick. There was a red flame on one side of
the top. (Atic)
63
Aug. 14, 1947 Raveo (Italy). R. L. Johannis saw a disk on the ground
0900 and two dwarfs less than 1 m tall, wearing dark blue
coveralls with red collars and belts. They had over-
sized heads, greenish faces, huge, salient dark eyes
without eyelashes or eyebrows, but surrounded by a
ringlike muscle. They wore something similar to crash
helmets. The center of their belts projected a "vapor,"
and the witness suffocated, feeling a strong electrical
discharge. The creature had greenish hands with
eight talonlike fingers. (Humanoids 2; Magonia; FRS
67, 1)
64
1948 Swastika (Canada). Mr. Galbraith twice saw an ob-
ject land. The first time, it was a disk-shaped craft
with a humanoid figure-the second time, cigar
shape with three figures. (Quincy)
65
Jul. 29, 1948 Indianapolis (Indiana). An object swept over a road
at 10 m altitude. (Atic)
66
Aug. 11, 1948 Hamel (Minnesota). Two boys were playing outside
1200 when a round dull gray object 70 cm in diameter, 30
cm thick, landed near them like a balloon with a
metallic noise. It spun, went up, hovered, maneuvered
to avoid Phone lines and trees, and flew away to
the northeast. An FBI man from St. Paul found an
area 70 cm in diameter where the ground showed signs
of extreme pressure. (Atic)
67
Aug. 29, 1948 Maplewood (Ohio). A farmer observed a silvery
0503 sphere of large dimension rise from a wooded area and
hover above his farm, dropping a silvery substance
that disintegrated before touching the ground. (Atic)
68
Feb., 1949 Pucusana (Peru). C. A. V. an oil company employee,
1630 30, was driving to Lima when he saw a shiny disk at
ground level. He walked toward it for 10 min. Three
figures came out as he was 20 m away. They looked
like mummies, had joined legs and one large foot.
They "slid" along the ground. They were covered
with a strange "towely" skin, asked the witness where
they were, had a lengthy discussion with him, and
took him for a trip in their craft. (Lor. III 122)
69
Feb. 17, 1949 France (exact location unknown). Alain Berard saw
night a large, bright object land near his farm with a green
lightning flash. It became dark. As he approached the
craft, the witness saw three figures with stocky short
legs, apparently without heads. Frightened, he fired
at them three times. A moment later the object took
off vertically. (Oltre il Cielo, Vol. I)
70
Aug. 19, 1949 Death Valley (California). Two prospectors are said
to have observed a disk-shaped object land. Two
dwarfs emerged but were lost in the sand dunes when
pursued. The object disappeared. (Humanoids 52)
71
Fall, 1949 Tulsa (Oklahoma). Don Bushnell, plant superin-
tendent with Southwestern Porcelain Steel Corp., saw
an object fall in front of his car as his radio was
blocked. He applied the brakes; object vanished.
(KeyhoeS)
72
Jan. 29, 1950 South Table Mountain (Colorado). Mr. Quintana
of Denver saw a silvery-green ovoid object hovering
about 15 m above a slope and landing slowly in a
small ravine. Then it shot upward at very high speed.
Its diameter was about 20 m, and it had a revolving
middle band. A greenish light flashed under it, and
the witness felt a rush of air and a pungent smell.
(FS Jul., 59)
73
Mar. 18, 1950 Lago Argentino (Argentina). A rancher, Wilfredo H.
1830 Arevalo, saw two objects, one of which landed. He
walked within 150 m of the aluminum-looking craft
which gave off a greenish-blue vapor and "an intense
smell of burning benzine." A large, flat section on
top was revolving above a glass cabin in which could
be seen four tall men, dressed in something like
cellophane, working at various instruments. They saw
him and shone a light in his direction while a blue
light illuminated the craft; the vapor increased and
flames (alternately reddish and greenish) shot out of
the base while the object rose with a faint hum. Both
craft flew away toward Chile, leaving bluish trails.
(Humanoids 32)
74
Apr., 1950 Juneau (Alaska). Mikel Konrad made a movie of
eight disks he saw landing and taking off 60 km north
of Jun.au. (Quincy)
75
Apr. 08, 1950 Kokomo (Indiana). A metal worker was awakened
0200 by his dog and observed an object 60 m away at low
altitude. It was a gray metal disk, 5 m in diameter,
shaped like a top with a kind of turret. It was oscil-
lating, spinning slowly, and had three portholes shin-
ing with a blue-white light. It hovered for about 2
min, left toward the north, very fast. (Atic)
76
Apr. 08, 1950 River Road near Amarillo (Texas). David, 12, and
afternoon Charles, 9, Lightfoot saw a disk land behind a hill
and touched it. It was the size of a car tire, about 30
cm high, with a rounded top that rotated and a pivot
between the base and the top. It took off very fast.
The faces and arms of the boys later became red.
(200)
77
Apr. 20, 1950 Lufkin (Texas). Jack Robertson was driviug about
night 13 km west of town when he saw a round object about
3 m in diameter hovering about 7 m above him with
a dull red glow. It took off with a "swooshing roar"
as sparks flew from a slot under it. Minutes later the
witness feIt a burning sensation on his face. (FS
Jul., 59)
78
Apr. 24, 1950 Abbiate Guazzone (Italy). Bruno Facchini heard and
2200 saw sparks coming from a dark, hovering object, near
which a man dressed in tight-fitting clothes and wear-
ing a helmet seemed to be making repairs. Three
other men were seen near the craft. When the work
was finished, a trap through which light had been
shining was closed and the thing took off. The witness
had the time to note many details of the machine and
its occupants. (FSR 63, 2; Magonia)
79
May. 07, 1950 Ely (Nevada). A couple and their grandson were re-
1845 turning from a picnic when, about 14 km south of
Ely, they saw a silvery-white object at treetop level.
It hovered for 10 min, then oscillated "as if attempt-
ing to rise" and suddenly flew out of sight at high
speed. (Atic)
80
Jul. 02, 1950 Steep Rock Lake (Canada). In a story strangely sim-
ilar to that of Mr. Kiehl (Aug., 1914) (Case 40) a
man and his wife saw a double saucer with portholes
and a rotating antenna come to rest on the surface of
the lake. Ten figures, 1.20 m tall, dressed in shiny
clothing, emerged and walked on deck like robots
"changing direction without turning their bodies."
Their faces could not be seen. One of them wore a
red cap, had darker arms and legs and "seemed to be
their chief." They immersed a hose in the lake, then
took off. Fishermen later reported a green moss form-
ing on the lake. (Wilkins U)
81
Jul. 20, 1950 Porto Novo (Brazil). Mr. Campello and several
others in a car saw two large, silvery objects by the
side of the road, one on a hillock, the other on flat
ground, about 50 m away from each other. They came
within 600 m of the objects, which went away at "an
incredible speed," causing a rush of air that rocked
the car. (SBEDV 30)
82
Jun. 19, 1951 Sonderborg (Denmark). Joseph Matiszewski, a me-
1200 chanic, heard a whistling sound and saw an object
land in a meadow. Approaching within 50 m, he
found himself paralyzed and observed that birds had
stopped singing and cows seemed to be similarly un-
able to move. From the object emerged four hand-
some men who had brown skin and wore black shiny
suits and translucent helmets. Eight objects also
emerged from the craft and hovered above it. Other
men inside the craft and on its deck appeared to be
making repairs, then the objects flew to about 100 m
altitude and climbed rapidly out of sight. Only then
did the paralysis subside. (Nachrichten May., 59)
83
Sep. , 1951 Central Australia. A group of Unmatjera aborigines
observed a shiny circular object land near a similar
craft, about 12 m in diameter. Several min later, a
dwarf dressed in a shiny suit and having "a round,
shiny head" came out of one craft and entered the
other; both took off with a buzzing sound. (Edwards
93)
84
Oct. 26, 1951 Australia. The driver of a transcontinental train on
0400 the east-west line saw an object that illuminated the
countryside like the full moon. It flew very fast, came
close to the train, appeared ready to land in the
desert, then took off and disappeared. (Wilkins A
249)
85
Nov. 2, 1951 Mojave (California). Two forest observers were in a
2300 canyon 50 km north of the Mojave when they saw a
disk-shaped flying object in the southwest; 10 m esti-
mated diameter, 3 m thick, blue-green, well-defined,
surrounded with a glow of same color. Stopping their
jeep, they signaled to the object, which approached
within a few meters, flew away, seemed to play with
them. Eventually it vanished "like a magician's
trick." (Atic)
86
Dec., 1951 Peru (Nebraska). A man from Lincoln was driving to
0300 Indiana when he saw a blue light in the northwest
sky. It vanished to the southeast. The witness missed
a turn, had to go back toward Auburn, and had
reached a point northwest of Peru when he saw an
orange glow in the sky. Coming near, he observed
the glow came from a cauldron-shaped object on the
ground, about 12 m from the road. He stopped to
examine the object, which measured about 10 m
diameter and seemed to be made of cast iron. Thirty
cm from the top was a row of windows, 25 cm in
diameter, from which the orange light was coming.
On the other side was a blue flamelike glow. There
was no noise, no sign of life or activity, and no an-
tenna or protrusion. The witness drove away. (Atic)
87
Dec., 1951 Red Springs (North Carolina). Sam Coley and his
two children saw an object with a human-looking
occupant. (Humanoids 52)
88
Jan., 1952 Weston (Wyoming). A 38-year-old rancher saw a
2230 "shooting star" that suddenly stopped in mid-air be-
tween him and a mountain. It was seen spinning in a
clockwise direction. It had one red window period-
ially facing the observer. It went down toward the
Little Powder River and came up again. The witness
turned his car to send light signals, to which the object
seemed to respond by stopping its red window facing
the witness's location. Spinning resumed, the object
rose and came down. A similar craft arrived and both
went into the deep valley, out of sight. (Atic)
89
Early 1952 Goose Bay (Labrador). A fiery, spherical object made
2242 a right-angle turn during an observation by a C-54
crew flying from Westover to Goose Bay. It was also
seen from the ground by the control tower and by two
men who plunged to the earth when the object made
a low pass at them. It went away at 2247. (Quincy)
90
Summer, 1952 Itenhaem (Brazil). A woman was awakened by a
0300 thunderclap and a strong bluish light. As she got out,
she saw a large number of hovering disk-shaped ma-
chines resembling "inverted soup plates" 200 m away
at an altitude of about 1 m. She observed them for
30 min, saw two figures standing on one of the craft
and looking at the sky. They went back inside, and
shortly thereafter the "fleet" took off, one object at a
time. (FSR 68,1)
91
Summer, 1952 Martin County (Texas). Mrs. Rogers saw an object
descend slowly and pass across a pasture at 7 m alti-
tude. She stopped her car and observed it was "wob-
bling" in mid-air, was shaped like a turtle, and showed
three oarlike protrusions that moved slowly. Esti-
mated dimensions: 5 by 4 m, 1 m thick. It was
greenish-gray in color, emitted a blue flame, but
showed no other light. (Barker 78)
92
Jun. 15, 1952 Magneville (France). Men at work in the forest saw
large, circular objects similar to parachutes coming
down. Half a dozen witnesses. (France-Soir Jun. 18,
52)
93
Jul. 11, 1952 Hasselbach (Germany). Oscar Linke, former Wehr-
macht major, and his daughter Gabrielle, 11, had to
leave their motorcycle when they had a flat tire. In-
side the woods the girl noticed two men in silvery
suits examining the ground in a clearing near a pink
disk-shaped object, 8 m in diameter, showing a double
row of openings around the rim and a black turret on
top. One of the men had a flashing box. Both men
went inside, and the disk vibrated, rose along the
turretlike cylinder, then spun faster and rose out of
sight. (Guieu 52)
94
Jul. 20, 1952 Dai-el-Aouagri (Morocco). Approximate date. R.
0030 Petijean saw a luminous object, 20 m diameter, on the
ground. It gave off bluish flashes as it took off, leaving
a smell of burning sulphur. (Quincy)
95
Jul. 24, 1952 Vico (Italy). A man who was fishing in the Serchio
night River saw a disk hovering for 10 min. From it hung
a hose that plunged into the water. The object was
20 m in diameter, with five propellers in the rear and
a dome with something like blades on top. An orange
glow could be seen through slits along the deck. A
man wearing a diving helmet looked at the witness
through a window, and he received a kind of electric
shock as a "green ray" hit him. He looked up with
difficulty, in time to see the object fly away toward
the east. Six days later a stranger with a foreign accent
contacted the witness and intimidated him. (FSR
69,1)
96
Jul. 29, 1952 Enid (Oklahoma). Sidney Eubank went to the Enid
police station and told Sergeant Vern Bennell that
an enormous disk had buzzed his car as he drove be-
tween Bison and Waukonis on Highway 81. The rush
of air made the car leave the road while the object
flew west very fast. (Anatomy 134)
97
Aug. 19, 1952 West Palm Beach (Florida). Ronny Desvergers saw
evening a large, round, dark object above him in a clearing. It
had a turret on top. Red balls of light were emitted
by the object and burned him. He also observed a
"hideous" creature aboard the craft. Grass roots were
scorched at the site. (Ruppelt 222; Magonia)
98
Aug. 24, 1952 Frontenac (Kansas). A man driving through a wood
0600 encountred a strange object and stopped to observe
it. It looked like two turtle shells glued together, about
25 m long, with a humanoid creature in what ap-
peared to be a control cabin in front. Windows lighted
by an intense blue light and a throbbing sound were
also reported. The object was oscillating and suddenly
flew straight up with a strong humming noise. The
middle section supported what looked like propellers.
The object hovered 3 m above ground. (Atic)
99
Aug. 27, 1952 Lamberton (North Carolina). A saucer-shaped craft,
3 by 2 m, landed on the witness's property after hitting
a chimney. A little man, about 70 cm tall, emerged
and was asked whether he was hurt, but he did not
answer. The craft took off with a whistling sound.
(Wilkins A 268)
100
Aug. 31, 1952 Pennsylvania, exact location unknown. Herbert Long
saw an object land 15 m away from the road. He made
a drawing of it. (Wilkins A 257)
101
Sep. 12, 1952 Flatwoods (West Virginia). A group of young
sunset people saw a "meteor" land on top of a hill and went
to the site with Kathleen Hill and three men. They
observed a globe as large as a house making a throb-
bing or hissing sound and a huge figure with glowing
orange eyes nearby. About 4 m tall, the figure had a
red face and "floated" toward the witnesses, who fled
in terror. A lingering smell and skid marks were
found. (Humanoids 52)
102
Sep. 13, 1952 Frametown (West Virginia). Mr. and Mrs. George
Snitowski and their little girl suddenly found their
car stalled, and an unpleasant smell (ether mixed with
sulphurous smoke) filled the air. Mr. Snitowski
thought a chemical plant might be burning in the area
and walked toward a strong light visible in the woods,
in spite of the nauseous smell. Coming near it, he felt
pricklings throughout his body, had to stop, lost his
balance several times as he returned to the car-
where he found his wife terrified, pointing to a giant
creature (3 m tall), human-shaped, 10 m away. They
locked the car as "it" inspected the vehicle, glided
away and went into the woods. Soon afterward, the
sphere of light was observed to rise gradually, to swing
like a pendulum, and to leave a luminous trail. (Paul
Lieb)
103
Oct. 15, 1952 Le Vigan (France). Approximate date. Figures with
1910 helmets and masks were seen through lighted windows
inside a bright yellow, cigar-shaped object on the
ground. Length 30 m, diameter 6 m. Forward section
was rounded, and a sort of fog was noted at both ends
of object. (Quincy; Anatomy 62)
104
Oct. 27, 1952 Marignane Airport (France). Customs officer Ga-
0203 briel Gachignard observed a cigar-shaped object land
briefly on the airfield 100 m away, producing a dull
sound. The object was dark with four lighted win-
dows. It took off with a "swish" and a shower of
sparks when the witness ran toward it. (Challenge 6)
105
Nov., 1952 Dublin (Ireland). A child was burned when a strange
disk, 25 cm in diameter, landed near Dublin. (Per-
sonal)
106
Nov. 18, 1952 Castelfranco (Italy). Nello Ferrari, 41, a farmer,
found himself flooded with a reddish light and saw
a large plate 10 m above him, between gold and cop-
per in color. At the center of the bottom surface, 20 m
in diameter, was a cylinder of 5 m diameter made of
rapidly rotating parts, producing a noise similar to
that of an electric motor. On the upper surface was a
turret inside which three occupants were visible, look-
ing directly at the witness. They looked perfectly
human, wore rubber coveralls and transparent face
masks. They spoke a few words, which were not
understood; a loud metallic noise was heard; and the
top part of the object lowered itself toward the lower
plate. The sound gained intensity, and the craft flew
vertically at very high speed. (102)
107
Nov. 21, 1952 Belle-Ile (France). At a place alled "La Butte" a
luminous sphere, which seemed to spin, its color
changing from orange to white, was seen at low alti-
tude. It oscillated left and right, then took off toward
the southwest, according to the witness, Mr. Gauci.
(Challenge 56)
108
Jan. 29, 1953 Conway (South Carolina). Hearing a commotion in
his barn, a farmer observed an object about 7 m long
and 4 m wide at treetop level. It was light gray in
color and lit up inside. It resembled a half egg. The
witness fired his gun at the object. Numerous livestock
died "mysteriously" in the area after the sighting.
(Personal)
109
May. 20, 1953 Brush Creek (California). Two miners, John Q.
1830 Black, 48, and John Van Allen, reported that an
object, silvery, 2.5 m in diameter, 2 m thick, with a
tripod landing gear, landed on a sand bar 50 m away
from them. An occupant described as a broad-
shouldered dwarf wearing clothing that covered the
head and the trunk was also seen. His arms and legs
were covered with tweedlike cloth fastened at the
wrists and ankle. He filled a shiny pail with water
and handed it to someone inside the craft. He then
appeared to notice Black and jumped into the craft,
which made a hissing sound and departed. (Human-
oids 53)
110
Jun. 18, 1953 Houston (Texas). Howard Phillips, Hilda Walker
0230 and Judy Meyers saw in a garden at 118 East Third
Street a strange "shadow" on the lawn which re-
sembled a "flying man," and they watched it take off.
(Wilkins A 261)
111
Jun. 20, 1953 Brush Creek (California). John Q. Black, witness of
1830 the May. 20 incident, observed an exact repetition of
the scene, including the "little man." Van Allen saw
only the landing marks, about 30 cm wide and re
sembling elephant tracks. (Humanoids 53)
112
Jun. 24, 1953 Hampton Bay (Long Island). A civilian woman saw
0018 something like "a large aircraft" flying very slowly
and low. It had a lighted red band around the middle
and was coming straight toward her house with an
oscillating motion. She still thought it was an aircraft
of some new design when it stopped near her, 25 m
above ground. Then it flew backward over the water
and hovered, making the same noise as a swarm of
bees. The top section supported a series of red lights
and a cabin with four portholes through which a con-
trol panel was visible. No occupant was seen. The
cabin rose above the object, rotated, then glided back.
The object tilted toward the west and rose toward the
southeast, disappearing within 3 sec at an 80 degree angle
of climb after the 3-min sighting. Diameter: 30 m.
Two days later a yellowish moss was observed at the
site. (Atic)
113
Jul. 02, 1953 Villares des Saz (Spain). Approximate date. An il-
1300 literate boy cowherd, Maximo Munos Olivares, 14,
saw a "big balloon" on the ground behind him when
a faint whistling attracted his attention. Shaped like
a water jug, it was metallic. Through an opening came
three dwarfs 60 cm tall, with yellow faces, narrow
eyes, and oriental features. They spoke in a language
he could not understand. They were dressed in blue,
had a sort of flat hat with a visor in front and a metal
sheet on their arms. One of them smacked the boy's
face, then they reentered the machine, which glowed
very brightly, made a soft whistling sound and went
off "like a rocket." Footprints and four holes 5 cm
deep forming a perfect square 36 cm in side were
found by police. (Humanoids 29)
114
Jul. 31, 1953 Wolin (Poland). A metallic object 30 m in diameter
1900 was observed by five Polish and two German workers
as it landed in a field close to a railway. It was shaped
like a sphere with a flat disk around it, showing
numerous openings at the periphery. (Intelligence
Digest Nov., 53)
115
Aug. 16, 1953 Tours (France). Claude Pasquier saw two disks flying
2030 very low, quite slowly, along a straight course, with a
"hard" sound. (Anatomy 65, 141)
116
Aug. 18, 1953 Ciudad Valleys (Mexico). Approximate date. Cab
evening driver Salvador Villanueva, 40, observed two creatures
1.2 m tall wearing coveralls with wide, shiny, per-
forated belts, metal collars, and small, black, shiny
boxes on their backs. They had helmets under their
arms. The witness thought they were pilots of Indian
race. One of them spoke to him in Spanish, "stringing
the words together" in a strange accent. Trivial mat-
ters were discussed until dawn, when they returned to
their craft, 13 m in diameter, through a staircase under
the lower disk. The witness ran away when invited to
follow them. The object rose with a pendulum mo-
tion and shot up vertically. (Humanoids 32; FSR 56, 2)
117
Sep. 04, 1953 Tonnerre (France). A woman saw two objects on the
2130 ground and three 1.5-m-tall men running toward the
craft. They had oversized heads and wore helmets
and boots. One entered the elongated object, 5 m
long, 1.5 m wide, which spread "wings" that made it
look like a butterfly. It then took a vertical position,
resting on a tripod, and took off with the spherical
object into which the other two creatures had gone.
Traces were found at the spot. (GEPA 68, 1)
118
Sep. 12, 1953 Brovst (Denmark). Brovst was the scene of an at-
tempted abduction of a girl by two humanoids emit-
ting a golden light. Their hands were rugged and cold
like a fish. (Guieu)
119
Oct. 25, 1953 Santa Fe (New Mexico). Jim Milligan, 16, was driv-
2130 ing through a park when he saw something fall in
front of his car and stopped as the object landed in
some bushes. He walked toward it, found a craft that
looked like two ship hulls, about 3 m long, 2 m wide
glued together. When he tried to touch it, the object
flew away. (Wilkins A 223)
120
Nov., 1953 Gjasjoen Bridge (Norway). Mr. Trygve, Mrs. Bufflot
and a neighbor saw an object rise from behind a hill,
oscillate over a lake, follow their car, and stop ahead
of them just above the ground. They stopped, felt
"pricklings" until the craft took off vertically. A watch
stopped working, and numerous people vouch for the
fact that the paint on the car changed from dark
beige to bright green. (APRO Mar., 62; FSR 56, 5)
121
Dec., 1953 Sherbrook (Canada). Mrs. Orfei heard a knock at
the door in the middle of the night and obtained no
answer when she asked who it was. When more furi-
ous knocks were heard, her Alsatian dog jumped to-
ward the door, but suddenly retreated, trembling as
if terrified and retired to a corner. Mrs. Orfei went
to an upper door and saw two "indescribable" shadows
go away from the house. A while later a big, round
object took off 100 m away with a blue-green lightning.
The police found broken bushes as evidence of an
enormous weight. (Oltre il Cielo, Vol. I)
122
Dec. 31, 1953 Quantico Marine Base (Virginia). Marines observed
the landing of an unknown round object which
throbbed and pulsated, emitting red lights. (Wilkins
U 210)
123
Jan. 04, 1954 Marignane Airport (France). Mr. Chesneau, fireman,
2100 saw a round luminous object slowly coming down
and called the control tower to report it. When he
came out again, the object had disappeared. (Guieu)
124
Feb., 1954 Todd River Downs (Australia). A native was riding
a horse over a low ridge when a spherial object about
13 m in diameter "nearly skittled me off my horse."
It went up suddenly with a heavy wind, rumbling
and emitting four columns of smoke. (Wilkins U 211)
125
Feb., 1954 Peakskill (New York). Mr. and Mrs. Forster stated
they saw a craft on the ground, with a woman close
by. She was wearing luminous clothing, a sort of hood,
and thick glasses and held a tube in one hand and a
box in the other. Mrs. Forster had to be taken to the
hospital in a state of shock. (Barker)
126
Mar., 1954 Santa Maria (Brazil). Rubem Hellwig was driving
1700 when he saw a football-shaped machine, the size of a
Volkswagen, on the ground. He walked toward it and
met two men of slim build, normal height, their faces
brownish, wearing no helmets. One was inside the
object while the other collected grass samples. They
spoke to Hellwig in a strange language, and yet he
said he understood they were asking for ammonia.
He directed them to a nearby town. The craft van-
ished silently and instantly with blue and yellow
flames. (1; Humanoids 33)
127
Mar., 1954 Santa Maria (Brazil). Rubem Hellwig again saw a
early strange machine the next day. He observed a tall, fair-
complexioned man and two women, who had light
brown skin, long black hair, dark, slanted eyes. All
three wore one-piece garments of a fabric resembling
suede, with zippers. They told Hellwig that they were
scientists, spoke of the natural riches of Brazil, and
expressed surprise that he did not run away. (1;
Humanoids 33)
128
Apr. 22, 1954 San Nicholas Island (California). American military
1400 personnel saw a cigar-shaped object of a gray color
coming to the ground. Smoke was seen to rise where
it landed, but a search yielded no results. (Atic)
129
May. 18, 1954 Cannon Air Force Base (New Mexico). Two persons
1900 witnessed the landing of a lens-shaped object the size
of a house. It came to the ground near the railroad
tracks, kicking up a small sand storm in the desert.
One witness first decided to approach it, then ran
away in fear. (Binder)
130
May. 20, 1954 Bruton (Great Britain). Nigel Frapple was cycling
0200 home from a dance in Wincanton. At Redlynch
crossroads, he saw an orange glow in a field and
observed it from a hedge. It came from a huge object
35 m away, less than 7 m above the ground, which
made a throbbing sound. After 1 min, it moved to-
ward the northwest, accelerating and climbing. (2;
Humanoids 3)
131
Jun. 09, 1954 East Dandenong (Australia). Janet Brown, 16, and a
1820 13-year-old friend heard a loud noise and saw a large,
dark object that "burst into light" hovering 20 m
away at the height of a factory gate. It was cylindrical,
10 m long, 5 m high, with a canopy on top. It flew
away and was lost to sight behind some trees. (Wil-
kins U 216)
132
Jun. 21, 1954 Ridgeway (Canada). Mr. and Mrs. Guy Baker saw a
disk, about 14 m in diameter, with a dome and several
rotating lights. They had to push their car, which
could not be started until the object left the ground.
They found a large, brown, circular spot in the pasture
where the disk had been resting. (104)
133
Jul. 7, 1954 Garson (Canada). A miner saw a landed object and
a giant man with strange, burning eyes. He fainted.
When he regained consciousness, object and entity
had vanished. Investigated by the Royal Canadian
Air Force. (Keyhoe C 184)
134
Jul. 20, 1954 Oslo (Norway). Near this city, two men were chased
by an object and stopped their car to observe it. After
the sighting, a watch stopped working and the paint
on the car allegedly changed color. (Challenge 129;
3; cf. Case 120)
135
Aug. 10, 1954 Hemmingford (Canada). The Coupal childrm said
2130 that a brightly lighted object followed them to the
farm. Mr. Coupal and his oldest son went to the field
where the children had been playing and saw an
orange object rise and speed off to the west. Grass
was flattened over 15 m, with two tracks about 5 m
long. (Wilkins U 237)
136
Aug. 23, 1954 Varennes, near Diges (France). Approximate date.
A strange object hovered low over the house of Mr.
Lucas and left straight up. (4)
137
Aug. 23, 1954 Lugrin, near Thonon (France). Elise Blanc ap-
proached an object looking like an aluminum trailer
with two small beings in silvery dress, grunting like
pigs, standing close by. The craft took on a fiery color
and flew away. (Challenge 129)
138
Aug. 27, 1954 Boston Creek (Canada). A wingless flying object was
2030 seen by Bill Supa, an employee of the Caswell Con-
struction Co. It landed about 2 km way from the
witness, who approached within 300 m before it took
off and flew away. Grass was flattened where it had
landed. (Wilkins U 227)
139
Aug. 28, 1954 Quebec (Canada). Two boys saw a craft land and
two or three men come out. No details given. (Con-
stance 277)
140
Aug. 30, 1954 North Bay (Canada). Sgt. Durdle saw a brilliant,
0525 circular object flying across Lake Nipissing toward the
Royal Canadian Air Force base. An oblong canister
was hanging down from a central section, which sup-
ported a long cone with a spinning globe on top.
When it tilted, the witness was able to observe
regulatorlike devices inside the machine through a
vertical lighted slit. Six brilliant appendages, which
looked like necklaces, were hanging from the craft.
Durdle woke up four Air Force men, who observed
the object spiraling away. (Wilkins U 227)
141
Sep. 03, 1954 Souk-el-Khemis (Tunisia). Many workers in the fields
12 km south of the town saw an object apparently
made of transparent plastic fly over the houses, stop
on edge, and swing like a pendulum a few meters
above the ground. It made several erratic jumps, then
resumed its horizontal position and flew away. (5)
142
Sep. 07, 1954 Harponville (France). Between Harponville and
0715 Contay, two bricklayers, Emile Renard, 27, and Yves
Degillerboz, 23 saw an object floating in mid-air
over a field: "It looked like an unfinished haystack,
with a plate turned upside down on top of it." When
they approached, it took off. Diameter 10 m, height 3
m. A kind of door was noticed. The observation lasted
over 3 min. The object released smoke when it de-
parted. (6; M 35)
143
Sep. 10, 1954 Mourieras (France). A farmer, Mr. Mazaud was
2030 walking home when he was suddenly confronted with
a helmeted being of average height who made friendly
gestures, then went back into the brush, entered a
cigar-shaped object about 4 m long, which took off
toward Limoges. A few minutes later witnesses in
Limoges reported a disk-shaped, red object leaving a
bluish trail. (7; M 40)
144
Sep. 10, 1954 Quarouble (France). A metal worker, Marius De-
2230 wilde, 34, came out of his house as a dog was barking
and saw a dark object on the railroad tracks, then
observed two dwarfs walking toward it. When he
tried to stop them, he found himself paralyzed as a
strong orange light was projected at him.The creatures
were under 1 m tall, bulky, and wore dark diving suits.
No face or arms were visible. Traces made by an
object of estimated weight 30 tons were noted by
French Air Force and police on the ballast. (8; M 44;
Magonia)
145
Sep. 14, 1954 Coldwater (Kansas). John J. Swain, 12, was driving
2200 a tractor back from the fields when he saw a small
man no bigger than a 5-year-old child a few meters
away from him. He had a long nose and long ears and
seemed to "fly" when he moved toward a saucer-
shaped craft hovering less than 2 m above ground. It
"opened up" and the creature "popped inside." The
craft became luminous and went out of sight. Strange
traces were found by police. The creature was dressed
in shiny clothes, and his shoes seemed to have "fins."
He carried two cylinders on his back and had long,
pointed ears. (9; Humanoids 53; Wilkins U 239)
146
Sep. 15, 1954 Feyzin (France). A white light suddenly swept the
2320 road in front of Roland M., 19, who observed that it
came from a large, dark object 10 m above ground. It
flew away with the noise of a wet firework, throwing
magnesiumlike sparks. (10; M 49)
147
Sep. 17, 1954 Cenon (France). Between Cenon and Vouneuil,
2230 Yves David, 28, met a being in a diving suit who made
friendly gestures. He was very small and had a voice
"inhuman and incomprehensible." The witness could
not move throughout the encounter. He saw the crea-
ture enter an object on the road, about 3 m by 1 m in
size; it took off "like lightning," throwing a greenish
light. (11; M 58)
148
Sep. 18, 1954 Casablanca (Morocco). A small gray disk flew over a
2015 car at very high speed, followed by cold air currents.
This was reported by Mr. Guitta of Casablana.
(Ouranos)
149
Sep. 19, 1954 Oberdorff (France). A bright light was seen in the
2115 east, came to the ground, lost its brightness, remained
on the spot about 40 sec. It was the size of a small
bus, and there was a figure in front of it. It rose and
took on the appearance of a red ball. (12; M 63)
150
Sep. 20, 1954 Santa Maria Airport (Azores). A guard saw a craft,
2300 3.5 m in diameter and 1.5 m thick, land on the air-
field. The witness, Vitorino Lourenco Monteiro, said
a figure emerged from the craft and said something
he could not understand, before taking off again.
There were antennalike protrusions on top of the
object. (Personal)
151
Sep. 23, 1954 Le Jou (France). The Patient family witnessed the
2100 landing of a bright object giving off a magnesiumlike
light, a red glow, and a narrow beam of light. It took
off again a moment later and followed their car until
they reached Fontland. Policemen in Plombieres and
several independent witnesses observed the object as
it flew erratically over the area for 60 min. (13; M 69)
152
Sep. 23, 1954 Lencouacq (France). Mrs. Vignolles saw a luminous
2100 object come down rapidly, without noise, and land in
a field near the church. It took off very fast a few
seconds later. (15; M 77)
153
Sep. 24, 1954 Becar, near Diges and "Les Michauts" or "Les Joli-
0900 vets" (France). Two women (Widow Geoffroy and
Miss Gisele Fin) made independent reports of a dark
gray disk, 6 m in diameter, 1 m high, seen in a clear-
ing. A man of normal height was standing close to it.
He wore dark clothes and a kind of cap. Miss Fin
came within 30 m of the craft and stated the man was
repairing it. Traces were found on the grass. (14;
Carrouges 98)
154
Sep. 24, 1954 Almaseda, near Castelibranco (Portugal). Cesar Car-
1000 doso and three others saw two individuals, 2.5 m tall,
dressed in shiny clothes, emerge from a landed craft
and gather flowers, shrubs, and twigs in a shiny box,
then take off. They seemed to be inviting the wit-
nesses aboard, but their language was not understood.
(Wilkins U 55, 245; 24)
155
Sep. 24, 1954 Farm Lachassagne, near Ussel (France). Mr. Cisterne,
2300 who was coming back with his tractor, saw a luminous
object fly very low over him. Two other witnesses.
(16;M 76)
156
Sep. 26, 1954 Chabeuil (France). Mrs. Leboeuf was suddenly con-
1430 fronted with a creature resembling "a child in a plastic
bag, with eyes larger than human eyes." This creature
entered a flat, circular machine, which took off toward
the northeast with a soft whistling. Traces. Witnesses
in state of shock. (17; Carrouges 116; Anatomy 70;
Magonia)
157
Sep. 27, 1954 Foussignargues (France). At "Revety," people in a bus
0230 saw a reddish light coming down. Later Mr. and Mrs.
Roche noticed an object on the ground, softly glow-
ing, a short distance from their home, but were afraid
to approach it. It remained there for several hours. It
was described as "a sort of glowing tomato, with
antennae on top." (18; M 84; Anatomy 71)
158
Sep. 27, 1954 Figeac (France). Children saw "a box" and "an un-
0840 known man" standing nearby. The object took off.
(Personal)
159
Sep. 27, 1954 Perpignan (France). A college student saw a circular
afternoon object on the ground. Two beings came out of it, then
reentered the craft and left. Witness in a state of
shock. (19;M 88)
160
Sep. 27, 1954 Premanon (France). Four children came out of their
2030 home as dog barked furiously. They found a large
object on the ground and a small being they thought
was a "ghost" in the yard. Raymond Romand, 12,
threw stones at the intruder. (20; Challenge 170)
161
Sep. 28, 1954 Froncles (France). Mr. and Mrs. Alexis Lartillot and
2130 Georgette Mongot observed a large, bright object
oscillate, then land. It changed color and was lost to
sight behind some trees. (21; M 94)
162
Sep. 28, 1954 Bouzais (France). At "Le Grand Tertre" Mr. Mercier
2230 observed that someone had stolen grapes from his
vineyard. He decided to stay late and catch the "rob-
bers." He was amazed when he saw a luminous mass
fall from the sky about 50 m away, and found himself
"paralyzed" as three figures emerged from the light
and moved about. He lost consciousness. When he
came to his senses, everything had vanished. (22;
M 97)
163
Sep. 28, 1954 Saint Nicolas de Redon (France). At "La Butte
2310 Rouge" two railroad engineers, Bernard and Potraux,
who were bringing a locomotive from Nantes to
Auray, saw a dark object take off with a purple glow
and follow them for 15 sec before veering off. Po-
traux had to see a doctor. (23; M 95; Anatomy 70)
164
Sep. 30, 1954 Dearborn (Michigan). While driving to work, Law-
0445 rence Cardenas, 41, a laundry employee, saw 15
strange men wearing dark green uniforms to his right.
They had cylinders on their shoulders, tight-fitting
skull caps with pointed peaks in front, and heavy
goggles. They were of medium height, and a taller
man seemed to be giving them instructions. About
80 m away was a craft 4 m high with colored lights
flickering on and off. The witness did not wait.
