1
Jul., 1868 Copiago (Chile). A strange "aerial construction"
bearing lights and making engine noises flew low
over this town. Local people also described it as a
giant bird covered with large scales producing a me-
tallic noise. Although not an actual landing, this is
the first instance of close observation of an unknown
object at low altitude in the nineteenth century.
(Fort 638; Anatomy 11)
2
Dec. 07, 1872 Banbury (Great Britain). At King's Sutton an object
0100 hours resembling a haystack flew on an irregular course.
Sometimes high, sometimes very low it was accom-
panied by fire and dense smoke. It produced the same
effect as a tornado, felling trees and walls. It sud-
denly vanished. (Fort 189)
3
1880 Aldershot (Great Britain). A strange being dressed in
tight-fitting clothes and shining helmet soared over
the heads of two sentries, who fired without result.
The apparition stunned them with something de-
scribed as "blue fire." (FSR 61, 3; Magonia)
4
May. 15, 1879 Persian Gulf. Two very large "wheels" were seen
2140 spinning in the air and slowly coming to the surface
of the sea. Estimated diameter: 40 m. Distance be-
tween the objects: 150 m. Speed: 80 km/h/ Duration:
35 min. Witnesses aboard the ship "Vultur" (Round
up 17; Anatomy 12)
5
1880 Eastern Venezuela. A 14-year-old boy saw a luminous
ball descending from the sky and hovering near him.
He felt somehow "drawn" to it, but succeeded in
backing away in spite of his terror. (Lor. III 2O6)
6
Mar. 26, 1880 Lamy (New Mexico). Four men walking near Galis-
evening teo Junction were surprised as they heard voices com-
ing from a "strange balloon," which flew over them.
It was shaped like a fish and seemed to be guided by
a large fanlike device. There were eight to ten figures
aboard. Their language was not understood. The ob-
ject flew low over Galisteo Junction and rose rapidly
toward the east. (FSR 65, 3)
7
Jun. 11, 1881 Between Melbourne and Sydney at sea (Australia).
0400 The two sons of the Prince of Wales, one of them
the future king of England, were cruising aboard "La
Bacchante" when an object resembling a fully lighted
ship was seen ("a phantom vessel all aglow"). (Fort
637; Anatomy 12)
8
Nov. 02, 1885 Scutari (Turkey). A luminous object circled the har-
dawn bor. Altitude: 5-6 m. Illuminated the whole town.
Duration: 1 1/2 min, as a bluish-green flame. Then
plunged into the sea. Made several circles above the
ferry-boat pier. (LDLN 48; Anatomy 14)
9
Nov. 12, 1887 Cape Race (Atlantic Ocean). A huge sphere of fire
2400 was observed rising out of the ocean by witnesses
aboard the "Siberian." It rose to an altitude of 16 m,
flew against the wind, and came close to the ship,
then "dashed oft" toward the southeast. Duration:
5 min. (LDLN 48; Anatomy 14)
10
1896 Arolla, near Zermatt (Swiss Alps). Author Aleister
Crowley was walking in the mountains when he sud-
denly saw two little men. He made a gesture to them,
but they did not seem to pay attention and disap-
peared among the rocks. (Magic Without Tears, by
A. Crowley)
11
Mar. 26, 1897 Sioux City (Iowa). Approximate date. Robert Hib-
night bard was caught by an anchor dropped from an un-
known flying machine 22 km north of the town. He
was dragged over 10 m and fell as his clothes were
torn. (FSR 66, 4)
12
Mar. 28, 1897 Omaha (Nebraska). The majority of the population
2230 observed an object arriving from the southeast. It
looked like a huge light, flew northwestward slowly,
came to low altitude. A crowd gathered at a street
corner to watch it. (185)
13
Apr. 01, 1897 Everest (Kansas). The whole town saw an object fly
2100 under the cloud ceiling. It came down slowly, then
flew away very fast to the southeast. When directly
over the town it swept the ground with its powerful
light. It was seen to rise up at fantastic speed until
barely discernible, then to come down again and
sweep low over the witnesses. At one point it re-
mained stationary for 5 min at the edge of a low
cloud, which it illuminated. All could clearly see the
silhouette of the craft. (FSR 66, 4)
14
Apr. 12, 1897 Nilwood (Illinois). On the property of Z. Thacker, 19
1430 km north of Carlinville, an unknown object landed.
Before the three witnesses could reach it, the craft,
which was shaped like a cigar with a dome, rose slowly
and left majestically toward the north. Witnesses:
Edward Teeples, William Street and Franklin Met-
calf. (186; Anatomy 12)
15
Apr. 12, 1897 Girard, near Green Ridge (Illinois). A large crowd of
1800 miners saw an unknown object land 3 km north of
Green Ridge and 4 km south of Girard. The night
operator of the Chicago-and-Alton Railroad, Paul Mc-
Cramer, stated that he came sufficiently close to the
craft to see a man emerge from it to repair the ma-
chinery. Traces were found over a large area. The
object itself was elongated like a ship with a roof and
a double canopy. It left toward the north. (186,187)
16
Apr. 14, 1897 Gas City (Indiana). An object landed 2 km south of
1500 Gas City on the property of John Roush, terrifying
the farmers and causing the horses and cattle to
stampede. Six occupants of the ship came out and
seemed to make some repairs. Before the crowd could
approach the object, it rose rapidly and flew toward
the east. (188)
17
Apr. 14, 1897 Cleveland (Ohio). Joseph Singler, captain of the
"Sea Wing," was fishing with S. H. Davis, of Detroit,
when they saw on the lake what they thought was a
ship, about 13 m long, with a canopy. A man, about
25 years old, wearing a hunting jacket and a cap, was
fishing from the deck of the object. Near him were a
woman and a 10-year old child. When the "Sea
Wing" came close to the craft, a large, colored bal-
loon rose from the object, which flew up with it to an
altitude of about 150 m and circled "like a hawk"
before flying away. (189)
18
Apr. 15, 1897 Linn Grove (Iowa). A large object was seen to fly
morning slowly toward the north. It seemed ready to land and
five men (F. G. Ellis, James Evans, David Evans, Joe
Croaskey, Benjamin Buland) drove toward it. About
7 km north of Linn Grove, they found the craft on
the ground, came within 700 m of it but it "spread
its four giant wings and rose towards the North." Two
strange figures aboard the craft made efforts to con-
ceal themselves. Witnesses were surprised at the
length of their hair. Most residents of Linn Grove
saw the craft in flight. (190)
19
Apr. 15, 1897 Howard-Artesian (South Dakota). A flying object
nightfall coming closer and closer to the ground followed a
train, as reported by the engineer, Joe Wright (FSR
66,4)
20
Apr. 15, 1897 Perry Springs (Missouri). A passenger train on the
2100 Wabash line, going toward Quincy, was followed by
a low-flying object for 15 min between Perry Springs
and Hersman. All the passengers saw the craft, which
had a red and white light. After Hersman it flew ahead
of the train and disappeared rapidly, although the
train was then running at 65 km/h. (190)
21
Apr. 15, 1897 Springfield (Illinois). Two farm workers, Adolph
Winkle and John Hulle, saw a strange craft in a field.
They had a discussion with its occupants, a woman
and two men, and were told the ship-had flown from
Quincy to Springfield in 30 min and that the crew.
was making electrical repairs. (FSR 65,1)
22
Apr. 16, 1897 Downs Township (Illinois). Approximate date. While
working in his field, Haney Savidge saw an aerial
craft land near him. Six people emerged from it and
spoke to him for a few minutes before leaving again.
(191)
23
Apr. 17, 1897 Williamston (Michigan). At least a dozen farmers
morning saw an object maneuver in the sky for an hour before
it landed. A strange man near 3 m tall, almost naked
and suffering from the heat, was the pilot of the
craft. "His talk, while musical, seemed to be a repeti-
tion of bellowings." One farmer went near him and
received a blow that broke his hip. (196)
24
Apr. 19, 1897 Leroy (Kansas). Alexander Hamilton was awakened
2230 by a noise among the cattle and went out with his
son and his tenant. They saw an elongated cigar-
shaped object, about 100 m long with a transparent
cabin underneath showing narrow reddish bands,
hovering 10 m above ground. They approached within
50 m of it. It was illuminated and equipped with a
searchlight. Inside it were "six of the strangest be-
ings" the witness had seen, also described as "hid-
eous." They spoke a language no witness could
understand. A cow was dragged away by the object
with the help of a strong red cable; it was found
butchered in a field the next day. (Anatomy 16; Ma-
gonia)
25
Apr. 20, 1897 Homan (Arkansas). Capt. James Hooton was hunt-
1800 ing in the vicinity of Homan when he heard the noise
of a steam engine and found an object in a clearing.
