The Magonia Database: Complete

PASSPORT TO MAGONIA UFO SIGHTINGS DATABASE

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A CENTURY OF UFO LANDINGS (1868-1968)

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** Scanned in by Don Allen **

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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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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) )

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

1921 Marseilles (France). Undocumented report of an

"abduction" by two beings. (Quincy)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Jul. 29, 1948 Indianapolis (Indiana). An object swept over a road

at 10 m altitude. (Atic)

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 telephone 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Dec., 1951 Red Springs (North Carolina). Sam Coley and his

two children saw an object with a human-looking

occupant. (Humanoids 52)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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 telephone

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 telephone

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 telephone 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