(Wilkins U 230)
165
Sep. 30, 1954 Marcilly-sur-Vienne (France). Georges Gatay and
1630 seven construction workers saw a disk at ground level,
with a humanoid standing close by. Both vanished in
a very strange manner. Physiological effects in all wit-
nesses. (25; Magonia)
166
Sep. 30, 1954 Brest (France). At sea between Brest and Roven,
dusk the crew of the tanker "Port Lyautey" observed an
object touch the surface of the sea, then take off
vertically and give off a red flame before being lost
to view. (26)
167
Sep. 30, 1954 Grand-Couronne (France). Jean Andrieux, ferry
2200 operator, saw a large white sphere, with a smaller
green sphere below, hang motionless above the Seine
for 20 min. Two witnesses. It eventually flew away to
the southwest. (27)
168
Sep. 30, 1954 Isle of Re (France). As he was returning home near
2200 La Flotte-en-Re, Celeste Simonutti saw a bright light
and, fearing a fire, rushed to the scene. There he
observed a luminous sphere 12 m in diameter hover-
ing at 1 m altitude, turning red, blue, and taking off.
Two other witnesses. (28)
169
Oct. 01, 1954 Dhubri (India). A woman reported to police she had
seen a luminous disk leaving a long trail. It landed in
a field, then took off again. (29; Challenge 132)
170
Oct. 01, 1954 Blanzy (France). Two bricklayers, Sebastiani and
1300 Buratto, approached a cigar-shaped object 3 m long,
80 cm wide, which took off from the ground with a
whistling sound. The pointed section of the object
was yellow, the rest brown. From the fore part, two
appendages extended to the ground. (30)
171
Oct. 01, 1954 Bry (France). A man and his dog were "paralyzed"
1600 as a luminous white object dived toward them and
climbed again. (Personal)
172
Oct. 01, 1954 Ressons-sur-Matz (France). Approximate date. A
1815 farmer saw a white craft in a field. Flattened grass
was later found at the site. (Personal)
173
Oct. 01, 1954 Jussey (France). Two young men saw a luminous
1900 white disk moving in the sky. It dived to the ground
and two men, described as being very tall and dressed
in white, emerged from it and made gestures. The
witnesses ran away in fear. (Personal)
174
Oct. 01, 1954 La Roulerie (France). Near Saint Jan d'Angely, two
2000 businessmen, Messrs. Estier and Phelippeau, who
were driving back from Royan, saw a little man cross
ing the road in front of their car. Having stopped, they
saw the figure disappear into the woods. (28)
175
Oct. 01, 1954 Branges, near Louhans (France). Coming home at
2200 night, Gilbert Prudent saw a lighted object on the
side of the road. It had a flat section and a sort of
"mushroom" on top. As he approached it, the object
became dark and took off vertically with a soft
whistling sound. (Personal)
176
Oct. 01, 1954 Bergerac (France). Returning home, fireman Jean
2200 Dufix, 26, saw an oval light in the sky and thought it
was a shooting star. Later he was alarmed when his
yard seemed to be ablaze. Rushing out again, he saw
a disk rise from the ground with a whistling sound. It
flew off, became luminous again, and took off at fan-
tastic speed. A neighbor, Jean Labonne, 61, saw the
disk, 3 m in diameter, resting on three legs in the
yard. (31)
177
Oct. 02, 1954 Levroux (France). At the Bourg du Cerisier, two
women (Janiki and Lacotte) independently reported
to police that a luminous disk about 3 m in diameter
had flown very low over the village. (32)
178
Oct. 02, 1954 Jonches (France). Two creatures were seen on the
ground, and two hours later a luminous red object
was observed at the same spot, at very low altitude.
(Quincy)
179
Oct. 02, 1954 Louhans (France). In the immediate vicinity of case
0230 175, Mr. Nicolas saw a craft with a dome on top, on
the ground between the road and the railroad tracks.
Through some openings a strong yellow light shone.
(33;M 109)
180
Oct. 02, 1954 Croix d'Epine (France). A mechanic, Ernest Delat-
2000 tre, 19, was riding home on his motor scooter when an
egg-shaped object, brilliantly illuminated, landed on
the left side of the road 15 m away. He saw short,
dark shapes "like potato bags" moving about the
object. He sped up, saw the object, the size of a small
bus, taking off while its color changed from orange to
blue and then to grayish-blue. The witness fainted
while telling his story. Two persons in neighboring
villages independently reported observing the object.
(Personal)
181
Oct. 02, 1954 Guebling (France). A disk emitting a weak green
2345 glow landed in a field. Witnesses: Messrs. Domant
and Gilcher. (M 105)
182
Oct. 03, 1954 Bressuire (France). Angelo Girardo, 55, a stockyard
dawn employee, was going to work when he saw a circular
craft 3 m diameter and a small figure wearing a diving
suit, standing close by. The object took off at a fan-
tastic speed. (32; M 130)
183
Oct. 03, 1954 Vron (France). Between Rue and Quend on Road
1845 D27, Rene Coudette and B. Devoisin were riding
bicycles with a third witness when they saw an orange
object, shaped like a honeycomb, on the road ahead
of them. A strange "man" wearing a diving suit was
standing close to it. When they got within 70 m of
it, the object took off very fast. (3Z; M 118)
184
Oct. 03, 1954 Chereng (France). The crowd at a fair saw a luminous
1920 object arrive very fast in the sky, stop in flight, emit
sparks, and come down to ground level. As witnesses
rushed to the spot, it took off again. (M 113)
185
Oct. 03, 1954 Quend (France). Less than 3 hrs after case 183, an
2110 orange object chased a car for 8 km, then flew away
toward the sea. Witness: Georges Galant, a butcher.
(35; M 116)
186
Oct. 03, 1954 Ronsenac (France). A circular craft was seen by Jean
1245 Allary between Montmoreau and Villebois-Lavalette.
It seemed to be gliding on the ground. It showed
luminous spots and became completely illuminated
when it took off. It was about 1.20 m high. Grass was
found flattened and scorched over an area 7 m across.
(36; M 130)
187
Oct. 03, 1954 Benet (France). Near La Rochelle. Mr. and Mrs.
1300 Guillemoteau saw an object, 2.5 m high, 5 m diam-
eter, hover for several minutes 1 m above ground,
then rise vertically. Oily marks were found at the
spot. (34; M 131 )
188
Oct. 04, 1954 Limoges (France). An object was said to have landed
in the yard of Mr. Montagne, a railroad employee.
(35)
189
Oct. 04, 1954 Lezignan (France). Andre Garcia and Andre Darzais
were driving a truck betwem Lagrasse and Villemagne
when they saw a luminous object coming slowly to
the ground. It measured about 10 m diameter and
took off with a burst of light. (35)
190
Oct. 04, 1954 Chaleix (France). A farmer, Mr. Garreau, saw an
object the size of a carriage land in his field. Two men
of normal height emerged through a sliding door.
They wore khaki overalls and were of European type.
They shook hands with the witness and said some-
thing like: "Paris? Nord?" (According to another
version they spoke indistinct words.) They gave a pat
on the back to Mr. Garreau's dog and took off at an
amazing speed. (37; Magonia)
191
Oct. 04, 1954 Tregon (France). Several people noticed an object
evening hovering near a hilltop. They drove to the site, but it
flew away. What seems to be the same object was
seen at Megrit, 25 km to the southwest, hovering over
a farm. It was described as metallic, flat, emitting
light (38;M 139)
192
Oct. 04, 1954 Montceau-les-Mines (France). At Les Chavannes,
1830 about 20 people, among them Remy Gaudicourt of
Sanvignes, saw a circular, luminous object rise from
the vicinity of the railroad tracks. It took off vertically.
(M 138)
193
Oct. 04, 1954 Villers-le-Tilleul (France). Ten-year-old Bertiaux saw
1840 an object "like a tent" and an unknown man near it.
(Personal)
194
Oct. 04, 1954 Poncey-sur-Lignon (France). Mrs. Fourneret, a house-
2000 wife, ran away as an orange, circular object 3 m in
diameter swung in mid-air and landed near her farm.
When Messrs. Girardot and Vincent arrived with
rifles, they found that the earth had been "sucked
up" over a quadrilateral area. Francois Bouiller con-
firmed he had seen a luminous object in flight. Ex-
tensive investigation by French Air Force and police.
(37; M 134; Anatomy 71)
195
Oct. 05, 1954 Roverbello (Italy). A fisherman met with a red-clad
being who spoke an unknown language. No details.
(Quincy)
196
Oct. 05, 1954 Loctudy (France). A baker, P. Lucas, was draining
0400 water from a well when he noticed an object some
distance away. It was circular, about 3 m diameter.
From it emerged a dwarf with an oval face covered
with hair and eyes "as large as raven eggs" who
touched him on the shoulder and spoke to him in an
unknown language. The dwarf went away, and the
object took off. (34)
197
Oct. 05, 1954 Le Mans (France). East of Le Mans on Route N23,
0630 Renault employees were going to work when they
saw near the road a luminous object on the ground
and felt "pricklings and a sort of paralysis." The ob-
ject emitted a burst of green light and flew away very
low over the fields. (42; Vuillequez; M 143)
198
Oct. 05, 1954 Mertrud (France). A roadmender, Mr. Narcy, saw an
0715 object near the road between Voillecomte and La
Neuville. In a report to police, he stated he saw a
hairy dwarf wearing an orange tight-fitting jacket
climb aboard the craft, which consisted of a cigar-
shaped section under a flat disk. Between the two
sections was a kind of porthole through which the
entity entered the object. Traces were found at the
spot. (38, 39)
199
Oct. 05, 1954 Beaumont (France). Ten km from here, several per-
1545 sons saw an object coming toward them and getting
brighter. When it was about 150 m away, they felt "a
strange sensation" and found themselves unable to
move. The object left a smell compared to that of
nitrobenzine. (34; Challenge 53)
200
Oct. 06, 1954 Monchamps (France). Mr. and Mrs. Laroche, from
Paris, saw a fiery sphere landing near Chantonnay.
(40)
201
Oct. 06, 1954 La Fere (France). Near the military barracks, soldiers
2130 saw a strange object on the ground 300 m away. As
one of them approached the torpedo-shaped object,
which was about 80 cm high, he found himself
paralyzed. (Personal)
202
Oct. 06, 1954 Villers-le-Lac (France). Two women (Mrs. Salabrino
2230 and her daughter) saw a whitish light in the western
sky. It seemed slowly to come toward the ground,
and was later seen between the railroad station and
the bridge 100 m away from their house. When it
moved, a very bright light was visible under its dark
mass. It gave off a flow of sparks and rose, hovered for
a moment and flew away rapidly. (M 138)
203
Oct. 07, 1954 Hennezis (France). The two Lanssellin children wit-
nessed the landing of a luminous, red object shaped
like a half-egg, and saw two occupants who looked like
normal men. (M 145)
204
Oct. 07, 1954 Plozevet (France). The crew of several fishing boats
early saw a luminous, orange-colored object over the coast,
apparently surrounded by dense smoke. Villagers saw
the same object and stated independently that it
came within 10 m of the ground, then flew away to
the southeast. (41; M 140)
205
Oct. 07, 1954 Beruges (France). A farmer, Mr. Thebault, saw a
0400 luminous object, 2 or 3 m in diameter, emitting a
beam of light which swept the countryside. (41; M
142)
206
Oct. 07, 1954 Jettingen (France). A railroad employee, Rene Ott,
dawn saw a mushroom-shaped object 3 m in diameter, in a
field 3 m away from Route N16 and 1 m above
ground. A luminous rectangle, like a door, was seen
on the side. It took off and flew about 5 m above the
witness, following him to the next village. (41; M 143)
207
Oct. 07, 1954
0620 Saint-Jean-d'Asse (France). On Route N138, a truck-
driver, Mr. Tremblay, saw an intense, blue light com-
ing toward him. The object producing it was cigar-
shaped, red and blue. Engine and headlights died.
(41;M 143)
208
Oct. 07, 1954 Monteux (France). R. Margaillan saw an object that
1430 had landed in a field. It was hemispherical, about 2.5
m in diameter. The witness gasped for air and felt
"paralyzed." (M 145; Magonia)
209
Oct. 07, 1954 St. Etienne-sous-Barbuise (France). Marcel Guyot
1930 was coming from work near this village, and his son
Jacques followed the same road 10 min later. Both
saw, at a railroad crossing, three objects on the ground
that gave a bright white light. One was circular, the
others cigar-shaped. (42; M 146)
210
Oct. 07, 1954 Bompas (France). Mr. Sebelli saw an object land in
2400 the village. He called his neighbors, and they observed
the departure of the craft. (43; M 146)
211
Oct. 08, 1954 Teheran (Iran). Ghaseme Fili, of Amireah Street,
0230 was on the second floor of his house when he saw a
luminous, white flying object stop in mid-air 2O m
away. lights were shining from the rear and the sides
of the craft, inside which could be seen a small man
dressed in black, wearing a mask with a trunk like an
elephant. "I was standing with both hands on the bar
of my balcony, looking with astonishment at this
strange object, when I suddenly felt as though I were
being drawn up toward the object by a magnet." Mr.
Fili cried out in terror and woke up his neighbors. The
object shot straight up, emitting sparks, and it was
lost to sight almost immediately. ( 52, 58)
212
Oct. 08, 1954 Calais, (France). On the road to Boulogne a bluish
2115 object, clearly seen with a dome on top, dived toward
the ground, became white and went away. (44, 45;M
154)
213
Oct. 09, 1954 Huy (Belgium). A mailman saw a cigar-shaped object
land. Twn silhouettes "approximately human" were
seen aboard. (45; M 154)
214
Oct. 09, 1954 Montaren (France). Between Montaren and Ser-
viers, 1 km from "Le Mas Blanc," Dr. Fabre, Mr.
Court, and six others saw an orange oval object oscil-
lating in mid-air. It was very bright and "fiery," and
it came very low. (Personal)
215
Oct. 09, 1954 Dreux (France). People out hunting saw a luminous
sphere take off and fly toward the southwest. (Quincy;
M 153)
216
Oct. 09, 1954 Soubran (France). Several local people saw a lumi-
nous, spherical object land in a pasture. (46; M 154)
217
Oct. 09, 1954 Rinkerode (Germany). Willi Hoge, a projectionist,
evening saw four occupants of an object that had come to
ground level 70 m from the road. He was returning
home when he observed a blue light and thought an
airplane had made an emergency landing. The object
was cigar-shaped, and four men wearing rubber
coveralls were working under it. They were about 1.2
m tall and had very large chests and oversized heads;
their legs were short and thin. (47)
218
Oct. 09, 1954 Beauvain (France). Near the Landeforet pool, Chris-
evening tain Carette saw for 10 sec a fiery sphere flying at
treetop level. Diameter: 4 m. Protuberance on top.
(48;M 152)
219
Oct. 09, 1954 Carcassonne (France). As he was driving near Car-
1600 cassonne, Jean Bertrand saw a bright, metallic sphere
on the road ahead. The top half seemed to be made of
transparent plastic, and two humanlike figures were
standing inside. It took off rapidly, flying east. (48;
M 145)
220
Oct. 09, 1954 Pournoy-la-Chetive (France). Four children-Gilbert
1830 Calda, 12; Daniel Hirsch, 9; J. P. Hirsch, 5; and Rob-
ed Maguin 16-were roller-skating when they saw a
luminous object near the cemetery. It was round,
about 2.5 m in diameter, standing on three legs. A
dwarf, about 1.2 m tall, dressed in black, having a face
covered with hair and large eyes, came out and shone
a blinding light at them, and said something in an
unknown language. The children ran away, but looked
back in time to see the object flying away high in the
sky. (49; M 154; Magonia)
221
Oct. 09, 1954 Lavoux (France). Mr. Barrault was riding his bicycle
1900 when he suddenly saw a figure in a diving suit aiming
a double beam of light at him. The individual had
boots without heels and very bright eyes, walked on
the road for one minute and went into the forest. The
witness was "paralyzed" throughout the incident. The
entity had a hairy chest and two lights, one above the
other, in front of him. (45, 48; M 153; Magonia)
222
Oct. 09, 1954 Briatexte (France). On Route N631 at "La Caiffe,"
2030 a technician, J. P. Mitto, was coming back from
Toulouse with two other persons when they saw two
small figures, the height of 11-year-old children, cross
the road about 5 m in front of the car and jump into
a pasture. Stopping immediately, the witnesess saw a
large convex disk take off vertically. It was about 6 m
in diameter, orange in color and was literally "sucked
up" into the sky. Brown oily spots were found at the
site. (43, 50)
223
Oct. 09, 1954 Beirut (Lebanon). The local representative of a
2215 German firm, Max Favell, saw an object give off a
white light and land. It took off vertically, with
a spinning motion, and was lost to sight. (51)
224
Oct. 10, 1954 Mahallat (Persia). Approximate date. Many farmers
observed the landing of a "marvelous luminous ob-
ject," hemispherical in shape, emitting multicolored
beams. The central part appeared to be metallic. The
object shot straight up suddenly and vanished while
the crowd watched. (Creighton; 52)
225
Oct. 10, 1954 Epoisses (France). Between Epoisses and Toutry,
Daniel Grapin and Francois Bolatre, topographers
saw a luminous sphere 3.5 m diameter on the ground
near Route N454. (Quincy)
226
Oct. 10, 1954 Quarouble (France). Second landing here, seen by
Marius Dewilde (cf. Case 144) and his 4-year-old son.
A disk, 6 m diameter, about 1 m high, landed again
on the tracks. Seven little men emerged and spoke in
an unknown language. The craft then vanished with-
out noise or smoke. Traces larger than the first, and
symmetrical, were observed. Dewilde refused to re-
port the case. (Personal; Magonia)
227
Oct. 10, 1954 Charmes-la-Cote (France). Roger Thiriet, jailer in
0630 Ecouvres detention center, was riding his motorcycle
when he suddenly saw an aluminum colored object
shaped like a plate, with a dome and two portholes.
It was about 2 m in diameter and 1 m high. It took
off immediately. (54)
228
Oct. 10, 1954 Saint-Germain-de-Livet (France). A math professor,
1400 Mr. Bon, observed a silvery disk about 7 m in diam-
eter rise silently from a point about 250 m to the side
of the road. Spinning, it dived to the ground from an
altitude of about 800 m, then flew off horizontally at
a dizzying speed. (55, 57)
229
Oct. 10, 1954 Saillat-sur-Vienne (France). Roger Gayout and fam-
nightfall ily saw a very bright object come very close to the
ground. (56; M 162)
230
Oct. 11, 1954 Doncourt-Village (France). Farmers awakened by a
0130 whistling sound saw a flat object land near the woods.
It soon rose very fast, vertically, and flew away. The
ground was found calcined. Samples were taken by
police officials for analysis. (56)
231
Oct. 11, 1954 Acquigny (France). Two men riding motorcycles saw
0300 a bell-shaped craft about 2.5 m high, hovered 1 m
above the Evreux-Louviers railroad line. The lower
part was ringlike, and the object gave off reddish and
greenish sparks. A burst of orange light was seen as it
jumped about 10 m high, then it remained motion-
less for about 1 hr, during which time a third witness
joined the first two. It ultimately turned brighter and
flew away toward the east. (55; M 162)
232
Oct. 11, 1954 Fonfrede, near Chambon Feugerolles (France). Bap-
0415 tiste Jourdy, who was making the daily collection of
milk, was suddenly stopped as the engine and head-
lights of his truck died. He got out and saw a light
above him. After it crossed the road, the headlights
came on again and he was able to restart his truck.
(57)
233
Oct. 11, 1954 Lacanche (France). Mr. Labonde was driving at the
0420 intersection of D14 and D104 when he was followed
by a sort of luminous globe surrounded with a reddish
glow, about 2 m in size. It stayed within 25 m of the
car. (58; M 158)
234
Oct. 11, 1954 Sassier, near La Carie (France). Messrs. Gallois and
0430 Vigneron who were driving from Clamecy to Cor-
bigny felt an "electric shock" as the car headlights
died. They then saw a craft in a pasture 50 m away.
It was cylindrical, fairly thick, and three dwarfs were
standing close by. No light was seen, except a small,
reddish point. Both witnesses were "paralyzed" until
the craft left. A third witness, Mr. Chaumeau, had
seen a lighted object fly over the woods at La Carie.
(57; M 158)
235
Oct. 11, 1954 Heimersdorf (France). Anny Pracht, her sister Rose-
dawn lyne, and two other persons saw a luminous object on
the ground. It became fiery red in color and flew away
when they came near. (56; M 162)
236
Oct. 11, 1954 Bauquay (France). A large red object was seen flying
dawn very fast at treetop level while cattle panicked. Three
witnesses. (Quincy; M 162)
237
Oct. 11, 1954 Lavarande (Algeria). A large disk flying very low over
0500 a road scared two truck drivers, Messrs. Gaston Breau
and Amoura, who stopped their gasoline truck and
ran away into the fields while the object flew on to-
ward Medea in silence. (59)
238
Oct. 11, 1954 Taupignac (France). Three men driving near Tau-
1930 pignac got out of their car to observe an intense red
sphere in the sky. Then they discovered a round ma-
chine with a dome, 6 m diameter, giving off a yellow-
red light, 200 m away at 10 m altitude. It was motion-
less and silent. It suddenly moved horizontally for a
short distance and landed behind a woods. Two
witnesses went closer and saw four dwarfs, 1 m tall,
who seemed busy with the machine. The creatures
rushed inside when the witnesses arrived within 15 m.
The witnesses wae blinded by a sudden burst of light,
blue, then orange, then red, and the object took off
vertically at fantastic speed. (Personal)
239
Oct. 11, 1954 Birac (France). Four persons, among them Julia
2150 Juste, Maria Barbeau, and Marion Le Tanneur, of
Jarnac, saw two luminous spheres flying in the same
direction. Having stopped and maneuvered in mid-
air, the larger one took on a deep red color, turned to
an intense white light with a red aura, and both
landed. Witnesses did not wait. (Quincy; M 160)
240
Oct. 11, 1954 Montbazens (France). A round craft, 4 m diameter,
2200 landed in a pasture. It gave off a powerful red light,
took off with a formidable acceleration when wit-
nesses (garage owner Mr. Carriere and son; Mr.
Gardelle, farmer; Mr. Ginestre, shoemaker; and two
others) came close to it. Mr. Gardelle felt "an electric
shock." (60, 61; M 162)
241
Oct. 12, 1954 Mamora Forest (Morocco). A French engineer driv-
afternoon ing to Port Lyautey saw a dwarf about 1.2 m in height
enter an object which soon took off. The little man
was wearing silver coveralls. (62)
242
Oct. 12, 1954 Orchamps (France). A farmer, Mr. Beuc, saw a small
2100 pilot enter an object. It glided over the road for 30 m,
then rose rapidly. (M 167; Carrouges 98)
243
Oct. 12, 1954 Montlucon (France). A railroad employee, Mr.
evening Laugere, saw a torpedo-shaped, metallic craft on the
ground near a gas-oil tank. An individual covered with
hair was standing nearby, emitting sounds that were
not understood. The witness went to get his friends,
but the thing disappeared in the meantime. (63; M
167)
244
Oct. 12, 1954 Leguevin (France). Jan Marty, 42, mechanic, was
2230 in his shop when he saw a luminous disk about 6.5 m
diameter and 2.5 m thick, land. He tried to approach
it, but the craft rose vertically and silently at an amaz-
ing speed. (62, 63)
245
Oct. 12, 1954 Sainte-Marie d'Herblay (France). Gilbert Lelay, 13,
2230 saw a phosphorescent cigar in a pasture and a man
near it, wearing a gray suit, boots, and a gray hat. He
held a flashing sphere and told Gilbert in French not
to touch it. He went back inside the craft, which flew
in loops and vanished. (Carrouges 103; Magonia)
246
Oct. 12, 1954 Dompierre-les-Tilleuls (France). A businessman, Mr.
Vielle, was on Route N471 between Frasnes and
Pontarlier when he saw a circular flying craft, which
gave off a yellowish and a purple light. Losing altitude,
the craft came very close to the ground, changed its
course to southwest, and rose again in the sky.
(Quincy; M 167)
247
Oct. 12, 1954 Vielmur (France). Roger Ramond, a nightwatch-
2330 man saw a great light and noticed an oval object
which landed 300 m away. It looked like a fiery-
orange ball, illuminated the vinyard for nearly 3 hrs,
then assumed a vertical position, rose slowly, hovered
30 m above ground for a few seconds, and took off at
fantastic speed. (64; M 168)
248
Oct. 13, 1954 Crocq (France). At Donjon de Montlaur, five per-
1930 sons, among them J. Dubois, saw a round craft
maneuver, give off a blinding light. It had some open-
ings or portholes, and seemed to land far from them.
(Personal)
249
Oct. 13, 1954 Bourrasole (France). Messrs. Olivier and Perano and
1935 a third man saw a reddish disk about 4 m diameter
with a small being close by, about 1.2 rn tall, wearing
a diving suit: "His head was large with respect to the
rest of the body and he had two enormous eyes. The
suit was bright and shiny like glass." The craft was
surrounded by a sort of misty glow. One of the men
came within 2O m of it and found himself paralyzed.
The craft took off, throwing him to the ground, and
rose very fast. (62, 63)
250
Oct. 14, 1954 Saint-Ambroix (France). Several witnesses saw seven
small beings flee into a phosphorescent object when
they were approached. It took off immediately. It is
claimed that "unknown seeds" were found at the
site. (62)
251
Oct. 14, 1954 Shamsabad (Iran). A man coming out of his house
0630 saw a luminous object resembling a bright star. Com-
ing near, he observed it was an object 5 m long, near
which a "short young man" was standing on a circular
piece of metal, laughing at the witness's terrified ex-
pression. The witness was 20 m away when the craft
took off at unbelievable speed. (52)
252
Oct. 14, 1954 Lewarde (France). In Erchin Wood, Casimir Starov-
1530 ski, a miner, met a strange being of small height and
bulky figure with large slanted eyes. Its body was cov-
ered with fur. (Anatomy 143; Magonia)
253
Oct. 14, 1954 Biot (France). A municipal employee, Jose Casella,
1815 was riding home when he suddenly found in front of
him on the road an oval-shaped aluminum object
about 5.5 m in diameter, 1 m high. As he applied the
brakes, the object took off at very high speed. Sev-
eral persons confirmed the sighting. The disk was
gray, supported a dome, and emitted a soft whistle.
It took off when Casella was only 6 m away. (65)
254
Oct. 14, 1954 Angles (France). A farmer saw a bright object, which
nightfall came almost to the ground. When he tried to ap-
proach it the object produced an intense "screen of
light" and vanished without a noise. Several persons
in Angles observed the scene. (62)
255
Oct. 14, 1954 Meral (France). A farmer observed an orange sphere
nightfall land and went near it. He found it was shaped like a
flattened dome, 5.5 m in diameter, and gave off a
blinding light, which illuminated the countryside for
about 200 m. It was transparent, and a dark figure
could be seen inside. After remaining at ground level
for 10 min it flew north, while a bright cloud slowly
fell to the ground at the site. When the witness ar-
rived home he found his clothes covered with a white
film of adhesive substance, not unlike paraffin wax.
(62; M 174)
256
Oct. 14, 1954 Saint-Germain-du-Bois (France). Mr. Lonjarret ob-
nightfall served a luminous orange object on the ground near
a corn field. (Quincy; M 175)
257
Oct. 14, 1954 Chazey Wood (France). South of Gueugnon, Messrs.
1930 Jeannet and Garnier saw a reddish fireball fly low over
their car as their engine and headlights died. (M 175)
Anatomy 130)
258
Oct. 14, 1954 Chazey Wood (France). Andre Cognard, coming
nightfall from Gueugnon, was blinded by a light as a disk-
shaped object flew low over his car. (Anatomy 130)
259
Oct. 14, 1954 Saint-Romain (France). Mr. B. saw a circular craft
nightfall shaped like an upside-down plate. At the same time,
the engine on his motorcycle stalled. In the same area
an engineer saw a luminous object coming down
rapidly. (Anatomy 130)
260
Oct. 14, 1954 Thieulloy-la-Ville (France). On the road between
2010 Thieulloy-la-Ville and Beauvais, Mr. Covemacker saw
an object fly over his car as the headlights died. It
went on toward the north, seemingly following a
train. (Personal)
261
Oct. 15, 1954 Perpignan (France). Near the swimming pool in
Saint-Assiscle, Damien Figueres, 56, was walking
with his dogs when a reddish, luminous sphere landed
30 m away and an individual in a diving suit walked
around it. The dogs barked at him. He boarded the
machine, and it flew away in silence. (65; Carrouges
120)
262
Oct. 15, 1954 Boaria (Italy). A farmer leading cows to a pond sud-
denly saw an object fly over his house. The cows
panicked and ran away, throwing a girl to the ground,
while the object emitted a burst of light. The witness
ran to the house and fainted; three other persons saw
the craft depart. Dark, surrounded by short blue and
yellow flames, the object was egg-shaped, flew 15 m
above the ground, and emitted intense heat. The little
pond was found desiccated, and haystacks caught fire
as it flew over, while the cattle suffered burns. (67;
Plantier 104)
263
Oct. 15, 1954 Saint-Pierre-Halte (France). A baker saw a brilliant
0340 yellow craft descend rapidly and land on the railroad
tracks. It was shaped like a mushroom, about 4 m
diameter, 2 m high. (62; M 180)
264
Oct. 15, 1954 Luino (Italy). An ovoid object made a pass over a
1300 range of trees; two caught fire. (83)
265
Oct. 15, 1954 Po-di-Gnocca (Italy). Farmers saw a disk-shaped
afternoon object land, then take off vertically. At the site was
found a deep crater about 6 m in diameter. Poplar
trees were partially burned. Official investigation.
(65; M 181)
266
Oct. 15, 1954 Nimes-Courbessac Airfield (France). A yellow, cigar-
1950 shaped object with brilliant portholes, 30 m long, 6 m
diameter, was seen on the ground. Figures with hel-
mets covering the head could be seen inside. A sort of
haze was observed at both ends of the craft. (Quincy)
267
Oct. 15, 1954 Southend (Great Britain). Pat Hennessey ran away
night when she saw an object land on the road near Chalk-
well Park. It had vanished silently when she looked
back. (M 182; Humanoids 4; FSR 62, 12)
268
Oct. 15, 1954 Isbergues (France). A steelworker observed a lumi-
night nous sphere land in the countryside; it then emitted
lights of various colors. (54, 68; M 181)
269
Oct. 15, 1954 Fouesnant (France). Truck driver Rene Le Viol saw
night a flat craft, shaped like an inverted plate, fly very low
toward the sea. A second disk followed shortly after-
ward. Both emitted a red glow. (69; M 182)
270
Oct. 16, 1954 Quasso (Italy). Two objects were seen, one of which
made a pass at treetop level. It top-shaped, and a
small, gesticulating human figure was seen under it.
The witness was a bus driver, Mr. De Rossi. (84)
271
Oct. 16, 1954 Thin le Moutiers (France). Approximate date. An
object landed about 30 m away from a woman, who
fainted. The witness suffered from a skin disease fol-
lowing the incident. (Challenge 53)
272
Oct. 16, 1954 Cier-de-Riviere (France). Guy Puyfourcat, 22, who
was coming back from the fields, leading a mare by
the bridle, was surprised when the animal became
restless. Rising from the side of the road, a gray object
about 1.5 m in diameter flew over them. The mare
rose about 3 m in the air, and the witness had to re-
lease the bridle. Then the animal fell like a mass and
for 10 min was unable to move. At last, it rose and
attempted to walk, but it was still trembling and
stumbling with fear. The object had long since flown
away at high speed. The witness himself had felt
absolutely nothing. (Personal)
273
Oct. 16, 1954 Mazaye (France). Mr. Bachelard was driving a light
1730 truck on road D52-E between Chanat and Couhay
when suddenly the engine seemed to slow down and
he felt "paralyzed." He then saw in a field near the
road a brown object about 10 m long, 2.5 m high.
Silent, it gave off no light and showed no opening.
(70;M 198)
274
Oct. 16, 1954 Baillolet (France). Dr. Robert, while driving through
nightfall this village, saw four objects, at about 300 m altitude,
flying slowly in echelon formation. Suddenly one of
them dropped to the ground with a dead-leaf motion,
100 m away. The witness felt an electric shock as
engine and headlights died, and the car stopped when
the object touched the ground. Incapable of moving,
Dr. Robert saw a figure about 1.2 m tall moving in
the light of the object, then all went dark. Some time
later the headlights resumed operation by themselves,
and Dr. Robert saw the craft take off toward the
north. (71; M 185)
275
Oct. 16, 1954 Dompierre (France). Messrs. Deschamp and Laclotre
2145 saw a craft, about 20 m diameter, 2 m high, come
within 4 m of the ground for 3 or 4 min. It gave off a
yellowish light and a glow extended for 4 m around.
(Personal)
276
Oct. 16, 1954 Siena (Italy). Several people saw a landed object in a
2400 meadow. It appeared phosphorescent and of large
size. It took off very suddenly. (83)
277
Oct. 17, 1954 Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer (France). Leon B., a city council
member, saw a circular, orange craft take off from
the ground. (Quincy)
278
Oct. 17, 1954 O Alvito (Portugal). A hunter, Manuel Madeira,
saw an object, which flew away as he approached it,
rose in the sky, and was lost to sight. (Personal)
279
Oct. 17, 1954 Cabasson (France). A 65-year-old man was hunting
2030 with his dog, near the junction of the Brillance Canal
and the Durance River, when he saw a gray object,
about 4 m long and 1 m high on the ground and 40
m away. It showed a dome from which two helmeted
figures emerged. The witness fled, but his dog started
toward the object. The dog soon retreated, walking
awkwardly as if partialIy paralyzed. (Personal)
280
Oct. 17, 1954 Varigney (France). Several witnesses, among them
2030 Mr. Beuclair a policeman, saw a bright red dome-
shaped object descend to ground level 20 m away.
The underside showed red and white lights. (M 188)
281
Oct. 17, 1954 Cape Massulo (Italy). On Capri, an artist Raffael
night Castelle, saw a disk 5 m in diameter land on the
property of Curzio Malaparte. Upon approaching it,
he discovered it was not a helicopter and saw four
dwarfs wearing coveralIs emerge from it. After 30
min the craft made a soft whirring sound and rose
vertically, leaving blue sparks. (72)
282
Oct. 18, 1954 Cisternes-la-Foret (France). J. Augard and J. Chan-
zotte saw an oval object with a dome, emitting a
bright white light, resting in a field. When they ap-
proached it, the object rose vertically, leaving a red-
dish trail, and flew to the northeast. (70; M 198)
283
Oct. 18, 1954 Pont l'Abbe d'Arnoult (France). Mr. Meunier, a
construction supervisor, was terrified by a strange
craft, which rose vertically from the ground. He said
he had never been so afraid, even during the war.
(73; M 196)
284
Oct. 18, 1954 Fontenay-Torcy (France). Mr. and Mrs. Lherminier
2040 saw a cigar-shaped red object dive toward them with
a reddish trail and land near the road. Upon reaching
the top of the hill, they were confronted with a bulky
human figure, about 1 m tall. The creature wore a
helmet and his eyes were glowing with an orange
light. One witness fainted on the spot. Four others
saw the object in flight from separate locations. The
countryside was illuminated over 2 or 3 km. (Per-
sonal; Magonia)
285
Oct. 18, 1954 Royan (France). Mr. and Mrs. Labassiere and other
2100 witnesses saw two disks in the sky, one orange and
the other red, with a sort of luminous "bridge" be-
tween them. They landed, and one dwarf came out of
each craft and went into the other without any sign.
After this exchange of pilots both objects flew away
with a tremendous flash. (74)
286
Oct. 18, 1954 Saint-Point Lake (France). Miss Bourriot saw a bright
2245 red light on Route N437 near the old factory. Near it
were three beings: two, dwarfs, crossed the road ahead
of her; the third was a man of medium size. The craft
took off, flying over the lake at high speed. (Quincy;
M 197; LDLN 97; Magonia)
287
Oct. 19, 1954 Livorno (Italy). Bruno Senesi saw two shining ob-
jects emitting smoke land in a field. Out of them
came small, red, monstrous beings who chased him.