It looked like a cylinder with pointed ends, lateral
wheels, and horizontal blade over it. Hooton spoke
with a man who wore dark glasses and walked behind
the craft. There were three or four occupants. The
witness was told this was indeed "The Airship" and
that it used compressed air for propulsion. Hooton
saw the wheels spin as the craft rose and flew away.
(FSR 66, 4; Magonia)
26
Apr. 22, 1897 Rockland (Texas). John M. Barclay was intrigued
when his dog barked furiously and a high-pitched
noise was heard. He went out, saw a flying object
circling 5 m above ground. Elongated with protru-
sions and blinding lights, it went dark when it landed.
Barclay was met by a man who told him his purpose
was peaceful and requested some common hardware
items to repair the craft. He paid with a ten-dollar bill
and took off "like a bullet out of a gun." (192;
Magonia)
27
Apr. 22, 1897 Josserand (Texas). Frank Nichols, who lived 3 km
2400 east of Josserand and was one of its most respected
citizens, was awakened by a machine noise. Looking
outside, he saw a heavy, lighted object land in his
wheat field. He walked toward it, was stopped by two
men who asked permission to draw water from his
well. He then had a discussion with a half-dozen men,
the crew of the strange machine. He was told how it
worked but could not follow the explanation. (193;
Magonia)
28
Apr. 23, 1897 McKinney Bayou (Arkansas). Judge Lawrence A.
Byrne of Texarkana, Arkansas, was surveying a tract
of land when he saw a peculiar object anchored on
the ground. "It was manned by three men who spoke
a foreign language, but judging from their looks one
would take them to be Japs." (Farish, in Allende
Letters (Award Special, 1968) )
29
Apr. 25, 1897 Merkel (Texas). People returning from church ob-
evening served a heavy object being dragged along the ground
by a rope attached to a flying craft. The rope got
caught in a railroad track. The craft was too high for
its structure to be visible but protrusions and a light
could be distinguished. After about 10 min a man
came down along the rope cut the end free, and went
back aboard the craft, which flew away toward the
northeast. The man was small and dressed in a light-
blue uniform. (194; Magonia)
30
Apr. 26, 1897 Aquila-Hillsboro (Texas). Approximate date. A law-
yer was surprised to see a lighted object fly over. His
horse was scared and nearly toppled the carriage.
When the main light was turned off, a number of
smaller lights became visible on the underside of the
dark object, which supported an elongated canopy.
It went down toward a hill to the south, 5 km from
Aquila. When the witness was on his way back one
hour later he saw the object rising. It reached the
altitude of the cloud ceiling and flew to the northeast
at a fantastic speed with periodic flashes of light. (195)
31
May. 06, 1897 Hot Springs (Arkansas). Two policemen, Sumpter
and McLenore, were riding northwest of Hot Springs
when they saw a bright light in the sky. About 7 km
farther they saw the light again coming down to the
ground. One km farther the horses refused to walk.
Two men were seen carrying lights. The lawmen took
their rifles, called the strangers, and were told that
they crossed the country with a flying craft. The sil-
houette of the machine, about 2O m long, could be
seen in the clearing. There was a woman with an um-
brella nearby. It was raining, and the younger of the
men was filling a large container with water. The elder
man had a beard and suggested that the policemen
fly with them "to a place where it does not rain." The
same witness went back through the same spot 40
min later and found nothing. (FSR 66, 4; Magonia)
32
Oct. 28, 1902 Gulf of Guinea. Three persons aboard the "Fort Salis-
0305 bury," including Second Officer A. H. Raymer, saw a
huge, dark object bearing lights in the sea ahead. It
was observed sinking slowly. Estimated length: 200
m. (Fort 641; Anatomy 20)
33
1904 Rolling Prairie (Indiana). Tom Darby, with his
brother and mother, saw two whitish-blue objects
about 400 m away, from a point situated 3 km north
of Rolling Prairie. The objects hovered 2 or 3 m above
ground, flew toward a barn, came closer to each other,
and were hidden from view by a hill. (Hartle 164)
34
1908 Coast of Delaware. The English ship "Mohican,"
piloted by Capt. Urghart, was going to Philadelphia
when it was surrounded by a thick, luminous cloud
which "magnetized" everything on board. The com-
pass was observed to swing wildly. When seamen tried
to move some chains on the bridge, they found that
they were glued to the metal floor. Suddenly the cloud
rose and was seen above the sea for some time. (197)
35
Jun. 30, 1908 Podkamennaia Toungouska (USSR). Unexplained
explosion in the taiga, equivalent to a thermonuclear
blast, sometimes interpreted as the crash of an inter-
stellar vehicle. (Anatomy 18; Challenge 99)
36
May. 18, 1909 Caerphilly (Wales). Mr. Lethbridge was walking
2300 along a road near the mountains when he saw on the
grass a large tubelike machine. Aboard were two men
wearing furs and talking excitedly in a language the
witness could not understand. The grass was found
depressed at the site after the object had flown off.
(198; Anatomy 21)
37
Jun. 16, 1909 Donghoi (Annam). An elongated object following a
0410 west to east trajectory flew over the town. It gave off
a strong light and was seen by two fishermen to
plunge into the sea 6 km away from the coast, after a
steady flight of about 9 min. (Anatomy 21)
38
Jan. 1910 Invercargill (New Zealand). Several witnesses -
2300 among them the vicar, the Mayor, and a policeman
-saw a cigar-shaped object hovering at 30 m alti-
tude. A man appeared at a lateral door and was heard
shouting some words in an unknown language. The
opening closed, and the object accelerated and was
lost to sight. (Stuart 24)
39
Jun., 1914 Hamburg (Germany). Gustav Herwagen opened the
0400 door of his house and saw in a field a shining cigar-
shaped object with illuminated windows. Near it were
four or five dwarfs 1.20 m tall, clad in light clothing.
He approached them, but they went aboard the ob-
ject as soon as they appeared to be aware of his pres-
ence. A door closed, and the craft took off silently,
climbing vertically. (Nachrichten April, 62)
40
Aug., 1914 Georgian Bay (Canada). William J. Kiehl and seven
other persons saw a spherical craft on the surface of
the water. On its deck were two small men wearing
green-purple clothes. They seemed to be busy with a
hose, plunging it into the water. On the opposite side
were three men dressed in light brown, wearing square
masks down to their shoulders. Seeing the witnesses,
they reentered the craft except for one dwarf, wearing
shoes with a curved, pointed tip, who remained out-
side while the craft rose 3 m above the water and shot
upward, leaving a short trail. (199)
41
Aug. 21, 1915 Gallipoli (Turkey). During severe fighting in the
Dardanelles a peculiar cloud engulfed a British regi-
ment which was never seen again. This was observed
by 22 men of the First Field Company, NZ Army
Corps and stated in an affidavit. (Spaceview 45;
LDLN 82; Magonia)
42
Oct., 1917 Youngstown (Pennsylvania). John Boback, 17, was
walking along the railroad tracks between Youngs-
town and Mt. Braddock when he saw a saucer-shaped
object with a platform and rows of lights, sitting in a
field 30 m to his left. He watched the object for 1-2
min until it took off with a high-pitched sound, rising
gradually like a slow plane. Its size was that of an
average car. The top of the object was a dome with
elongated windows through which figures could be
seen. (Hartle 157)
43
1921 Marseilles (France). Undocumented report of an
"abduction" by two beings. (Quincy)
44
Feb. 22, 1922 Hubbell (Nebraska). William C. Lamb was follow-
0500 ing strange tracks when he heard a high-pitched sound
and saw a circular object intercepting starlight. It
became brilliantly lighted and landed in a hollow.
Soon afterword, a creature over 2.4 m tall was seen
flying from the direction where the object had landed.
It left tracks in the snow, which Lamb followed with-
out results. (Anatomy 22)
45
Sep. 09, 1922 Barmouth (Wales). John Morris and William James
saw an object fall into the ocean so slowly that it was
thought to be a plane. A boat was sent out, but
nothing was found. (Fort 639)
46
Jun. 12, 1929 Fermeneuve (Canada). Levis Brosseau, 2O was re-
2300 turning home when he saw a dark object with a yellow
light and his horse became very nervous. Within 6 m
of the object four or five dwarfish figures were running
back and forth. He heard their pointed, childlike
voices, then saw the dark object take off with a ma-
chinelike sound and a rush of air. Estimated size of
object: 15 m diameter, 5 m high. (GEPA Dec., 68)
47
Jul., 1929 Robsart (Canada). Five persons among them Einar
Rostivold, saw a huge ball of light giving off fiery
colors, 25 km from Robsart. It landed slowly, van-
ished gradually after illuminating the whole country-
side for 30 min. (Fate Jan., 58)
48
Summer, 1933 Chrysville (Pennsylvania). A man observed a faint
Morning violet light in a field between this town and Morres-
town. Walking to it, he found an ovoid object 3 m in
diameter and 2 m thick with a circular opening similar
to a vault door. Pushing it, he found the room full of
violet light and observed many instruments, no oc-
cupant. Smell of ammonia. (APRO Jul., 64)
49
Fall, 1938 (or following year) Juminda (Estonian coast). Two
persons saw a strange "frog-man" 1 m tall with a
round head, no neck, and a hump in front of the body.
The mouth was a large, straight slit, the eyes were like
smaller slits. The skin was brown-green, compared to
pegamoid, hands normal. The creature walked in a
peculiar "but elegant" fashion, the head waving up
and down while the legs moved "carefully." When
pursued, the creature accelerated very fast, with feet
"fluttering." About 100 m away it vanished com-
pletely'. (Personal)
50
Sep., 1943 Oncativo (Argentina). Navarro Ocampo, driving be-
0400 tween Rosario and Cordoba, saw a large, saucer-shaped
object on the ground 500 m to the left of the road. It
glowed with a bluish-green light, made a whistling
sound, rose to 100 m altitude, then left at fantastic
speed. A strange metal block is said to have been
found at the spot. (GEPA Dec., 68)
51
End Aug., 1944
Mattoon (Illinois). A mysterious man appeared at
windows, as if in search of someone. He stunned wit-
nesses by pointing at them a device that "made con-
sciousness dissolve" and left a strange cloying smell
behind (FSR 61, 3; Magonia)
52
1945 Habbebishopsheim (Germany). An American soldier
saw a disk-shaped object come down rapidly, oscillate,
and land. The site could not be found in the dark.
The event took place 35 km northwest of the town.
(Atic)
53
Mar., 1945 Belfast (Maine). A man out hunting observed an
elongated object flying very slowly, tilted toward the
earth. It crashed into some trees at the end of a clear-
ing. The enormous craft seemed undamaged as it
rested briefly on the ground, then lifted again with a
humming sound, started to spin, released a shower
of fine silvery threads, and rose straight up, disap-
pearing in seconds. (FS May., 59)
54
Mar., 1945 Aleutian Islands. Aboard the US attack transport
"Delarof," 14 sailors saw a dark sphere rise out of the
ocean, follow a curved trajectory, and fly away after
circling their ship. (Evidence 30)
55
Jun. 10, 1947 Douglas (Arizona). Coral Lorenzen saw a light rise
2300 from the ground in Mexican territory. It took a defin-
ite spherical shape and vanished in less than ten sec-
onds among the stars. (Lor. I 4)
56
Jun. 21, 1947 Maury Island, near Tacoma (Washington). Harold
A. Dahl and others allegedly saw six tire-shaped ob-
jects, 30 m in diameter, metallic with dark openings,
over Puget Sound. One of the objects exploded,
showering the witnesses with metal. Officially re-
garded as hoax. (Ruppelt)
57
Jun. 21, 1947 Spokane (Washington). Eight disk-shaped objects
1150 the size of a house, were seen flying at 1000 km/h. A
civilian woman stated that the objects fell with a dead-
leaf motion and landed before ten witnesses on the
shore of the Saint Joe River, in Idaho. (Atic)
58
Jun. 17, 1947 Bisbee (Arizona). John A. Petsche, electrical worker
1030 and another witness independently saw a disk-shaped
object, which seemed to land near Tintown. (Lor. I 6)
59
Jun. 30, 1947 Grand Canyon, near Williams Field (Arizona). A
0910 Navy lieutenant was flying at 9000 m toward the
south when he saw two circular objects diving at "un-
conceivable" speed. They were gray, about 3 m in
diameter, and appeared to land 40 km south of the
Grand Canyon. (Atic)
60
Jul. 08, 1947 Muroc Air Field (California). An Air Force major
1200 observed a metallic object, reflecting sunlight oscil-
late, go down to ground level, and rise again. Simul-
taneously it was observed by a captain in Rodgers Dry
Lake. (Atic)
61
Jul. 23, 1947 Bauru, near Pitanga (Brazil). A group of survey
workers ran away as they heard a hissing noise and
saw a disk land 50 m away. Jose C. Higgins saw two
figures through, a window. Later three beings in shiny
clothes and translucent suits, with oversized bald
heads, huge round eyes, no eyelashes or eyebrows, and
a metal box on their back, emerged from the craft.
They were over 2 m. tall. They drew the solar system
and pointed to Uranus as if to suggest that was their
point of origin. (Round-up 163; FSR 61, 6)
62
Aug. 13, 1947 Twin Falls, Smoke River Canyon (Idaho). Two boys
1300 and their father saw a sky-blue object 100 m away and
25 m above ground. Treetops under it were spinning
wildly, although the object itself did not spin. It made
a swishing sound. Shape: inverted plate, 7 m diameter
and 3.5 m thick. There was a red flame on one side of
the top. (Atic)
63
Aug. 14, 1947 Raveo (Italy). R. L. Johannis saw a disk on the ground
0900 and two dwarfs less than 1 m tall, wearing dark blue
coveralls with red collars and belts. They had over-
sized heads, greenish faces, huge, salient dark eyes
without eyelashes or eyebrows, but surrounded by a
ringlike muscle. They wore something similar to crash
helmets. The center of their belts projected a "vapor,"
and the witness suffocated, feeling a strong electrical
discharge. The creature had greenish hands with
eight talonlike fingers. (Humanoids 2; Magonia; FRS
67, 1)
64
1948 Swastika (Canada). Mr. Galbraith twice saw an ob-
ject land. The first time, it was a disk-shaped craft
with a humanoid figure-the second time, cigar
shape with three figures. (Quincy)
65
Jul. 29, 1948 Indianapolis (Indiana). An object swept over a road
at 10 m altitude. (Atic)
66
Aug. 11, 1948 Hamel (Minnesota). Two boys were playing outside
1200 when a round dull gray object 70 cm in diameter, 30
cm thick, landed near them like a balloon with a
metallic noise. It spun, went up, hovered, maneuvered
to avoid Phone lines and trees, and flew away to
the northeast. An FBI man from St. Paul found an
area 70 cm in diameter where the ground showed signs
of extreme pressure. (Atic)
67
Aug. 29, 1948 Maplewood (Ohio). A farmer observed a silvery
0503 sphere of large dimension rise from a wooded area and
hover above his farm, dropping a silvery substance
that disintegrated before touching the ground. (Atic)
68
Feb., 1949 Pucusana (Peru). C. A. V. an oil company employee,
1630 30, was driving to Lima when he saw a shiny disk at
ground level. He walked toward it for 10 min. Three
figures came out as he was 20 m away. They looked
like mummies, had joined legs and one large foot.
They "slid" along the ground. They were covered
with a strange "towely" skin, asked the witness where
they were, had a lengthy discussion with him, and
took him for a trip in their craft. (Lor. III 122)
69
Feb. 17, 1949 France (exact location unknown). Alain Berard saw
night a large, bright object land near his farm with a green
lightning flash. It became dark. As he approached the
craft, the witness saw three figures with stocky short
legs, apparently without heads. Frightened, he fired
at them three times. A moment later the object took
off vertically. (Oltre il Cielo, Vol. I)
70
Aug. 19, 1949 Death Valley (California). Two prospectors are said
to have observed a disk-shaped object land. Two
dwarfs emerged but were lost in the sand dunes when
pursued. The object disappeared. (Humanoids 52)
71
Fall, 1949 Tulsa (Oklahoma). Don Bushnell, plant superin-
tendent with Southwestern Porcelain Steel Corp., saw
an object fall in front of his car as his radio was
blocked. He applied the brakes; object vanished.
(KeyhoeS)
72
Jan. 29, 1950 South Table Mountain (Colorado). Mr. Quintana
of Denver saw a silvery-green ovoid object hovering
about 15 m above a slope and landing slowly in a
small ravine. Then it shot upward at very high speed.
Its diameter was about 20 m, and it had a revolving
middle band. A greenish light flashed under it, and
the witness felt a rush of air and a pungent smell.
(FS Jul., 59)
73
Mar. 18, 1950 Lago Argentino (Argentina). A rancher, Wilfredo H.
1830 Arevalo, saw two objects, one of which landed. He
walked within 150 m of the aluminum-looking craft
which gave off a greenish-blue vapor and "an intense
smell of burning benzine." A large, flat section on
top was revolving above a glass cabin in which could
be seen four tall men, dressed in something like
cellophane, working at various instruments. They saw
him and shone a light in his direction while a blue
light illuminated the craft; the vapor increased and
flames (alternately reddish and greenish) shot out of
the base while the object rose with a faint hum. Both
craft flew away toward Chile, leaving bluish trails.