In a state of great excitement Senesi was brought to
a hospital, where he tried to hide under a bed, scream-
ing and trembling in terror. (85)
288
Oct. 19, 1954 Gorizia (Italy). Filippo Corridoni saw a half-empty
1920 balloon at ground level near the Isonzo River. Near
it, a disk 10 m in diameter was resting on a strange
frame. The upper part was white with a black dome-
like turret, around which was a series of portholes,
some illuminated with a very bright, bluish-white
light, which suddenly went out as the object took off
spinning and rising vertically, pulling the balloon
with it. (86)
289
Oct. 19, 1954 Fabriano (Italy). Two men saw a disk-shaped object,
2230 6 m diameter, hovering and emitting small violet
flashes. On top of it was a very high antenna. Two
small robotlike beings, 1.2 m tall, descended from it
on a long ladder. Their eyes were "sharp" and dark
red. They said something that sounded like "Dbano
da skigyay o dbano," went back aboard their craft,
and flew away. (87)
290
Oct. 20, 1954 Issenheim (France). Lucien Fisch saw an object
land near Route N83. It was luminous. (Quincy; 75)
291
Oct. 20, 1954 Raon-l'Etage (France). Forty-year-old Lazlo Ujvari
0230 was suddenly confronted by a man wearing a jacket,
boots, and cloth headgear (like a pilot's) who pointed
a gun at him and said something he could not under-
stand. When Ujvari spoke to him in Russian, the
man answered in the same language, asked whether
he was in Spain or Italy, and how far he was from
Germany. When he asked the time, Ujvari said:
"2:30." The man took his watch and said "You lie;
it's 4:00." Then he wanted to know how far and in
what direction Marseilles was. He made Ujvari walk
on the road with him, and they came close to a gray
craft with an antenna on top. When he was about
200 m away, he heard a soft whistling sound and saw
it fly straight up, then take an oblique trajectory.
(Carrouges 99; Magonia)
292
Oct. 20, 1954 Lusigny Forest (France). Roger Reveille saw an oval
object, 6 m long, at treetop level, and felt intense
heat from it. It took off vertically at great speed. In-
side the woods, the heat had become intolerable and
a cloud of dense smoke was forming under the rain.
After 15 min the witness was able to approach the
site, and he found the trees, grass, and ground per-
fectly dry. (Quincy; M 204)
293
Oct. 20, 1954 Saint-Valery (France). Several unknown objects
maneuvered for 2 hrs near this village. One of them
was very brilliant and landed in a pasture. Two others
were seen near the cliff in Mers, and seemed to be in
communication by means of light signals with objects
in another group. (75)
294
Oct. 20, 1954 Turquenstein (France). Mr. Schoubrenner, 25, a
1830 truck driver, saw a bright light in the distance and
soon found his road blocked by a strange object. The
engine died, and he felt paralyzed: "My hands were
as though glued to the wheel." The craft looked like
an inverted cone, the lower part phosphorescent, the
middle dull, the top luminous with a yellow or orange
point. (76; M 204)
295
Oct. 20, 1954 Panavicino d'Erba (Italy). Renzo Pugina, 37, bad
night just put his car in the garage when he saw a strange
being covered with a "scaly" luminous suit, about 1.3
m tall, standing near a tree. The creature aimed the
beam from a sort of flashlight at him, and he felt
paralyzed, until a motion he made when clenching
his fist on the garage keys seemed to free him. He
attacked the intruder, who rose and fled with a soft
whirring sound. An oily spot was found at the site.
(77;Magonia)
296
Oct. 21, 1954 Pons (France). An egg-shaped object, about 5.5 m
diameter, hovered and landed near the road. Two
dwarfs, about 1.25 m tall, emerged from it, and went
back inside almost immediately. The craft took off
vertically leaving a red trail. (78)
297
Oct. 21, 1954 Melito (Italy). A young man walking in a field heard
a rustling noise and saw a strange craft land nearby.
Getting closer to investigate, he saw a pilot with a
diving suit coming out of the craft, which emitted
bronze-green rays of light, flooding the whole country-
side. The witness was paralyzed. A dog barking about
100 m away caused the rapid escape of the pilot into
the craft, which took off. (88)
298
Oct. 21, 1954 Ranton (Great Britain). Near Shrewsbury, Jennie
1645 Roestenberg and her two children observed a disk-
shaped, aluminum object hovering above the house.
Through two transparent panels they saw two men
with white skin, long hair to their shoulders, and very
high foreheads. They wore transparent helmets and
turquoise-blue clothing, resembling ski suits. The ob-
ject hovered at a tilted angle while the two occupants
looked at the scene "sternly, not in an unkind fashion,
but almost sadly, compassionately." (Humanoids 4)
299
Oct. 21, 1954 Criteuil-la-Madeleine (France). The car driven by a
2000 bricklayer, Mr. Fillonnau, stoped as a large ball of
fire flew near it. A violent air displacement was felt.
"The battery was dead and the headlights were
burned out." Thorough police investigation failed to
identify the cause of the phenomenon. (79)
300
Oct. 21, 1954 Pouzou (France). Between Serifere and Paille, a man
2130 from Cherbonnieres suddenly felt painful pricklings
similar to electric shocks and his 4-year-old child
started crying. They felt increasing pain as the car
went on, and suddenly the engine died and the lights
went off. They were blinded by a strong red light,
which turned orange. It came from an object hover-
ing above the road, and everything returned to normal
when it went away. (80; M 341 )
301
Oct. 23, 1954 Saint-Hilaire-des-Loges (France). Mrs. Boeuf was
coming out of her farmhouse when she saw a lumi-
nous disk in the sky and alled her family. When
everyone saw the object come closer, they locked all
doors and spent a sleepless night. They did not ob-
serve the object's departure. (81)
302
Oct. 23, 1954 San Giovanni Vesuviano (Italy). Two persons in a
0100 car saw an object resting by fhe side of the road. They
stopped and walked toward the craft, 2 m diameter,
which suddenly changed its clear light into a red glow
and took off. (89)
303
Oct. 23, 1954 Tripoli (Libya). A farmer saw a flying craft descend
0300 to ground level about 50 m away, with a sound like
that of a compressor. It was an egg-shaped machine
with six wheels and complex machinery. The top half
was transparent, flooded with bright white light.
Aboard were six men in yellowish coveralls, having
human faces and masks. When he touched part of
the craft, the witness felt a strong electric shock. One
of the occupants motioned for him to stay away. For
the next 2O min, the witness was able to observe the
six men, apparently busy with instruments. Reliable
investigations were made. (Personal; Magonia)
304
Oct. 24, 1954 Ain-el-Turck (Algeria). A small man with strange
glowing eyes was seen on the Mediterranean shore.
(Quincy)
305
Oct. 24, 1954 Les Egots (France). Near Sainte Catherine, a child
1730 saw a man emerge from a strange craft. He was
"dressed in red, his clothes looked like iron. He walked
with his legs stiff, had long hair and a hairy face. His
eyes were large, like those of the cows." (Personal)
306
Oct. 24, 1954 Biozat (France). Between Biozat and Effiat, on the
2100 road from Clermont to Vichy, the engine of a motor
scooter died as an egg-shaped object took off from
the side of the road and rose without noise, leaving a
bright trail behind. (Personal)
307
Oct. 25, 1954 Plemet (France). Approximate date. A. Treussard
and a friend were almost blinded by a luminous disk,
which landed in a pasture. (Personal)
308
Oct. 25, 1954 Northern Italy (exact place unknown). Ulderico
0600 Cardinali saw a disk-shaped craft among the reeds of
a swamp. It was 2 m in diameter, and near it was a
small being, 1.40 m tall, clad in yellowish-brown
coveralls. This creature went inside the machine,
which took off at very high speed, touching the tops
of the reeds. (90)
309
Oct. 25, 1954 Arraye-et-Han (France). G. Mahou, municipal mun-
1830 cilor, 30, saw a phosphorescent craft shaped like a
brooder, about 2 m in diameter, 1 m high, rise ver-
tically from the road, leaving a luminous trail. (91)
310
Oct. 26, 1954 Angouleme (France). Vincent Casamajou and his
wife saw a large cauldron-shaped craft, the size of a
truck (about 7 m) at 50 m distance, near the road,
18 km from this town, going toward Paris. It took off
without noise, leaving a white trail. (9Z)
311
Oct. 26, 1954 La Madiere (France). Aime Boussard, 47, a farmer,
evening was suddenly confronted with an individual of normal
height (1.60 m) wearing a sort of diving suit with a
pale-green light on either side of the helmet. The
individual aimed at the witness the beam of two blue
lights, and he was thrown backward. No craft was
observed. (92)
312
Oct. 26, 1954 Les Metairies (France). Approximate date. At this
2030 place situated near Saint Quirin, Mrs. Louis and her
sons Marc and Yvon observed an orange craft, 6 m
diameter and 3 m high, fly over them as their tractor
engine died. The lights also went out, and the battery
was found dead after the sighting. (Personal)
313
Oct. 26, 1954 Heiteren (France). Mrs. Spinner and another witness
2130 saw a flying object come from the west and land 1 km
away. (Personal)
314
Oct. 27, 1954 Linzeux (France). A shop owner and his employee
felt an electric shock as a very bright object flying very
low stopped the engine and turned off the lights on
their car. (92; M 204)
315
Oct. 27, 1954 Mezieres (France). Policemen saw a craft, which took
off from the ground. No details were given. (Personal)
316
Oct. 27, 1954 Ciolica Alta (Italy). A young man named Fabrizio
1400 Bruni heard a strange hissing sound and saw an object
in a field. It was stationary, 1 m above the ground,
seemed transparent and emitted a blinding glare. The
witness fell on the ground "because of his strong emo-
tions" at the sight. The object took off vertically and
suddenly, leaving a trail. Very white, glistening
threads were found on the ground. (93)
317
Oct. 27, 1954 Les-Jonquerets-de-Livet (France). A farmer, Gilbert
1930 Hee, was gathering pears when he suddenly saw an
elongated object with a light at both ends resting in
the pasture. He dared not investigate, but he saw
cows gathering around the object. A minute later, the
lights went out, and the witness lost interest and went
home. Two hours later, an 18-year-old man named
Cheradame fell from his motorcycle as it suddenly
failed at the same spot, and alerted neighbors saw
the object again. It had moved only slightly and two
occupants were seen. They were about 1 m tall, walked
in stiff fashion, and had clothes resembling bright
armor. They vanished suddenly, and the craft took off
without noise. (Personal)
318
Oct. 27, 1954 Moussey (France). An object was seen on the ground
2030 by a schoolboy and his school director. Triangular
traces were reported. (53)
319
Oct. 27, 1954 Oye-Plage (France). On Route N40, the Mayor's
2315 secretary saw for 15 min a bright, cigar-shaped object,
flying very low and following the turns of the road
at 20 m altitude. Suddenly it tumed at a right angle
from the road and flew away. (Personal)
320
Oct. 27, 1954 Grosseto (Italy). Near Grosseto, Ermellina Lanzillo,
2330 who was looking for her cat, saw from her window
a strange entity standing in the garden. The being
appeared fat and had narrow shoulders, apelike eyes,
and a head like a diving helmet. Paralyzed with terror,
she regained self-control when called by her niece and
withdrew from the window. (94)
321
Oct. 29, 1954 Mesples (France). A 14-year-old child sought asylum
0745 in the farmhouse owned by Mrs. Gentil, crying that
he had been chased by a saucer. A disk three times as
large as the sun, red and purple, spinning rapidly, was
seen descending swiftly toward the ground and then
it vanished. Investigation by local police. (Personal)
322
Oct. 30, 1954 Muro Lucano (Italy). Two objects were seen by
0930 hunters. One touched the ground 50 m away. It was
rhomboidic, and from the bottom a cylinder was
hanging. A peculiar sound could be heard. The object
shifted its position and the cylinder hit trees, bounc-
ing three times. Then the craft gained altitude and
flew away, leaving a bluish trail. (82)
323
Oct. 31, 1954 Corrompu (France). Near Long, P. Petit and his em-
ployee, Mr. Tillier, with a shop owner, Mr. Pecquet,
saw an oval object on the ground. When it took off,
the lights of a tractor went out. It measured about
4.5 m, emitted a bright light similar to a welder's
torch. It came back, turned, and flew to the south-
west. It made the same noise as a swarm of bees.
(Personal)
324
Nov. 01, 1954 Poggio d'Ambra (Italy). A 40-year-old lady going to
0730 a cemetery suddenly observed an object, shaped like
two cones with a common base, resting on a grassy
space. Two small seats were visible inside the lower
cone. From behind the object appared two dwarfs,
1 m tall, wearing gray coveralls and reddish helmets.
Speaking words she could not understand, and with
smiles that showed fine white teeth, they took a pot
of flowers from the witness and flew away. (Personal;
Magonia)
325
Nov. 02, 1954 Cremona (Italy). Two students, Pietro Alberini and
1800 Pericle Sacchi, who were hunting, saw a dwarf 1 m
tall with a "rubber" head and a flexible tube connect-
ing his face to a cylindrial container on his back.
When they came close to it, the being wrapped itself
in a bluish cloud. The witnesses ran away. (90)
326
Nov. 03, 1954 Oued Beth (Morocco). Maroc-Presse reported that
0700 one of its employees, Mr. E., driver of a delivery truck,
"a man of sane judgment and excellent eyesight,"
observed an object flying over the Beth River. "I am
positive it was not an aircraft or any known machine
but a circular, flat craft which had the appearance of
copper. It flew normally for some time, then it sud-
denly flipped over. Therefore, I was able to see the
whole disk and was amazed when it came down into a
field where it landed on edge, very gently. Almost im-
mediately it rose into the sky at great speed, resumed
its horizontal position and was soon lost to sight."
(95)
327
Nov. 04, 1954 Pontal (Brazil). Jose Alves was fishing in the Pardo
night River when he suddenly saw a craft approach with a
wobbling motion and landing near him. Shaped like
two washbowls placed together, it was about 4.5 m in
diameter. Too terrified to move, the witness saw three
little men, dressed in white, wearing tight-fitting skull
caps, with dark skin, come out of the craft, gather
vegetables and water and fly away. (Humanoids 33;
Lor. I 44)
328
Nov. 05, 1954 La Coruna (Spain). Gonzalo Rubinos Ramos, whose
car had broken down, saw a large, shining disk rise 150
m away with a slight noise like an explosion and fly
away at fantastic speed. (96)
329
Nov. 05, 1954 La Roche-en-Brenil (France). Raymond R. saw a
1010 craft, which made a noise like a large transformer and
gave off an orange light, land in a pasture. Three men
in dark coveralls were standing nearby. One was hold-
ing a sort of box, "which emitted a beam of light three
meters long." The other two were holding objects
that looked like weapons. Another witness fled and
felt pricklings on his face as he ran. Four photographs
of the scene were taken. Traces: a whitish substance
and a circle 3 m in diameter where the ground had an
ashlike appearance. (Personal)
330
Nov. 07, 1954 Monte Ortobene (Sardinia). A motorcyclist saw a
1515 disk-shaped machine land near the road. He tried to
turn too sharply and fell 50 m away. A taxi driver
stopped to observe the object, which gave off a soft
whirring sound and soon took off. Farmers on the
other side of the mountain saw it fly away. The disk,
about 15 m in diameter, was made of a silvery, rough
metal. It supported a dome and showed several port-
holes. (97; Wilkins U 237)
331
Nov. 08, 1954 Monza (Italy). A crowd of about 150 people, destroy-
1030 ing barriers to come closer, gathered to observe a lumi-
nous craft landed in a stadium. The object rested on
three legs and had a dome emitting a blinding white
light and supporting an antenna. Two small figures
dressed in white and gray, wearing transparent hel-
mets, were seen. They spoke with guttural sounds.
One of them had a black face with sort of trunk.
When a man sicced a boxer dog onto the dwarfs, the
animal turned around and bit him. The object rose
with a shrill sound and vanished rapidly. (Wilkins
U 238)
332
Nov. 08, 1954 Voussac (France). In the Vacheresse Forest, reliable
1800 persons reported seeing a luminous sphere land at the
edge of the forest and become dark. The next morn-
ing, investigation disclosed that an area 4 or 5 m in
diameter had no leaves, while the ground elsewhere
was covered with them. The earth seemed to have
been dug up. (Personal)
333
Nov. 08, 1954 La Tessoualle (France). Andre Chaillou felt pricklings
dusk in his hands, "in spite of his gloves," when a blue disk
came close to his motorcycle and his electrical system
failed. He was unable to move or articulate a word
for several minutes. As soon as the blue light was
turned off, he started again and went near the light
when it reappeared 200 m away. He saw the object,
a cone 5.5 m in size, rise vertically with a soft whistling,
then fly horizonally to the north. (98)
334
Nov. 09, 1954 Bois de Villers (Belgium). Two villagers reported the
landing of a 2-m-high "flying egg" in a pasture.
Screams seemed to emanate from it. (Wilkins U 251)
335
Nov. 10, 1954 Porto Alegre (Brazil). An agronomist and his family
in their car saw a landed disk from which two men,
normal in height, with long hair and coverall-like
clothes, emerged and came toward the car with arms
raised. As the frightened witnesses sped away, they
saw the men reenter the disk, which rose and flew off
at very great speed. (Lor. I 42)
336
Nov. 13, 1954 Berck (France). Near the local airport, Mr. Davril
0330 saw a craft like a round hut 300 m away. It took off
without noise. (Personal)
337
Nov. 13, 1954 Buchy (France). At intersection of Routes N28 and
N319, Mr. R. L., of Rouen, saw a luminous craft take
off while he feIt pricklings and was paralyzed. The
engine of the car slowed down but did not stall.
(Quincy)
338
Nov. 13, 1954 Curitiba (Brazil). A lens-shaped object was seen on
0330 the railroad tracks. Near it, three dwarfs wearing
tight-fitting suits were looking at the tracks with a
light. When the witness approached, the machine
took off very fast. (99; Humanoids 33)
339
Nov. 14, 1954 Isola (Italy). Amerigo Lorenzini, a farmer, saw a
afternoon bright, cigar-shaped craft land near him and took
cover. Out of it came three dwarfs dressed in metallic
diving suits. They centered their attention on rabbits
in a cage while speaking among themselves in an un-
known language. Thinking they were going to steal
the animals, the farmer aimed a rifle at the intruders,
but it failed to fire and the witness suddenly felt so
weak that he had to drop the gun. The dwarfs took
the rabbits, and their craft departed, leaving a bright
trail. (100)
340
Nov. 14, 1954 Wasmes (Belgium). Approximate date. Marcel
night Pipers a gardener saw a craft resting near the road
give off a very bright light. His clothing was partially
burned when he went close to it. (Quincy)
341
Nov. 14, 1954 Forli (Italy). A shange beam of red light, apparently
night from some flying source, was reported sweeping the
countryside. As it illuminated two tractors, one of
them stalled, but the other, a diesel, continued. The
beam was seen for about one hour by a large number
of persons. (M 211)
342
Nov. 22, 1954 Santa Maria (Brazil). A radio operator at the local
2145 air base saw a huge, dark object about 30 m in diam-
eter hovering at treetop height. With four other per-
sons he saw it for several hours, sometimes softly
glowing, sometimes coming down almost to the
ground. (Lor. I 4511)
343
Nov. 25, 1954 Calcerosa (Italy). Two 12-year-old boys, G. Marziano
1700 and P. Santucci, suddenly saw three figures who, as
soon as they were discovered, entered a small spherical
craft concealed 10 m away behind some bushes. The
beings were small, about 35 cm tall, had very large
heads and lead-gray skin. The craft had two sharp-
pointed propellers in front, which started spinning.
The craft took off suddenly with a hissing sound. (90)
344
Nov. 28, 1954 Caracas (Venezuela). G. Gonzales and Jose Ponce,
0200 truck drivers, found their road blocked by a luminous
sphere over 3 m diameter, hovering 2 m above ground.
A small creature with claws and glowing eyes came
toward them. Gonzales grabbed it, found it strangely
light (less than 2O kg), and observed its body was
very hard and covered with fur. But the creature
pushed him back, while two other dwarfs emerged
from the bushes and leaped into the sphere, carrying
stones and other samples. Gonzales was blinded by a
light from the craft and the strange beings flew away.
(Lor I 52)
345
Dec., 1954 Guanare (Venezuela). Early in December, the di-
rector of Barquisimeto College was chased by a lumi-
nous disk as he was driving near Guanare. He fired at
the object with his revolver, without effect. He
stopped another car in which a lawyer and two police-
men were traveling. All four saw the machine fly
away. (Lor. I 43)
346
Dec. 01, 1954 Bassoues (France). A 39-year-old civilian saw an oval
0430 light, very bright, illuminating the countryside. After
some maneuvers and oscillations in mid-air, it landed
for a couple of minutes less than 3 km away, then flew
off to the east. (Personal)
347
Dec. 04, 1954 Zuaga (Spain). Twelve workers saw what they de-
scribed as a square machine, with a side of 10 m,
land and take off at great speed, flying toward the
south. (Personal)
348
Dec. 04, 1954 Caselle di Nogara (Italy). For several minutes a
night waiter saw a circular object stationary in a pasture 50
m away. It was blue with symmetrical openings, from which
a bright red light was emitted. The witness got a rifle
and fired twice at the very tall figure who came out of
the turret on the craft. Immediately a very strong wind
was felt, and the craft took off amidst a reddish glow.
(101)
349
Dec. 09, 1954 Linha Bela Vista (Brazil). A farmer, O. da Costa e
evening Rosa, observed a stranger standing near a machine
shaped like "a tropical helmet," cream-colored, sur-
rounded with haze, making the same noise as a sew-
ing machine. Another man was looking at a fence, and
the head and arms of a third one were visible inside
the craft. As the witness dropped his hoe, the man
smiled, picked it up, and gave it back to him, after
which they motioned him to stay away and took off.
They were of average height, had broad shoulders,
long hair, very white skin, and slanted eyes. They
wore brown coveralls ending with shoes without heels.
(Lor. I 46; Humanoids 4)
350
Dec. 09, 1954 Dorf-Gull (Germany). Ernst Jung and his wife saw
1930 an intense red, luminous object descending toward
them at great speed. It hovered 5 m above ground
when they stopped their motorcycle. It was cigar-
shaped, 5 m long, 2 m wide. They saw it turn off its
lights and fly toward the forest. Other people in a bus
saw the same thing. (Nachrichten Oct., 56)
351
Dec. 10, 1954 Floresta (Venezuela). A doctor from Caracas who
1830 was driving with his father near this town stopped his
car as two little men were running into the bushes.
Soon thereafter, a luminous disk rose from the side
of the road with a sizzling sound and flew away.
(Lor. I 43)
352
Dec. 10, 1954 Chico (Venezuela). Having seen a bright object land
evening near the Trans-Andean Highway, two young men ap-
proached it, found it was shaped like two bowls g]ued
together, about 3 m diameter. The underside was a
source of fiery light. Four small beings emerged and
attacked them, in an apparent kidnapping attempt.
The dwarfs were extremely strong, their bodies cov-
ered with hair. They fled into the machine, and it took
off. (Lor. I 51)
353
Dec. 11, 1954 Linha Bela Vista (Brazil). Near the site of Case 349,
1700 Pedro Morais saw two human beings dressed in "yel-
low bags" take a tobacco plant and a chicken, then go
away. Their craft "had a bottom like an enormous
polished brass kettle," hovered with an oscillating
motion, and made a noise like a sewing machine. Its
upper part resembled a jeep hood. (Lor. I 46; Human-
oids 34)
354
Dec. 16, 1954 San Carlos (Venezuela). Three young men saw a
dwarf, who attacked one of them, Jesus Paz, before
fleeing into a disk-shaped machine, which flew off
immediately. It was flat and shiny and had been
hovering 1 m above ground. (Lor. I 50; Humanoids
35)
355
Dec. 17, 1954 Bersaillin (France). A woodsman from Poligny saw a
1700 very bright light on the road, first thought it was an
American car with its headlights on, but soon ob-
served it came from a dark craft about 80 m away.
The light turned brighter; the witness felt an intense
heat wave and thought he was going to die. Finally,
the light went away. (Personal)
356
Dec. 19, 1954 Valencia (Venezuela). Jose Parra, an 18-year-old
2300 jockey, saw six small creatures loading stones into a
disk-shaped machine hovering about 3 m above
ground. He tried to run away but was paralyzed by a
violet beam aimed at him by one of the creatures. All
the creatures entered the craft, and it took off. (Lor.
I 52)
357
Dec. 20, 1954 Valencia (Venezuela). An employee of the Barbula
0000 sanatorium saw an object on the ground but did not
report it. Three hours later, another employee saw
the craft. It was luminous and took off soon after-
ward. (Lor. I 52)
358
Dec. 29, 1954 Bru (France). Near Gardonne, Mr. Gamba saw an
2100 oval red object 50 m away. When he tried to approach
it, he found he was unable to move. As soon as this
"paralysis" subsided, he ran to get his brothers and
came back to the craft, which turned white, then red.
It rose and flew away toward the east. It had been on
the ground for at least 15 min. Strange traces were
found, as if the ground had been dug up. Small trees
near the river were found damaged, as if they had
been cut with a knife. (103)
359
Jan. 03, 1955 Melbourne (Australia). Two persons in a car saw a
0725 flying object come within 70 m of them after their
vehicle was stopped. (Quincy)
360
Jan. 05, 1955 San Sebastian (Spain). A red circular object 3 m in
diameter was observed to land and take off again.
(Quincy)
361
Mar., 1955 Branch Hill (Ohio). Robert Hunnicutt, a business-
0400 man, saw three men kneeling on the side of the road.
They were about 1 m tall, had gray skin, and wore
tight-fitting gray clothes. They had froglike face, long
slender arms, normal eyes, but no eyebrows. One of
them held a dark object (emitting blue flashes) be-
tween his raised arms. Hunnicutt tried to go near but
"must have lost consciousness," because he found
himself driving to the police station without remem-
bering what took place in the meantime. (Stringfield;
FS May., 61; Sanderson 147)
362
Mar. 02, 1955 Huntley (Illinois). A car was followed for 10 min by
1700 three elongated "balloons," each showing eight red
lights and about 7 m long. (Atic)
363
May. 29, 1955 Smithfield, near Cairns (Australia). Approximate
1920 date. Three farmers, among them Thomas Robinson,
saw a light growing in size for 2 min and flying
between them and Mt. Williams. Looking like a
"light airplane on fire," it changed course, losing alti-
tude and trailing flames. It touched the ground, light-
ing up the whole area, rose again, and began to "feel
its way along the crooked edge of the cane field and
the swamp toward our house." It returned to earth
four times. The dogs ran out barking as it landed
within 100 m of the witnesses before taking off again.
(UFO Bulletin Mar., 58)
364
May. 31, 1955 Puy-Saint-Gulmier (France). A farmer, 74-year-old
1110 J. B. Collange, was watching his cows on a clear, calm
morning when he suddenly observed, in an easterly
direction, a vertical circular object about 3 m away,
the bottom edge about 30 cm from the ground. It
measured about 1.10 m in diameter, was very lumi-
nous, white, but not blinding. Many filaments of
various colors were radiating from the disk. Their
length varied between 0.5 and 2 m. The object rose
over a hedge and was lost to sight behind some woods.
(Ouranos 14, 15, 22)
365
Jul. 03, 1955 Stockton (Georgia). Mrs. Wesley Symmonds was
driving near this town when she saw four "bug-eyed"
creatures near the road. They were small beings with
thin arms, large eyes, and pointed chins. Two were
turned away from the witness; one was bending over
with something like a stick in its hand; and the fourth
one was facing her with its right arm raised. It had
bulging eyes, a sort of cap, no visible mouth, a long
pointed nose, a chin which came to a sharp point, and
long thin arms with claws. (Stringfield; Humanoids
54)
366
Jul. 18, 1955 Plessiel Airfield, near Abbeville (France). Mr. Maupin
0300 and five other witnesses on the airfield were blinded
by a light from a disk-shaped object 150 m away. It
left orange glows in its trail. Silent, flying slowly, it
hovered near the Metro station, close to the ground,
but did not actually land. It left toward the northwest.
A woodsman from Mareul-Caubert, Mr. Rolle, saw
the object half-an-hour earlier. It came from the
direction of Amiens. (Personal)
367
Aug. 01, 1955 Salon, near Arles (France). Two persons in a car saw
night a lighted object dive toward them and hover about
30 m above the road. A disk, 12 m in diameter, it flew
around the car and went away without noise. The
witnesses were tourists, who went straight to the Arles
police. (105)
368
Aug. 01, 1955 Chardon Road (Ohio). Mr. Sheneman, who was com-
2100 ing from Willoughby, came out of his car and saw a
circular object with a red light on it that came down
fast, hovered, and emitted two beams of light. The
witness fled toward his house, and the object appeared
to chase him at less than 70 m altitude. It measured
about 30 m in diameter and supported a dome. Mr.
Sheneman, his wife, and their two children saw it fly
away. (Evidence 114)
369
Aug. 05, 1955 Buzancy, Ardennes (France). Messrs. Coisin and
1430 Mahieu saw five brown, disk-shaped machines coming
down and up again at great speed. One of them flew
under the others, then two disks appeared to land
300 m away near the German cemetery. The others
flew away toward the south at tremendous speed.
(Personal)
370
Aug. 16, 1955 Bradford (England). Mr. Ernest Suddard, 35, and
0400 his 13-year-old son were in a lorry on Roundhill Street
when they saw what seemed to be a human being
about 1.20 m tall, dressed in skin-tight black clothes.
It held its arms close to its sides, its feet close together,
and walked by a series of jumps. On its chest was a
silver disk perforated with holes. It turned off sud-
denly into a passageway and was lost to sight. The
witnesses were too amazed to follow it. (Constance
222)
371
Aug. 19, 1955 Bradford (England). About 700 m away from Round-
2330 hill street, Mr. Wood, a warehouseman, saw a bright,
bullet-shaped, silvery object behind a hillock. It
measured about 4 m in height, 1.5 m in diameter, had
a surface similar to chromium and made a high-
pitched buzzing sound. (Constance 222)
372
Aug. 21, 1955 Hopkinsville (Kentucky). The Sutton family saw a
2030 light landing near their farmhouse, then several night-
marish entities about 1 m tall, with glowing silver
clothing, an oversized round head, huge eyes and
ears, and a slit-like mouth harassed them for several
hours, in spite of heavy gunfire. At one point, one of
the entities was knocked down from the roof by a
bullet: it "floated down." Running out of ammuni-
tion, the Suttons got the police, who observed a
lighted object in the sky, flying very fast. (Atic,
Anatomy 173; Magonia)
373
Aug. 22, 1955 Casa Blanca, near Riverside (California). A group of
1400 children was playing in the garden of Mr. and Mrs.
Douglas when they observed a hovering object which
disappared and reappeared as a spinning disk with
curved lines radiating from it. Other objects, silvery
and semi-transparent, soon appeared and were seen by
all children. They made musical sounds as they van-
ished and reappeared. One of them landed, and a
creature the size of a 4-year-old child, transparent,
wearing a belt with a bright disk, was seen nearby.
Another creature appeared and spoke to one of the
boys. All the children experienced visions of the ob-
ject and the creatures, as well as "arms" which ap-
peared to beckon to them. (TSR 67, 5)
374
Aug. 25, 1955 Greenhills (Ohio). Four adolescents in a car saw a
creature with a luminous body, standing near a fire-
plug. (Stringfield 64)
375
Sep. 16, 1955 Boisseuges (France). A young shepherd heard a
1800 whistling sound as a dark mass appeared to fall from
the sky and a rush of air swept him from his feet. The
object looked like a machine with an opening where
a stairway became visible. Two occupants were seen.
One was observed to have a reddish face, a bald head
and very fine teeth. The craft was round, about 3.5 m
diameter, 2 m high, lighted with neon-like light. The
occupants gathered some plants and flew away to
the northwest. (Personal)
376
Sep. 17, 1955 Bush Pine (New York). Mr. and Mrs. Bordes, of New
night York City, were fishing when they heard a loud splash
and a "gurgling sound," saw a pink, iridescent, mush-
room-shaped object rise about 70 cm above the water,
and sink into the reservoir. Later, they saw the object
again, about 5 m long and surrounded with turbu-
lence. It reversed direction several times without turn-
ing around and finally flew away very fast. (Constance
226; FSR 55,5)
377
Oct. 28, 1955 Galloway (England). A disk with a row of blue lights
on the periphery slowly maneuvered above a car on a
deserted road. (Evidence 135, 146)
378
Nov. 02, 1955 Williston (Florida). Deputy-sheriff A. H. Perkins,
C. F. Bell, and a dozen other witnesses saw six bell-
shaped objects moving by successive leaps. One came
close to a patrol car; the men inside felt that their
arms and legs "went dead" and that their clothes
were burning them. (Evidence 64)
379
Apr. 06, 1956 McKinney (Texas). Two men saw a silvery, balloon-
shaped craft about 2 m in diameter land in a field
100 m away from them, about 8 km east of McKinney.
They stopped their car to investigate, but the object
took off at fantastic speed. (Atic)
380
Apr. 08, 1956 Elboeuf (France). Near Exauroux, two brothers, 18
2345 and 20, saw a red ball to their left coming down and
hovering at tree height. It then left at fantastic speed.
Three additional witnesses reported it independently.
The object was a disk about 7.5 m in diameter, with a
red dome, and rotating fins under it. It emitted a
yellow-orange glow. (Personal)
381
Apr. 16, 1956 Henderson (North Carolina). On Route 1, just be-
0500 fore dawn, two government employees saw for a few
seconds a large, top-shaped object passing over their
car. It was as large as the road and made no sound.
(Atic)
382
May. 09, 1956 Jacksonville (Florida). Two girls, Joan Frost and
2300 Gertie Wynn, while waiting for a bus, saw two
pulsating lights flying horizontally and disappearing.
15 min later the lights were seen again, stopping at
the zenith, merging, and diving to 50 m altitude. As
the bus arrived, it seemed that the objects had sepa-
rated and were about to abduct the witnesses, and
they ran to the vehicle in terror. (APRO Mar., 59)
383
Jun. 06, 1956 Banning (California). An object hovered about 30 m
0430 above and 100 m away from the witness's car. Showing
something like a dome on top, it crossed the road
slowly, turned, and crossed the road again behind the
car, then vanished suddenly. (Atic)
384
Jul. 20, 1956 Panorama City (California). Three witnesses inde-
pendently claimed that they observed a huge, ball-
shaped object from which emerged three beings. They
were nearly 2 m tall, had long, blond hair, and wore
tight, green suits. (Hanlon; Humanoids 64)
385
Sep., 1956 Cabo Frio (Brazil). O. Guarichi was walking on the
2030 beach with his dogs when he saw an object come from
the sea and land. Two men, 1.80 m tall, wearing
metallic-looking uniforms, emerged. One of them
picked up objects from the beach. There was an ex-
change of gestures with the witness. One of the dogs
turned away when the witness approached the craft,
which was 20 m wide 3 m high and showed flashing
lights as it left. (Nachrichten Mar., 61)
386
Jan. 15, 1957 Balfour (New Zealand). William West and Wallace
early Liddell saw an object similar to a shooting star coming
close to them appearing then as an oval, fluorescent
craft, about 40 m in diameter, which almost touched
the grass. They rushed to catch it, but it jumped away,
turning into a bluish-white sphere with a dark red
center. Each time they tried to reach it, the craft
jumped farther away. It cleared a high fence and
slowly vanished. The Invercargill Weather Bureau
had no explanation. (107)
387
Feb. 09, 1957 Georgetown (Connecticut). Approximate date. Ina
2200 Salter was driving on Route 53 in a desolate area when
she encountered a cigar-shaped objert about 5 m long,
showing several portholes, which was hovering close
to the ground to the left of the road. The portholes,
about 50 cm in diameter, were illuminated with a
yellowish light, and there were shadows moving be-
hind. As she passed the object, it took off straight up,
hovered for a few seconds, then rose out of sight
(APRO Mar., 62)
388
Mar. 08, 1957 Baudette (Minnesota). A pilot saw a circular object
night flying against the wind. It was luminous, about 5.5 m
in diameter, and flew so low that it appeared to suck
up the snow. (Keyhoe S)
389
Apr. 14, 1957 Vins-sur-Caramy (France). At an intersection, two
1500 women, Mrs. Garcin and Mrs. Rami, suddenly heard
a noise and saw behind them a top-shaped object, 1 m
high and 1 m wide, nearly touching the ground. It
made a sudden jump and landed again: There were a
number of antennalike projections on top of it. The
noise did not come from the object, but from a
metallic road sign vibrating in its vicinity. (M 207;
Challenge 14)
390
Apr. 19, 1957 Pacific Ocean, near Japan. Japanese fishermen aboard
1152 the "Kitsukawara Maru" saw two metal disks come
into the sky. This was followed by violent turbulence.
(Round-up 147)
391
Apr. 22, 1957 Palalda (France). Mr. and Mrs. Firmin Bason heard
1300 an unusual noise and saw a whirlwind of flames 10 or
15 m above ground, coming down toward the vine-
yard. It was red and blue, spinning wildly, flying
slowly. It hovered for 5 min over plants which moved
violently, then it flew south with a deafening roar,
hovered again and departed to the southwest. Diam-
eter at the top: about 5 m. (Ouranos 21)
392
May., 1957 Milford (Pennsylvania). Frances Stichler, who lived
on a farm, was working in her barn when she heard a
whirring sound and saw a bowl-shaped object, 7 m in
diameter, with a rim over 1 m wide about 5 m above
ground. It stopped with one side tilted toward her. A
man dressed in a loose, shiny, gray suit, wearing a
tight-fitting helmet, was facing her from inside the
object. He seemed of average height had deep-set
eyes, tanned skin, and a long face with a "quizzical"
expression. Almost immediately the object left toward
the southeast. (108; Humanoids 57)
393
May. 01, 1957 Pajasblancas Airport (Argentina). When his motor-
0700 cycle suddenly failed, the driver observed a disk, 2O m
in diameter and 5 m thick, hovering about 15 m above
ground. He hid in a ditch and saw the craft come
down, making a sound similar to air escaping from a
valve. A sort of lift descended from its base almost to
the ground. In it was a man of average height, who
made friendly gestures to the witness. He was dressed
in a plastic diving suit. The witness entered the ma-
chine and saw inside several people seated before
instrument panels, lighted by an extraordinary light.
He was then escorted out, and the disk rose to the
northwest. During the next hour, six sightings were
made along the same course by independent witnesses.
(Humanoids 35; FSR 65, 1; FSR 65, 4)
394
May. 10, 1957 Beaucourt-sur-Ancre (France). A Hungarian refugee,
2250 Michel Fekete, was riding his bicycle when he saw an
object hovering 30 cm above ground and four little
men nearby. The police found lavalike fragments at
the site. Six other witnesses vouch for the sighting
including Messrs. Iklef and Lepot and their wives.
The craft was luminous, pulsating between red and
white (remaining red longer). When white, it was
more blinding than a powerful searchlight. It was 50 m
away from the group of witnesses. Occupants were
about 1.30 m tall with a beige-gray body, an ab-
normally large black head, and a waddling gait. The
object flew away when a car came into view. (109; M
211)
395
Jun. 5, 1957 Uriman (Venezuela). Undocumented report of a
landing and of "bellicose dwarfs." (Quincy)
396
Jul. 25, 1957 Sao Sebastiao (Brazil). Mr. Joao Guimaraes, who is
1910 a professor at the Catholic Faculty of Law in Santos,
was sitting near the shore when he saw a hat-shaped,
luminous craft approach from the sea and land near
him. From it came a metallic stairway. Two normal
men with long, fair hair hanging to their shoulders, a
youthful appearance and wearing one-piece suits,
came down, gave no verbal answers to his questions,
but invited him "telepathically" to come aboard the
craft. Inside the illuminated compartment, he sat on
a circular seat with the crew. The machine rose for a
short flight. On his return, Guimaraes found that his
watch no longer worked. (Humanoids 36; FSR 57, 6
397
Jul. 30, 1957 Galt, Ontario (Canada). Jack Stephenson was walk-
ing about 7 km from Galt when he saw a flash in the
sky. A circular object making a whirring sound came
down and landed with a throw of flames. It took off
again 30 min later,leaving the ground blackened and
branches broken. The craft had a stationary dome,
but the periphery was spinning. (Round-up 188)
398
Aug. 20, 1957 Quilino (Argentina). An Air Force man inside a tent
heard a loud, shrill sound and saw a disk that came
down as grass and plants fluttered wildly under it. He
found himself unable to draw his gun, which "seemed
to be glued in its holster." A voice came from the
craft, telling him in Spanish that UFO's had a base in
the Salta area and would soon show themselves to
warn all people about the dangers of a nuclear
catastrophe. (Humanoids 36)
399
Aug. 22, 1957 Cecil Naval Air Station (Florida). A black, bell-
1540 shaped object bearing two bright, white lights at the
top and maeasuring 15 m in diameter was chased by a
civilian in a car until the engine stalled. The object
was then hovering 3 m away. The underside of the
machine resembled a disk with fins. When a jet air-
craft took off from the airfield, the object went out of
sight almost instantaneously. The car battery was
found completely dead. There was no helicopter in
the area, although the two witnesses compared the
noise made by the object to that of a helicopter. (Atic)
400
Sep., 1957 Campinas (Brazil). A man suddenly fell, as if para-
lyzed, and his two companions then observed an ob-
ject shaped like a disk with a dome on top and another
dome under it, 50 m away. A door opened and three
men, 1.70 m tall, wearing close-fitting, iridescent
clothing, and who walked as if on skis, appeared to
make a check of the craft and the surroundings. They
gathered samples in a large box. The witnesses saw
small portholes and a tripod landing gear. The craft
took off after 20 min. (Nachrichten Jul., 60)
401
Sep. 10, 1957 Ubatuba (Brazil). Approximate date. Anonymous
witnesses saw a disk dive down and explode, shower-
ing the area with flaming fragments. Some samples
were gathered, sent to a Brazilian newsman, analyzed
by friends of Dr. Fontes, of Rio, and were found to
consist of surprisingly pure magnesium. (Lor.l 90; 110)
402
Sep. 16, 1957 Smithfield (Australia). Les McDonald, 17, and
930 Gladys Smith, 14, saw a red light changing to green,
spreading around them like a mist and covering an
area about 100 m diameter. They became nearly
paralyzed and "felt a warm glow." They had no fear,
but were "merely cognizant of things as they were
without being able to react." This sensation lasted
two min. (UFO Bulletin Dec., 57)
403
Sep. 19, 1957 Point Pleasant (New Jersey). A boomerang-shaped
1840 object bigger than a house was reported to have
landed. Grass flattened. (Atic)
404
Sep. 26, 1957 Yellow Falls (Texas). Three hundred people were
sunset said to have seen three elongated objects with a series
of portholes, maneuvering at ground level in an area
with many empty oil wells. One of these objects, said
to be 150 m long and 20 m high, pearl-colored, glisten-
ing under the setting sun and showing a series of
circles painted on its surface, landed for 20 min. An
occupant emerged, observed the abandoned derricks
and took off again. Observed through binoculars, he
appeared as a "monster," 1 m tall, moving with
strange jumps. He picked up something from the
ground. (Perego)
405
Sep. 29, 1957 Deerwood Nike Base (Maryland). Undocumented
0500 report of a landing observed by missile men. (Keyhoe
S)
406
Oct., 1957 Niquelandia (Brazil). At the Gabiroba farm, owners
A. Santinoni and S. de Oliveira were blinded by
beam from a round object at ground level. The light
was green and yellow. When they came near, all went
dark and the object vanished. (Round-up 205)
407
Oct. 05, 1957 Francisco de Sales (Brazil). Antonio Villas-Boas who
2300 could not sleep because of the heat, opened the
shutters of his house and saw a silvery glow in the
yard, but no flying object. The light moved and was
seen going over the house. (FSR 66, 4; Magonia)
408
Oct. 08, 1957 Nabouwalu (Fiji Islands). Two couples going from
1500 Nabouwalu to Nawaca in a motor boat saw a white
object come down from the sky, thought it was a
plane in trouble and went closer. They found the
object hovering 7 m above the water, and a figure on
board the craft aimed at them a beam so bright they
"felt weak." The figure disappeared suddenly, and
the object took off vertically at high speed. (Round-up
202; Challenge 18)
409
Oct. 10, 1957 Schenectady (New York). Mrs. Edward Yeager who
lived in a trailer on the Duanesburg-Church Road
near Mariaville, saw a circular object go down behind
the hill. Two min later it flew up again, very bright.
The next day she was feeding animals that ran away
as the same or a similar object came within 2 m of the
ground. Two dark, little men came out of the craft
and went into the woods. The object remained there
two min, then left. A search for the occupants proved
futile. A bus driver was said to have seen two craft
land in a nearby field at the same hour. (FSR 58, 3)
410
Oct. 10, 1957 Quebracoco (Brazil). Naval officer Miguel Espanhol
night and another man, traveling to Ceres, saw a bright
object that illuminated the countryside and came
down to ground level as the truck stalled. It was oval
or saucer-shaped, over 150 m in diameter and 40 m
deep, with a dome supporting a long "aerial" with a
red light on top. The bright light went off and the
witnesses saw seven childlike beings, with long hair
and luminous suits, who looked down at them for
about 3 min. The craft flew south and released a
smaller disk, which flew north. (Humanoids 36)
411
Oct. 11, 1957 Roulon (France). Two witnesses in a car saw some-
2000 thing they described as "a dark, transparent ball"
about 50 cm in diameter rising from the side of the
road. It had appendages trailing behind. (111)
412
Oct. 14, 1957 Francisco de Sales (Brazil). Second observation by
2145 A. Villas-Boas. He was plowing a field with his
brother when they saw a red light at the edge of the
field. He went toward it, but it shifted its position
every time he went close. It vanished on the spot.
(FSR 66, 4; Magonia)
413
Oct. 15, 1957 Covington (Indiana). Mr. Moudy, a farmer, observed
daylight a silvery disk which hovered above his tractor; the
engine failed when the object rose. (Personal)
414
Oct. 16, 1957 Francisco de Sales (Brazil). Third observation by A.
0100 Villas-Boas. Alone in the fields on a clear night, he
saw a big, red star which took the appearance of a
luminous, egg-shaped object and stopped 50 m above
his tractor. Its light was brighter than that of the
headlights as it landed 15 m away. The top part was
spinning. It became green as it slowed down, was then
seen as a flattened dome. Three legs emerged from the
machine as it settled down. The tractor engine stalled,
and the witness was seized by unknown individuals
and carried aboard the craft, where he was medically
examined, then left with a woman of short stature
with whom he had sexual intercourse. Villas-Boas
reported that crew members wore tight, white clothes
with a light on the belt, heelless white shoes, big
gloves, and opaque helmets with a slit at the level of
the eyes. Their language was shrill, and he could estab-
lish no verbal communication with them. (FSR 66,
4 et seq.)
415
Oct. 25, 1957 Petropolis (Brazil). A girl suffering from cancer ap-
peared about to die when the house was suddenly
illuminated by a strong light, as if a searchlight had
been aimed at the room. It came from an object whose
top part was reddish yellow. Two figures emerged
from it and entered the house. They were about 1.20 m
tall, had long yellow-red hair, small green, slanted
eyes, and wore white gloves and glowing white clothes.
Before the astounded witnesses (the author of the
report and the family of the girl), they used a device
producing a bluish-white light and another instu-
ment, in what appeared to be radiation treatment of
the patient. After 30 min they went away, leaving
her completely cured. The report was anonymous.
(FSR 67, 5)
416
Oct. 31, 1957 Longchaumois (France). A businessman and his wife
0000 saw a large, lighted object with openings, which hov-
ered, came to ground level, and took off with a great
increase in brightness at very high speed, but without
noise. (Personal)
417
Nov., 1957 Provencal (Louisiana). Haskell Raper, Jr., was driv-
2300 ing home on a rainy night when he saw a large, lighted
object on the road ahead, which he thought was a
truck. Suddenly the object flashed a beam of light
directly at the car, apparently exerting a strong
pressure and slowing it to a stop 5 m away. The object
was then described as oval, 5 m long, 3 m high, army
green in color. It bore lettering beginning with the
letters UN, followed by some numbers. A sort of heat
wave filled the car, and the witness ran out in panic
as the vehicle caught fire. The object rose with the
sound of a diesel engine. Raper ran to the town, less
than 2 km away; and reported the incident. The car,
a 1956 Ford, was completely destroyed. (FS Oct., 58)
418
Nov. 02, 1957 Canadian (Texas). 5 km west of this town, military
0330 and civilian witnesses reported a submarine-shaped
object, red and white, two or three times as long as a
car and about 3 m high, at ground level. A figure was
seen near this object, also something compared to a
white flag. When a car stopped in the vicinity, a
flash of light from the object coincided with the sud-
den failure of the headlights. (Atic)
419
Nov. 02, 1957 Levelland (Texas). A large number of reports from
2250 the Levelland area described a low-flying object, over
60 m long, equipped with a bright light, and which
interfered with car ignition. (Anatomy 136; map)
420
Nov. 03, 1957 White Sands (New Mexico). At Stallion Site, an
0300 army patrol in a jeep saw an orange, "apparently con-
trolled," luminous object on the ground near the site
of the first A-bomb explosion. It was first seen as a
sunlike source 50 m above ground, descending to
ground level after 3 min, and landing several km away
at the northern end of the testing grounds. Two wit-
nesses. (M 238)
421
Nov. 04, 1957 Elmwood Park (Illinois). Two policemen, Joseph
0315 Lukasek and Clifford Schau, and a third man named
Daniel De Giovanni, while looking for the cause of a
headlight failure, observed a fluorescent object 50 to
100 m away from them, coming down. The car had-
lights functioned properly again and they drove to-
ward the object but had to stop at a cemetery wall.
They turned off all lights and watched the object for
two min. It played "hide and seek" with them as they
tried to reach its location. (M 240; 113)
422
Nov. 05, 1957 New Castle (Indiana). An object looking like "a big
meat platter" was seen at close range by Mrs. Jasper
Barlow and her two children, who were inside their
car. It had a flickering light on the bottom. There was
no ignition interference noted. (M 245)
423
Nov. 05, 1957 New York City (New York). In Van Cortland Park,
0430 Frank C. was talking with a bus driver when they saw
in the park, about 400 m away, a metallic object
shaped like a disk, spinning with a soft whirring. On
top was a fixed dome with portholes. The object was
hovering at tree-height. A yellow light from the craft
suddenly illuminated the area, and it flew off "like a
shooting star." (M 241)
424
Nov. 05, 1957 Scotia (Nebraska). A man heard a noise similar to
1730 that of a helicopter and perceived a "burning" odor.
He saw a balloon-like, elongated object that came to
ground level, did not touch the ground, but rose again
and disappeared. The witness was "paralyzed" during
the observation. The object appeared to have gener-
ated thick smoke. (Atic)
425
Nov. 06, 1957 Santa Fe (New Mexico). J. Martinez and A. Gallegos
0010 saw an egg-shaped object coming toward them at low
altitude. It moved slowly, illuminating their car and
producing a humming sound. The car engine, the
clock and a wristwatch stopped. The object shot away
toward the southwest. (M 246)
426
Nov. 06, 1957 Seoul (Korea). North of Seoul a barrel-shaped object,
morning bluish-white and luminous, was seen close to the
ground, reflected in a pool of water. It rose and van-
ished "like a light switched off." (Atic)
427
Nov. 06, 1957 Playa del Rey (California). Richard Kehoe was driv-
0540 ing near the beach when his engine stopped, and so
did three other cars. The man got out and observed
an egg-shaped object wrapped in "a blue haze" on
the beach. Two men, below average height got out
of the craft and asked them questions about their
identity, what time it was, etc. They looked normal
wore black leather pants, white belts, light-colored
jerseys, and seemed to have yellowish-green skin. They
went back inside the craft, which left rapidly, and the
cars could then be started. (Humanoids 57)
428
Nov. 06, 1957 Lake County (Ohio). A civilian source reported an
0630 object so bright that his eyes could not sustain it. It
appeared to land on a ridge, then took off again. It
was round and much larger than a plane, had an
"odd color," left no trail and made no noise. (Atic)
429
Nov. 06, 1957 Knoxville (Tennessee). 12-year-old Everett Clark
0630 saw a strange object on the ground and four occu-
pants, two men and two women who spoke a lan-
guage he thought was similar to German. They went
back to the craft in a manner the witness could not
understand, for he saw no door. (M 271;114;
Magonia)
430
Nov. 06, 1957 Everittstown (New Jersey). John Trasco saw a bril-
evening liant, egg-shaped object hovering in front of a barn
and was confronted with a being 1 m tall with a
putty-colored face and frog-like eyes. He thought the
dwarf said in broken English: "We are peaceful
people; we only want your dog." The little man, who
was dressed in a green suit with shiny buttons, a green
tam-o-shanter-like cap, and gloves with a shiny object
at the tip of each finger, fled when the witness denied
his request. (Humanoids 56; Magonia)
431
Nov. 06, 1957 Boerne (Texas). A civilian source reported an oval
1800 object, about 5 m long, bright orange, similar to
glowing coals, hovering 4 m above ground. The wit-
ness went to call his family; the object had vanished
when he returned. Unidentified. (Atic)
432
Nov. 06, 1957 Baskatong Lake (Canada). 180 km north of Ottawa
2100 Jacques Jacobson and three of his friends saw a bright,
yellowish-white sphere hovering over a hilltop about
4 km away. From top and bottom issued light cones
that illuminated the countryside and the clouds.
Radio reception was blocked throughout the obser-
vation, except for a very powerful signal at one wave-
length, modulated, but not in Morse code. The object
rose slowly toward the south. (M 249)
433
Nov. 06, 1957 Montville (Ohio). Olden Moore, 28, a plasterer was
2330 driving home when he suddenly saw an object look-
ing like a bright meteor split into two pieces, one of
which went straight up. The other got larger while
its color changed from bright white to blue-green. It
hovered 60 m above a field and came to the ground
with a soft whirring sound, 150 m away. After observ-
ing it for 15 min, Moore then walked to the object,
which he found to be shaped like "a covered dish"
15 m in diameter, 5 m high, with a cone on top about
3 m high, surrounded by haze or fog, pulsating slowly.
Holes, footprints and radioactivity were found at the
site by Civil Defense Director Kenneth Locke. (M
252)
434
Nov. 07, 1957 Meridian (Mississippi). Truck driver Malvin Stevens,
0725 48, was driving to Memphis when, about 23 km
northwest of Meridian, he saw an object which ap-
peared to have two propellers at either end and a
third one on top. Getting out of his truck, he saw
three little men about 1.30 m tall, in gray clothes,
with "pasty white faces" that seemed friendly and
willing to talk, but he was unable to understand their
"chattering." "I stood there for what seemed like an
eternity." They got back into the machine and it
took off straight up. There was no ignition inter-
ference. An 8-year-old girl from Honse independently
reported a round object crossing the sky toward the
south. (M 273; 115)
435
Nov. 08, 1957 Edinburgh (Scotland). Fourteen people, including
Mrs. Maty Home, reported to police that a disk-
shaped object followed their truck, dived toward it,
came within 20 m of them, then left toward the sea,
leaving a double vapor trail. (Round-up 217; 116)
436
Nov. 08, 1957 Sloanville (New York). A cigar-shaped object 70 m
0200 long was observed less than 7 m above ground. (M
264; 117)
437
Nov. 08, 1957 Holly (West Virginia). Hank Mollohan and eight
1430 other persons saw an elongated object, 12 m long,
with several portholes from which fire and smoke
appeared to be coming. It swung at low altitude and
dropped to the ground. People seemed to be moving
around it, but the witnesses were driven away by a
hard rain. (M 265)
438
Nov. 08, 1957 Waterloo (Iowa). Paul Rutledge saw an object 16 m
night long flying over his garage. The top part was bright,
and there were two figures visible inside. (M 266)
439
Nov. 09, 1957 Lake City (Missouri). A civilian driving his car home
0100 from work observed a hovering object 16 m long. His
car engine died as he neared the object's position,
and it started again only after the object's departure.
(Atic)
440
Nov. 10, 1957 Madison (Ohio). Mrs. Leita Kuhn observed a very
0125 large, lighted object 20 m above ground. It was so
brilliant that she had to close her eyes. It was over
10 m wide, 3 to 4 m thick, with a dome on top. The
witness had to consult a physician several days later
because of serious eye and skin irritation. (M 267;
118)
441
Nov. 16, 1957 Bage City (Brazil). A blinding object, red and yellow,
2230 twice landed-first near the Jockey Club, then near
the Rural Exhibition. (Quincy)
442
Nov. 18, 1957 Maracaja (Brazil). Farmers Joao Ernani and Pedro
1030 Zilli heard a strange humming sound, then saw two
aluminum-colored disks 200 m away. Near them were
six mm of average height, slim build, dressed in "dark
gray suits glued to their bodies." The disks were
about 3.5 m wide, hovering 1 m above ground. They
rose with a sharp whistling sound, while coconut trees
below them bent double. Three more disks rose from
behind the trees, and all five flew toward the Atlantic.
(Humanoids 36)
443
Nov. 18, 1957 Aston (Great Britain). Mrs. Cynthia Appleton, 27,
1500 mother of two, saw the figure of a man appear near
her fireplace while a whistling sound was audible.
He was tall and fair, wore a tight-fitting plastic gar-
ment, and seemed to communicate with her through
telepathy, indicating he was looking for titanium and
was coming from a world of peace and harmony. Sud-
denly he disappeared. Mrs. Appleton had subsequent
contacts with similar entities. (Humanoids 4)
444
Nov. 22, 1957 Gesten (Denmark). A shop owner saw a pyramid-
shaped, luminous, transparent object fly fast across
the road. As it was above 250 m away, he clearly saw
two figures who looked like human beings, sitting
one behind the other aboard the craft. (Personal)
445
Nov. 23, 1957 Tonopah (Nevada). Four disk-shaped objects on the
0630 ground were observed for 20 min from a distance of
15 m. When the witness tried to come closer, they
took off with an unbearable humming sound. (Atic)
446
Nov. 25, 1957 Ugines (France). Two engineers were driving about
1430 200 m from the railroad crossing in Faverges when
they saw a nearly spherical object at ground level,
performing zig-zags on the road. They stopped and
were amazed as the object simply vanished, leaving
no trace. (Personal)
447
Dec., 1957 El Cajon (California). Edmund Rucker was awak-
night ened by a roaring noise and saw a strange object land
near his house. "Its windows were lighted, and I saw
strange-looking heads there." An opening became
visible and four creatures emerged. They had large
heads, dome-like foreheads, and bulging eyeballs.
They delivered a message to the witness in English,
stating that they had philanthropic and scientific
purposes. (FS Jul., 58)
448
Dec. 08, 1957 Woodward (Oklahoma). Between Woodward and
1750 Seiling, 12 km from the latter, an unknown flying
object allegedly took complete control of a car with
three passengers. The driver, an employee of an air-
craft company, had turned the heater, windshield
wiper, and radio on. He was nearing a hill in this
wooded area when a bright light appeared ahead. It
reminded the witness of the light from a mercury
lamp. As a crash seemed imminent, the car slowed
down by itself and stopped, as if the entire electrical
circuit had failed. Over the vehicle was a disk 16 m in
diameter with portholes around the periphery, emit-
ting a current of hot air and a high-pitched sound. It
had a dome on top and bottom. It rose as the car
started by itself. The car was a 1954 Dodge Coronet
without automatic transmission. The witness spent
four hours with two Kirtland AFB officers who told
him of similar observations. The case was never re-
ported to Blue Book. (Personal)
449
Dec. 11, 1957 Chestnut (Louisiana). Mary Louise Tobin, a school-
teacher, was driving on State Highway 1 when she saw
an object that she compared to the rising sun, in the
vicinity of a smoking car. The driver, an elderly lady,
came out with a child who seemed to have suffered
burns. The unknown object went away: The disabled
car did not catch on fire. (FS Jul., 58)
450
Dec. 11, 1957 Ellsworth (Wisconsin). Many cars stopped to observe
1600 a silent, reddish, glowing disk, about 15 m in diam-
eter, which flew 6 m above the ground at about 80
km/h. A small, windowless cabin was visible on the
underside of the object. (FS Jul., 58)
451
Dec. 18, 1957 Old Saybrook (Connecticut). Mary Stan was awak-
night ened by a brilliant light and saw through her east
window the fuselage of a craft that hovered in mid-
air. Aboard were two men, each with his right hand
raised, wearing yellowish jackets. A third man joined
the first two, then all lights went off inside the craft
while it glowed like brass. A spinning antennalike de-
vice was noted. A few minutes later it flew off. (FSR
60,3)
452
Dec. 21, 1957 Ponte Poran (Brazil). Mrs. Mendonca and five other
1830 persons saw a light in the south, which later appeared
as two spherical objects coming closer to the witnesses
on an oscillating course. One of them hovered close
to the car while the other circled. They were shaped
like a sphere surrounded by a flat ring, and chased the
car for two hours over the deserted road. Estimated
diameter: 5 m. (APRO Mar., 59)
453
Dec. 30, 1957 Drakestown (New Jersey). George Chowanski, an
night auto mechanic was alerted by the barking of his dog
and heard a whirring sound similar to that of an elec-
tric shaver. A lighted object was observed by Chow-
anski and his wife as it came within 60 cm of the
ground. Two figures came out of the bottom of the
object, walked around a clearing, and one picked up
something before returning to the craft, which then
took off. Total duration: 2 min. (FS Oct., 58)
454
Jan., 1958 Depew (New York). A lady who was driving on the
0130 New York State Thruway during a snow storm
saw a large shape with a tall, luminous pole on the
side of the road. Her car stalled, and the lights went
off. Two figures, looking like animals or huge insects
were observed near the pole. They soon disappared,
and the object took off spinning. The witness was
then able to start her car. She noted that the snow at
the site had been melted and the grass was warm.
(Binder; Magonia)
455
Jan. 04, 1958 Stavanger (Norway). A woodcutter reported that he
saw an object land, and a very tall man with a tanned
face, wearing a helmet, stepped from the machine.
He went back in after a few minutes; the craft took
off "with a noise like a flock of birds." Air Force offi-
cers and policemen searched the snowcovered hill for
traces. (FSR 58, 2)
456
Jan. 07, 1958 Aston (Great Britain). Two figures again appeared to
Mrs. Appleton and spoke to her in English (see Case
443). (Humanoids 4)
457
Jan. 13, 1958 Farm Hill (Australia). Brian Crittendon, 21, was
2345 chased by a dome-shaped object that emitted a nar-
row light beam toward the ground. He was so fright-
ened that he drove home on a half-flat tire, followed
for 5 km by the object, which was about 50 m away
and 10 m above ground. It overtook his car at a speed
exceeding 100 km/h. Radio interference was noted,
but no noise. (UFO Bulletin Mar., 58)
458
Jan. 26, 1958 Shimada City (Japan). A very bright object landed
1600 before numerous chemical workers; they reported
beings falling from the sky without parachutes. They
wore strange suits and spoke an unknown language.
(FSR 58, 3)
459
Feb. 02, 1958 Hokkaido (Japan). Farmer Yasukichi Nakaguchi and
1530 his son, and Kametaro Takuma, saw an egg-shaped
object that landed silently. (FSR 58, 3)
460
Feb. 24, 1958 Conceicao Almeida (Brazil). Three witnesses, among
0305 them Dr. C. da Costa, decided to sleep in their car
when the engine stalled and could not be started
again. Then a very large, blue silvery object appeared
and came to ground level with a swinging motion.
was shaped like a sphere surrounded by a flat ring.
When they tried to approach it, the object maneu-
vered in a strange "aerial dance." (Lor. I 143)
461
Mar. 02, 1958 Tampa (Florida). A civilian source was said to have
1945 observed a balloon-shaped object land on the airfield
then take off slowly and hover at 250 m altitude be-
fore disappearing. It showed a bright light source.
(Atic)
462
Mar. 14, 1958 Healdsburg (California). Two persons, in their back-
0845 yard, saw a round object 1 m in diameter come from
the west and land 15 m away. It took off toward the
east, turned south, and was lost to sight. (Atic)
463
Mar. 19, 1958 Moscow (USSR). Near Moscow, a large, disk-shaped
object was seen on the ground. It rose in a spiral mo-
tion, then took off and was lost to sight. (Personal)
464
Apr., 1958 Maceio (Brazil). Near Paripueira, jeweler Wilson
0600 Lustosa and numerous fishermen saw an object hover-
ing 15 m above the sea, 40 m away. It was lens-shaped,
about 12 m thick, and showed portholes with a glow-
ing red light. Below the object the water seemed to be
"boiling" or attracted upward, while a soft, whirring
sound was heard. For one hour the object kept going
up and down. (SBEDV)
465
Apr. 15, 1958 Tabladitas (Argentina). Approximate date. In the
mountains, about 14 km from Abra Pampa, a lumi-
nous object 30 m in diameter came to ground level.
(Quincy)
466
Apr. 17, 1958 Abaatu (Brazil). All night long, three hovering disks
1925 were seen by several witnesses in this area. A railroad
employee, Mr. Cavalheiro, and the station chief, J.
Machado, wired the Tupancireta police, and all saw
the objects coming to ground level about 1 km away.
At times they appeared to exchange signals. One of
the disks flew over the station itself, leaving a lumi-
nous trail and considerable heat. (LDLN)
467
May. 02, 1958 Bogota (Colombia). Eight people working in a wood
saw a green creature with scaly skin and very long
arms. The pointed nails of its long fingers nearly
touched the ground. (Dischi Volanti, by L. Bul-
garini)
468
May. 27, 1958 Boa del Tigre (Argentina). Remo dell'Armellina was
late driving a truck toward Santa Fe when he saw a figure,
3 m tall, blocking the road. He went toward it with an
iron bar but could not approach because of the stench
and the blinding phosphorescent light emanating
from it. It had very long arms, a scaly body, and wore
a flight coverall. The witness fainted; nothing was left
to be seen when he regained consciousness. (Perego;
Bulgarini)
469
Aug. 16, 1958 Leman Lake (Switzerland). A dozen people out on
1700 the lake in perfect weather saw a bright light coming
down. They stopped their boat as it came to hover
about 15 m above them. It was saucer-shaped, 10 m
in diameter, with a cabin showing several windows
on top. The outer disk below the cabin was spinning.
As it came down toward the water, a noticeable cur-
rent was created. No noise or occupants were noticed.
After several leaps in mid-air, the craft flew off at
"unbelievable" speed. (Personal)
470
Sep. 01, 1958 Laval (France). About 11 km before Laval, a busi-
2130 nessman coming from Paris suddenly saw a motion-
less object, 10 m above ground, to the left of the road,
150 m away. It was shaped like two cones with a com-
mon base and showed two rows of about ten openings
in the middle section. It seemed about 20 m wide,
metallic, with a light similar to that of a red traffic
light shining through the windows. The witness had
time to stop and maneuvered to get the object in his
headlight beams. Throughout the observation a
whistling sound such as that of a jet aircraft was heard.
The object rose very slowly, flew off faster climbing
out of sight. (119)
471
Sep. 21, 1958 Sheffield Lake (Ohio). A circular, flat object, 7 m in
0300 diameter, 2 m thick, hovering 1.5 m above ground,
and making a jetlike sound was seen from a house by
a civilian woman. Its color was that of aluminum; it
had a wobbling motion and emitted gray smoke be-
fore rising again and taking off. (Atic)
472
Oct. 27, 1958 Union Dale (Pennsylvania). An object resembling a
large gray cigar with an assembly tail flew at treetop
height, making a strong "swishing" sound. (Atic)
473
Oct. 31, 1958 Caledon East (Canada). A civilian reported an
1550 eliptical, aluminum-colored object at 2 km altitude,
coming down to 4 m, flying up and down by sudden
jumps, stopping at ground level less than 200 m away
for five min. A red light appeared at one end of the
object, which gradually took a fiery color, then ex-
ploded. The witness ran away. (Atic)
474
Nov., 1958 Braemar (Scotland). Two soldiers of the Territorial
0500 Army on an exercise near Ballater heard a "gurgling
noise" and saw two figures, over 2 m tall, dressed in
peculiar suits. As they fled, they heard a "swishing"
noise and saw a large disk flying at ground level, which
then swooped over their heads and away, pulsating
and leaving a sparkling trail. Witnesses were in a
state of shock. (Humanoids 5)
475
Nov. 17, 1958 Soviet Union, exact location not revealed. A luminous
2203 object, with an apparent diameter greater than that of
the full moon, was seen coming down from a high
altitude, hovering at tree height, then landing. It was
observed for two min. (Atic)
476
Nov. 23, 1958 Cojutepeque (San Salvador). An engineer, Julio M.
2335 Ladaleto, stopped when his car hit a can rolling on the
road, then observed an object about 35 m away. It
was shaped like a lamp shade with an upper trans-
parent sphere emitting a bluish, pulsating light, 12 m
diameter, 7 m high, resting on three half-spheres. An
occupant 2.5 m tall was photographed by the witness
as he crossed the road and appeared to inspect the
craft. He wore a blue coverall and luminescent heel-
less boots, and had a bald head. The observation
lasted 10 min, after which the object took off with a
whining sound, sparks and smoke. The following day,
before he had revaled anything about the case,
Ladeleto was contacted by strange "newsmen" who
appeared to know all the details of it. (Settimana
Incom. Sep. 16, 62)
477
Dec. 20, 1958 Hoganas (Sweden). Near Domsten, Hans Gustavs-
0255 son, 35, and Stig Rydberg, 30, saw something in the
woods and stopped their car to observe it. They found
a disk about 5 m wide set on a tripod. All of a sudden
they were attacked by four gray-colored creatures de-
scribed as "fluid," but one witness reached the car and
blew the horn for help. The beings fled and the craft
took off, emitting "paralyzing vibrations." (Lor. II 56)
478
Dec. 20, 1958 Clermont-Ferrand (France). Approximate date. A
1600 disk of 20 m diameter was observed and caused dam-
age on the ground. (Quincy)
479
Dec. 28, 1958 Portglenone (Ireland). A black flying object, 2 m
afternoon wide, cut a tree in two, 3 m above ground, and did
not stop. The tree in question is 70 cm wide and 13 m
tall. This event was observed by a farmer named
Bennett. (FSR 59, 2)
480
Jan. 1959 Stratford-on-Avon (Great Britain). Leonard Hewins,
1715 of Tredington, saw a fiery, round object come down
from the east and land 100 m away. While a blue haze
formed, three figures emerged from the object and
seemed to sit down with clumsy movements. The wit-
ness was unable to move until the craft and its occu-
pants took off swiftly, leaving a trail of stars. (FSR
67, 5)
481
Feb., 1959 Umiat (Alaska). 350 km east of Umiat, trappers saw
a red, disk-shaped object less than 4 km away, going
up and down, sometimes nearly touching the ground.
It circled and went away. (FSR 59, 3)
482
Feb. 28, 1959 Cedar City (Iowa). Private Gerry Irwin stopped his
car to investigate what he thought was a crashing
plane. He was later found unconscious. Sequels of the
incident (fainting, amnesia and his return to the site
in a trancelike state) are sometimes quoted as evi-
dence of psychologial experience correlated with the
observation of the luminous object. Irwin deserted,
and his subsequent whereabouts are unknown. (121;
Lorenzen; Magonia)
483
Mar., 1959 Kolobreg (Poland). On the Polish coast, not far from
Kolobreg, soldiers saw the sea become turbulent as a
triangular object, 4 m in size, emerged, circled the
barracks, and flew away at high speed. (122)
484
Mar. 13, 1959 Pumong (Australia). Near Claypans, 150 km north-
1410 east of Adelaide, Carl Towill, postmaster, and Percy
Briggs, mail carrier, saw a dome-shaped object take
off from a field 400 m away. It resembled a huge, bril-
liant circus tent, studded with lights that kept chang-
ing from red to blue. They approached within 200 m,
then saw it rise, hover, and shoot off at immense
speed toward the south. They had observed it for 10
min. Mr. Briggs was questioned by investigators from
Woomera Rocket range. (FSR 59,5)
485
Mar. 31, 1959 Port Elliot (Australia). Barry Neale was driving home
1330 to Goolwa when he saw on the ground a glowing,
reddish-orange object with a row of portholes. It il-
luminated the trees, was about 5 m wide. He got
within 300 m of it, and drove around the wooded area
in time to see it take off. No radioactivity was found
at the spot. (FSR 59,5)
486
Apr. 15, 1959 Svendborg (Denmark). Between Svendborg and Ny-
evening borg, Ove Christensen, coming home after work on
his bicycle, was stopped on the road by a disk-shaped
object spinning at ground level. After five minutes it
began chasing him, flying 6 m above him for 5 m.
The object was luminous and seemed made of glass.
(FSR 59, 3)
487
Apr. 29, 1959 Grassy Plains (Canada). Alex Gillis and Jerry Monk-
2230 man saw from a hilltop an egg-shaped object in the
middle of the road. It was about 5 m long, the top part
emitting a bright light. The object went away silently.