(Humanoids 32)
74
Apr., 1950 Juneau (Alaska). Mikel Konrad made a movie of
eight disks he saw landing and taking off 60 km north
of Jun.au. (Quincy)
75
Apr. 08, 1950 Kokomo (Indiana). A metal worker was awakened
0200 by his dog and observed an object 60 m away at low
altitude. It was a gray metal disk, 5 m in diameter,
shaped like a top with a kind of turret. It was oscil-
lating, spinning slowly, and had three portholes shin-
ing with a blue-white light. It hovered for about 2
min, left toward the north, very fast. (Atic)
76
Apr. 08, 1950 River Road near Amarillo (Texas). David, 12, and
afternoon Charles, 9, Lightfoot saw a disk land behind a hill
and touched it. It was the size of a car tire, about 30
cm high, with a rounded top that rotated and a pivot
between the base and the top. It took off very fast.
The faces and arms of the boys later became red.
(200)
77
Apr. 20, 1950 Lufkin (Texas). Jack Robertson was driviug about
night 13 km west of town when he saw a round object about
3 m in diameter hovering about 7 m above him with
a dull red glow. It took off with a "swooshing roar"
as sparks flew from a slot under it. Minutes later the
witness feIt a burning sensation on his face. (FS
Jul., 59)
78
Apr. 24, 1950 Abbiate Guazzone (Italy). Bruno Facchini heard and
2200 saw sparks coming from a dark, hovering object, near
which a man dressed in tight-fitting clothes and wear-
ing a helmet seemed to be making repairs. Three
other men were seen near the craft. When the work
was finished, a trap through which light had been
shining was closed and the thing took off. The witness
had the time to note many details of the machine and
its occupants. (FSR 63, 2; Magonia)
79
May. 07, 1950 Ely (Nevada). A couple and their grandson were re-
1845 turning from a picnic when, about 14 km south of
Ely, they saw a silvery-white object at treetop level.
It hovered for 10 min, then oscillated "as if attempt-
ing to rise" and suddenly flew out of sight at high
speed. (Atic)
80
Jul. 02, 1950 Steep Rock Lake (Canada). In a story strangely sim-
ilar to that of Mr. Kiehl (Aug., 1914) (Case 40) a
man and his wife saw a double saucer with portholes
and a rotating antenna come to rest on the surface of
the lake. Ten figures, 1.20 m tall, dressed in shiny
clothing, emerged and walked on deck like robots
"changing direction without turning their bodies."
Their faces could not be seen. One of them wore a
red cap, had darker arms and legs and "seemed to be
their chief." They immersed a hose in the lake, then
took off. Fishermen later reported a green moss form-
ing on the lake. (Wilkins U)
81
Jul. 20, 1950 Porto Novo (Brazil). Mr. Campello and several
others in a car saw two large, silvery objects by the
side of the road, one on a hillock, the other on flat
ground, about 50 m away from each other. They came
within 600 m of the objects, which went away at "an
incredible speed," causing a rush of air that rocked
the car. (SBEDV 30)
82
Jun. 19, 1951 Sonderborg (Denmark). Joseph Matiszewski, a me-
1200 chanic, heard a whistling sound and saw an object
land in a meadow. Approaching within 50 m, he
found himself paralyzed and observed that birds had
stopped singing and cows seemed to be similarly un-
able to move. From the object emerged four hand-
some men who had brown skin and wore black shiny
suits and translucent helmets. Eight objects also
emerged from the craft and hovered above it. Other
men inside the craft and on its deck appeared to be
making repairs, then the objects flew to about 100 m
altitude and climbed rapidly out of sight. Only then
did the paralysis subside. (Nachrichten May., 59)
83
Sep. , 1951 Central Australia. A group of Unmatjera aborigines
observed a shiny circular object land near a similar
craft, about 12 m in diameter. Several min later, a
dwarf dressed in a shiny suit and having "a round,
shiny head" came out of one craft and entered the
other; both took off with a buzzing sound. (Edwards
93)
84
Oct. 26, 1951 Australia. The driver of a transcontinental train on
0400 the east-west line saw an object that illuminated the
countryside like the full moon. It flew very fast, came
close to the train, appeared ready to land in the
desert, then took off and disappeared. (Wilkins A
249)
85
Nov. 2, 1951 Mojave (California). Two forest observers were in a
2300 canyon 50 km north of the Mojave when they saw a
disk-shaped flying object in the southwest; 10 m esti-
mated diameter, 3 m thick, blue-green, well-defined,
surrounded with a glow of same color. Stopping their
jeep, they signaled to the object, which approached
within a few meters, flew away, seemed to play with
them. Eventually it vanished "like a magician's
trick." (Atic)
86
Dec., 1951 Peru (Nebraska). A man from Lincoln was driving to
0300 Indiana when he saw a blue light in the northwest
sky. It vanished to the southeast. The witness missed
a turn, had to go back toward Auburn, and had
reached a point northwest of Peru when he saw an
orange glow in the sky. Coming near, he observed
the glow came from a cauldron-shaped object on the
ground, about 12 m from the road. He stopped to
examine the object, which measured about 10 m
diameter and seemed to be made of cast iron. Thirty
cm from the top was a row of windows, 25 cm in
diameter, from which the orange light was coming.
On the other side was a blue flamelike glow. There
was no noise, no sign of life or activity, and no an-
tenna or protrusion. The witness drove away. (Atic)
87
Dec., 1951 Red Springs (North Carolina). Sam Coley and his
two children saw an object with a human-looking
occupant. (Humanoids 52)
88
Jan., 1952 Weston (Wyoming). A 38-year-old rancher saw a
2230 "shooting star" that suddenly stopped in mid-air be-
tween him and a mountain. It was seen spinning in a
clockwise direction. It had one red window period-
ially facing the observer. It went down toward the
Little Powder River and came up again. The witness
turned his car to send light signals, to which the object
seemed to respond by stopping its red window facing
the witness's location. Spinning resumed, the object
rose and came down. A similar craft arrived and both
went into the deep valley, out of sight. (Atic)
89
Early 1952 Goose Bay (Labrador). A fiery, spherical object made
2242 a right-angle turn during an observation by a C-54
crew flying from Westover to Goose Bay. It was also
seen from the ground by the control tower and by two
men who plunged to the earth when the object made
a low pass at them. It went away at 2247. (Quincy)
90
Summer, 1952 Itenhaem (Brazil). A woman was awakened by a
0300 thunderclap and a strong bluish light. As she got out,
she saw a large number of hovering disk-shaped ma-
chines resembling "inverted soup plates" 200 m away
at an altitude of about 1 m. She observed them for
30 min, saw two figures standing on one of the craft
and looking at the sky. They went back inside, and
shortly thereafter the "fleet" took off, one object at a
time. (FSR 68,1)
91
Summer, 1952 Martin County (Texas). Mrs. Rogers saw an object
descend slowly and pass across a pasture at 7 m alti-
tude. She stopped her car and observed it was "wob-
bling" in mid-air, was shaped like a turtle, and showed
three oarlike protrusions that moved slowly. Esti-
mated dimensions: 5 by 4 m, 1 m thick. It was
greenish-gray in color, emitted a blue flame, but
showed no other light. (Barker 78)
92
Jun. 15, 1952 Magneville (France). Men at work in the forest saw
large, circular objects similar to parachutes coming
down. Half a dozen witnesses. (France-Soir Jun. 18,
52)
93
Jul. 11, 1952 Hasselbach (Germany). Oscar Linke, former Wehr-
macht major, and his daughter Gabrielle, 11, had to
leave their motorcycle when they had a flat tire. In-
side the woods the girl noticed two men in silvery
suits examining the ground in a clearing near a pink
disk-shaped object, 8 m in diameter, showing a double
row of openings around the rim and a black turret on
top. One of the men had a flashing box. Both men
went inside, and the disk vibrated, rose along the
turretlike cylinder, then spun faster and rose out of
sight. (Guieu 52)
94
Jul. 20, 1952 Dai-el-Aouagri (Morocco). Approximate date. R.
0030 Petijean saw a luminous object, 20 m diameter, on the
ground. It gave off bluish flashes as it took off, leaving
a smell of burning sulphur. (Quincy)
95
Jul. 24, 1952 Vico (Italy). A man who was fishing in the Serchio
night River saw a disk hovering for 10 min. From it hung
a hose that plunged into the water. The object was
20 m in diameter, with five propellers in the rear and
a dome with something like blades on top. An orange
glow could be seen through slits along the deck. A
man wearing a diving helmet looked at the witness
through a window, and he received a kind of electric
shock as a "green ray" hit him. He looked up with
difficulty, in time to see the object fly away toward
the east. Six days later a stranger with a foreign accent
contacted the witness and intimidated him. (FSR
69,1)
96
Jul. 29, 1952 Enid (Oklahoma). Sidney Eubank went to the Enid
police station and told Sergeant Vern Bennell that
an enormous disk had buzzed his car as he drove be-
tween Bison and Waukonis on Highway 81. The rush
of air made the car leave the road while the object
flew west very fast. (Anatomy 134)
97
Aug. 19, 1952 West Palm Beach (Florida). Ronny Desvergers saw
evening a large, round, dark object above him in a clearing. It
had a turret on top. Red balls of light were emitted
by the object and burned him. He also observed a
"hideous" creature aboard the craft. Grass roots were
scorched at the site. (Ruppelt 222; Magonia)
98
Aug. 24, 1952 Frontenac (Kansas). A man driving through a wood
0600 encountred a strange object and stopped to observe
it. It looked like two turtle shells glued together, about
25 m long, with a humanoid creature in what ap-
peared to be a control cabin in front. Windows lighted
by an intense blue light and a throbbing sound were
also reported. The object was oscillating and suddenly
flew straight up with a strong humming noise. The
middle section supported what looked like propellers.