Fearing ridicule, the witnesses reported the incident
one month later. (FSR 59, 6)
488
May. 20, 1959 Tres Lomas (Argentina). Two hunters saw a disk-
1730 shaped object resting on the ground 150 m away. It
looked like an aluminum craft about 2.5 m high, with
a dome on top. Grass flattened. (Challenge 53)
489
Jun. 21, 1959 The Willows (South Africa). A civilian woman ob-
2000 served a saucer-shaped object hovering 5 m above
ground. It was bathed in an orange glow, similar to
that of a dying fire. It flew away horizontally and was
lost to sight behind a hill. (FSR 59, 6)
490
Jun. 26, 1959 Boianai (New Guinea). Many witnesses, among
1845 them Fr. W. B. Gill, head of a local mission, saw an
orange object that hovered in mid-air. Four engines
were visible on its "deck" and a beam of blue light
was emitted upward from it. The object did not come
to ground level, but its position above the ocean was
almost on a level with the observers standing on the
hill. (123; Anatomy 145)
491
Jul. 13, 1959 Blenheim (New Zealand). Mrs. Moreland saw a disk-
0530 shaped object as she was milking cows. It was about
10 m diameter, had two intense, green lights and two
rows of jets around the rim, emitting orange flames.
Inside a glass dome on top were two men dressed in
aluminumlike suits. The craft did not land, but took
off at great speed with a high-pitched sound. Heat
sensation. (124; Challenge 24)
492
Jul. 14, 1959 Prince of Wales Island (Australia). Hunters reported
the landing of a red object on the island. Other hunt-
ers saw a similar object near Karumba Lodge. (123)
493
Aug. 09, 1959 Sombrero (Tierra del Fuego). Mr. Uribe, a petroleum
1954 engineer, and two other witnesses had to stop when
they ran out of fuel; they observed a light swinging
like a pendulum, coming close to the ground. It ap-
pared as a large, vertical, egg-shaped object which
made a "whooshing" sound. Closest approach was
120 m. Estimated height: 2 m; width, 1.5 m. When
Uribe aimed a rifle at the object, it went out of sight
within seconds. (Lor. IlI 14)
494
Aug. 12, 1959 Brion (Spain). A 60-year-old farmer saw an egg-
shaped object come down at high speed and land in
a pasture near a river. Then it took off vertically and
flew away toward Santiago. Traces. Engine noise, not
similar to helicopter. (Personal)
495
Aug. 13, 1959 Freeport (Texas). A bright, flying object passed low
2130 over a car, whose engine stalled, and landed in a
wooded area. Six witnesses in two separate groups
observed the object, and the police were called. The
dense underbrush prevented investigation of the site.
(APRO Sep., 59)
496
Aug. 25, 1959 Werdehl-Eveking (Germany). Near Hagen, Lutz
1100 Holtmann went toward a bright object in a forest,
and fainted when he got close to it. When he re-
gained consciousness, he saw it take off silently and
vertically. It was round, had a tripod landing gear,
two rows of bright openings, and was about 30 m in
diameter. (Nachrichten Oct., 59)
497
Sep. 07, 1959 Wallingford (Kentucky). A bluish, disk-shaped object
was observed at ground level by a mail carrier. It sud-
denly went away horizonally, leaving a stained ring
on the ground. (NICAP Nov., 59)
498
Oct. 02, 1959 Glenora (Canada). Approximate date. Miss G. Wil-
son, 14, was out riding a horse when a luminous object
dived toward her, and she rushed home in fear. Her
father came out and saw the object, which he de-
scribed as orange and making a "painful" sound. (125)
499
Oct. 25, 1959 Fort William (Canada). On the Trans-Canada High-
way west of this town, four hunters (Douglas Robin-
son, Ray Disguiseppe, Victor Arnone and John De-
filippo, of Port-Arthur) saw an oval, luminous object
follow their car about 13 m above them. The object
was spinning, stopped when they did, was white in
color and remained with them for nearly 50 km.
(FSR 60, 1)
500
Dec. 22, 1959 Oakdale (California). Kenneth Lindsley and several
2350 other witnesses saw a bright, orange object at ground
level. It was bowl-shaped, as wide as the road, and
shadows that appeared to be moving could be seen.
(FSR 60, 3)
501
Spring, 1960 Syracuse (New York). An electronics engineer was
night fishing when he heard a shrill, whirring sound and
saw a round object, with a rotating light on top, land
on the shore. The sound gradually stopped, an open-
ing became visible, and two dwarfs with oversized
heads came out with a hose and pumped water from
the river. Later they appeared to play like children.
Their bodies glowed with lights of changing colors.
(Binder)
502
Apr. 05, 1960 Beira (Mozambique). An orange disk landed with a
hissing sound, then exploded, while four dwarfish
figures ran away into the brush. (FSR 60, 5; 126)
503
Apr. 18, 1960 Lacamp (Louisiana). Mr. Arnold saw a round object,
2100 fiery red in color, arriving at high speed from the
south. It touched the ground about 300 m away with
a loud explosion heard by many people, and a flame.
It bounced in an easterly direction for about 300 m,
then rose again, turned west and disappeared. The
ground was scarred in nine places, and a substance
resembling metallic paint was found. (Science &
Mechanics Dec., 66)
504
May. 04, 1960 Sarasota (Florida). A yellow, elliptical object with
0915 four evenly spaced windowlike openings was observed
at ground level by an architect. (NICAP May., 60)
505
May. 14, 1960 Paracuru (Brazil). Raimondo dos Santos saw two
0400 craft land on hill near a farm called Capin Acu. He
went near them and saw several small beings, pale-
looking, making friendly gestures. He ran away. The
creatures wore blue uniforms and white helmets. The
previous day at 1900, over 100 witnesses had observed
a dark-gray, circular craft, 20 m in diameter with a
powerful light, maneuvering and hovering. (Human-
oids 37; LDLN 58)
506
May. 19, 1960 Siracusa (Italy). Salvatore Cianci, jeweler, and his
night wife, were driving near this Sicilian town when a
creature about 1 m tall appeared in the headlights. It
wore a shining coverall and a diving helmet and had
two short wings. Mrs. Cianci suffered from shock.
(FSR 64, 4)
507
May. 25, 1960 Chinthurst Hill (Great Britain). Vera Bowden, 35,
saw a gray, elliptical object hovering at tree height
over Broadwater Lake for 18 min. Then it left toward
the west. (FSR 60, 5)
508
Aug., 1960 Hamburg (Germany). Mrs. K. St. Bereits was in her
0920 garden when she saw an object coming down at great
speed. Arriving at ground level, it came toward her,
appearing as a disk standing on edge, 7 m in diameter
with a pulsating halo of yellow light. Three beams of
light came from a central opening. A sort of haze and
"gas stream" was also described. (Nachrichten Jan.,
61; FSR 61, 4)
509
Sep. 23, 1960 Labrador. A Canadian ship reported that a cylindrical
2135 object with lighted portholes came down, hit the
ocean, and sank off the northcoast of Labrador. (Atic)
510
Oct., 1960 Yariguarenda Jungle (Argentina). New apparitions
of a monstrous "cyclops." (129)
511
Nov. 11, 1960 Warminster (Great Britain). Four witnesses, among
night them three military men, saw an object that seemed
about to land, then took off again toward the north,
leaving a trail of sparks and blinding them. (130; FSR
61,1)
512
Nov. 13, 1960 La Londe (France). Remi Carbonnier, 45, was
0245 awakened by a green light illuminating his room. He
went to the window and saw a bright, round object,
6 m in diameter, resting on three legs on the railroad
tracks 300 m away. It was emitting orange flashes. A
dome on top of the object started spinning, the legs
disappeared, and the object rose vertically above the
trees, without noise. Less than 20 sec later, it had
cleared the hill and was lost to sight in the southwest.
The next day the witness went to the site and found
no trace, but his dog turned around and ran away,
(131)
513
Dec. 09, 1960 Carignan (France). A dog barking at a glowing object
2030 resting in a park. Three witnesses observed it from
separate locations. It appeared as an oval, luminous
craft, 4 m in diameter, inside which vague shadows
were seen. It took off toward the north. A circle of
yellowed grass was found at the site. (Ouranos 27)
514
Jan. 01, 1961 La Victoria (Venezuela). A government topographer,
Adolfo P. Pisani, was passed by a truck as he was
driving on the Andean Highway. A brilliant disk with
the appearance of blue steel swooped down very close
to the hood of the truck and then flew away. The truck
was pulled up nearly 1 m above the road and over-
turned in a sandbank. The driver escaped with minor
injuries. (Lor.I 250)
515
Jan. 22, 1961 Cestas-Gazinet (France). An electronics professor at
1830 Bordeaux University and three school teachers ob-
served an elongated, glowing, orange object. Inter-
ference with car ignition was noted. One witness was
said to have felt a slight indisposition and to have
heard or somehow perceived the word "ZEMU" re-
peated twice. (Ouranos 26)
516
Mar. 10, 1961 Bowna (Australia). F. Reynolds and his son were
2045 camping near the water. They observed an object on
the ground with four windows in it. There was a fire
nearby, and four figures could be seen between it and
the object. At 2130 it had disappeared. Witnesses in
Wodonga, West Albury, Wangaratta and Tallangatta
independently observed an unknown object in flight.
(Austr. FSR 5)
517
Apr. 18, 1961 Eagle River (Wisconsin). J. Simonton heard a whin-
1100 ing sound and saw an object, 10 m in diameter, 4 m
high, with exhaust pipes around the periphery, land
near his house. A door was opened and a man ap-
peared. About 1.50 m tall, he wore a black, turtle-neck
pullover with a white band at the belt, and black
trousers with a vertical white band along the side.
Two figures were visible inside the object. Simonton
filled a jug with water, returned it to the man, who
gave him three ordinary pancakes, and the craft took
off. (Atic; Magonia)
518
May. 03, 1961 Union Mills (Indiana). Approximate date. A hemi-
2200 spherical craft with portholes, resting on a road, took
off when a car came near it. Estimated diameter was
4 m, height 2.5 m, bearing "fluorescent lights." (Evi-
dence 139, 147)
519
Jun. 03, 1961 Savona (Italy). Off this town, four people in a boat
0635 were suddenly shaken by growing waves and saw the
sea swelling like an enormous bubble 1 km away. An
object emerged, hovering at 10 m altitude for a brief
time, its underside glowing, and it left obliquely at
high speed toward the northeast. Its shape was similar
to a cone resting on a disk. (Settimana Incom. Jan.
6,63)
520
Jul. 03, 1961 Ryde (Great Britain). An object resembling a hover-
0015 craft, having five windows through which an orange
light was shining, hovered about 20 m above the trees.
It left suddenly at high speed. (FSR 61, 6)
521
Jul. 17, 1961 Las Vegas (Nevada). One mile north of Bonny
0200 Spring Ranch, on U.S. Highway 91, two civilians in a
car observed in the rear-view mirror a low-flying object
that overtook their car, followed by a rush of cold air.
It stopped, circled the vehicle, flew off and was lost
to sight behind the mountains, where it may have
landed. In the course of an exceptionally complete
investigation by military authorities, however, no evi-
dence of a landing was discovered. (Atic)
522
Aug. 12, 1961 Kansas City (Kansas). Two Drake University stu-
2100 dents saw a large object shaped like an oval with
"running boards" bearing a series of lights. It hovered
for about 4 min at tree-height, shot straight up,
climbed away toward the east, then disappeared from
view in five sec or so. (Atic)
523
Aug. 25, 1961 Toulouse (France). Approximate date. Five persons
observed a luminous, yellow sphere, 8 m in diameter,
flying about 10 m above the road. Horizontal and
vertical bands of darker tone gave the impression of
"windows." The object flew up very fast when the
car reached town. (LDLN)
524
Sep. 19, 1961 Indian Head (New Hampshire). Mr. and Mrs. Hill
2200 saw a lenticular object with a double row of portholes
and half-a-dozen dark figures working at control
panels inside, when they stopped to investigate a light
following their car. They became afraid and drove
away. A "beeping sound" enveloped the car, and they
felt a prickling sensation before losing consciousness.
When they came to, they were driving near Ashland.
A series of nightmares and medically controlled hyp-
nosis brought back what apparently was the memory
of their abduction by the occupants of the object.
(Fuller; Magonia)
525
Sep. 30, 1961 La Porte (Indiana). Eight km south of La Porte, 16-
2200 year-old Dennis Bealor saw a large sphere of orange
light rise ahead of him on the road. He was so fright-
ened that he lost control of his bike and left the road.
(Hartle 158)
526
Dec. 21, 1961 Lafayette (Indiana). Jerry Hislope, 20, was driving
2145 to Kentland when he saw a glowing white object, 3 m
in diameter, 1 m thick, dive at him, flying 3 m above
the ground. He stopped to observe it, but the object
flew away. (APRO Mar., 62)
527
Jan. 08, 1962 Catamarca (Argentina). A truck driver and two other
night men observed two powerful lights lost sight of thern,
but later saw a craft on the ground 150 m to the side
of the road. It took off at high speed when illuminated
by the headlights. Farther away, two objects ma-
neuvered above the road leading to La Bajada. As the
police were driving to the scene, they saw one of the
craft on the ground near Loma Brava. (CODOVNI
1962)
528
Feb. 09, 1962 Aston Clinton (Great Britain). Mr. Wildam, of
0330 Luton, noticed that his car was gradually losing speed
as he approached a bright, oval thing hovering 10 m
above the road. The object was surrounded by a glow,
and left at high speed very suddenly. (FSR 62, 2)
529
Apr. 10, 1962 San Casciano (Italy). Mario Zuccula, 27, was walk-
evening ing home when he suddenly felt a current of cold air.
He was paralyzed with fear when he saw a white ob-
ject, 10 m in diameter, metallic in appearance which
hovered close to the ground. A metallic cylinder was
lowered from the craft, and two little men about 1.30
m tall, came out through a door lighted by a source
inside the cylinder. A low voice similar to the sound
of an electronic device told him they would return at
the end of the fourth moon, one hour before dawn,
with a message. The beings had their heads covered
with a hood. (FSR 62, 4)
530
Apr. 11, 1962 Sarouno (Italy). Between Saronno and Legnano,
evening Benazzi and three other witnesses saw a peculiar craft
fly above them and land on the road. It was intensely
luminous. (APRO Sep., 62)
531
Apr. 30, 1962 Mount Eba (Italy). Eugenio Siragusa, 43, claimed
night to have met two men of normal height, clad in diving
suits, with belts emitting intermittent yellow-green
blue light, who delivered to him a peace message in
Italian. The voice had a metallic tone. Also observed
was a very dazzling object, 15 m in diameter. (FSR
63, 1)
532
May., 1962 Jujuy (Argentina). Approximate date. Four people
0400 whose car had run out of gas, were waiting in a driz-
zling rain when a bright light, first thought to be from
a car, approached them. It turned out to be a low-
flying object that landed. It was round with a blink-
ing light, and stayed there about one hour before
taking off at high speed (APRO Jul., 63)
533
May. 12, 1962 Pampa Province (Argentina). V. and G. Tomasini
0410 and H. Zenobi saw an object on the ground 100 m
away from the road. It looked like a railroad car and
was illuminated. As they came close to it, the object
took off, crossed the road at low altitude, rose with a
flame, and separated into two sections that flew away
in different directions. It made a humming noise and
was seen on the ground for one min. Within a circle
60 m in radius, grass was burned, insects were carbon-
ized, and the ground was "petrified." Sample analysis
was done by the Puerto Belgrano Naval Base.
(SBEDV 30; 132; CODOVNI 1962)
534
May. 13, 1962 Uncativo (Argentina). Dozens of witnesses in Un-
0400 cativo, Cordoba, Carranza, and Los Molinos Dam
observed a very luminous, elongated object with a
bright trail. Soon thereafter, fog filled a wooded sec-
tion near Uncativo, and a landed object resembling
a small house was observed. (133; CODOVNI 1962)
535
May. 22, 1962 Winifreda (Argentina). A woman was hospitalized
after her observation of a strange object that landed,
and of the "ugly" giant beings who emerged from it.
Approximate date. (135)
536
Jun. 16, 1962 Prince of Wales Island (Australia). Four persons
from Thursday Island, among them E. Thorpe, were
climbing a hill when they observed a silvery object on
a nearby hillside, less than 2 km away. It could not be
located again when they reached the other side of
the hill. (FSR 62,5)
537
Jun. 26, 1962 Verona (Italy). For about one hour, 20-year-old
evening Roberto Poregozzo, his mother, Maria, and his 25-
year-old sister, Luisa, observed a silvery disk, the ap-
parent diameter of the moon, maneuvering in the sky
near Santa Anastasia church. They finally went home.
About 0300, one of them was awakened by a feeling
of intense cold and perceived a greenish light in the
room. In the window a sharply defined human shape,
delineating a semi-transparent body, was visible. The
apparition had a huge bald head. The witness
screamed, awakening the two others, and they saw
the apparition shrink and vanish "like a TV image
when one turns off the set." (FSR 63, 2)
538
Jul. 30, 1962 Pasnembi (Brazil). A man driving near Pasnembi
stopped when his engine failed and observed a
cylindrial object, described as "a bottle with two
necks," about 40 m long, 15 m high, which had landed
on the road. Two men (one at either end of the craft),
appeared to be changing some luminous signals. This
lasted 10 min and the craft took off at high speed. In
Alta, a number of people reported a bright object
moving at high altitude. (136; FSR 62, 6)
539
Jul. 30, 1962 Bajeola Grande (Argentina). Roberto Mievres, 17,
was riding his motorcycle when a tall being, with a
head like a watermelon and three eyes, appeared as
the engine stalled. The apparition snatched the boy's
scarf, but he ran away and came back with a group of
people, who found the scarf on the ground, discovered
some traces and observed an unknown craft flying
away. (CODOVNI 1962)
540
Aug. 02, 1962 Camba Punat Airport (Argentina). Luis Harvey, air-
port manager, and his staff thought that an un-
announced aircraft was about to land, as they saw a
luminous object circling at high speed. It came down
to hover about 1 m above the runway for some four
min. It was spherical, spinning, and emitted flashes
of blue, green and orange. When approached, it took
off at very high speed. (FSR 64, 4)
541
Aug. 17, 1962 Duas Pontes (Brazil). Rivalino da Silva, a diamond
evening prospector, told his associates that he had seen two
strange dwarfs digging a hole near his house. They
ran away as he came near them, and moments later
an object took off from behind the bushes. It was
shaped like a hat and surrounded with a red glow.
(APRO Sep.,62)
542
Aug. 19, 1962 Duas Pontes (Brazil). Raimundo, the son of Rivalino
night da Silva (see previous case), was awakened by the
sound of steps and saw "a weird shadow" in the room.
It was small and not human in shape. Voices were
heard saying, "This one looks like Rivalino," and later
that they would kill him. The family stayed on the
alert all night. (APRO Sep., 62)
543
Aug. 20, 1962 Duas Pontes (Brazil). Raimundo da Silva (see previ-
ous cases) testified before the police that while work-
ing in a field, he saw two spherical objects hovering
2 m above ground, a few meters from the house. One
was black with an antenna-like protrusion and a small
tail; the other was black and white. Both emitted a
humming sound and a flickering fire through an open-
ing. The boy's father warned him to stay away as
Rivalino walked toward the objects, praying. When
he was 2 m away, the two spheres merged into one,
raising dust from the ground and spreading a yellow
mist that enveloped the man. The boy ran after his
father, noting that the cloud had "an acrid smell."
As it dissolved, everything had vanished. Police in-
vestigation, headed by Lieutenant Lisboa, failed to
reveal any clue. Many terrified people left the area.
(APRO Sep., 62)
544
Sep., 1962 Orland (California). A. T. Gray, a dairy rancher,
2145 thought some lights in a field were those of a car.
When coming nearer, he realized the object was ob-
long with blunt edges and hovered about 7 m above
the ground, making no noise. When Gray was 50 m
away, the object came toward him, rose, and took off
toward the southwest. (APRO Jul., 63)
545
Sep. 05, 1962 Mount Manfre (Italy). Second observation by Mr.
night Siragusa (Case 531), who saw two figures over 2.10 m
tall. The light from their belts prevented him from
seeing them in detail. A large, spinning object, 25 m
wide, top-shaped, hovered nearby. "From the under
part, a metallic cylinder over 3 m long reached down
almost to touch the road, with a small door, a sort of
lift." (FSR 62, 6)
546
Sep. 13, 1962 Overfield (Great Britain). Myra Jones was driving
2320 between Overfield and Norris Hill when she saw a
luminous, gray object, larger than a car with a dome
on top. It was flying at the altitude of the Phone
poles, slowly spinning. Dark spots were visible on the
underside. It nearly touched the car, then gave a
whistling sound and flew away. (137; FSR 62, 6)
547
Sep. 15, 1962 Oradell (New Jersey). Two bright disks were first seen
1700 at 1700, then were seen again at 1800, at the state
line. Two witnesses saw one round object with a fin
on top and another under it at 1950, and reported
that it was going down toward the Oradell reservoir.
Three young men saw and heard the object as it
touched the water. Another witness called police. The
luminous object took off a few minutes later. Official
investigation described it as bright, surrounded with a
glow, the apparent size of a small plane 1 km away. It
left toward the south. (Atic)
548
Sep. 18, 1962 Barcelos (Brazil). Three men working in a rubber
plantation saw a large, disk-shaped object hover above
the river. It emitted sparks, was of silvery color, and
very brilliant. It eventually rose straight up at high
speed. Disappearance of cattle was noticed in the area
during that period and blamed on the same cause.
(APRO Jan., 63)
549
Oct. 24, 1962 Horsetooth Reservoir (Colorado). Undocumented
claim that a landing took place. No traces. (NICAP
Oct., 62)
550
Oct. 28, 1962 Norwood (Australia). Mrs. E. D. Silvester was driv-
1930 ing with her three children when an illuminated oval
object landed near the road. She watched it for 40
min, and reported seeing a man wearing a helmet and
gas mask in the vicinity of the object. (FSR 63, 4)
551
Nov., 1962 Var (France). A garage owner was driving through a
evening rainstorm when he suddenly saw a group of figures
80 m away. He slowed down as they went away
jerkily, and observed that they were bizarre, birdlike
creatures. As they rushed toward the car, he drove past
them in terror and saw them going back toward a
luminous, blue object hovering in a field. They en-
tered it as if "sucked into it," and a dull sound was
heard before the object flew off. (FSR 68, 6)
552
Dec. 09, 1962 Bologna (Italy). Antonio Candau saw a circular ob-
2200 ject land in Cadivilla, 9 m away from him. It was
about 5.5 m m diameter, and two men emerged from
it, approaching within 2 m, and spoke incompre-
hensible words. They wore yellow coveralls and a wide
belt. Noting that the witness was afraid, one of them
made a reassuring gesture with his hand, and the craft
departed with a strange sound. (Settimana Incom.
Dec. 30, 62)
553
Dec. 11, 1962 Chumbicha (Argentina). G. L. Colodrero and the di-
dawn rector of the Cordoba Historial Museum were driv-
ing from Catamarca to Cordoba when, 7 km away
from Chumbicha, they saw seven objects on the
ground of a mountain slope. They were bright and
spherical, rose straight up and flew away with a very
bright trail. (CODOVNI 1962)
554
Dec. 17, 1962 Milan (Italy). Francesco Rizzi, night watchman, was
dawn crossing the factory yard when he heard a whistling
sound and observed an object hovering 1 m above
ground. It was a silvery disk, about 5 m in diameter,
with lighted windows. The noise stopped, a door be-
came visible, and a small being appeared and made a
gesture. A second figure was also seen. The craft took
off with a puff of white smoke and a whistling sound.
(138)
555
Dec. 19, 1962 Verbania (Italy). Three sailors on a ship observed
two gray, helmet-shaped objects hovering 1 km away
at 20 m altitude above Lake Major. Diameter: about
15 m. After 5 min one object started moving rapidly,
gaining height with an undulating movement. It was
soon joined by the second object, and both disap-
pered together at the horizon. (139)
556
Dec. 21, 1962 Buenos Aires Airport (Argentina). A large, fiery disk
0215 was observed on the runway by Horado Alora and
Mario Pezzuto, the two control tower operators, and
by the crews of two aircraft. It rose to 10 m altitude,
hovered, and flew away to the northeast. (CODO-
VNI 1962)
557
Jan. 04, 1963 Rome (Italy). A well-known psychiatrist saw an ob-
1900 ject on the ground in a deserted city park. Shape: a
dome upon a cylinder, bearing a series of round
apertures and surrounded by a thick, roundish ring,
set on a tripod landing gear supporting the base of
the cylinder 1 m above the ground. Diameter: 5 m.
Suddenly the ring started spinning rapidly, and a gust
of air was felt as the craft rose a few m above ground,
then disappeared in a split second. (142)
558
Jan. 11, 1963 San Pietro (Italy). A 43-year-old farmer was awakened
2300 by restless animals and went out to calm them. Fifteen
min later he saw an object land in a small square in
the village, went toward it, was "paralyzed" when
10 m away. Two min later the craft, 4.5 m long, 1.5
m high, with a translucent upper dome showing two
dark, moving figures, ascended in the direction of
Brindisi, emitted a vertical beam of green light. (143)
559
Jan. 28, 1963 Shilton (Great Britain). Mary Sharp and Mrs. E. L.
1720 Sharp saw an object on the ground. It had four win-
dows, emitted a yellow-orange light, and eventually
left toward Rugby. (Atic)
560
Jan. 28, 1963 Mamina (Chile). A former Chilean Air Force officer,
night who was driving a truck, observed two disk-shaped
objects that followed him for over ten min. (Atic)
561
Jan. 31, 1963 Ganada de Algosaray (Argentina). An object was re-
ported to have landed. The Lopez brothers found
traces in the grass and evidence of intense heat. Police
investigation. A whitish powder was also found at the
site. (FSR 66, 1)
562
Feb. 05, 1963 Ascension (Paraguay). Approximate date. A student,
Anastasio Lenven, saw an object land on the school
grounds. In a different observation, several residents,
including an official of the Ministry of the Interior,
saw an object flying at very high speed over Ascension.
(Atic)
563
Feb. 15, 1963 Willow Grove (Australia). A civilian observed an
0710 object arriving from the east. It stopped at 15 m alti-
tude over his farmhouse. The object made a swishing
sound, and measured about 8 m in diameter, 3 m in
height. The underside was spinning in a counter-
clockwise direction, had a blue color and no light. It
took off faster than a jet, after hovering about five sec.
The witness suffered from a strong headache all day.
(Atic)
564
Feb. 20, 1963 Lecce (Italy). A young man saw from a window ,a
1730 slowly spinning object, almost stationary, 500 m away.
It appeared as a disk having a central upper dome,
with a total diameter of 3 m. The object had a brilliant
yellow red halo, but its dome was much more brilliant.
The witness observed it through binoculars, reported
seeing a "particle" leave the object, after which it
stopped spinning, gained altitude with a vertical shift-
ing, and left toward the northeast. (144)
565
Feb. 21, 1963 Belgrade (Montana). A strange globe of fire hit a car
0230 driven by a civilian man. Several people called author-
ities to report that they had been awakened by a
peculiar object. (Atic)
566
Mar. 09, 1963 Crystal Lake (Montana). Amos Biggs observed a sil-
ver, saucer-shaped craft, with an oval dome, which
landed on the frozen lake for 10 min. A "door" was
opened and then shut, and the craft took off with a
buzzing sound. (FS Jul., 64)
567
Mar. 12, 1963 Colonia Yerua (Argentina). After an intense rainfall
0532 Pablo Michalowski and Roberto Jorge Martinez ob-
served and photographed a luminous object that rose
from a forest preserve about 2 km from Colonia
Yerua. (CODOVNI 1963)
568
Mar. 13, 1963 Richards Bay (South Africa). Fred White was fish-
2230 ing when he heard a high-pitched whine coming from
the east and saw an object come in his direction and
land 15 m away, scattering sand. It was at least 30 m
in diameter, and was shaped like two plates glued
together. Through several oval portholes he could see
light inside. A man with a fair complexion, wearing a
metallic helmet, looked at the witness. He wore a
sky-blue, one-piece coverall with no visible buttons
or fasteners, and gloves made of shiny mesh. Warm
air was felt as the craft took off about six min later,
and radio interference was noted. (FSR 63, 5)
569
May. 07, 1963 Kirkby (Great Britain). Margaret McCutcheon and
evening her 13-year-old son reported to the police that, after
the house lights blacked out while watching television,
they saw an object about 6 m in diameter, with two
aerials and a red light flashing, emitting a low buzz,
near the house. After one minute, it flew away. (FSR
63, 4)
570
May. 15, 1963 Yvrac-Maille (France). Mr. and Mrs. D., of Carig-
nan, saw an object on the ground to the left of the
road as they were driving between Bergerac and Bor-
deaux, beyond the Yvrac intersection, 2.5 km from
Maille. They stopped to observe it, and the object
then followed them for part of their trip. (LDLN 71)
571
May. 20, 1963 Glencoe (Australia). A 17-year-old witness, who
evening wishes anonymity for fear of ridicule, saw what he
first thought was a bulldozer by the side of the road.
He came within 20 m of it, then was blinded by a
strong light as his car suddenly stopped. The object
crossed the road and flew away. The light was as
intense as that of a welder's torch. The witness's father
testified that his son came home white and visibly
terrified. (APRO Nov., 63)
572
Jun. 04, 1963 Lyle (Minnesota). A multicolored object, the size of
a light truck, was reported to have landed in the
vicinity of Lyle. Police searched an area over 3 km
wide on both sides of the Iowa-Minnesota border,
with no results. (Personal)
573
Jun. 28, 1963 Sandy Creek (Australia). A fiery red object, 8 m wide
2130 4 m high, with a concave top and flat bottom, was
seen on the road by a Willaston resident who stopped
his car 4 m away. The object rose, tipped to one side
and flew away at fantastic speed. (141; FSR 64, 1)
574
Jul. 15, 1963 Charlton (Great Britain). A farmer discovered
strange crater 2.5 m wide and 2.5 m deep. Vegetation
around it was burned and there were four holes in the
ground around the crater itself. (FSR 63, 5; Magonia)
575
Jul. 22, 1963 Parr (Great Britain). William Holland, 12, and two
2030 other persons saw a hovering, silvery object with a
flashing red light on top, at 20 m altitude. It had three
"legs" and a periscope underneath that pointed at
the witnesses. The object went up into a cloud of un-
usual color, which flew against the wind. (FSR 64, 3)
576
Aug. 07, 1963 Centralia (Illinois). Five persons observed a luminous
night source flying slowly over the railroad tracks. Direction
of travel: west, then north. It appeared ready to land
in a wooded area. Its luminosity was variable. (Atic)
577
Aug. 8, 1963 Mount Vernon (Illinois). An oval, luminous object
2210 coming from the north dived toward Centralia Road,
followed a car, flying around it. Then it went away
toward the west, disappeared like a bulb turned off,
and was seen again in the west flying very fast. It was
observed by numerous people. Total duration: 15 min.
(Atic)
578
Aug. 13, 1963 Ellsworth (Maine). An elliptical object with lights
on its entire length and occasional flashes at both
ends was seen at ground level for over one hour by an
entire family. (Evidence 141)
579
Aug. 20, 1963 Rome (Italy). In a wooded area near Rome, a man in
2132 a car observed an object resembling a plate turned
upside down, with a central turret, flying low over his
vehicle. (Atic)
580
Aug. 28, 1963 Sagrada Famila (Brazil). Two brothers, F. and R.
1915 Eustagio, 11 and 9, saw a luminous sphere at treetop
level. Through an opening they observed "several rows
of people inside" and a thin, 3 m tall being, whho
glided down to the ground along two vertical beams
of light. He walked with a strange, swinging motion,
then sat down. He wore a transparent helmet, had
one eye in the middle of his forehead, wore high boots
that left a triangular imprint, and carried a box emit-
ting flashes. He made a threatening gesture and flew
up to the sphere, which left. The chlldren somehow
became convinced that the being was "good" and
would return. (Humanoids 37; Magonia)
581
Sep. 19, 1963 Saskatoon (Canada). Four children saw a bright oval
2000 object hover in a field and drop something. Approach-
ing the site, they were confronted with a 3 m tall man,
dressed in "a white monklike suit," who held out his
hands and made unintelligible sounds. The children
fled in panic, and one girl was admitted to the hos-
pital in shock. (Personal)
582
Oct. 1963 Whidbey Island (Washington). A middle-aged
0900 woman, who had seen a strange craft hovering near
her house the previous Jul., observed a gray-colored
object, 3.5 m long, hovering less than 2 m above
ground. Through the transparent front part she could
see three figures. Suddenly one of the occupants was
standing on the grass. He was clothed in "asbestos-
textured coveralls" and neither the face, nor the
hands, nor the feet was visible. When she asked,
"What do you want?" the answer, in English, was:
"One of our party knows you; we will return." The
object then decreased in size, tilted, partially sank
into the ground, grew to its previous size, and de-
parted to the east, producing steam, a flash, and a
noise. (FSR 64, 6)
583
Oct. 12, 1963 Monte Maiz (Argentina). E. Douglas, while driv-
0330 ing a truck through,a violent rainstorm, had to stop
when he encountered a large, blinding object, 35 m
high, from which three giants, 3 m tall, wearing
luminous clothes and strange helmets, emerged.
Douglas fired at them, as a red beam burned him. He
ran away and found shelter in Monte Maiz. He suf-
fered burns similar to ultraviolet exposure. Footprints
of large dimension were found at the site. (COD-
OVNI 1963; Austr; FSR 8; Magonia)
584
Oct. 21, 1963 Trancas (Argentina). Six strange objects were ob-
2130 served for 40 min causing a local panic. One was
hovering at ground level above some railroad tracks,
while another, showing a dome and portholes, was
nea a house. When witneses flashed a light, the
house was flooded with a strong beam. Temperature
rose and a sulphurous odor was noted. Figures were
seen in the vicinity of the first disks. All six objects
had a white and a red light beam, measured 8 m in
diameter, and left a cloud of white smoke. (145;
LDLN 66)
585
Oct. 31, 1963 Daylston (Australia). Jim Davidson saw an object
0415 about 3 m long, bearing orange and red lights, which
came close to his light truck, flew ahead of him, then
departed and appeared to land behind a hill. Two
witnesses independently reported a maneuvering
light. (Austr. FSR May., 64)
586
Oct. 31, 1963 Peropava River (Brazil). A farmer, Issuo Oikiti, and
1400 two other witnesses saw a luminous object, resembling
a huge, aluminum ball, which hit the river, changed
direction while spinning, crossed to the other side
and plunged into the water, which appeared to boil.
(Vuillequez)
587
Nov. 15, 1963 Bloomingdale (New Jersey). Peter Valko and Jim
Keosian ran toward a strange object that appeared
about to land, but it "vanished." (Binder)
588
Nov. 16, 1963 Saltwood (Great Britain). Four teenagers, among
evening them painter John Flaxton, while walking on a
country road, saw a moving star turn into a reddish
glow coming toward them, then disappearing behind
some trees. Shortly thereafter, a bright, golden light
was seen 80 m away, floating 3 m above ground, and
a dark figure the size of a man, with wings like a bat,
came toward them. They fled in terror. (FSR 64, 2;
Magonia)
589
Dec., 1963 Japan (exact location unknown). A Japanese man re-
ported the landing of an object, from which emerged
a being who spoke to him in a language he could not
understand, climbed aboard again, and flew away.
(LDLN67)
590
Dec. 10, 1963 Cosford (Great Britain). At the RAF camp, two air-
2330 men observed a dome-shaped object that landed be-
hind a hangar. It gave out a bright glow, and the
witnesses fled when an opening became visible. (FSR
64, 2)
591
Dec. 14, 1963 Vereeniging (South Africa). Messrs. Muller and
0100 Immelman suddenly found the countryside illumi-
nated and saw an object, 15 m in diameter, with in-
tense orange and blue lights, emitting sparks, flying
toward their car. They stopped and jumped out as it
dived five or six times, at one point hovering for two
min 15 m above them, making a humming sound, be-
fore flying away. (146; FSR 64, 3)
592
Dec. 25, 1963 Libreville (Gabon). A fisherman witnessed the land-
night ing of a craft, from which a terrifying creature
emerged. It was humanoid in shape, spoke sounds he
could not understand, left footprints on the sand, and
went back to the machine and flew off. (147;LDLN
70)
593
Dec. 27, 1963 Epping (Great Britain). A shiny white object was
1600 seen on the ground at Bank's Stables. It was about
3.5 m long, 1 m high, and had something like a wind-
shield more brilliant than the rest of the craft. It took
off, flew horizontally for 30 m, and was hidden from
view. Grass was flattened over a circular area, and
four traces were found. (BUFORA 1)
594
Apr. 03, 1964 Monticello (Wisconsin). Four people in a car ob-
2100 served a rigid configuration of intense red and white
lights, apparently attached to a large object that came
to ground level, hovered, and flew off very fast as
they were driving about 2 km west of Monticello.