The object hovered 3 m above ground. (Atic)
99
Aug. 27, 1952 Lamberton (North Carolina). A saucer-shaped craft,
3 by 2 m, landed on the witness's property after hitting
a chimney. A little man, about 70 cm tall, emerged
and was asked whether he was hurt, but he did not
answer. The craft took off with a whistling sound.
(Wilkins A 268)
100
Aug. 31, 1952 Pennsylvania, exact location unknown. Herbert Long
saw an object land 15 m away from the road. He made
a drawing of it. (Wilkins A 257)
101
Sep. 12, 1952 Flatwoods (West Virginia). A group of young
sunset people saw a "meteor" land on top of a hill and went
to the site with Kathleen Hill and three men. They
observed a globe as large as a house making a throb-
bing or hissing sound and a huge figure with glowing
orange eyes nearby. About 4 m tall, the figure had a
red face and "floated" toward the witnesses, who fled
in terror. A lingering smell and skid marks were
found. (Humanoids 52)
102
Sep. 13, 1952 Frametown (West Virginia). Mr. and Mrs. George
Snitowski and their little girl suddenly found their
car stalled, and an unpleasant smell (ether mixed with
sulphurous smoke) filled the air. Mr. Snitowski
thought a chemical plant might be burning in the area
and walked toward a strong light visible in the woods,
in spite of the nauseous smell. Coming near it, he felt
pricklings throughout his body, had to stop, lost his
balance several times as he returned to the car-
where he found his wife terrified, pointing to a giant
creature (3 m tall), human-shaped, 10 m away. They
locked the car as "it" inspected the vehicle, glided
away and went into the woods. Soon afterward, the
sphere of light was observed to rise gradually, to swing
like a pendulum, and to leave a luminous trail. (Paul
Lieb)
103
Oct. 15, 1952 Le Vigan (France). Approximate date. Figures with
1910 helmets and masks were seen through lighted windows
inside a bright yellow, cigar-shaped object on the
ground. Length 30 m, diameter 6 m. Forward section
was rounded, and a sort of fog was noted at both ends
of object. (Quincy; Anatomy 62)
104
Oct. 27, 1952 Marignane Airport (France). Customs officer Ga-
0203 briel Gachignard observed a cigar-shaped object land
briefly on the airfield 100 m away, producing a dull
sound. The object was dark with four lighted win-
dows. It took off with a "swish" and a shower of
sparks when the witness ran toward it. (Challenge 6)
105
Nov., 1952 Dublin (Ireland). A child was burned when a strange
disk, 25 cm in diameter, landed near Dublin. (Per-
sonal)
106
Nov. 18, 1952 Castelfranco (Italy). Nello Ferrari, 41, a farmer,
found himself flooded with a reddish light and saw
a large plate 10 m above him, between gold and cop-
per in color. At the center of the bottom surface, 20 m
in diameter, was a cylinder of 5 m diameter made of
rapidly rotating parts, producing a noise similar to
that of an electric motor. On the upper surface was a
turret inside which three occupants were visible, look-
ing directly at the witness. They looked perfectly
human, wore rubber coveralls and transparent face
masks. They spoke a few words, which were not
understood; a loud metallic noise was heard; and the
top part of the object lowered itself toward the lower
plate. The sound gained intensity, and the craft flew
vertically at very high speed. (102)
107
Nov. 21, 1952 Belle-Ile (France). At a place alled "La Butte" a
luminous sphere, which seemed to spin, its color
changing from orange to white, was seen at low alti-
tude. It oscillated left and right, then took off toward
the southwest, according to the witness, Mr. Gauci.
(Challenge 56)
108
Jan. 29, 1953 Conway (South Carolina). Hearing a commotion in
his barn, a farmer observed an object about 7 m long
and 4 m wide at treetop level. It was light gray in
color and lit up inside. It resembled a half egg. The
witness fired his gun at the object. Numerous livestock
died "mysteriously" in the area after the sighting.
(Personal)
109
May. 20, 1953 Brush Creek (California). Two miners, John Q.
1830 Black, 48, and John Van Allen, reported that an
object, silvery, 2.5 m in diameter, 2 m thick, with a
tripod landing gear, landed on a sand bar 50 m away
from them. An occupant described as a broad-
shouldered dwarf wearing clothing that covered the
head and the trunk was also seen. His arms and legs
were covered with tweedlike cloth fastened at the
wrists and ankle. He filled a shiny pail with water
and handed it to someone inside the craft. He then
appeared to notice Black and jumped into the craft,
which made a hissing sound and departed. (Human-
oids 53)
110
Jun. 18, 1953 Houston (Texas). Howard Phillips, Hilda Walker
0230 and Judy Meyers saw in a garden at 118 East Third
Street a strange "shadow" on the lawn which re-
sembled a "flying man," and they watched it take off.
(Wilkins A 261)
111
Jun. 20, 1953 Brush Creek (California). John Q. Black, witness of
1830 the May. 20 incident, observed an exact repetition of
the scene, including the "little man." Van Allen saw
only the landing marks, about 30 cm wide and re
sembling elephant tracks. (Humanoids 53)
112
Jun. 24, 1953 Hampton Bay (Long Island). A civilian woman saw
0018 something like "a large aircraft" flying very slowly
and low. It had a lighted red band around the middle
and was coming straight toward her house with an
oscillating motion. She still thought it was an aircraft
of some new design when it stopped near her, 25 m
above ground. Then it flew backward over the water
and hovered, making the same noise as a swarm of
bees. The top section supported a series of red lights
and a cabin with four portholes through which a con-
trol panel was visible. No occupant was seen. The
cabin rose above the object, rotated, then glided back.
The object tilted toward the west and rose toward the
southeast, disappearing within 3 sec at an 80 degree angle
of climb after the 3-min sighting. Diameter: 30 m.
Two days later a yellowish moss was observed at the
site. (Atic)
113
Jul. 02, 1953 Villares des Saz (Spain). Approximate date. An il-
1300 literate boy cowherd, Maximo Munos Olivares, 14,
saw a "big balloon" on the ground behind him when
a faint whistling attracted his attention. Shaped like
a water jug, it was metallic. Through an opening came
three dwarfs 60 cm tall, with yellow faces, narrow
eyes, and oriental features. They spoke in a language
he could not understand. They were dressed in blue,
had a sort of flat hat with a visor in front and a metal
sheet on their arms. One of them smacked the boy's
face, then they reentered the machine, which glowed
very brightly, made a soft whistling sound and went
off "like a rocket." Footprints and four holes 5 cm
deep forming a perfect square 36 cm in side were
found by police. (Humanoids 29)
114
Jul. 31, 1953 Wolin (Poland). A metallic object 30 m in diameter
1900 was observed by five Polish and two German workers
as it landed in a field close to a railway. It was shaped
like a sphere with a flat disk around it, showing
numerous openings at the periphery. (Intelligence
Digest Nov., 53)
115
Aug. 16, 1953 Tours (France). Claude Pasquier saw two disks flying
2030 very low, quite slowly, along a straight course, with a
"hard" sound. (Anatomy 65, 141)
116
Aug. 18, 1953 Ciudad Valleys (Mexico). Approximate date. Cab
evening driver Salvador Villanueva, 40, observed two creatures
1.2 m tall wearing coveralls with wide, shiny, per-
forated belts, metal collars, and small, black, shiny
boxes on their backs. They had helmets under their
arms. The witness thought they were pilots of Indian
race. One of them spoke to him in Spanish, "stringing
the words together" in a strange accent. Trivial mat-
ters were discussed until dawn, when they returned to
their craft, 13 m in diameter, through a staircase under
the lower disk. The witness ran away when invited to
follow them. The object rose with a pendulum mo-
tion and shot up vertically. (Humanoids 32; FSR 56, 2)
117
Sep. 04, 1953 Tonnerre (France). A woman saw two objects on the
2130 ground and three 1.5-m-tall men running toward the
craft. They had oversized heads and wore helmets
and boots. One entered the elongated object, 5 m
long, 1.5 m wide, which spread "wings" that made it
look like a butterfly. It then took a vertical position,
resting on a tripod, and took off with the spherical
object into which the other two creatures had gone.