(Atic; Challenge 31)
595
Apr. 22, 1964 Lordsbury (New Mexico). Marie Morrow and two
2100 other persons were driving west, about 2O km east of
Lordsbury when the entire area was illuminated by a
bluish light "as bright as day," and a round object
flew about 3 m above the car, making a whining sound,
then went north. (APRO May., 64)
596
Apr. 24, 1964 Tioga City (New York). Dairy farmer Gary T. Wil-
1000 cox saw a shiny, egg-shaped object, about 8 m long
and 6 m wide, in his field. He spoke in English to two
dwarfs, 1.2 m tall, wearing seamless clothing and
hoods, and carrying trays. (Humanoids 59; Magonia)
597
Apr. 24, 1964 Socorro (New Mexico). Policeman Lonnie Zamora
1745 observed the landing of a white craft, resting on four
legs, in a depression 4 km outside Socorro. Near it
were standing two figures, below average height,
dressed in white. Within 30 m of the object, he saw
a red insignia on its aluminumlike surface. It rose to
4 m with a strong roar, became silent, hovered and
flew away. Traces. (Atic; Challenge 34; Humanoids
47; Magonia)
598
Apr. 26, 1964 La Madera (New Mexico). Orlando Gallegos ob-
1230 served a bright, metallic, egg-shaped object about
70 m away, on the ground, north of La Madera. Blue
flames appeared to circle the base of the machine,
which was silent and about the length of a Phone
pole. Scorch marks and four imprints were found,
according to Police Capt. Martin Vigil. (Personal)
599
Apr. 28, 1964 Anthony (New Mexico). Numerous witnesses, among
morning them policeman Paul Arteche, saw a reddish, round
object hover at low level, then take off very rapidly
toward the west. (NICAP Jul., 64)
600
Apr. 30, 1964 Baker (California). Gloria Biggs, her husband, and
her mother observed a brown, dome-shaped object on
a hilltop about 17 km west of Baker on U.S. Highway
91. They lost sight of it a moment, could not see it
again, and found only a depression in the ground.
(FSR 64, 5; Anatomy 75)
601
Apr. 30, 1964 Canyon Ferry (Montana). Several anonymous adults
2230 observed an elongated, glowing object. Two children
saw a lighted craft land and take off, leaving four
rectangular indentations. (APRO Jul., 64)
602
May. 05, 1964 Comstock (Minnesota). A farmer, Alfred Ernst, saw
0830 an object rise from a field and fly rapidly into the cloud
bank. It was described as oval, and it left a depression
and imprints in the ground. (FS Jun., 65)
603
May. 09, 1964 Mogadore (Ohio). Three children, John Owens,
1100 Cheryl Glunt, and Bernie Montello, saw a silvery,
dome-shaped object arrive from the south and land
in a field 150 m away. Estimated diameter: 3 m. (FS
Jun., 65)
604
May. 13, 1964 Rio Vista (California). A woman saw two objects,
one of which landed in a field. It was round and
luminous. (NICAP Jul., 64)
605
May. 17, 1964 Massillon (Ohio). A fiery object, maneuvering at low
2100 altitude, was seen from Wooster and Smithville at
2110. then from Lawrence and Burbank between
2125 and 2130. It flew erratically with a whirring
sound and changes of color, apparently interfering
with police radio. lt went down toward the northwest,
seemingly ready to land. Abnormal radioactivity al-
legedly was found at the site. (Akron UFO Res. Soc.)
606
May. 18, 1964 Hubbard (Oregon). A bright, silvery object, 3 m long,
1.5 m high, with a cone-shaped front part, resting on
four legs, was seen in a wheat field by 10-year-old
Mike Bizon. It made a beeping noise, rose first to the
altitude of the Phone poles, then took off ver-
tically. Wheat was found flattened in all directions.
(NICAP Jul., 64)
607
May. 24, 1964 Millinocket (Maine). A man driving on Millinocket
2100 Lake Road saw a fiery, spherical object to the side.
He stopped and left his car with a friend to ob-
serve it better. When they became afraid and walked
back to the car, the sphere followed them; the engine
could not be started as long as the sphere remained
within 2 or 3 m of the car. It flew away after five min.
It was described as a ball of fire without structure,
about 75 cm in diameter. (Atic)
608
Jun. 02, 1964 Hobbs (New Mexico). A "black object with flames"
1600 is blamed for burns suffered by an 8-year-old child,
who said he saw the object coming from the sky. His
grandmother, Mrs. Frank Smith, who was standing
nearby, heard a sound similar to that of a bullet, but
saw nothing. The child suffered second-degree burns
on his face, and lost part of his hair. (Saucer News
Mar., 65)
609
Jun. 02, 1964 Leam Lane (England). David Wilson, 14, was going
1730 to get some straw for his rabbits when he stopped
with other children to observe half-a-dozen dwarfs,
about 80 cm tall, dressed in bright green, and having
hands lighted "like electric bulbs," who seemed to
be searching for something. Another child later re-
ported that she had seen a silvery disk-shaped object,
the size of a car, take off from the same location. (FS
Dec.,64)
610
Jun. 05, 1964 Pajasblancas (Argentina). A 42-year-old doctor and
his wife were 30 km away from the airport when an
intensely bright object appeared on the road ahead.
They drove very close to it and saw three men dressed
in gray, one of whom told him in Spanish that "they
had a mission on Earth." (Humanoids 39)
611
Jun. 08, 1964 Lawrenceville (Illinois). Helen Reed observed a spin-
2230 ning object 5 m above ground,less than 20 m away,
coming and going with right-angle turns. It had a
dome from which colored light emanated (blue turn-
ing to red) and bands of yellow light. The object was
lost to sight behind trees in the north. (NICAP
Jul., 64)
612
Jun. 13, 1964 Penberville (Ohio). Karen Fahle saw a bright object
2100 coming to the ground about 200 m away. While ap-
proaching its lights blinked and turned to dark red.
Five min later it went away slowly. (AMUFO Sep.,
64)
613
Jun. 14, 1964 Dale (Indiana). Charles Englebrecht went outside
2100 when his TV set and all house lights suddenly failed
and saw a glowing blue-white object, about 30 nn in
diameter, land about 18 m away in the field. He felt a
mild electric shock when he tried to approach it and
was unable to move forward. (NICAP Jul., 64)
614
Jun. 15, 1964 Aria (Chile). A miner, R. A. Donoso, observed a
strange machine land. From it emerged two fair-
skinned men who asked for water in a language which
appeared to be a mixture of English and Spanish.
Donoso took some water from his car radiator for
them and they left. Their craft was about 3 m long
and 1 m wide. (FSR 65; 2)
615
Jul. 07, 1964 Tallulah Falls (Georgia). Nine persons from three
2100 different houses, including J. Ivester, described an
object like "a flying top." TV interference was associ-
ated with the object's presence. It flew silently at tree
height and hovered over the vard of Mrs. Russell
Mickinan's house. The lower part was bright red,
with three lights on the upper part. As it left, a green
light illuminated the countryside. A powerful odor
similar to "embalming fluid" was noticeable when
police arrived. The next day, witnesses felt a burning
sensation on their faces and arms. (Challenge 39)
616
Jul. 14, 1964 Tallulah Falls (Georgia). Miss P. Upton came run-
evening ning home nearly hysterical. While riding bicycles,
she and a friend saw a low-flying object that terrified
them. A strong unpleasant smell also was reported.
(Fate Nov., 64)
617
Jul. 16, 1964 Conklin (New York). Edmund Travis, 9, Randy
1500 Travis, 7 Floyd Moore, 10, and two other boys, saw
a dwarf dressed in a black suit and a helmet, with a
glass section in front of his face, which looked human.
He appeared to request some water in a strange tone,
which sounded "as if it came from a pipe." He then
walked to a shiny machine partially hidden in the
brush, as the boys ran home. (Humanoids 59)
618
Jul. 27, 1964 Sherburne (New York). An engineer stopped his car
2100 when he saw an aluminum-looking object, stationary,
about 15 m above ground. The edge of the craft
seemed fluorescent, and three beams of very bright
light were emitted before it flew off at high speed.
Total duration: 6 min. (Atic)
619
Jul. 28, 1964 Lake Chelan (Washington). A former Navy pilot
2230 and another man, both regarded as trustworthy, were
at work in a field when they saw an intense light,
cone-shaped, emitted from the ground. A similar light
was observed in the sky when the one on ground was
turned off, then the reverse took place. A round,
aluminum-looking object, about 10 m in diameter,
with one red and one white light, then appeared and
descended to ground level with a strong whistling
sound similar to a small jet. Piercing and high-pitched
voices similar to those of children playing were heard.
After 40 min the craft took off. Before it did so, a jet
aircraft flying at low altitude circled its position. On
Jul. 31 and August 1, the densely wooded area was
explored from a helicopter and on foot by Sheriff
Nickell and a U.S. Air Force officer, but nothing was
found. (Atic)
620
Jul. 30, 1964 Flemington (New Jersey). A whitish, elliptical object
followed a car, then landed in a field. The driver got
out to observe it, but when the object started in his
direction he became afraid and drove off. (NICAP
Sep., 64)
621
Aug. 12, 1964 Brekkens Corner (Montana). Witnesses got out of
2200 their car to watch an object resembling a "burning
haystack," oval or crescent-shaped, which rose from
the ground, crossed the sky, and was lost to sight in
the south. (Personal)
622
Aug. 25, 1964 Lynn (Massachusetts). Richard Pratt, 17, heard a
2230 whistling noise and saw a silvery, oval object sur-
rounded with a soft white glow, supporting a dome,
which went down to ground level. A similar object
had been observed one hour earlier at Littleton, about
50 km west, by four boys. It was described as silvery
gray, with three blinking red lights and a white light.
(NICAP Sep., 64)
623
Sep. 05, 1964 Cofico (Argentina). Chafredo Dagota observed a
2100 circular object that came to the ground briefly. It
stood on a sort of pillar and emitted a blinding light.
He caught sight of two figures moving near it. (FSR
66, 3)
624
Sep. 05, 1964 Cisco Grove (California). A hunter, who had lost
2200 his way in the mountains, observed approaching lights
that seemed to land. From a vantage point in a tree,
he saw a dome-shaped object at ground level, about
500 m away. Several creatures, one of them a robot-
like figure with "eyes" about 10 cm in diameter, came
near, apparently trying to dislodge the witness from
his tree. The creatures appeared to fear the light from
flaming objects thrown at them. The witness fell
asleep after an exhausting series of attempts to keep
the creatures away. At dawn there was nothing to
be seen. (Atic; Magonia)
625
Sep. 11, 1964 Ulysses (Oklahoma). Karen Campbell was scared by
0600 an oval, dull copper object that flew low over her car.
It measured about 1.2 m in height, had a dome on
top, made a "rushing" noise, and seemed to "float"
over the car. (148)
626
Sep. 15, 1964 Core Lane (Louisiana). James Warren was awakened
by a noise, and saw an object bearing blinking red
and green lights fly over his house at treetop level. He
called the police, who also reported seeing the object.
(Fate Jan., 65)
627
Nov., 1964 Saint-Alexis de Montcalm (Canada). Mr. Lehel ob-
2300 served a lighted object at hilltop level, about 700 m
away. At the site, a wide circle of crushed vegetation
was found, three branches were broken, and a pole
was calcined. (LDLN 76)
628
Dec. 21, 1964 Harrisonburg (Viginia). Mr. Burns saw a huge ob-
1700 ject cross the road, hover at ground level in a field for
less than one min, then take off vertically. There
were other witnesses in the area. (Atic)
629
Dec. 28, 1964 Auckland (New Zealand). Two young girls, R. Bender
and J. Quinn, observed an object flying 17 m above
the ground. It was shaped like two plates glued to-
gether, with two rows of intense lights, and a turret
with a green light on top. When an opening became
visible, the witnesses thought the thing was about to
land, and they fled. (Spaceview)
630
Jan. 12, 1965 Blaine Air Force Base (Washington). A member of a
night federal agency, who was driving toward the base, saw
a low-flying object, 10 m in diameter, which avoided
collision at the last moment. He got out of the car
and observed it hovering for one min, then it flew off.
at high speed. The object was tracked on radar. The
same night, a round, glowing object with a dome on
top landed on a nearby farm, melting snow in a 10 m
diameter urcle. (NICAP Mar., 65)
631
Jan. 14, 1965 Norfolk (Virginia). James Myers saw an object rise
2400 from the ground, appearing as a bright, circular silvery
craft. (Fate Jul., 65)
632
Jan. 19, 1965 Brands Flat (Virginia). A workman cutting wood on
1815 the Augusta archery range saw two saucer-shaped ob-
jects, 30 m and 6 m in diameter, hovering in the sky.
The smaller one landed, a door opened, and three
pilots emerged. They looked human, but had a red-
dish-orange skin and staring eyes. One of them had
"a long finger on his left hand." Their clothes were
the same color as the craft, whose open door showed
a strange light inside. The object was so highly pol-
ished that "I would bet on a clear day you could not
see it at five thousand feet." The occupants spoke
sounds that were not understood and reentered the
object. The door outline could not be seen when it
was closed. (Personal)
633
Jan. 23, 1965 Williamsburg (Virginia). A 31-year-old man driving
0840 a '64 Cadillac was at the intersection of U.S. Highway
60 and State Route 14 when the engine failed, and he
had to stop by the side of the road. He then observed
an object about 1.2 m above ground. It was shaped
like a mushroom or an electric bulb, 25 m high, 8 m
in diameter made noise similar to a vacuum cleaner
had a metallic gray coIor, a red-orange light on one
side, and a blue one on the other. It took off against
the wind toward the west, at high speed. (Atic)
634
Jan. 25, 1965 Marion (Virginia). Woody Darnell, policeman, his
night family, and several neighbors saw a stationary object
on the ground. It took off with a shower of sparks.
Several trees were found uprooted or calcined at the
site. (Fate Jul., 65)
635
Feb. 03, 1965 South Brighton (New Zealand). A man saw a light
2045 on the beach near Penguin Street and got out of his
car to observe it. He then heard a modulated whistling
sound and saw an object, 7 m wide, rise from the
beach to an altitude of about 20 m. He came back to
the site with other persons, and a dog that became
restless at a spot where grass was found flattened.
Another witness, driving near Humphrey Ave., saw
the object as it rose over South Brighton. (149)
636
Feb. 04, 1965 Torrent (Argentina). Several persons observed five
luminous objects in flight. A transparent craft landed,
and five creatures, about 2 m high, with one eye on
the forehead and flashing helmets, emerged and tried
to abduct a villager. Approximate date. (Humanoids
39)
637
Feb. 21, 1965 Chalac (Argentina). About 50 Toba Indians, includ-
2100 ing policemen, saw three little men with luminous
glows emerge from an object that had made several
low passes over the village with other flying craft. A
photographer took several pictures and noted that
the creatures feared the light from his flash camera.
The object increased in luminosity as it took off.
(CODOVNI; FSR 65, 4)
638
Mar. 02, 1965 Brooksville (Florida). John F. Reeves, 65, retired, was
1355 walking in the woods when he observed an object
10 m in diameter, 2m thick, saucer-shaped with an
outer rim and a stairway. After watching it for 10 min,
he saw a robotlike being, about 1.30m tall, wearing a
silver uniform, glass headgear, and then returned with a
The being walked walked to the craft, then returned with a
box that emitted a flash when pointed at the witness.
The object subsequently took off with a whistling
sound. (Atic)
639
Mar. 04, 1965 Corvallis (Oregon). A farmer and his employee saw
1830 from their car three yellow-orange spheres rapidly
rising. Oily spots were found in the field. (Atic)
640
Mar. 08, 1965 Mount Airy (Maryland). Three persons saw a cigar-
1940 shaped object with two fixed red lights, which flew
above them, avoided hitting the house at the last
moment, and was lost to sight in the northeast. (Per-
sonal)
641
Mar. 15, 1965 Fort Myers (Florida). In the Everglades, 30 km east of
0100 Big Cypress, James Flynn, 45, who was hunting, saw
a huge, lighted object 1 m above the swamp surface.
He watched it for 40 min, observing that it was con-
ical, twice as wide as it was high, and seemed built
from metal sections over one square m each. It
showed four rows of square windows, 70 cm wide.
Estimated diameter: 25 m. A yellow light shone
through the windows, and the object made a sound
of a transformer and wind. Flynn got within 2 m of
it and made a gesture. A beam of light from the
underside of the object struck him between the eyes
and he lost consciousness for 24 hours. He had lost
vision in the right eye, saw poorly with the left, went
to a doctor in Fort Myers, and spent five days in the
hospital. (Fate Sep.,65)
642
Apr., 1965 Monte Grande (Argentina). Felipe Martinez, 37,
reported that he was paralyzed during the landing of
a silent, large, egg-shaped object, from which emerged
a small man, about 1 m tall, wearing a helmet linked
to the object by three cables. The being spoke slowly
and with difficulty in, Spanish. (Humanoids 40)
643
Apr. 08, 1965 Kindrae (Minnesota). A 60-year-old man saw an
2130 object 200 m away, in the northwest at 30 m altitude.
It turned east, then left toward the south. First seen
as a single, bright light, then two luminous sources
were visible through a "door" in the object, which
appeared metallic. Radio interference was noted.
(Atic)
644
Apr. 23, 1965 Rivesville (West Virginia). A woman observed an
0800 object land near her house while she was working in
her kitchen. It was shaped like a disk, showed port-
holes and a cylinder about 1 m high, with a sliding
door from which a small creature, about 1 m tall,
emerged and jumped to the ground. Its face was not
clearly visible but it had pointed ears, a sort of tail,
and was linked to the main object by a cable. It wore
white clothing, appeared to pick up something from
the ground, and reentered the cylinder, which then
slid up into the larger white disk. The outside rim
started spinning in a counterclockwise motion with
a soft whistling sound and the object rose straight
up, out of view. Estimated diameter of the disk: 7m.
(Atic)
645
Apr. 26, 1965 New London (Minnesota). Gary X., 9, saw an object
1700 which came down silently and hovered at ground
level 60 m away. A sort of periscope emerged from it,
and a strange noise (also heard by the boy's father)
was noted. After 1-2 min the "periscope" disappeared,
the object rose, and then dashed up at unbelievable
speed. (Personal)
646
May. 23, 1965 Eton Range (Australia). About 70 km from Mackay,
2100 Jim Tilse, Eric Judin, and John Burgess saw a cir-
cular object, 10 m in diameter, flying erratically, mak-
ing a buzzing sound. It had headlights, a tripod
landing gear, and supported another disk-shaped de-
vice. Police investigation disclosed damaged trees and
other landing traces. (FSR 65, 5)
647
May. 24, 1965 Geradton (Australia). Mr. and Mrs. French observed
0130 an object in a field at 4 m altitude. It had blinding
white lights, caused radio interference, and made a
high-pitched sound. (Spaceview 44; LDLN 80)
648
May. 24, 1965 Paso de las Carretas (Argentina). Hunters saw through
1840 binoculars an object resembling an upside-down plate,
very luminous, with a red light on top, flying in circles
and landing on a hilltop. The Lujan police sent a
patrol, under Comm. Osvaldo Pagella, which found
a large, metallic object resting on the hill, but they
could not approach the object before it took off, be-
cause of the difficult terrain. (Personal)
649
Jun. 02, 1965 Kuranda (Australia). Mr. D. Armstrong, a former
2000 airman, was called outside by his sons and saw a
spherical object with flashing lights that appeared to
land silently on a hillside situated on Mr. Watson's
property. (FSR 65, 5)
650
Jul. 01, 1965 Valensole (France). Farmer Maurice Masse, 41,
0500 heard a strange noise and saw an egg-shaped object
30 m away in a lavender field. The craft was set on a
central pivot with six legs, was about 5 m long, and
had a door showing two seats back to back. Near it
were two dwarfs the size of 8-year-old children, with
heads, normal human eyes, fine hands with five
fingers, and no hair. They seemed surprised when the
witness came near, and stopped their examination of
a plant to aim a small device at him, causing inhibi-
tion of movement. They spoke among themselves in
shrill sounds similar to a gargle. The craft took off
and "vanished." Traces. (FSR 65, 5; Magonia)
651
Jul. 06, 1965 Puerto La Cruz (Portugal). The commander and
night crew of the Norwegian tanker "Jawesta" observed a
lighted object flying out of the sea. First Officer
Toronin Lien first saw a large, blue, intense flame be-
hind the ship at high speed. He called the captain and
tracked the object with binoculors as its altitude
reached about 300m. Its shape was that of a cigar,
with a row of lighted portholes showing a clear yel-
low glow, and it left a bluish trail. (150)
652
Jul. 09, 1965 Moyeuvre (France). At the Cote-de-Thermont, 30-
1230 year-old Mrs. Zielonka saw a metallic object rise at
high speed and fly away toward Metz. Estimated
diameter: 3 m. (152)
653
Jul. 12, 1965 Bairio Paraiso dos Barbeiros (Brazil). Student Hum-
berto Aranjo da Silva nearly hit a saucer-shaped craft,
6 m in diameter, with two V-shaped landing pads
and a dome, which had landed on the road. It made
a whirring noise. (LDLN 84; SBEDV 51, 53)
654
Jul. 15, 1965 Loretami Valley (Argentina). Mr. and Mrs. Bosquets
and their family observed a luminous object, its color
changing from blue to orange, about 12 m in diam-
eter, and showing several portholes. The object left
traces on the ground. (CODOVNI 1965)
655
Jul. 17, 1965 Colonia (Uruguay). A blinding object, smaller than
an airplane and having metallic legs, was seen on the
bank of the Rio de la Plata River by two workers and
four young men. White smoke emerged from the
craft, which remained on the sand for two min, leav-
ing X-shaped traces. It flew up to about 10 m altitude,
then went away. The craft showed a round central
section with two oval ends and looked somewhat
similar to an egg. (153)
656
Jul. 19, 1965 Villas Rosas (Argentina). Maria Andres, teacher,
1930 Mr. Gomez, Mrs. Goicoecha, and others saw a small
object leave a larger one, land, and burn a spot on the
ground before going back to the main object. It
emitted a blinding light. (Asi Jul. 30, 1965)
657
Jul. 19, 1965 Vancluse (Australia). Mr. Crowe was attracted by a
2130 strong light on the beach, and walked within 20 m
of the craft producing it, which took off with a yellow-
orange light. Estimated diameter: 7 m, height, 3 m,
with blue-green edges. (Spaceview 44)
658
Jul. 19, 1965 Chanaral (Chile). Carlos Videla Zamudio saw a
night "strange machine" land on an isolated beach. It was
shaped like a mushroom or a top, was lighted from
inside, rested on the ground silently, flew up to 30 m,
and disappeared at fantastic speed. This was the third
landing on a beach reported in Jul.. (155; LDLN 78;
APRO Jan., 66)
659
Jul. 20, 1965 Quilmes (Argentina). R. Pereyra was driving near
0800 Monte de los Curas when he saw a parachutelike ob-
ject land. Going near, he observed a chromium-
looking, egg-shaped craft standing on metal legs, with
a transparent upper part. A blond-haired pilot, wear-
ing plastic coveralls and small boots, seemed to study
a piece of paper. Inside the craft was another man
seated before an instrument panel. Shortly thereafter
the object took off. (Humanoids 40)
660
Jul. 23, 1965 Lima (Peru). An object was observed to land on
ranch 45 km north of this town by a chemical engi-
neer, his wife, and several farmers. It remained on
the ground for 45 min, leaving traces. (Saucer News
61)
661
Jul. 25, 1965 Chosica Power Plant (Peru). Mr. Alva was awakened
night by a strange sound and saw an object on the ground
emitting green light flashes. He woke up other em-
ployees, who had time to note that the object was
about 3 m in diameter, had small windows in its upper
part, and a revolving telescopic appendage. The in-
vestigating commission found dark, triangular traces
on the ground. (FSR 67, 6)
662
Jul. 26, 1965 Carazinho (Brazil). A teenager, Adilon Azevedo, a
2000 others who fled, saw two objects at ground level, about
3 m in diameter, 1.5 m high, with five occupants,
wearing luminous helmets, speaking among the-
selves, in unfamiliar language. One of the beings had
a bright object in his hand. The witness experienced
headaches for five days. (Humanoids 41)
663
Jul. 29, 1965 Grouzies (France). Alain Bressol observed a large,
2300 disk-shaped object in a field near Monsempron-Libos.
It flew at high speed toward the south. Official report.
(156;LDLN 78)
664
Jul. 30, 1965 Puerto Monte (Chile). Hundreds of people in two
separate spots observed an object that landed for five
min. It emitted a blinding purple light. (157; LDLN
78)
665
Jul. 30, 1965 Goonumbla (Australia). Two children attracted by
0500 the barking of a dog saw a luminous object resting on
a tripod landing gear, and observed it for one hour.
(Personal)
666
Jul. 31, 1965 Belluco (Chile). A woman in a car saw an object on
the road. It took off, then landed again in Belluco
where it was seen by several people. The object
emitted a bright, purple light and a green beam.
(Spaceview)
667
Aug. 02, 1965 Justin (Texas). Two deputy sheriffs of Tarrant
County saw an object as bright as burning magnesium,
which landed as they were on a patrol near Wagle
Mountain Lake. Extensive investigation by the police
led to negative results. (Atic)
668
Aug. 02, 1965 Oklahoma City (Oklahoma). Five children saw a
brilliant, round object without wings, close to the
ground, in the 600 block on Northwest 63. (Atic)
669
Aug. 03, 1965 Lake Hefner (Oklahoma). A young man saw an
object rise from the lake area. (Atic)
670
Aug. 03, 1965 Carnarvon (Australia). Approximate date. Dr. An-
2000 tonin Kukla and Mrs. Audrey Lawrence saw an object
dive toward them. They switched off the car head-
lights and got out of the vehicle to observe the oval
object, which hovered at ground level, its color chang-
ing from orange to fluorescent green, before it took
off at high speed. (NICAP)
671
Aug. 04, 1965 Chena (Chile). A bright, silvery object landed on a
hill for 45 min. There were numerous witnesses,
among them military men. Official investigation.
(Nachrichten Oct., 65)
672
Aug. 04, 1965 Dallas (Texas). A man in a car observed a red and
0130 blue light thought it came from a police car, then
was passed by a huge, orange object flying at ground
level. (Atic)
673
Aug. 04, 1965 Abilene (Kansas). Truck driver Don Tenopir had
0130 reached a point 35 km from Abilene, going toward
Lincoln, when his headlights blinked and failed. An
object then dived toward the truck and stopped on
the road 30 m ahead causing a car coming in the op-
posite direction to leave the road in order to avoid it.
The object was orange, 5 m in diameter, 1.5 m high,
with a dome and a "black spot." It took off toward
the west, then turned south. (LDLN 82)
674
Aug. 04, 1965 Trapua (Brazil). Joao Erondo dos Santos saw a disk
2200 50 m in diameter land with a distinct sound, although
no traces were found afterward. The object illumi-
nated a wide area. (LDLN 84)
675
Aug. 05, 1965 Cherry Creek (New York). Several children saw an
2030 object shaped like two saucers glued together come
to ground level several times on the farm of William
Butcher. It was chromelike, measured about 16 m in
diameter, took off with green and yellow flames, and
illuminated the clouds when it flew into them. Capt.
James Dorsey and four technicians from Niagara
Falls AFB investigated the case. They found no trace,
concluding, however, that the witnesses were not
lying. (Personal)
676
Aug. 09, 1965 Grand Forks (North Dakota). Three girls driving a
2330 car observed what they first thought was the rising
moon. It was a circular, pale-yellow object, with a
silhouette moving inside the glow. There were five
other witnesses one of whom stated that as he ap-
proached the object, it appeared to "blow up" with a
bang. (FSR 66, 2)
677
Aug. 13, 1965 Baden (Pennsylvania). A 37-year-old civilian had just
put his car in the garage when he saw an object about
100 m in diameter, shaped like a disk, which flew in
front of the moon in a northerly direction at about
80 km/h. It was surrounded with orange lights that
weakened as a blue source came on, very intense for
about 3 sec then all lights disappeared as the object
was about 700 m away. This was followed by a sort
of "shock-wave" effect, and tree leaves were shaken.
The witness entered his house and called the Air
Force. Twenty minutes later his vision became hazy
and his eyes were painful. He gradually lost vision in
both eyes, and his entire body was "sunburned." Med-
ical examination compared the symptoms to ultra-
violet exposure. His vision came back gradually over
a period of several days. (Atic)
678
Aug. 13, 1965 Renton (Washington). Ellen G. Ryerson, 16, and
0700 her sister, Laura, were going to work in a bean field
when they observed three creatures about 1.60 m tall,
with bulging eyes, expressionless faces, white crani-
ums, large pores, and a protrusion at the back of their
heads. They wore purple jerseys and white shirts.
They had disappeared when the running girls looked
back. (FSR 66, 2)
679
Aug. 14, 1965 Stranraer (Scotland). Patrick Nash and his family
0200 were awaiting a ferry boat when a brilliant, orange-red
object shaped like a large soup plate appeared 50 m
away, rose from the ground, flew low over the car,
landed 20m away on the other side, vanishing sud-
denly. (FSR 65,6)
680
Aug. 15, 1965 Nablus (Jordan). A guard saw a boatlike object flying
0200 at high speed, with red flames on its sides. It circled
and came low over a farm. In fear, the man fired at
it with his rifle. (FSR 66, 1)
681
Aug. 15, 1965 Salto (Uruguay). Five persons in a car heard a hum-
2300 ming sound, and an object with changing colored
lights landed and blocked the road while the car
engine stalled. The object was as wide as the road,
and 3 m high. Before it took off, three human beings
were seen inside. (Humanoids 42)
682
Aug. 20, 1965 Mount Airy (North Carolina). Mrs. T. E. Schumaker
0300 was awakened by a loud humming sound and found
she could not speak or move for a while. When she
finally reached her window, she saw a vertical, cigar-
shaped, luminous object. It moved right and left,
then back, etc. Ultimately it disappeared behind
some trees. The next morning a circle of crushed
grass, 4 m in diameter, was found in the yard. (FSR
66,2)
683
Aug. 20, 1965 Cuzco (Peru). Several tourists, including Alberto
1150 Ugarte and Elwin Voter, observed a strange craft
landing near the Inca ruins that they were visiting.
Two creatures described as luminous dwarfs, who
seemed to have "vertical mouths," were seen briefly.
(Humanoids 43)
684
Aug. 20, 1965 Cherry Creek (New York). Four students working
1820 on a farm noted radio interference and a peculiar
"beeping sound," then saw an object at low altitude
on the farm of William Butcher. It was shaped like
two saucers glued together, had a shiny chromelike sur-
face, diameter of 15 m, height of 6 m, and left a trail
and smell of burned gasoline. It rose straight up into
the clouds, which were illuminated with green light.
Five min later it came down again over a woods, rose,
and finally flew off to the southwest. Effects were
noted on animals: milk production decreased from
2 1/2 barrels to one; a dog barked, and other animals
were terrified. (Atic)
685
Aug. 20, 1965 Mar del Plata (Argentina). Mr. and Mrs. Yacobi
2300 heard a loud humming sound and saw a glowing, oval,
flashing object land 200 m away. Figures moved
around it, as if examining the craft, which took off
again. (Humanoids 42)
686
Aug. 21, 1965 Bury's Bridge (Eire). A man was repairing the broken
1530 chain of his motorbike when an object shaped like a
top, gray, spinning, 1.8 m high, same diameter, sud-
denly appeared 5 m away, 1.5 m above the road. It
shot off toward the northeast. (FSR 65,6)
687
Aug. 23, 1965 Apostoles (Argentina). Casimiro Zuk was riding his
0100 bicycle near a railroad crossing when he saw a lumi-
nous object above him that circled, then landed near
the tracks. It was round, 5 m in diameter, and 2.5 m
high. A door opened, and a man dressed like a pilot
emerged, walked around, and reentered the object,
which flew off in a spiral. (158)
688
Aug. 25, 1965 Terreon (Mexico). Zoilo Campos Aguilar observed
0300 an object very close to the ground for 38 min. It was
semi-oval, with a powerful yellow-orange light and
left rapidly toward the south with a double trail. Ap-
parent diameter was that of the full moon. The wit-
ness was a night watchman. (Binder)
689
Aug. 25, 1965 Callao (Peru). A red object shaped like a plate, emitt-
1010 ting fire and smoke through two openings in its lower
section, shook a school building as it allegedly landed
on the roof. Faculty and students at the Santa Leonor
College observed the craft, which had two antennae
on top, rise spinning and emitting red light beams
It flew off to the northeast. (FSR 67, 6)
690
Aug. 30, 1965 La Blanquilla (Venezuela). A spinning, top-shaped
object with openings through which an orange light
was visible was observed taking off with a "foggy"
trail. (APRO Jan., 66)
691
Sep. 01, 1965 Huanuco (Peru). A worker observed the landing of
0500 an oval object on an airfield where he had gone
"drawn by a strange feeling." Four other persons also
saw the object, from which a dwarfish creature, 85 cm
tall, emerged. The entity had a head double the size of
a normal human head, and made gestures that were
not understood. He reentered the machine, which
became illuminated and took off, first vertically, then
toward the west. (Personal)
692
Sep. 3, 1965 San Justo (Argentina). J. Fernandez was awakened
0120 by a humming sound and saw a luminous, oval object
rising from the roof of his house. Its color varied from
white to red, and it left marks on the roof. (Human-
oids 41)
693
Sep. 03, 1965 Exeter (New Hampshire). A young man and two
0200 Police officers observed five lights in a rigid configura-
tion moving over a field, sometimes fluttering to low
altitude with a falling-leaf motion. The lights illumi-
nated the countryside and flashed in sequence. (Fuller)
694
Sep. 03, 1965 Damon (Texas). Two Angleton sheriffs, McCoy and
evening Robert Goode saw from their car a huge object 70 m
long, 15 m high, with a bright, violet light at one end
and a pale-blue light at the other. They stopped to
watch it and saw the craft fly within 30 m, casting a
huge shadow when it intercepted the moonlight.
They felt a heat wave and drove away in fear, but
returned to the site a second time, only to turn
around when they found the object was still there.
Goode had been bitten by an animal before the sight-
ing, and his left index finger swelled and bled freely.
After exposure to the light from the object, the pain
was gone, and the wound cured unnaturally. Later
that evening, two men found him at a restaurant and
described the object in detail, adding he should keep
future encounters to himself. (NICAP Aug.,65)
695
Sep. 05, 1965 Santa Barbara (Peru). Governor Sebastian Macha
0500 saw two dwarfish creatures, 80 cm tall, on the snow
near Ceulacocha. They entered a craft, which left
with a thundering noise. (FSR 66, 2)
696
Sep. 07, 1965 San Joaquin (Peru). More than 200 witnesses saw
2100 two objects come to ground level, leaving crater-like
depressions. (Personal)
697
Sep. 08, 1965 Alto Purus (Brazil). After work, latex collectors saw
evening an object resembling a huge wheel, intensely bright,
with two flaming openings in front, about to land
near them. They went into hiding, and observed the
craft as it flew away. (LDLN 84)
698
Sep. 08, 1965 Puno (Peru). A child reported the observation of a
2200 luminous object from which seven creatures, 80 cm
tall, with only one eye, emerged. The same day a
newsman was said to have seen an object land in the
vicinity of Puno, and to have made an unsuccesful
attempt at communication. (Personal)
699
Sep. 10, 1965 Jalapa (Mexico). Four persons saw a creature with
glowing catlike eyes, dressed in black, walking in a
street. The entity was holding a metallic tube, was
pursued, and vanished suddenly. (159; Magonia)
700
Sep. 10, 1965 Mexico City (Mexico). Three women were said to
have observed a group of beings, 3 m tall, without
noses or mouths with red, bright eyes, wearing gray
clothing and boots. No object was described. Ap-
proximate date. (159)
701
Sep. 11, 1965 Guarulhos (Brazil). Antonio Pau Ferro saw two ob-
0800 jects land. Two dwarfish beings emerged, 70 cm tall,
dressed like humans, with "ugly" skin. They appeared
to examine some tomato plants, reentered their craft,
6 m in diameter, and flew off. They spoke in a lan-
guage which was not understood. (LDLN 84)
702
Sep. 15, 1965 Silverton (South Africa). Two policemen, John
2400 Lockem and Koos de Klerk, were on a patrol of the
Pretoria-Bronkhorstspruit Road when their headlights
illuminated a disk 10 m in diameter, copper-colored,
resting on the road. Ten sec later it took off in a pool
of flames, at high speed. The tar on the road kept
burning for some time. (Humanoids 71)
703
Sep. 20, 1965 Pichaca (Peru). A farm woman saw an object land,
1630 and six dwarfs, 80 cm tall, emerged from it. They
wore very shiny white clothes and "walked like ducks."