Traces were found at the spot. (GEPA 68, 1)
118
Sep. 12, 1953 Brovst (Denmark). Brovst was the scene of an at-
tempted abduction of a girl by two humanoids emit-
ting a golden light. Their hands were rugged and cold
like a fish. (Guieu)
119
Oct. 25, 1953 Santa Fe (New Mexico). Jim Milligan, 16, was driv-
2130 ing through a park when he saw something fall in
front of his car and stopped as the object landed in
some bushes. He walked toward it, found a craft that
looked like two ship hulls, about 3 m long, 2 m wide
glued together. When he tried to touch it, the object
flew away. (Wilkins A 223)
120
Nov., 1953 Gjasjoen Bridge (Norway). Mr. Trygve, Mrs. Bufflot
and a neighbor saw an object rise from behind a hill,
oscillate over a lake, follow their car, and stop ahead
of them just above the ground. They stopped, felt
"pricklings" until the craft took off vertically. A watch
stopped working, and numerous people vouch for the
fact that the paint on the car changed from dark
beige to bright green. (APRO Mar., 62; FSR 56, 5)
121
Dec., 1953 Sherbrook (Canada). Mrs. Orfei heard a knock at
the door in the middle of the night and obtained no
answer when she asked who it was. When more furi-
ous knocks were heard, her Alsatian dog jumped to-
ward the door, but suddenly retreated, trembling as
if terrified and retired to a corner. Mrs. Orfei went
to an upper door and saw two "indescribable" shadows
go away from the house. A while later a big, round
object took off 100 m away with a blue-green lightning.
The police found broken bushes as evidence of an
enormous weight. (Oltre il Cielo, Vol. I)
122
Dec. 31, 1953 Quantico Marine Base (Virginia). Marines observed
the landing of an unknown round object which
throbbed and pulsated, emitting red lights. (Wilkins
U 210)
123
Jan. 04, 1954 Marignane Airport (France). Mr. Chesneau, fireman,
2100 saw a round luminous object slowly coming down
and called the control tower to report it. When he
came out again, the object had disappeared. (Guieu)
124
Feb., 1954 Todd River Downs (Australia). A native was riding
a horse over a low ridge when a spherial object about
13 m in diameter "nearly skittled me off my horse."
It went up suddenly with a heavy wind, rumbling
and emitting four columns of smoke. (Wilkins U 211)
125
Feb., 1954 Peakskill (New York). Mr. and Mrs. Forster stated
they saw a craft on the ground, with a woman close
by. She was wearing luminous clothing, a sort of hood,
and thick glasses and held a tube in one hand and a
box in the other. Mrs. Forster had to be taken to the
hospital in a state of shock. (Barker)
126
Mar., 1954 Santa Maria (Brazil). Rubem Hellwig was driving
1700 when he saw a football-shaped machine, the size of a
Volkswagen, on the ground. He walked toward it and
met two men of slim build, normal height, their faces
brownish, wearing no helmets. One was inside the
object while the other collected grass samples. They
spoke to Hellwig in a strange language, and yet he
said he understood they were asking for ammonia.
He directed them to a nearby town. The craft van-
ished silently and instantly with blue and yellow
flames. (1; Humanoids 33)
127
Mar., 1954 Santa Maria (Brazil). Rubem Hellwig again saw a
early strange machine the next day. He observed a tall, fair-
complexioned man and two women, who had light
brown skin, long black hair, dark, slanted eyes. All
three wore one-piece garments of a fabric resembling
suede, with zippers. They told Hellwig that they were
scientists, spoke of the natural riches of Brazil, and
expressed surprise that he did not run away. (1;
Humanoids 33)
128
Apr. 22, 1954 San Nicholas Island (California). American military
1400 personnel saw a cigar-shaped object of a gray color
coming to the ground. Smoke was seen to rise where
it landed, but a search yielded no results. (Atic)
129
May. 18, 1954 Cannon Air Force Base (New Mexico). Two persons
1900 witnessed the landing of a lens-shaped object the size
of a house. It came to the ground near the railroad
tracks, kicking up a small sand storm in the desert.
One witness first decided to approach it, then ran
away in fear. (Binder)
130
May. 20, 1954 Bruton (Great Britain). Nigel Frapple was cycling
0200 home from a dance in Wincanton. At Redlynch
crossroads, he saw an orange glow in a field and
observed it from a hedge. It came from a huge object
35 m away, less than 7 m above the ground, which
made a throbbing sound. After 1 min, it moved to-
ward the northwest, accelerating and climbing. (2;
Humanoids 3)
131
Jun. 09, 1954 East Dandenong (Australia). Janet Brown, 16, and a
1820 13-year-old friend heard a loud noise and saw a large,
dark object that "burst into light" hovering 20 m
away at the height of a factory gate. It was cylindrical,
10 m long, 5 m high, with a canopy on top. It flew
away and was lost to sight behind some trees. (Wil-
kins U 216)
132
Jun. 21, 1954 Ridgeway (Canada). Mr. and Mrs. Guy Baker saw a
disk, about 14 m in diameter, with a dome and several
rotating lights. They had to push their car, which
could not be started until the object left the ground.
They found a large, brown, circular spot in the pasture
where the disk had been resting. (104)
133
Jul. 7, 1954 Garson (Canada). A miner saw a landed object and
a giant man with strange, burning eyes. He fainted.
When he regained consciousness, object and entity
had vanished. Investigated by the Royal Canadian
Air Force. (Keyhoe C 184)
134
Jul. 20, 1954 Oslo (Norway). Near this city, two men were chased
by an object and stopped their car to observe it. After
the sighting, a watch stopped working and the paint
on the car allegedly changed color. (Challenge 129;
3; cf. Case 120)
135
Aug. 10, 1954 Hemmingford (Canada). The Coupal childrm said
2130 that a brightly lighted object followed them to the
farm. Mr. Coupal and his oldest son went to the field
where the children had been playing and saw an
orange object rise and speed off to the west. Grass
was flattened over 15 m, with two tracks about 5 m
long. (Wilkins U 237)
136
Aug. 23, 1954 Varennes, near Diges (France). Approximate date.
A strange object hovered low over the house of Mr.
Lucas and left straight up. (4)
137
Aug. 23, 1954 Lugrin, near Thonon (France). Elise Blanc ap-
proached an object looking like an aluminum trailer
with two small beings in silvery dress, grunting like
pigs, standing close by. The craft took on a fiery color
and flew away. (Challenge 129)
138
Aug. 27, 1954 Boston Creek (Canada). A wingless flying object was
2030 seen by Bill Supa, an employee of the Caswell Con-
struction Co. It landed about 2 km way from the
witness, who approached within 300 m before it took
off and flew away. Grass was flattened where it had
landed. (Wilkins U 227)
139
Aug. 28, 1954 Quebec (Canada). Two boys saw a craft land and
two or three men come out. No details given. (Con-
stance 277)
140
Aug. 30, 1954 North Bay (Canada). Sgt. Durdle saw a brilliant,
0525 circular object flying across Lake Nipissing toward the
Royal Canadian Air Force base. An oblong canister
was hanging down from a central section, which sup-
ported a long cone with a spinning globe on top.
When it tilted, the witness was able to observe
regulatorlike devices inside the machine through a
vertical lighted slit. Six brilliant appendages, which
looked like necklaces, were hanging from the craft.
Durdle woke up four Air Force men, who observed
the object spiraling away. (Wilkins U 227)
141
Sep. 03, 1954 Souk-el-Khemis (Tunisia). Many workers in the fields
12 km south of the town saw an object apparently
made of transparent plastic fly over the houses, stop
on edge, and swing like a pendulum a few meters
above the ground. It made several erratic jumps, then
resumed its horizontal position and flew away. (5)
142
Sep. 07, 1954 Harponville (France). Between Harponville and
0715 Contay, two bricklayers, Emile Renard, 27, and Yves
Degillerboz, 23 saw an object floating in mid-air
over a field: "It looked like an unfinished haystack,
with a plate turned upside down on top of it." When
they approached, it took off. Diameter 10 m, height 3
m. A kind of door was noticed. The observation lasted
over 3 min. The object released smoke when it de-
parted. (6; M 35)
143
Sep. 10, 1954 Mourieras (France). A farmer, Mr. Mazaud was
2030 walking home when he was suddenly confronted with
a helmeted being of average height who made friendly
gestures, then went back into the brush, entered a
cigar-shaped object about 4 m long, which took off
toward Limoges. A few minutes later witnesses in
Limoges reported a disk-shaped, red object leaving a
bluish trail. (7; M 40)
144
Sep. 10, 1954 Quarouble (France). A metal worker, Marius De-
2230 wilde, 34, came out of his house as a dog was barking
and saw a dark object on the railroad tracks, then
observed two dwarfs walking toward it. When he
tried to stop them, he found himself paralyzed as a
strong orange light was projected at him.The creatures
were under 1 m tall, bulky, and wore dark diving suits.
No face or arms were visible. Traces made by an
object of estimated weight 30 tons were noted by
French Air Force and police on the ballast. (8; M 44;
Magonia)
145
Sep. 14, 1954 Coldwater (Kansas). John J. Swain, 12, was driving
2200 a tractor back from the fields when he saw a small
man no bigger than a 5-year-old child a few meters
away from him. He had a long nose and long ears and
seemed to "fly" when he moved toward a saucer-
shaped craft hovering less than 2 m above ground. It
"opened up" and the creature "popped inside." The
craft became luminous and went out of sight. Strange
traces were found by police. The creature was dressed
in shiny clothes, and his shoes seemed to have "fins."
He carried two cylinders on his back and had long,
pointed ears. (9; Humanoids 53; Wilkins U 239)
146
Sep. 15, 1954 Feyzin (France). A white light suddenly swept the
2320 road in front of Roland M., 19, who observed that it
came from a large, dark object 10 m above ground. It
flew away with the noise of a wet firework, throwing
magnesiumlike sparks. (10; M 49)
147
Sep. 17, 1954 Cenon (France). Between Cenon and Vouneuil,
2230 Yves David, 28, met a being in a diving suit who made
friendly gestures. He was very small and had a voice
"inhuman and incomprehensible." The witness could
not move throughout the encounter. He saw the crea-
ture enter an object on the road, about 3 m by 1 m in
size; it took off "like lightning," throwing a greenish
light. (11; M 58)
148
Sep. 18, 1954 Casablanca (Morocco). A small gray disk flew over a
2015 car at very high speed, followed by cold air currents.
This was reported by Mr. Guitta of Casablana.
(Ouranos)
149
Sep. 19, 1954 Oberdorff (France). A bright light was seen in the
2115 east, came to the ground, lost its brightness, remained
on the spot about 40 sec. It was the size of a small
bus, and there was a figure in front of it. It rose and
took on the appearance of a red ball. (12; M 63)
150
Sep. 20, 1954 Santa Maria Airport (Azores). A guard saw a craft,
2300 3.5 m in diameter and 1.5 m thick, land on the air-
field. The witness, Vitorino Lourenco Monteiro, said
a figure emerged from the craft and said something
he could not understand, before taking off again.
There were antennalike protrusions on top of the
object. (Personal)
151
Sep. 23, 1954 Le Jou (France). The Patient family witnessed the
2100 landing of a bright object giving off a magnesiumlike
light, a red glow, and a narrow beam of light. It took
off again a moment later and followed their car until
they reached Fontland. Policemen in Plombieres and
several independent witnesses observed the object as
it flew erratically over the area for 60 min. (13; M 69)
152
Sep. 23, 1954 Lencouacq (France). Mrs. Vignolles saw a luminous
2100 object come down rapidly, without noise, and land in
a field near the church. It took off very fast a few
seconds later. (15; M 77)
153
Sep. 24, 1954 Becar, near Diges and "Les Michauts" or "Les Joli-
0900 vets" (France). Two women (Widow Geoffroy and
Miss Gisele Fin) made independent reports of a dark
gray disk, 6 m in diameter, 1 m high, seen in a clear-
ing. A man of normal height was standing close to it.
He wore dark clothes and a kind of cap. Miss Fin
came within 30 m of the craft and stated the man was
repairing it. Traces were found on the grass. (14;
Carrouges 98)
154
Sep. 24, 1954 Almaseda, near Castelibranco (Portugal). Cesar Car-
1000 doso and three others saw two individuals, 2.5 m tall,
dressed in shiny clothes, emerge from a landed craft
and gather flowers, shrubs, and twigs in a shiny box,
then take off. They seemed to be inviting the wit-
nesses aboard, but their language was not understood.
(Wilkins U 55, 245; 24)
155
Sep. 24, 1954 Farm Lachassagne, near Ussel (France). Mr. Cisterne,
2300 who was coming back with his tractor, saw a luminous
object fly very low over him. Two other witnesses.
(16;M 76)
156
Sep. 26, 1954 Chabeuil (France). Mrs. Leboeuf was suddenly con-
1430 fronted with a creature resembling "a child in a plastic
bag, with eyes larger than human eyes." This creature
entered a flat, circular machine, which took off toward
the northeast with a soft whistling. Traces. Witnesses
in state of shock. (17; Carrouges 116; Anatomy 70;
Magonia)
157
Sep. 27, 1954 Foussignargues (France). At "Revety," people in a bus
0230 saw a reddish light coming down. Later Mr. and Mrs.
Roche noticed an object on the ground, softly glow-
ing, a short distance from their home, but were afraid
to approach it. It remained there for several hours. It
was described as "a sort of glowing tomato, with
antennae on top." (18; M 84; Anatomy 71)
158
Sep. 27, 1954 Figeac (France). Children saw "a box" and "an un-
0840 known man" standing nearby. The object took off.
(Personal)
159
Sep. 27, 1954 Perpignan (France). A college student saw a circular
afternoon object on the ground. Two beings came out of it, then
reentered the craft and left. Witness in a state of
shock. (19;M 88)
160
Sep. 27, 1954 Premanon (France). Four children came out of their
2030 home as dog barked furiously. They found a large
object on the ground and a small being they thought
was a "ghost" in the yard. Raymond Romand, 12,
threw stones at the intruder. (20; Challenge 170)
161
Sep. 28, 1954 Froncles (France). Mr. and Mrs. Alexis Lartillot and
2130 Georgette Mongot observed a large, bright object
oscillate, then land. It changed color and was lost to
sight behind some trees. (21; M 94)
162
Sep. 28, 1954 Bouzais (France). At "Le Grand Tertre" Mr. Mercier
2230 observed that someone had stolen grapes from his
vineyard. He decided to stay late and catch the "rob-
bers." He was amazed when he saw a luminous mass
fall from the sky about 50 m away, and found himself
"paralyzed" as three figures emerged from the light
and moved about. He lost consciousness. When he
came to his senses, everything had vanished. (22;
M 97)
163
Sep. 28, 1954 Saint Nicolas de Redon (France). At "La Butte
2310 Rouge" two railroad engineers, Bernard and Potraux,
who were bringing a locomotive from Nantes to
Auray, saw a dark object take off with a purple glow
and follow them for 15 sec before veering off. Po-
traux had to see a doctor. (23; M 95; Anatomy 70)
164
Sep. 30, 1954 Dearborn (Michigan). While driving to work, Law-
0445 rence Cardenas, 41, a laundry employee, saw 15
strange men wearing dark green uniforms to his right.
They had cylinders on their shoulders, tight-fitting
skull caps with pointed peaks in front, and heavy
goggles. They were of medium height, and a taller
man seemed to be giving them instructions. About
80 m away was a craft 4 m high with colored lights
flickering on and off. The witness did not wait.
(Wilkins U 230)
165
Sep. 30, 1954 Marcilly-sur-Vienne (France). Georges Gatay and
1630 seven construction workers saw a disk at ground level,
with a humanoid standing close by. Both vanished in
a very strange manner. Physiological effects in all wit-
nesses. (25; Magonia)
166
Sep. 30, 1954 Brest (France). At sea between Brest and Roven,
dusk the crew of the tanker "Port Lyautey" observed an
object touch the surface of the sea, then take off
vertically and give off a red flame before being lost
to view. (26)
167
Sep. 30, 1954 Grand-Couronne (France). Jean Andrieux, ferry
2200 operator, saw a large white sphere, with a smaller
green sphere below, hang motionless above the Seine
for 20 min. Two witnesses. It eventually flew away to
the southwest. (27)
168
Sep. 30, 1954 Isle of Re (France). As he was returning home near
2200 La Flotte-en-Re, Celeste Simonutti saw a bright light
and, fearing a fire, rushed to the scene. There he
observed a luminous sphere 12 m in diameter hover-
ing at 1 m altitude, turning red, blue, and taking off.