She hid during the observation, and noted that they
spoke in a language she could not understand. After
their departure, a liquid resembling vinegar was
found on the ground. (Personal)
704
Sep. 27, 1965 Fredonia (New York). Addie Jones, 61, saw a silvery
0815 object, 10 m in diameter, rise from a wooded area and
hover silently before leaving toward the west. Under
the object was a boxlike device. Distance to witness:
400 m. No light. (160)
705
Sep. 29, 1965 Arequipa (Peru). Two men in a car, Julio L. de
Romana and Antonio Chavez Bedoya, saw a strange
being, 80 cm tall, by the side of the road. The creature
had only one eye, and gold and silver stripes over its
entire body. Soon afterward a craft flew over their car.
Several persons living 20 km away also reported an
unidentified object within min of this sighting. (Per-
sonal)
706
Oct. 01, 1965 Aguas Blancas (Argentina). Three students, Santos
Vallejos, Antonia Aparti, and Adela Sanchez, who
were walking to General San Martin School, were
attacked by small creatures with greenish skin. The
children ran away, and arrived at the school in a state
of terror. (CODOVNI)
707
Oct. 04, 1965 Southington (Connecticut). An object was said to
have landed near Southington. No details. (NICAP)
708
Oct. 04, 1965 Rio Vista (California). Betty Valine and her 12-year-
evening old son Robbie observed a large, plate-shaped machine
with a dome on top, inside which three creatures were
clearly visible. The witnesses did not see the object
touch down. (FSR 66, 3)
709
Oct. 13, 1965 Minot (North Dakota). Two adolescent girls, Marg
Gudajtes and Judy Norlock, saw a large, metallic, oval
object with bluish lights land in a park at the edge of
town. It had left by the time they returned with
help. An oval area of crushed grass was observed.
(FSR 66, 3)
710
Oct. 18, 1965 Ponte Praia (Brazil). Thousands of persons saw a
circular object that flew over the beach, circling. Later
two witnesses saw it land in an isolated spot between
Cuaranga and the Santos Air Base. (Ouranos 32;
LDLN 84)
711
Oct. 22, 1965 Canhotinho (Brazil). Approximate date. Jose Camilo
Filho saw two creatures near a landed object. (LDLN
84)
712
Oct. 23, 1965 Long Prairie (Minnesota). James Townsend, 19, was
1915 driving on Highway 27 when his engine, lights, and
radio stopped operating. He then observed an object
10 m tall, about 3 m in diameter, shaped somewhat
like a rocket, sitting on fins on the road. Three
creatures with "tripod legs and matchstick arms,"
brownish-black in color, having no eyes or facial
features, stood in a large, lighted circle under it,
facing the witness for a few moments before disappearing
in the intense light. The object rose straight up for
400 m, with a high-pitched humming sound, stopped
and vanished. The car then resumed normal operation
by itself. (FSR 66, 3)
713
Oct. 30, 1965 Pinhal (Brazil). Witnesses in a Volkswagen en-
night countered a strong light on the road. A truck and
another Volkswagen arrived and went near the object,
which took off suddenly and flew over them. It was
also observed by dozens of witnesses at the Pinhal
Junction. (APRO Sep., 66)
714
Nov., 1965 Broken Hill (Zambia). Eric Williams saw a large ob-
dusk ject, 30 m in diameter, 15 m high, about 75 m away.
He reported seeing clearly a row of portholes illumi-
nated with a greenish light. (FSR 66, 4)
715
Nov. 09, 1965 New York City (New York). During the great power
dawn blackout, actor Stuart Whitman was startled to hear
a whistling sound outside his 12th floor window and
to observe two hovering objects, one orange and the
other blue giving off a luminescent light. He then
heard an English message indicating that the black-
out was a "demonstration." (FSR 66, 6)
716
Nov. 13, 1965 Mogi-Guassu (Brazil). Dario Filho, his wife, his
grandson, and a bank director saw an object land
100 m away, flashing a beam of light toward the sky.
Two policemen on the scene also observed the inci-
dent. Near the object were two dwarfs. One of them
wore coveralls, the other had a gray shirt and brown
trousers. By what seemed an optical effect, a third
being with a flat, squarish head, wearing something
like a surgeon's apron, was also seen near them. The
object and the creatures were very bright. (APRO
Sep., 66)
717
Nov. 16, 1965 Cyrus (Minnesota). T. Untiedt was driving on High-
way 28 about 5 km west of Cyprus when he saw a red
flourescent, cylindrical object with a cone on top, 4 km
long and 2 m in diameter, surrounded with a white
glow. The car slowed down as the observer was 400 km
away from the object, which took off toward the
northeast. (FSR 66, 6)
718
Nov. 29, 1965 Springhill (Nova Scotia). Kevin Davis, 12, and Gary
evening Jardine, 10, saw an object with a blinking red dome
fly over the Cooper Creek area and come to ground
level. They observed portholes and a long bar with
fingerlike devices emerging from an opening. Snow
was blown away and bushes were flattened. (NICAP
Jan., 66)
719
Dec. 16, 1965 Sauce Viejo (Argentina). A railroad worker, Cesar T.
Gallardo, was surprised when his carbide lamp and
his radio stopped working. He saw strange lights out-
side the sleeping coach where he was reading, and a
luminous being whose legs were clad in shiny dark
cloth came in, tore up his newspaper, poured the con-
tents of an oil can into a small bottle and went away,
leaving the witness amazed. Other people saw "a
luminous man" walking along the tracks. Police re-
port. (FSR 66, 1)
720
Dec. 20, 1965 Herman (Minnesota). Edward Burnd, 15, was driv-
ing west in a farm truck when he saw an object 2 m
above the road about 30 m away. As the engine died,
the object glowed red and the witness lost conscious-
ness. When he awoke, the truck was facing east and
rested in a ditch. (FSR 66, 6)
721
Jan. 07, 1966 Wilmer (Alabama). A civilian had to stop his car
15l7 when an object he first thought was a helicopter
landed on the road about 5 km southwest of George-
town. The craft was about 8 m in diameter, supported
a cone with a flashing green light, made a loud
whirring sound. It appeared to hover, then left at high
speed. The witness could then restart his engine,
which had died during the close approach. Sulphur or
a "rotten egg" smell was noted. (Atic)
722
Jan. 16, 1966 Bolazec (France). On the Morlaix-Callac Road, 23-
0400 year-old Eugene Coquil was driving his Renault
Dauphine when he saw headlights in a field and
observed an object come over his car and land on the
other side of the road. It was square with four vertical
lights resembling lamps. The witness drove away and
did not see the object leave. (Personal; 161)
723
Jan. 19, 1966 Horseshoe Lagoon, near Tully (Australia). George
0900 Pedley, 27, was driving his tractor when he heard a
high-pitched sound and saw a strange gray-blue craft,
8 m in diameter, 3 m high, rise from the lagoon 25 m
away. It was spinning like a top, rose to 20 m, and
flew to the southwest on a fast, oblique course. Flat-
tened reeds were found in several places. (FSR 66,2;
Magonia)
724
Jan. 29, 1966 Rexburg (Idaho). Two civilians returning from a
0010 sporting event observed what they first thought was
the moon. After driving for about 1 km, they saw that
it was a flat, well-defined object, which had blocked
the road. The object was the size of a truck and cast
an intense yellow-orange light on the ground. The
witnesses turned around and drove back to Rexburg.
(Atic)
725
Feb. 06, 1966 Aluche (Spain). Vicente Ortuno and another man
2000 observed a bright orange disk, about 11 m in diameter,
with three legs, which came down, landed, and took
off again at high speed on the "El Relajal" estate.
(FSR 63, 3)
726
Feb. 16, 1966 Brunswick Naval Air Station (Maine). A luminous
2030 object was said to have landed in the woods. It showed
flashing red, blue, and green lights. A second object
was later seen to join the first one. (Atic)
727 Hanna City (Illinois). A civilian witness was driving
Feb. 26, 1966 8 km east of Farmington when a flying oval object,
the size of a car, came within 3 m of him, then circled
twice and left toward the north. It emitted a bright
red glow, supported a sort of dome with a green light
on top, produced radio interference, and made a
strange "signallike noise." (Atic)
728
Mar. 03, 1966 Oswego (New York). Several civilians reported an
1920 object that flew slowly toward the south, hovered,
came within 15 m of them, and finally flew off toward
the southwest. (Atic)
729
Mar. 17, 1966 Harrow (Canada). Mr. Ward saw an object 12 m in
diameter and 7 m high, emitting a pulsating white
light, in a field. It had a revolving section with port-
holes. (FS Aug., 66)
730
Mar. 17, 1966 Milan (Michigan). A police officer observed an object
0000 in the southwest. He thought it was a plane about to
crash, although no sound was audible. He tried to
contact the police headquarters, but his radio trans-
mitter did not work properly. The object, which now
colored lights spinning at the periphery, and a diam-
eter of 16 m, came within 25 m of the patrol car,
following it for 1 km, then flew off toward the north-
west. The witness had been a policeman for 10 years,
and had never seen anything like that object. (Atic)
731
Mar. 20, 1966 Dexter (Michigan). Frank Mannor and his son,
2000 Ronald, saw a luminous object hovering over a swamp.
It was described as brown, with a "scaly" surface, cone-
shaped, and showing bluish lights that turned red.
Then the whole object lighted up with a yellowish
glow and flew away at high speed with a whistling
sound. (Atic)
732
Mar. 21, 1966 Hillsdale (Michigan). William Van Horn, Civil De-
fense Director, and a group of students observed a
pattern of lights on the ground. The source of the
light appeared to manuever for about two hours.
(Atic)
733
Mar. 23, 1966 Fort Pierce (Florida). Two young men were walking
through a wooded area when they saw a bright object
that they thought was a balloon covered with fluores-
cent paint but it became so intensely bright that they
could not look directly at it. As they walked closer, it
exploded, leaving no trace. (Atic)
734
Mar. 23, 1966 Temple (Oklahoma). An electronics instructor, who
0505 was driving to work at a local Air Force Base, observed
an object blocking the road. It was shaped like an air-
plane fuselage, 25 m long, with a "bubble" on top
resembling the canopy on a B-26, rested on legs, and
had very bright aft and forward lights. There was a
door and a short stairway to the side of the object,
and a man in coveralls appeared to be examining the
craft which bore the identification "TL 4768" (see
case 417). When the witness approached, the "pilot"
went back inside, a sound resembling that of a high-
speed drill was heard, and the object rose. No engine
was observed. The witness was familiar with all con-
ventional military aircraft. (Atic; Magonia)
735
Mar. 24, 1966 Sheboygan (Wisconsin). Two women saw a glowing
2215 object on the road. As they came near it, they found
that it hovered and showed two intense white lights,
as well as a green and red light. The object was bowl-
shaped, and they lost sight of it when they drove
away. They saw it again later, flying low on a south-
north trajectory. (Atic)
736
Mar. 25, 1966 Bangor (Maine). John King, 22, working with the
Bangor Police Department, suddenly saw above him
a very bright object with a dark underside. He fired
at it four times, hearing the bullets hit a metal surface
as the object flew off. (LDLN 84)
737
Mar. 26, 1966 Attigneville (France). Jean Voilquin, 54, saw a
strange "wheel" roll 15 m away at a speed of about
30 km/h. It was about 80 cm in diameter, 25 cm thick;
it rolled away and vanished. (LDLN; GEPA 8)
738
Mar. 26, 1966 Texahoma (Oklahoma). Two civilian women were
2400 driving back from Amarillo when they saw an object
aproaching from the north. The engine died and the
headlights failed. The object flew over the car and
hovered 400 m away. After 10 min, the witnesses were
able to start their car and leave. They reported the
object had a wafflelike surface and glowed with an
intense red light. (Atic)
739
Mar. 28, 1966 Fayetteville (Tennessee). A man driving at a speed
2000 of about 100 km/h suddenly encountered a large
lighted object 1 m above the road on a hilltop. It flew
off, as the car engine and headlights died. The light
bulbs had to be replaced. The object was oval, 7 m
long, dark gray, and showed about 30 lights along its
periphery. (Atic)
740
Mar. 30, 1966 Pecos (Texas). An elongated object about 30 m long
and 9 m high was reported to have landed near a high-
way for 5 min. (NICAP Mar., 66)
741
Mar. 30, 1966 Lexisburg (Indiana). A civilian woman and her four
2035 children observed an oval object crossing the road as
they were driving south about 15 km north of Lexis-
burg. It came close to the car, and a pulsating sound
was heard, increasing in frequency as the object came
nearer, but it seemed to come through the car radio
rather than directly from the object. The witness
drove away in fear, but was followed for 13 km by the
object, whose color suddenly changed from reddish-
orange to bluish-white before accelerating out of sight.
(Atic)
742
Mar. 30, 1966 Mansfield (Ohio). An anonymous witness saw a
2200 round object with two lights land near the Ohio State
University campus. A door opened and a very thin,
child-sized figure was seen. The object then began to
move torward the witness's car and rose rapidly.
(Gribble Jun., 66)
743
Mar. 31, 1966 Vicksburg (Michigan). A man driving home saw
0200 lights on the road and discovered a gray,lens-shaped
object hovering at 1 m altitude. It had one intense
white light and three colored flashing lights. Driving
within 2 m of it, he became afraid and backed up, but
the object suddenly flew over and behind him. A noise
similar to that of a swarm of bees was audible. It left
at high speed toward the east. (Personal)
744
Mar. 31, 1966 San Francisco (California). Two women observed a
0600 large object with a pulsating bluish light on top, an
orange light below, windows, and antennae, resting
in a construction area. Silhouettes could be seen mov-
ing inside, one of them gesturing as the craft took off.
(Gribble Jun., 6)
745
Mar. 31, 1966 Hamilton (Canada). Charles Kozens, 13, saw two
2115 objects, 2.5 m long, 1.2 m high, with flashing lights,
land near Hamilton. When he tried to touch an
antenna on one of the objects, he received an electric
shock. (FSR 66, 4)
746
Apr. 01, 1966 Tangier (Oklahoma). A civilian man, 34, was driving
2240 about 10 km south of Tangier when he reached a hill-
top and saw a green object flying north at very high
speed, emitting a shrieking noise and a "heat wave."
The car engine died. The witness noted that the ob-
ject was wider than the road. (Atic)
747
Apr. 01, 1966 Liberty (Missouri). Darlene Underwood and her
2400 mother saw two starlike objects land in a field. One
of them rose rapidly when a train came into view. It
went behind a hill, while the second one hovered at
tree height with its lights off. When the train had
passed, both objects landed again and two manlike
shadows were seen. Voices shouting in a foreign lan-
guage and what sounded like a pig being butchered
were heard. Light signals. (IIR May., 66)
748
Apr. 04, 1966 Hague (Florida). A civilian man, 40, saw an object
0605 resting on the ground as he was going to work, less
than 2 km southeast of Hague. It was an elongated
craft, 2 m long, 70 cm high. When he tried to touch
it, the craft left at great speed toward the west. It had
six openings, 10 cm in diameter, and made a "turbine"
noise so loud that the witness had to put his hands
over his ears. After going away for a few meters, it
vanished suddenly. Rain was falling throughout the
observation, which lasted four min. (Atic)
749
Apr. 05, 1966 Wycheproof (Australia). R. Sullivan was driving to-
ward Maryborough when his headlight beams ap-
peared to "bend" to the right. He then observed a
vertical, conical beam of light in a nearby field, very
white at ground level and rainbowlike up to an alti-
tude of 7 m. Top and bottom diameters: 3 and 1 m
respectively. The object producing the light flew
away. (APRO May., 66)
750
Apr. 05, 1966 Durhamville (New York). A woman was awakened by
0130 a flash, thought her heater had exploded, but found
everything in order. The next day she was told that a
pulsating, luminous object had flown at very low
altitude over her trailer, circled and left. Three wit-
noises. Low buzzing sound. (Binder)
751
Apr. 05, 1966 Lycoming (New York). A civilian woman, 42, went
0300 to get a glass of water in her kitchen and saw a spin-
ning object, 3 m in diameter, 6 m above ground near
her house. It departed very suddenly, leaving a trail.
(Atic)
752
Apr. 05, 1966 Kittery (Maine). A landed object was observed
1900 through binoculars by four persons. It took off,
hovered for a while, and left. (Atic)
753
Apr. 05, 1966 Alto (Tennessee). Two civilian men stopped to watch
2400 an object hovering above a swamp, tried to follow it,
but it flew awav. They observed that animals (cows,
dogs, horses) were restless in all the areas that the
object crossed. A photographic reconstitution by the
U.S. Air Force showed an oval object, 30 m long,
flying at 5 m altitude, between a high-tension line and
a row of trees. (Atic)
754
Apr. 07, 1966 Daniels Park (Colorado). Six teenagers reported
2130 strange lights following their car as they left the site
of a picnic in a state of extreme fear. An unknown
man, 2.20 m tall, wearing black clothes, had been seen
passing in front of the shelter entrance and walking
on the roof. (Personal)
755
Apr. 08, 1966 Norwalk (Connecticut). Mike Dorsey and Gary
0805 Hunt, 12 were walking to school when they saw a
circling object making the sound of humming bees.
They ran for cover, trying to stop a car. The craft re-
sembled an upside-down plate, very smooth, ap-
parently metallic, with a black spot near the rim, a
red light and an antennalike projection, and red and
white lights spinning counterclockwise. Diameter-
2.5 m, height, 1.5 m. Minimum altitude was 2 m, held
for 5 min, with a slight rocking motion. The object
then took off at great speed. (Lor. III 108)
756
Apr. 11, 1966 Greensburg (Pennsylvania). A civilian man, 43, saw
0000 a well-defined object 5 m above ground, 100 m away.
It showed a flashing red light, rose, was lost in the
fog, then came back at treetop level with a strong
whistling sound. Its shape was that of a cigar, 15 m
long. It had no wings, tail assembly, or wheels. (Atic)
757
Apr. 12, 1966 Dorchester (Massachusetts). During a power failure
1945 many residents, including Robert Moses and Robert
McCambly, saw an oval object with a dome on top
and lights (red to white to green) around the bottom,
which appeared to land on the roof of the Oliver
Wendelle Holmes grammar school after a series of
maneuvers. (FSR 66, 4)
758
Apr. 17, 1966 Millersville (Texas). A person in a car saw an oval
object the size of a car follow his vehicle, then cross
the road behind it at 5 m altitude. The object reflected
sunlight. (Atic)
759
Apr. 18, 1966 Battle Creek (Michigan). An egg-shaped object, 25 m
2210 long, 5 m high, gray-colored, was observed from a
distance of 25 m by a 42-year-old witness driving a car.
The object supported a cockpit with windows and
three rows of lights, emitted red flames, and made the
same noise as a heavy truck on wet pavement. The
object followed the car for some time. (Atic)
760
Apr. 19, 1966 Bellingham (Massachusetts). Two women saw a
2200 cigar-shaped object, with bright, red lights at both
ends, flying erratically. It made a whistling sound
when moving, was silent when hovering. Minimum
distance: 100 m, length, 20 m. The lights began flash-
ing and the object went down behind some trees when
five planes and a helicopter came over the area. Two
of the aircraft circled the location, then flew on. The
whistling sound was again heard, but the object was
not seen after the departure of the planes. (Personal)
761
Apr. 19, 1966 Peabody (Massachusetts). A man saw what he
2245 thought was a crashing plane, then observed it was
oval, had white, red, and green lights, flew low over
him, circled, came down with pendulum motion, and
appeared to land on Route 114. At midnight, two men
driving along that route saw a beam sweep the road,
stopped, and saw the object in a field. It was a disk
with a white, a green, and three red lights. The two
reports were independent. (Personal)
762
Apr. 22, 1966 Bagley (Minnesota). Several people were said to have
1530 observed an object fly at low altitude and land outside
Bagley. Four dwarfs seemed to make repairs, then the
craft flew away. (FS Mar., 67)
763
Apr. 22, 1966 Beverly (Massachusetts). A child saw a blinding,
2100 multicolored source of light making a buzzing sound
as it flew over the road 15 m away from the house. It
seemed to land in a field near the school. Three adults
came out to calm the child and also saw the object
circling and hovering. They called the police. Two
officers arrived and saw the object appearing to
"dance" with two other craft. All witnesses then ob-
served the arrival of one helicopter and two aircraft,
as the remaining object flew away to the southwest.
Police described the object as plate-shaped when
stationary above the school building. TV reception
was blurred throughout the observation. (Personal)
764
Apr. 24, 1966 Pedernales River (Texas). Tom M. Lasseter, archi-
0330 tect, was camping near the river when he was awak-
ened by a fluttering sound and observed a glowing
white disk, 7 m in diameter, at treetop level 60 m
away. It had a row of lights. (NICAP May., 66)
765
Apr. 24, 1966 Ashby (Massachusetts). Two men saw an object dive
1810 within 30 m of their car. It was silent, had a bright
blue light on top, suddenly accelerated, and was lost
to sight toward Mt. Watatic. (Atic)
766
Apr. 26, 1966 Follansbee (West Virginia). A young man saw a
2330 silent object shaped like two bowls glued together,
30 m altitude, ahead of his car. Estimated diameter:
10 m. He drove away without looking behind. (Atic)
767
May. 10, 1966 Marisela Caracas (Venezuela). A man observed the
1652 landing of an oval object and two beings, who ame
out of the object through a system of light beams.
They used strange instruments to examine a number
of objects, especially plants. They were 2 m tall, had
oversized heads, appeared bright and "transparent."
Their eyes were slanted, their shoulders very broad.
They wore no apparent weapon, but their belts were
very wide and emitted light rays. They did not touch
anything without first illuminating it with these
beams. They went back aboard their craft "as if car-
ried by the light." (Personal)
768
May. 10, 1966 Atafona Campos (Brazil). Approximate date. The
2200 crowd at a movie projection panicked, thinking it
was an earthquake, as an unknown object exploded.
According to police, a sulphurous odor and a trace
25 cm deep, 35 cm wide, were noted at the site.
(LDLN 84)
769
May. 16, 1966 Cordoba (Spain). Manuel Hernandez was coming
back from the fields near Cordoba when he saw a
disk-shaped object land 100 m away. Small beings
resembling "green birds" came out for a few instants,
then took off again. (162)
770
Jun. 03, 1966 West Point City (Pennsylvania). Two witnesses ob-
2145 served a stationary object 3 m above ground. It had a
diameter of 7 m, lights on top and bottom and smaller
lights at the rim. It flew away very fast to the east.
(Personal)
771
Jun. 08, 1966 Sandusky Road (Ohio). A civilian man, 43, driving
0645 west between Kansas and Toledo, saw an object ap-
pear out of nowhere. It was cigar-shaped, bright
metallic, and flew low to the northeast. Minimum
distance: 30 m. The object was completely silent, and
the size of an airliner. (Atic)
772
Jun. 11, 1966 Westport (Connecticut). A civilian who was going
0345 fishing saw an object dive toward his car and hover at
treetop level, stopped and observed it for two min. It
was shaped like two plates glued together, and had a
smaller, oval object on top. It took a 45 (degree)
inclination, rose, made a right-angle turn, and changed
color (white to yellow to blue to green) as it
accelerated. (NICAP)
773
Jun. 13, 1966 Milan (Michigan). The policeman who had observed
an object over Milan on Mar. 17 saw an unidentified
machine on the ground at a street intersection. He
drove toward it with his headlights illuminating the
object, which took off like an airplane, flying away to
the southeast. Investigation by Selfridge AFB. (Atic)
774
Jun. 18, 1966 Bar-sur-Loup (France). The Mayor of Bar-sur-Loup,
0345 Leon Barbier, saw a large, round object with yellow
and green lights on a hilltop. (LDLN 89)
775
Jun. 18, 1966 Le Rouret (France). A truck driver, Mr. Dugelay,
0400 saw a disk-shaped object over Le Rouret. It remained
motionless for five min, then disappeared. Its lights
were alternately red and bluish-green. (LDLN 84;
163)
776
Jun. 18, 1966 Mount Mitchell (North Carolina). Four campers
2400 saw an object with three flashing red lights land on
the ground 200 m away. It remained there all night,
rose at dawn, was then observed through binoculars
as a red-colored, bell-shaped craft. Broken trees and
other traces were found. (Atic)
777
Jun. 23, 1966 Hamburg (New York). A 61-year-old civilian woman
2130 was reading when an intense red light illuminated
the ground near her house. She went outside and saw
a lighted object 20 m away 1 m in diameter, which
backed up and flew away "like a bullet." Three other
persons saw it from the next house. (Atic) <*>
778
Jul. 05, 1966 Chaclacayo (Peru). Several persons reported seeing
a very small creature leaving a luminous trail, quietly
walking along the streets, while children and adults
panicked. (164)
779
Jul. 11, 1966 Union-Kirkwood (Pennsylvania). Two civilian women
saw a red, luminous object 30 m away in a field. It
had small openings and made a whirring sound.
Length, 30 m; height, 6 m; duration, 90 min. (Atic)
780
Jul. 13, 1966 Pontedera (Italy). Camillo Faieta, 35, a lineman, was
on duty when a light dazzled him, and he observed
that it came from an object on a small island on the
Emissario Canal. Two little men were seen briefly on
the ground before the departure of the object. There
are four other witnesses. (LDLN 86; FSR 67, 1)
781
Jul. 17, 1966 Rebouillon (France). Rene Pebre and two others were
0345 driving back from Draguignan when they saw a gray
oval, metallic object, about 5 m long, hovering at
low altitude, about 300 m from them. They noticed
several window-like openings on the craft, which
emitted a light beam. All the dogs in the vicinity
were barking. (GEPA Sep., 66)
782
Jul. 25, 1966 Vancehars (North Carolina). A man driving between
0200 Greenville and Vancehars saw a glow in the woods
and was followed by the light even at speeds of 170
km/hr. He finally stopped to observe it, but became
afraid when he saw that it came from a pulsating ob-
ject that flew within 100 m of the car, 15 m above
ground. The color changed in sequence, orange to red
to blue to green, and the object wobbled on its axis.
It came within 30 m, then suddenly left straight up.
(Atic)
783
Jul. 28, 1966 Montsoreau (France). A photographer, Mr. Lacoste,
evening and his wife, saw a red, lighted object cross the sky
and appear to touch the ground. It then rose, hovered,
and disappeared. The next day a wheat field was
found flattened over an area 3 m in diameter, and
covered with an oily substance. (166; Magonia)
784
Jul. 31, 1966 Erie, Preque-Ile Park (Pennsylvania). Young wit-
2025 nesses reported an object flying erratically and land-
ing 300 m away. It had the shape of a mushroom and
swept the area with a light beam. A strange being,
1.80 m tall, was seen. Police report. (167; FSR 66, 6)
785
Aug. 01, 1966 Rushville (Indiana). Several young witnesses reported
1945 seeing an unidentified object at low altitude. (Lor.
III 109)
786
Aug. 06, 1966 Texas. A civilian man and his family observed a dark
1400 object hovering near their isolated house. It had a
square "door" emitting a yellow light. Three children
saw a dwarf through the opening. He was dressed in
shiny black coveralls. The object left slowly with a
soft humming sound. (Atic; Magonia)
787
Aug. 18, 1966 Barinas (Venezuela). Three hunters, E. Beucomo,
J. Zapata and J. Ramos, observed a strange glow in the
forest and discovered a very large, egg-shaped object,
stationary 2 m above ground. It had large, circular
openings emitting a multicolored light, and it made a
whistling sound. The hunters ran away. (APRO
Sep., 66)
788
Aug. 19, 1966 Donnybrook (North Dakota). A border patrolman
1650 saw a bright, shiny disk on its edge, 10 m in diameter,
5 m high, floating down the side of a hill, wobbling
from side to side 3 m above ground. It reached the
valley floor, climbed to about 30 m, and moved across
to a small reservoir where it assumed a horizontal posi-
tion. A dome then became visible on top of the disk.
It hovered for one min and seemed about to land less
than 80 m away, but tilted back on edge and flew into
the clouds at high speed. (Atic)
789
Aug. 20, 1966 Heraldsburg (California). Otto Becker, his son, and
early daughter-in-law woke up to find the whole house
bathed in bright light, and they observed a "six-story"
object at treetop level 60 m away. It gave off rainbow
colors which appeared to pour off its edges "like
water" in a fantastic display. Distinct engine noise
was heard before it took off vertically. Domestic
animals had been greatly disturbed, and the witness
had inflamed eyes for several days. (Gribble Jan., 67)
790
Aug. 20, 1966 Niteroi (Brazil). A woman called police to report a
luminous object rising and descending on top of a
high hill. When policemen climbed to the site they
found the bodies of two men, electronics technicians
Pereira da Cruz and Viana. The bodies had lead
masks on the upper part of the face. An autopsy failed
to disclose the cause of death. Investigation disclosed
several earlier incidents and an organization to which
these men belonged. (Personal)
791
Aug. 24, 1966 Minot Air Force Base (North Dakota). An airman
2200 observed and reported by radio a multi-colored light
high in the sky. A strike team was sent to his location
and confirmed the unknown. A second object, white,
was seen to pass in front of clouds. At the radar base,
an object was detected and tracked. The observations
lasted nearly 4 hours and were confirmed by three
different missile sites. Radio interference was noted
by teams sent to locations where the object was some-
times described as hovering at ground level. (Atic)
792
Sep., 1966 El Campo (Texas). A police officer was driving at
0330 nearly 200 km/h toward the north on Route 71 when
he suddenly saw an object on the road ahead and
another one following his car. The first one looked
like a flaming car and was the size of a 3-story house.
It flew away as the policeman was about to hit it.
(168)
793
Sep. 03, 1966 Texas. Two young witnesses went outside when the
1400 TV set became blurred. They observed a fantastic
spinning light illuminating the house. It came from
an object hovering at the same location as an earlier
sighting (see Case 786). (Atic; Magonia)
794
Sep. 05, 1966 Texas. A civilian man observed a peculiar light
evening phenomenon and a small figure that appeared to
enter a bedroom. The figure was not seen again.
(Atic; Magonia)
795
Sep. 07, 1966 Durand (Wisconsin). About 15 km east of Durand,
2000 Mrs. E. Bruns and her two children observed an
elongated object, about 10 m long, with revolving
lights, hovering 1 m above ground and making a
deafening noise. After 30 sec, it tilted and took off.
(APRO Sep., 66)
796
Sep. 9, 1966 Franklin Springs (New York). A man saw an object
2100 descend from a cloud bank, slow down, and land with
a soft whirring sound. It showed three horizontal
bands of light-blue, red and green. (Personal)
797
Sep. 13, 1966 Stirum (North Dakota). A child of 11 years saw a
0730 disk-shaped object land near a farm. It had a tripod
landing gear, two red lights, two white and one green
light, and a transparent dome. A businessman from
Gwinner and an Air Force Lt. Col. went to the site
and discovered three traces, apparently left by spher-
ical objects, 18 cm deep, very compact. Radiation
measured at 0.1 milliroentgen (normal). The child
reported that the object "went away so fast that it
vanished." (Atic)
798
Sep. 17, 1966 Cranes Beach (Massachusetts). Mr. and Mrs. Ron-
0445 ald MacGilvary saw a golden-white, luminous object
resting on the beach, with two bright lights flying in
and out of the craft. It went away after one hour.
(LDLN 88; NICAP Oct., 66)
799
Sep. 21, 1966 Summerside (Canada). Eight members of the Royal
0630 Canadian Air Force saw a bright object that flew
down at high speed, stopped abruptly, remained at
ground level for 20 min, and flew away straight up.
(NICAP Oct., 66)
800
Oct. 05, 1966 Potomac (Maryland). A boy saw a disk-shaped object
with a transparent dome and a row of lights, at ground
level. It rose at high speed, emitting a "heat wave,"
and was lost in the clouds. (NICAP Oct., 66)
801
Oct. 14, 1966 Newton (Illinois). A adolescent first saw a bright
1845 light, then a plate-shaped object hovering near the
house. It took off at high speed, causing static on
the phone as the boy was calling his mother to
describe it. When she came home, she found her son
in a state of shock and the dog hiding in a corner.
(Personal)
802
Oct. 14, 1966 Fork (West Virginia). James Roberts saw two round
2230 pinkish-red objects on a hillside near his home. He
fled when they took off with a hissing sound emitting
streams of fire. (Gribble Jan., 67)
803
Nov. 02, 1966 El Campo (Texas). Mrs. Mark deFriend, 32, saw an
evening object at ground level in front of her car on a rainy
night. It would leave the road and fly over the fields
from time to time. The greenish-blue object flew back
in front of the car, then was lost to sight behind some
trees. (168)
804
Nov. 02, 1966 Parkersburg (West Virginia). W. Derenberger, sales-
1925 man, saw a dark object ahead of him on the road. It
was flat on the bottom and rounded on top. As he
stopped, the object came within 20 cm of the road
surface, and a man of dark complexion, dressed with
a shirt and ordinary trousers, both a shiny blue color,
came out, smiled at the witness who then thought that
he received a message, although no word was spoken.
The message described a hypothetical "other world"
and suggested that the observation be reported to
authorities. The man also promised to return. Several
people who drove by the witness did report seeing a
man speaking to him, as well as a strange vehicle
nearby. (169; FSR 67, 1)
805
Nov. 17, 1966 Gaffney (South Carolina). Patrolmen A. G. Huskey
0400 and C. Hutchins saw a dark, spherical machine with
a flat rim land near them. Estimated diameter: 7 m.
An opening and a short ladder became visible, and a
small man, dressed in a shiny gold suit, emerged,
came within 6 m of them, and spoke in perfect English
before taking off. (FSR 68, 2)
806
Nov. 19, 1966 Bavonne (New Jersey). Two local businessmen ob-
0750 served a dark, gray, metallic sphere, from the top of
which projected a dozen "tentacles" over 2 m long,
flying at about 40 m altitude and then coming down
behind a house. It was assumed that it plunged into
the bay, but a search by patrol boats was unsuccessful.
(Personal)
807
Nov. 28, 1966 El Campo (Texas). Two witnesses observed a dark,
red object land by the side of the road, later follow-
ing their car. (168)
808
Dec. 30, 1966 Haynesville (Louisiana). A physics professor driving
2015 through a wooded area saw a bright, pulsating glow,
changing from orange to white, in the woods about
1.7 km away. Coming back the next day, he located
traces of burns, and called the Air Force and the Uni-
versity of Colorado. (Personal; Magonia)
809
Jan. 17, 1967 Romieres (France). A woman walking home saw a
1845 beam of light about 1 m in section sweep the ground
in her direction. It came from a circular, white object
that turned off its main light. She then saw reddish
spots before it vanished entirely. Another witness saw
the phenomenon from a separate location, 2 km
away (LDLN).
810
Jan. 17, 1967 Freetown (Indiana). F. Bedel, 23, driving on Route
night 135 about 8 km north of Freetown saw a plate-shaped
object with red, yellow, blue, and white blinking
lights, lost control of his car, and ran off the road.
Less than 2 km away, Phil Patton saw an identical
object that came within 30 m of his car. (Lor. III 22)
811
Jan. 19, 1967 Charleston (West Virginia) Tad Jones, 38, was driv-
0905 ing near Charleston when he saw a large, metal
sphere, about 6 m in diameter, having four legs
equipped with wheels and a very small propeller un-
derneath. Two min later it flew away. (FSR 67, 3)
812
Jan. 05, 1967 Winsted (Minnesota). A civilian man, 32, driving
0430 to work in his 1964 Chevy truck, had to stop and
inspect the vehicle when its engine stalled. Only then
did he observe an intense light to his right, coming
closer. He saw it land on the road, and locked himself
inside the cabin. The craft settled on a tripod landing
gear; it measured 25 m in diameter and was 10 m high.
Something similar to an elevator came down from
it, and a man dressed in blue coveralls "with some-
thing like a glass fishbowl on his head," of medium
height, seemed to check something and left. (Atic)
813
Jan. 26, 1967 Coffeen (Illinois). A Methodist minister was driving
2100 on Route 185 near Coffeen when he saw an object,
flat on the bottom, rounded on top, cross the road
silently 100 m away, at low speed. Length, 20 m;
height, 3 m. (Atic)
814
Jan. 28, 1967 Studham (Great Britain). Children observed "a little
1345 blue man with a tall hat and a beard" that disappeared
in a puff of smoke; they later saw him again, and
heard "foreign-sounding" voices. (FSR 67, 4; Ma-
gonia)
815
Feb. 01, 1967 Boadilla del Monte (Spain). Three witnesses inde-
2100 pendently saw a craft emitting light signals land a
few meters away. (LDLN 93)
816
Feb. 05, 1967 Hilliards (Ohio). A young man heard a strange noise
evening and a barking dog, and saw an egg-shaped object land.
From an elevatorlike shaft came human figures that
placed small spheres around the craft. A man walked
to them and appeared to speak with the entities. The
witness was seen, the creatures tried to abduct him,
and then took off. (NICAP May., 67)
817
Feb. 11, 1967 Milford (Ohio). Miss Hildebrand, 19, and Michael
0145 McKee fled when they saw a large shiny object off
the road. Returning to the scene with a policeman,
the found broken branches at the site. (APRO Jan.,
67)
818
Feb. 22, 1967 Chippenham (Great Britain). G. Grammond saw an
night object with flashing red and green lights glide, circle,
and land in a field. He saw it again spinning in the
northeast when he came out with two other witnesses
5 min later. (FSR 67, 4)
819
Feb. 23, 1967 Linstead (Maryland). Mrs. Rice and Mrs. Weston
1030 were talking on the phone when they were surprised
to hear a very strong sound and saw an object flying
low over their area. A third person saw the object, and
many heard it. The snow was swirling under it. The
object was mushroom-shaped, supported a dome with
a fin, was greenish, and left toward the Severn River.
(170)
820
Feb. 24, 1967 Riachuelo (Chile). Approximate date. An engineer
from Osorno, well-known locally, saw an object touch
down and a strange being, 1.50 m tall, emerge, wear-
ing a transparent suit. He had a very white face and
white hands, a pronounced jawbone, and no apparent
nose. Seeing the witness, he got back inside the ma-
chine, which took off at great speed. (Lor. III 59;
Vuillequez)
821
Mar. 03, 1967 Red Hill (New Hampshire). Mr. and Mrs. Fellows
were driving toward Sandwich when they saw a
lighted object going up and down, turning from white
to greenish blue, and following their car for 20 min
until they reached Route 113. It left to the northeast.
They reported feeling an "electric discharge" as it
left, and their dog was very nervous during the ob-
servation. (NICAP Mar., 67)
822
Mar. 04, 1967 Vilhelmina (Swedish Laponia). The Sodestrom fam-
2400 ily obsered two plate-shaped objects, one 30 m in
diameter, the other smaller and gray in color. They
hovered at 20 111 altitude for 15 min. The object left
with a hushed whistling sound, illuminating the forest
with intense light. (171)
823
Mar. 08, 1967 Leominster (Massachusetts). Two persons observed
0105 deep fog in the vicinity of a cemetery and saw a light
in the center, coming from an object hovering 100 m
above ground. Thinking it was a fire, the witnesses
stopped. Paralysis and ignition interference were then
noted while the object, about 13 m in diameter,
oscillated and then departed with a whirring sound.
It took about 20 min for the witnesses to recover
muscular coordination. (NICAP Mar., 67)
824
Mar. 09, 1967 Follansbee (Virginia). Three witnesses observed an
2100 object as they were driving on Route 2. It was round,
hovered at rooftop level, left suddenly at high speed.
Its size was that of a car, and the underside showed
several lights. (Atic)
825
Mar. 12, 1967 Rochester (Minnesota). A boy who had gone out-
side to buy a newspaper saw an object resembling an
inverted mushroom hovering 10 m above ground. It
was not larger than a car, took a 45 (degree) orientation,
oscillated, and left to the northwest. Three photo-
graphs were reportedly taken. (Atic)
826
Mar. 20, 1967 Butler (Pennsylvania). A man and his daughter saw
2245 two lights that they thought were landing lights on
aircraft, but they came to ground level, flew straight
toward the car, and suddenly vanished. At the same
time, five figures appeared about 3 m away. They had
narrow, pointed noses, mouths and eyes like slits,
blond hair, rough skin, and were dressed in loose
"hunterlike" clothes. Witnesses drove away as fast
as they could. (FSR 68, 5)
827
Mar. 24, 1967 Belt (Montana). Numerous reports came from this
area, including one of a landing observation. At dawn,
police and a Malmstrom AFB helicopter made a
search, with negative results. (Atic)
828
Mar. 25, 1967 Iguala (Mexico). An intensely luminous object woke
dawn up several residents. People in trains going toward
Acapulco and people traveling by car saw the same
phenomenon. It came to ground level with a blinding
light, then took off. (177)
829
Mar. 26, 1967 Altona (Canada). Mr. and Mrs. John Dick and Mrs.
2045 W. Buhr were driving toward Gretna. Near three
radio towers situated 3.5 km south of Altona, they
saw a very bright object at ground level, illuminating
the countryside with a pink glow. The object itself
was dark, with a luminous band around it, was mo-
tionless and pulsated, then suddenly disappeared.
(173)
830
Mar. 31, 1967 Hanley (Great Britain). Three strange objects, a
bright, orange light emitting a shower of green
sparks, and two smaller sources, were seen in a field.
No details. (FSR 67, 6)
831
Apr. 01, 1967 New Westminster (Canada). Two boys saw an
2000 orange disk, less than 1 m in diameter, flying at high
speed, stop and hover for three min, 20 m above
ground. Chief of Police Peter Mehan confirmed that
the sighting was under investigation. (174)
832
Apr. 05, 1967 Jonestown (Pennsylvania). Justice of the Peace John
1945 H. Demler was driving north on Route 72 when his
car stalled and the lights went out. He then saw an
object, 10 m in diameter, which gave off a smell of
sulphur and camphorated oil, hovering low over the
car, which was pulled and rocked when the object
took off. Physiological effects (perspiration and peel-
ing skin) were reported after 12 hours. The object
gave off a sound resembling an electric motor, and
emitted sparks. (NICAP May., 67)
833
Apr. 06, 1967 Crestview (Florida). An entire class at an elementary
1245 school observed an object 20 m above ground, 2 km
away. It vanished suddenly as the children and their
teacher, 33-year-old Robert Apfel, were watching it.
(176)
834
Apr. 07, 1967 Crestview (Florida). More than two hundred chil-
0945 dren and three teachers saw an oval object, with a
light at each end, come to ground level. Several other
objects also were seen, moving up and down with a
pendulum motion. (FSR 67, 3)
835
Apr. 16, 1967 Boraure (Venezuela). Guillermo Roldan, his daugh-
ter, and other persons saw a glowing, egg-shaped
object fly across the sky at high speed, stop suddenly
and descend to ground level. As the witnesses rushed
toward the area, the object took off at very high speed.
(Lor. III 60)
836
Apr. 21, 1967 South Hill (Virginia). Mr. Crowder was driving home
2100 when he saw an object on the road 70 m away. Sup-
ported by four legs, it was a vertical cylinder, 5 m in
diameter, with a half-sphere on top. It was gray and
its base was 1 m above the pavement. When the
witness turned his high beams on, the craft gave off
a vertical light and vanished. The road burned for
15 min. Mr. Martin, who lived nearby, also observed
the light. Holes, traces of burns, and calcined matches
were noted at the site. (Atic)
837
Apr. 26, 1967 Kitchener (Canada). Brian Dorscht saw a dark
2100 object, measuring 1 m in diameter and 1.5 m in height,
with flashing green and white lights. When 1 m above
ground, six legs came out, and it landed on a lawn
near the National Grocers Company. The whirring
sound the object was making stopped, and the wit-
ness became afraid and ran away. Police found six
prints at the site. (177; SS&S Summer, 67)
838
Apr. 27, 1967 Green Lake (Wisconsin). Four boys with binoculars
2200 observed an object come lower with oscillating mo-
tions, illuminating the woods 1 km away. It was conc-
shaped, with a blue underside, and a top that changed
from red to orange to white. (Atic)
839
May. 06, 1967 Durango (Mexico). A mechanical engineer and his
1100 daughter saw a disk-shaped object on the ground off
a highway. They stopped the car and took three
photos of the object as it was taking off. The first one
showed the object at treetop level, the second showed
it in flight, and the third photo missed the object.
(Lor. III 65)
840
May. 07, 1967 Edmonton (Canada). Ricky Banyard, 14, saw a
0200 strange object in the sky and followed it with a friend,
Glenn Coates, through binoculars. It hovered near a
cemetery, making a hushed whistling sound and il-
luminating the ground with a vertical beam of light.
The object left suddenly with a roar similar to that
of a jet, and a series of "bangs." Stones were found
calcined at the site. (178)
841
May. 09, 1967 Marliens (France). In a field which belonged to the
Mayor, Mr. Maillotte, a depression was discovered,
and blue powder was found in small trenches radiat-
ing from that area. A formidable weight seemed to
have rested at the spot. No radioactivity. (179)
842
May. 11, 1967 Saint George (Utah). Michael Campeadore, 25, a
0200 hospital employee, was driving to Salt Lake City when
he heard a noise similar to that of a truck, but saw
nothing. Then a yellow light became visible to the
left, and thinking that it was a jet plane about to
crash, he got out and saw it stop 30 m away at 30 m
altitude. It was shaped like an inverted bowl with a
dome on top and looked metallic. The witness became
afraid and emptied his .25 Beretta in the direction of
the craft. He heard the bullets hit metal and the
object took off at great speed. When he told his story
at a nearby service station, the attendant replied that
about 20 reports had been made in the Saint George
area recently. (180)
843
May. 16, 1967 Nieva-Segovia (Spain). Roman and Jose Arribas
observed an object land in a pine forest north of
Nieva-Segovia. They saw "people" enter the ash-
colored craft, which took off straight up, at high
speed. (LDLN 89)
844
May. 20, 1967 Falcon Lake (Canada). Polish-born Steve Michalac,
1213 52, industrial mechanic and prospector, saw two red-
glowing objects flying at high speed. One of them
blew vegetation as it landed, surrounded by a glow,
and it was observed for 30 min before a door opened,
showing a purple light. A high-pitched sound and an
odor resembling a burning electrical circuit were
noted. Approaching, the witness heard voices, and
upon touching the craft, he burned his rubber-coated
glove, and was "blown out" by hot air when the sub-
ject started spinning. The witness felt dizzy, suffered
minor face burns, second and third degree burns on
his chest, vomited frequently for 4 days, and lost over
10 kg. Diameter of craft, 11 m; height, 3 m, with a
1-m-high superstructure. (Lor. III 60; Condon 316)
845
May. 22, 1967 Evillers (France). A teacher, 45-year-old Mr. Tyrode,
evening saw a glow, then an object shaped like an inverted
plate emitting a greenish-blue light. It flew less than
20 m above his car, at 40 km/h. (LDLN 94)
846
May. 24, 1967 Arbonne (France). Remy Deneuville and his family
2300 saw a white light to the side of the road, but it was
turned off when they drove within 150 m of its loca-
tion. Minutes later, they saw a luminous spherical
object fly away for several minutes. (GEPA Dec., 67)
847
Jun. 01, 1967 Richmond (Virginia). John Norton, 7, had to be
2330 taken to a hospital after observing a disk-shaped,
buzzing object, the size of a Volkswagen, with green
and red lights, which landed in a clearing and took
off "like lightning." (NICAP May., 67)
848
Jun. 07, 1967 Itajuba (Brazil). A vehicle stalled in the vicinity of
0130 a brilliant, transparent, mushroom-shaped object,
aboard which occupants with catlike faces were seen.
Under the object was a quadrangular protuberance.
(FSR 68, 6)
849
Jun. 11, 1967 Price Hill (Ohio). Two children saw a disk-shaped
2000 object 1 m in diameter and 25 cm thick, making a
metallic noise as it hovered 10 m above them. They
took a series of photos that show only a blur. (181)
850
Jun. 13, 1967 Caledonia (Canada). An object hovering 4 m above
ground, and three dwarfs, were observed. Traces and
an oily substance were found at the site. (APRO
Nov., 67)
851
Jun. 20, 1967 Suomussalmi (Finland). Farmer Arvi Juntunen
1200 heard a loud humming sound and saw a round, shiny
gray object 50 cm above ground, 6 m away. It had a
domed top with a fin and measured 75 cm in diameter.
As he was about to seize it, the object rose with a
blast, circled and flew away. (FSR 68, 3)
852
Jul. 05, 1967 Clifton (Great Britain). One hundred persons claimed
to have seen a silvery disk-shaped object, about 10 m
long, land in the area. (FSR 67, 5)
853
Jul. 07, 1967 Milan (Italy). Antonio Brambila and another man
2330 saw a glow coming from a disk, 6.5 m in diameter and
2.5 m high, with a dome on top and four telescopic
legs, which emitted a strange vibration. (LDLN 91)
854
Jul. 11, 1967 Santa Clara del Mar (Argentina). Two persons saw
evening a cigar-shaped object on the ground, 400 m away from
the road, which took off, rising rapidly. It had window-
like openings emitting a bright light. (183)
855
Jul. 17, 1967 Arc-sous-Cicon (France). Children were terrified by
1600 four dwarfish creatures dressed in black clothing,
about 1 m tall, who moved very rapidly among the
bushes. They were dark-skinned, had bulging eyes,
and spoke among themselves in a strange, musical
dialect. (182)
856
Jul. 17, 1967 Belfast (Northern Ireland). E. Browne, walking in a
evening wood, saw a disklike, dull, blue-gray object with a
rough surface, hovering about 2 m above ground. An
opening became visible in the middle section and
two men dressed in silvery clothes emerged, walked
in the woods, then reentered the craft, which rose
and vanished from sight. (FSR 67, 6)
857
Jul. 18, 1967 Boardman (Ohio). A minister was awakened by a
0130 strange sound and had the "impulse" to go down-
stairs and look outside. Between his house and the
next one, he saw a silhouette wearing a luminous suit.
He thought someone was playing a prank, but the
apparition was well-defined and looked real. It turned
into a shapeless glow and vanished. (Keel; Magonia)
858
Jul. 21, 1967 Jewish Creek (Florida). Barbara Fawcett, 18, and
0230 her sister saw a yellow "jagged" object rise above a
swamp and land on a hill. Air Force investigators
found a very large scorched area at the spot. (APRO
Jul., 67)
859
Jul. 24, 1967 Mareuil (France). Between Mareuil and Ste-Her-
2200 mine, Daniel Bonifait and his family saw a red disk,
the size of a building, fall 300 m away behind a hill.
Dark forms were observed on the disks surface, and
the forest seemed to be ablaze as the witnesses drove
away in fear. (GEPA Dec., 68)
860
Jul. 31, 1967 Churchville (New York). A guard, Sidney Zipkin, 50,
2215 was driving through a large parking lot when he ob-
served a cigar-shaped object, 16 m long, with green
lights under it, land on the pavement. He stopped his
truck within 30 m of the object, with the headlights
aimed on it, and was surprised to see two dwarfs
dressed in shiny black uniforms rush by the vehicle
and enter the craft, which took off straight up. (184)
861
Aug. 03, 1967 Conrado (Brazil). J. Vieira, a lawyer, and his driver,
2000 Amauri, at km 15 on the Miguel Peraira Highway
saw two yellowish lights, then many others, about
500 m away to the left. They blinked and faded.
Similar lights were seen again at Conrado. When the
driver blinked the car's headlights, the objects seemed
to respond. An object which illuminated the whole
area was seen resting in a woods. (Lor. III 17)
862
Aug. 03, 1967 Caracas (Venezuela). Two persons saw a luminous,
2330 whitish object, 10 m in diameter, resembling two
plates glued together. The whole yard was illuminated
and a humming sound was heard. A door opened in
the base of the craft, and something similar to a light
bulb lowered itself to ground level. This, too, had an
opening, from which stepped a small man in silvery,
luminous clothes, his head surrounded with vapor. He
was about 5 m away from the witnesses, and was
observed to pick up stones, examine them, look up
and seem to communicate with the main object. He
then dropped the stones and stepped into the "bulb"
that reentered the craft, which took off. (Lor. III 44)
863
Aug. 04, 1967 Recife (Venezuela). Engineer Hugo S. Yepes was on
early a beach 25 km north of Recife when he saw a disk,
6 m in diameter, come out of the water. It was gray,
looked metallic, hovered for a few sec at 1 m altitude,
then rose slowly to the east and disappeared. (NICAP
Mar., 68)
864
Aug. 05, 1967 Sawyer (North Dakota). Ronald Sherven and Robert
2330 Bodine saw a glowing, white object on a west-east
trajectory north of Sawyer. The object was hidden by
a hill at first but all of a sudden it appeared again over
a cemetery, came to ground level, and sped away to
the north. (NICAP Oct., 67)
865
Aug. 06, 1967 Hidalgo (Mexico). Antonio Neri Perez and several
other people saw three glowing, red disks take off
from a field near the house. (Lor. III 65)
866
Aug. 07, 1967 Caracas (Venezuela). In the San Bernardino section,
0200 Pedro Riera, of Avila Ave., was awakened by the
shaking of his bed and saw a creature in his room,
which "flew" out through the open window. Lights on
the ground blinded the witness when he rushed to the
balcony. Other people had seen a strange vehicle
parked in the street. That afternoon, a strange dwarf
entered the office of Dr. S. Vegas, who examined him.
The being spoke perfect Spanish, had peculiar heart
sounds, and did not understand the notion of "age."
(Lor. III 74)
867
Aug. 08, 1967 Salina (Venezuela). Evangelic Pastor Estanislao
evening Lugo Contreras was at the shore when he saw a disk-
shaped object with a very bright orange glow emitting
a buzzing sound, rise out of the sea, hover a few sec-
onds then rise obliquely. (Lor. III 55)
868
Aug. 12, 1967 Ogema (Wisconsin). Mr. and Mrs. Miedtke, awak-
0230 ened by the barking of their dog, saw a large hemi-
spherical object with a fluorescent glow and a short
flash of light. Too terrified to go outside, they heard
heavy footsteps around their trailer. At dawn there
was a sound like that of a generator, and seconds later
the object was gone. (Lor. III 27)
869
Aug. 23, 1967 Joycevi]le (Canada). Stanley Moxon, of Toronto,
early driving to Montreal, was between Joyceville and the
Glen Grove Rd. when he encountered a large, disk-
shaped craft and two creatures, 1.20 m tall, dressed
in white suits and helmets. They "flew back" into the
object at once and it left silently at high speed. (Lor.
III 32)
870
Aug. 23, 1967 Kolmarden (Sweden). A boy and a girl, both 15,
2000 noticed a red glow coming down in the woods. Later
they saw a large source of light in mid-air and heard
piercing whistling sounds, then footsteps, and saw a
jumping creature, 10 m away. It was about 1.30 m
tall, had an oversized head, made jerky motions, raised
a tube in its arms, and had a "shimmering" appear-
ance. (APRO Sep., 67)
871
Aug. 24, 1967 Sydney-Melbourne Road (Australia). A motorcyclist
1700 was suddenly engulfed in a bluish-white light so
dazzling that he had to stop. He then saw a metallic
object, 30 m away, its shape that of two saucers one
on top of the other, with a dome on top, silvery, the
lower half dark gray, about 10 m in diameter, and
bearing a black mark or insignia. Near it appeared
two figures about 1.5 m tall, wearing silvery coveralls
and opaque helmets. A gesture from them scared the
witness, who drove away but was followed by the
object. (FSR 68, 2)
872
Aug. 25, 1967 Catia la Mar (Venezuela). Three disks of large
1700 dimension were seen to emerge from the sea by
Ruben Norato, after he observed a "precipitous move-
ment of the water." (NICAP Mar., 68)
873
Aug. 26, 1967 Maiquetia Airport (Venezuela). Esteban D. Cova, a
0200 private in the Marines, was relieved of duty at the air-
port and returned to his quarters. Then he met an
ugly dwarf, 1 m tall, with a huge head, bulgy eyes, and
a body covered with "hairy stuff or wiry metal." It
made a deep whistling sound, and Cova felt a prick-
ling sensation in his body. In perfect Spanish the
creature said: "Won't you come with me? We need
one human being." Cova fainted. (Lor. III 79)
874
Aug. 26, 1967 Maturin (Venezuela). Saki Macharechi spotted an
object in flight, which he thought was a heron, land
near a bridge. He then saw that it was a dwarf, about
1 m tall, with huge eyes. (Lor. III 78)
875
Aug. 29, 1967 Cussac (France). Two children saw a sphere, 2 m in
1030 diameter, and "four little devils." One of them was
bending over, apparently busy with something on
the ground, and another held a mirrorlike object.
They hovered and flew around the sphere, then dived
into it as it rose with a soft whistling sound. A smell of
sulphur began to spread, and the object flew away.
(FSR 68, 5; LDLN 90)
876
Sep. 02, 1967 Hato Viejo Farm (Venezuela). Nelson Gutierrez, a
night salesman, saw an object on the Plains Highway, and a
creature, of which he took several photographs. (Lor.
III 78)
877
Sep. 03, 1967 Caracas (Venezuela). Paula Valdez, suffering from
a headache, was suddenly aroused by a whistling sound
and saw a small man, with a large head and prominent
eyes, who said: "I want you to come with us, so that
you'll know other worlds, and you'll realize how small
your world is." The witness screamed wildly, and
the apparition ran. (Lor. III 80)
878
Sep. 04, 1967 Valencia (Venezuela). Police Officer P. A. Andrade
0510 was on duty at City Hall when he heard a humming
noise and footsteps in a garage. He met a dwarf, 1 m
tall, with a big head and bulging, reddish glowing
eyes, wearing a silver-colored, metallic-looking cover-
all. Andrade pointed his machine gun at the creature,
but a voice from a hovering disk said in Spanish that
he should not harm the creature. The dwarf then tried
to convince Andrade to come to "their world," adding
it was "very distant and much larger than the Earth,
and with many advantages for Earthlings." When
Andrade declined, the creature flew back into the
object, which left. (Lor. III 82)
879
Sep. 08, 1967 Caracas (Venezuela). A. Aguilar, 23, saw a creature
0230 outside her bedroom window and screamed. Her par-
ents ran into the room in time to see it soaring over
rooftops, surrounded by a bluish-yellow glow. It
moved as if suspended from a balloon. A strong smell
of "melted iron" was detected by all. (Lor. III 81)
880
Sep. 11, 1967 Villa Constitucion (Argentina). During a raging
2130 storm, an entire family watched a large, glowing ob-
ject in a field 300 m away, giving off brilliant beams
of light for 4 hours, after which it took off in seconds.
Sootlike material with an unpleasant smell and tracks
on flattened grass were noted. (FSR 68, 6)
881
Sep. 14, 1967 La Baleia (Brazil). Fabio J. Diniz, 16, was walking
1100 near a hospital when he saw a mushroom-shaped
craft on a playing field. It had a cupola on top, and a
guillotinelike door that slid up. The boy fled, but a
voice told him in Portuguese: "Don't run away." He
saw two men, 2 m tall, dressed in green tight-fitting
clothes. They told him not to be afraid and to re-
turn the next day, "otherwise we will take your fam-
ily." They had greenish skin, and round eyes set wide
apart. (FSR 68, 6)
882
Sep. 15, 1967 Alamosa (Colorado). The carcass of a horse named
Snippy was discovered. Unusual radioactivity and
strange traces were claimed to have been found at
the spot. (Condon 344; Magonia)
883
Sep. 15, 1967 Winsted (Connecticut). Two teenage girls observed
2045 a large, glowing object, and three small figures, about
1.25 m tall, witll oversized heads, running near a barn.
From the object came a noise similar to that of "a
power mower when it fires but fails to start." The
object blacked out, and the figures hid while a car
passed, after which the object pulsated between very
bright white and dull red, and moved diagonally sev-
eral times. (Lor. III 166; Condon 347)
884
Sep. 18, 1967 Nanton (Canada). Forestry employee Russell Hill
0100 heard a strange pulsating sound and saw an object
giving off a green glow hover near his cabin. Radio
interference. (Lor. III 34)
885
Sep. 22, 1967 Caracas (Venezuela). Near Caracas, a race track em-
night ployee was attacked by a very strong creature that
choked him, but ran away when a horse was heard
neighing frantically in the stable. Thirty min later, a
horse was attacked, and an employee saw a dwarf,
1 m tall, "zoom" out of the building. (Lor. III 84)
886
Oct. 09, 1967 East Tucson (Arizona). A boy riding his bicycle saw
1740 an aluminum cylinder standing on end, 3 m high,
80 cm wide, supported by two legs ending in round
pads joined by a bar. He got within 12 m of the object
before it rose vertically with a deep, low-pitched hum,
but no smoke, flame, or haze. It left two impressions.
(Lor. III 119)
887
Oct. 11, 1967 Oberhrendingen (Switzerland). Othmar Willi, 37,
0010 observed three cylinders, 10 m high, 5 m in diameter,
with two rows of square windows and a small cone on
top, hovering 50 m away and 5 m above a maize field,
making a noise resembling a swarm of bees. A small
object was dropped briefly. (FSR 68, 4)
888
Oct. 21, 1967 Duncan (Oklahoma). Four boys were driving east on
2200 State Route 7 when they saw three men on the road,
who "almost flew off and disappeared." They were
about 1.20 m tall and wore shiny blue-green clothing.
Their faces looked human, but they had very large
ears. The next day a small footprint showing four
toes was found in the mud. (Lor. III 84)
889
Oct. 24, 1967 Newfield (New York). Donald Chiszar, 13, and Pat
2130 Crozier, 10, saw a bright object hovcrillg in mid-air.
It tilted toward them, and they could see two big,
square windows separated by a bar, and strange letter-
ing under them. Two aliens, and control panels with
lights and knobs, could be seen inside. It vanished on
the spot. (Lor. III, 180)
890
Oct. 25, 1967 Malvern (Great Britain). Clive Robinson and Rich-
2045 ard Corben, 14, and a third boy, reported the landing
of a dome-shaped object with a smaller hump on top,
200 m away. It took off diagonally, leaving some
traces. (FSR 68)
891
Oct. 26, 1967 Reading (Great Britain). A businessman driving
0430 north between Hook and Reading was puzzled when
the electrical system of his car broke down. He then
observed a dull object, 20 m in diameter, 100 m away,
at about 15 m altitude. He made the rest of his
journey in a trancelike state. (FSR 67, 6)
892
Oct. 27, 1967 Dympep (India). A spinning object, 7.5 m in diam-
eter, emitting red and green lights, came down to a
river, causing thunderous agitation of the water, and
took off over a forest, with a heat wave. (LDLN 92)
893
Oct. 30, 1967 Boyup Brook (Australia). A businessman was driving
2100 toward Boyup Brook when his car failed completely
and stopped, although he did not recall feeling de-
celeration. He found a strong light beam aimed at
him from a mushroom-shaped craft, 10 m in diam-
eter. He had no recollection of starting the car again
after the departure of the object. (FSR 68, 4)
894
Nov. 02, 1967 Ririe (Idaho). Will Begay and Clyde Soccie, in their
night early 20's, said that an object landed on top of their
car, forcing them to stop. Two dwarfs spoke to them,
but were not understood. The object left. (FSR 68, 1)
895
Nov. 03, 1967 San Jeronimo (Argentina). Carlos Spini and another
man saw a luminous, blue, circular object land nearby,
as they were examining some cows. It took off when
they came near. (Personal)
896
Nov. 05, 1967 Fordingbridge (Great Britain). Lorry driver Karl
2330 Farlow told police that as his lights and radio blacked
out, although his diesel engine continued to work, he
saw an egg-shaped object, 3 m long, 15 m away.
Moments later, a white Jaguar coming in the opposite
direction also stopped. The object, emitting a green
light and showing a whitish dome under its lower
surface, hovered between the two vehicles for 2 min
and left at high speed. (FSR 67, 6; 68, 3)
897
Nov. 14, 1967 Barinas (Venezuela). Orlando Gonzales and two
other persons saw an oval object, 1.5 m high, resting
in the middle of a highway 80 m away. It left straight
up. (APRO Nov., 67)
898
Nov. 16, 1967 Storrington (Great Britain). Mrs. Quick and another
1700 woman saw a flickering light and a deep-red, glowing
object at ground level, with a dark figure, slightly
larger than a normal human, approaching it. The
object disappeared suddenly. (FSR 68, 2)
899
Nov. 16, 1967 Yerecoin (Australia). Farm manager Alan Pool, 43,
1830 saw an object, 6 m in diameter and 1.5 m high, with
round and square windows, land in a field with a
whining noise. It took off and vanished, leaving no
trace. (FSR 68, 1)
900
Nov. 24, 1967 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Technician Ugo Battaglia,
1430 39, and a boy, heard a high-pitched sound and saw a
bright, metallic, disk-shaped object come down, hit a
tree and hover, while three tall men in white cover-
alls walked around. The boy later suffered severe
headaches. Traces. (APRO Nov., 67)
901
Nov. 29, 1967 Yarmouth (Canada). Percy McBride saw a flashing
0200 object, the size of a station wagon, with two aerials,
arrive from the east and land in a woods for 15 min.
It made a clicking sound and a noise similar to six
radio receivers tuned on different stations. It had a
square, boxlike protuberance supported by a pole
underneath. (APRO Jan., 68)
902
Dec. 03, 1967 Ashland (Nebraska). Police Officer Schirmer observed
0230 a bright, aluminum-colored object just above the road
and approached within 14 m, when the object rose,
emitting a shrill beeping noise and a red-orange beam.
Under hypnosis at the University of Colorado, the
witness reported that a small human form, about
1.30 m tall, came from under the craft and approached
him to communicate a message stating that "they"
came from space and would meet him again. (FSR
68, 4)
903
Dec. 22, 1967 Holmes County (Ohio). Six teenagers observed a
silvery, disk-shaped object with a pointed projection
on top and multicolored lights, 100 m away, and felt
a heat wave when it hovered above them. (FS Jun.,
68)
904
Feb. 01, 1968 Criacao do Cabrito (Azores). Serafim Vieira Se-
bastiao, a watchman at the Azores Air Station, saw
"an oval object with a metallic gleam, topped by a
glass tower with a small balustrade on which two
beings were standing." There were two other figures
inside the tower. When he shone a light toward it, a
cloud of dust surrounded the witness, the craft van-
ished, and he fainted. Investigation by American mili-
tary authorities. (FSR 68, 5)
905
Mar. 03, 1968 Syracuse (New York). Nick Sgouris, while driving to
0615 work, observed a luminous, cigar-shaped object, about
20 m long, showing numerous multi-colored lights.
The car almost stopped as the object flew low over-
head, and the witness was briefly paralyzed. (APRG
Bulletin 67)
906
May., 1968 Chascomus (Brazil). Gerardo Vidal and his wife
2400 were driving along Route 2 when they were caught
in "a dense fog" and lost consciousness for 48 hours.
When they came to, it was daytime, and the car,
whose paint was badly scorched, was parked in an un-
known road. They spoke to local people and found
that they were in Mexico. (FSR 68, 5; Magonia)
907
Jun., 1968 Carlos Paz (Argentina). Pedro Pretzel, 39, motel
0050 owner, observed an object 50 m away on road 20,
showing two powerful red headlights. Arriving at his
room, the witness found his daughter unconscious.
When she came to, she said that a blond man, 2 m
tall, wearing a blue, bright suit, and holding a pale-
blue sphere in his hand, had appeared and spoken to
her. (LDLN 95)
908
Jun. 14, 1968 Mendiozaca (Argentina). Jorge Yaru, 35, saw a
0300 strange light outside and a bright object, the size of a
bus, 30 m away. It had yellow, green and red lights
at the bottom. As he approached, the object rose sud-
denly, hovered for 40 min, and left at high speed.
(LDLN 95)
909
Jun. 16, 1968 El Choro (Argentina). Chief of Provincial Police
night German Rocha and Police Major Niceforo Leon ob-
served a round object with a vivid blue light. It landed,
left a strange, powerful odor, and burned grass and
shrubs. (FSR 68, 5)
910
Jun. 19, 1968 Cabreria (Argentina). A settler, Romulo Velasco,
night 25, saw a bright object land. From it emerged a
strange "tall, slim being" who came toward the wit-
ness, who fainted. (FSR 68, 5)
911
Jun. 21, 1968 Miramar (Argentina). A man riding his bicycle en-
countered a large object, 50 cm above the ground. The
top part was spinning, and it cast a vertical beam of
red light toward the ground. Calcination traces were
found by police. (LDLN 95)
912
Jun. 25, 1968 Bouchard (Argentina). Jorge Ribles, electrician at the
105 Carmal Chemical Plant, noticed that the engines
were at a standstill, while the countryside was lit up
with intensive reddish light. Another man, 52-year-
old Jose J. Rociski, fell unconscious as a vivid light
enveloped him. He was unable to move his left arm
for three days, and suffered from pain and extreme
nervousness. (FSR 68, 5)
913
Jul. 01, 1968 Ricardone (Argentina). Raul Calcedo met two giants,
0400 almost 3 m tall, in Ricardone. He fled in terror, in
spite of a strange power that tended to make him
stay. (FSR 68, 5)
914
Jul. 01, 1968 Botucatu (Brazil). Three boys saw an object, about
1230 8 m wide, 350 m away. It had a large tripod under
carriage and a ladder reaching down to the ground.
These devices were retracted, and the object rose a
few meters, then flew off at high speed. (FSR 68, 6)
915
Jul. 02, 1968 Cofico (Argentina). A boy, Sola, saw, a few meters
0815 away, a strange being, about 2.10 m tall, hovering in
the air, his body emitting a peculiar glow, near a
bright, unknown object. (FSR 68, 5)
916
Jul. 02, 1968 Sierra Chica (Argentina). Oscar H. Iriart, 15, saw
1125 two men of normal height, with short, white hair and
red clothes, semi-transparent legs, motioning to him.
Near them was an elliptical, silvery machine, 2 m
long, 60 cm high, with three 50 cm legs. The men
gave him an envelope with a childish message and
flew off. The witness's horse and dog were paralyzed
for several minutes. The boy arrived home "like a mad-
man." (FSR 68, 5)
917
Jul. 31, 1968 Plaine-des-Cafres (La Reunion Island). Luce Fon-
0900 taine, 31, a farmer, was in a clearing when he suddenly
saw an oval object, 25 m away, less than 5 m above
ground. It had a clear center, dark-blue ends, two
protrusions on top and bottom, and measured 5 m
in diameter, 2.5 m in height. In the object stood two
beings, 90 cm tall, wearing coveralls. A violent flash
and a blast of hot air were noted as the object van-
ished. (LDLN 96)
918
Aug. 27, 1968 Lins (Brazil). Maria Josa Cintra, who worked at the
early Clemente Ferreira Sanatorium, was awakened by a
noise. At the front door was a "foreign-looking"
woman of normal height, wearing light-colored
clothes, and a headdress exposing only her face. She
spoke in an unknown language, and handed Marie a
mug and a glass bottle covered with beautiful en-
gravings. Maria filled them. The woman said some-
thing such as "Rempaua," and went out to a pearl-
shaped, bright object that took off with the sound of
wings. (FSR 69, 1)
919
Aug. 31, 1968 Mendoza (Argentina). Three witnesses, among them
early two Casino employees, stated that they observed five
dwarfs, with oversized heads, who emerged from a
landed craft and traced undecipherable signs on the
ground. (Le Figaro Sep. 2, 1968)
920
Oct. 09, 1968 Lins (Brazil). Doribio Pereira, 41, municipal em-
0620 ployee, suddenly observed a golden, cigar-shaped
object, and a figure armed with a flashing weapon that
immobilized him. Three beings were standing on a
platform under the craft, and another figure appeared
to be using a keyboard inside the transparent top part.
The object took off rapidly, leaving the witness in a
state of shock. (FSR 69, 1)
921
Nov. 02, 1968 France. During a thunderstorm, a medical doctor was
0355 awakened by his crying 14-month-old son. He saw
two luminous objects outside his house, and observed
them coming close together and merging about 180 m
away. A vertical beam of light was aimed at him for a
second as the object tilted, and then the display
vanished with a flash, leaving a slowly dissolving
cloud. Persistent nightmares and various physiological
phenomena were later recorded. (1)
922
Nov. 20, 1968 Hanbury (Great Britain). Mr. and Mrs. Milakovic
1730 were driving to Hednesford when they suddenly saw
a brilliant object rising from a held to the left and
hovering above a house. It appeared to "quiver like a
jelly." Several figures were seen on the deck of the
craft for about five min, then it left with a jerky
motion. (FSR 69, 1)
923
Nov. 22, 1968 Fleury-d'Aude (France). A dozen witnesses saw a
2100 lens-shaped object surrounded with a blue glow, mak-
ing a noise similar to that of a jet and emitting flashes,
which landed in a field briefly. It suddenly took off
and was lost to sight at the horizon. (France-Soir
Nov. 24, 1968)
** End **
source: "The Magonia Database: A Century of UFO Landings (1868-1968) -
Compiled by Jacques Vallee in his book 'Passport to Magonia'
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