Two other witnesses. (28)
169
Oct. 01, 1954 Dhubri (India). A woman reported to police she had
seen a luminous disk leaving a long trail. It landed in
a field, then took off again. (29; Challenge 132)
170
Oct. 01, 1954 Blanzy (France). Two bricklayers, Sebastiani and
1300 Buratto, approached a cigar-shaped object 3 m long,
80 cm wide, which took off from the ground with a
whistling sound. The pointed section of the object
was yellow, the rest brown. From the fore part, two
appendages extended to the ground. (30)
171
Oct. 01, 1954 Bry (France). A man and his dog were "paralyzed"
1600 as a luminous white object dived toward them and
climbed again. (Personal)
172
Oct. 01, 1954 Ressons-sur-Matz (France). Approximate date. A
1815 farmer saw a white craft in a field. Flattened grass
was later found at the site. (Personal)
173
Oct. 01, 1954 Jussey (France). Two young men saw a luminous
1900 white disk moving in the sky. It dived to the ground
and two men, described as being very tall and dressed
in white, emerged from it and made gestures. The
witnesses ran away in fear. (Personal)
174
Oct. 01, 1954 La Roulerie (France). Near Saint Jan d'Angely, two
2000 businessmen, Messrs. Estier and Phelippeau, who
were driving back from Royan, saw a little man cross
ing the road in front of their car. Having stopped, they
saw the figure disappear into the woods. (28)
175
Oct. 01, 1954 Branges, near Louhans (France). Coming home at
2200 night, Gilbert Prudent saw a lighted object on the
side of the road. It had a flat section and a sort of
"mushroom" on top. As he approached it, the object
became dark and took off vertically with a soft
whistling sound. (Personal)
176
Oct. 01, 1954 Bergerac (France). Returning home, fireman Jean
2200 Dufix, 26, saw an oval light in the sky and thought it
was a shooting star. Later he was alarmed when his
yard seemed to be ablaze. Rushing out again, he saw
a disk rise from the ground with a whistling sound. It
flew off, became luminous again, and took off at fan-
tastic speed. A neighbor, Jean Labonne, 61, saw the
disk, 3 m in diameter, resting on three legs in the
yard. (31)
177
Oct. 02, 1954 Levroux (France). At the Bourg du Cerisier, two
women (Janiki and Lacotte) independently reported
to police that a luminous disk about 3 m in diameter
had flown very low over the village. (32)
178
Oct. 02, 1954 Jonches (France). Two creatures were seen on the
ground, and two hours later a luminous red object
was observed at the same spot, at very low altitude.
(Quincy)
179
Oct. 02, 1954 Louhans (France). In the immediate vicinity of case
0230 175, Mr. Nicolas saw a craft with a dome on top, on
the ground between the road and the railroad tracks.
Through some openings a strong yellow light shone.
(33;M 109)
180
Oct. 02, 1954 Croix d'Epine (France). A mechanic, Ernest Delat-
2000 tre, 19, was riding home on his motor scooter when an
egg-shaped object, brilliantly illuminated, landed on
the left side of the road 15 m away. He saw short,
dark shapes "like potato bags" moving about the
object. He sped up, saw the object, the size of a small
bus, taking off while its color changed from orange to
blue and then to grayish-blue. The witness fainted
while telling his story. Two persons in neighboring
villages independently reported observing the object.
(Personal)
181
Oct. 02, 1954 Guebling (France). A disk emitting a weak green
2345 glow landed in a field. Witnesses: Messrs. Domant
and Gilcher. (M 105)
182
Oct. 03, 1954 Bressuire (France). Angelo Girardo, 55, a stockyard
dawn employee, was going to work when he saw a circular
craft 3 m diameter and a small figure wearing a diving
suit, standing close by. The object took off at a fan-
tastic speed. (32; M 130)
183
Oct. 03, 1954 Vron (France). Between Rue and Quend on Road
1845 D27, Rene Coudette and B. Devoisin were riding
bicycles with a third witness when they saw an orange
object, shaped like a honeycomb, on the road ahead
of them. A strange "man" wearing a diving suit was
standing close to it. When they got within 70 m of
it, the object took off very fast. (3Z; M 118)
184
Oct. 03, 1954 Chereng (France). The crowd at a fair saw a luminous
1920 object arrive very fast in the sky, stop in flight, emit
sparks, and come down to ground level. As witnesses
rushed to the spot, it took off again. (M 113)
185
Oct. 03, 1954 Quend (France). Less than 3 hrs after case 183, an
2110 orange object chased a car for 8 km, then flew away
toward the sea. Witness: Georges Galant, a butcher.
(35; M 116)
186
Oct. 03, 1954 Ronsenac (France). A circular craft was seen by Jean
1245 Allary between Montmoreau and Villebois-Lavalette.
It seemed to be gliding on the ground. It showed
luminous spots and became completely illuminated
when it took off. It was about 1.20 m high. Grass was
found flattened and scorched over an area 7 m across.
(36; M 130)
187
Oct. 03, 1954 Benet (France). Near La Rochelle. Mr. and Mrs.
1300 Guillemoteau saw an object, 2.5 m high, 5 m diam-
eter, hover for several minutes 1 m above ground,
then rise vertically. Oily marks were found at the
spot. (34; M 131 )
188
Oct. 04, 1954 Limoges (France). An object was said to have landed
in the yard of Mr. Montagne, a railroad employee.
(35)
189
Oct. 04, 1954 Lezignan (France). Andre Garcia and Andre Darzais
were driving a truck betwem Lagrasse and Villemagne
when they saw a luminous object coming slowly to
the ground. It measured about 10 m diameter and
took off with a burst of light. (35)
190
Oct. 04, 1954 Chaleix (France). A farmer, Mr. Garreau, saw an
object the size of a carriage land in his field. Two men
of normal height emerged through a sliding door.
They wore khaki overalls and were of European type.
They shook hands with the witness and said some-
thing like: "Paris? Nord?" (According to another
version they spoke indistinct words.) They gave a pat
on the back to Mr. Garreau's dog and took off at an
amazing speed. (37; Magonia)
191
Oct. 04, 1954 Tregon (France). Several people noticed an object
evening hovering near a hilltop. They drove to the site, but it
flew away. What seems to be the same object was
seen at Megrit, 25 km to the southwest, hovering over
a farm. It was described as metallic, flat, emitting
light (38;M 139)
192
Oct. 04, 1954 Montceau-les-Mines (France). At Les Chavannes,
1830 about 20 people, among them Remy Gaudicourt of
Sanvignes, saw a circular, luminous object rise from
the vicinity of the railroad tracks. It took off vertically.
(M 138)
193
Oct. 04, 1954 Villers-le-Tilleul (France). Ten-year-old Bertiaux saw
1840 an object "like a tent" and an unknown man near it.
(Personal)
194
Oct. 04, 1954 Poncey-sur-Lignon (France). Mrs. Fourneret, a house-
2000 wife, ran away as an orange, circular object 3 m in
diameter swung in mid-air and landed near her farm.
When Messrs. Girardot and Vincent arrived with
rifles, they found that the earth had been "sucked
up" over a quadrilateral area. Francois Bouiller con-
firmed he had seen a luminous object in flight. Ex-
tensive investigation by French Air Force and police.
(37; M 134; Anatomy 71)
195
Oct. 05, 1954 Roverbello (Italy). A fisherman met with a red-clad
being who spoke an unknown language. No details.
(Quincy)
196
Oct. 05, 1954 Loctudy (France). A baker, P. Lucas, was draining
0400 water from a well when he noticed an object some
distance away. It was circular, about 3 m diameter.
From it emerged a dwarf with an oval face covered
with hair and eyes "as large as raven eggs" who
touched him on the shoulder and spoke to him in an
unknown language. The dwarf went away, and the
object took off. (34)
197
Oct. 05, 1954 Le Mans (France). East of Le Mans on Route N23,
0630 Renault employees were going to work when they
saw near the road a luminous object on the ground
and felt "pricklings and a sort of paralysis." The ob-
ject emitted a burst of green light and flew away very
low over the fields. (42; Vuillequez; M 143)
198
Oct. 05, 1954 Mertrud (France). A roadmender, Mr. Narcy, saw an
0715 object near the road between Voillecomte and La
Neuville. In a report to police, he stated he saw a
hairy dwarf wearing an orange tight-fitting jacket
climb aboard the craft, which consisted of a cigar-
shaped section under a flat disk. Between the two
sections was a kind of porthole through which the
entity entered the object. Traces were found at the
spot. (38, 39)
199
Oct. 05, 1954 Beaumont (France). Ten km from here, several per-
1545 sons saw an object coming toward them and getting
brighter. When it was about 150 m away, they felt "a
strange sensation" and found themselves unable to
move. The object left a smell compared to that of
nitrobenzine. (34; Challenge 53)
200
Oct. 06, 1954 Monchamps (France). Mr. and Mrs. Laroche, from
Paris, saw a fiery sphere landing near Chantonnay.
(40)
201
Oct. 06, 1954 La Fere (France). Near the military barracks, soldiers
2130 saw a strange object on the ground 300 m away. As
one of them approached the torpedo-shaped object,
which was about 80 cm high, he found himself
paralyzed. (Personal)
202
Oct. 06, 1954 Villers-le-Lac (France). Two women (Mrs. Salabrino
2230 and her daughter) saw a whitish light in the western
sky. It seemed slowly to come toward the ground,
and was later seen between the railroad station and
the bridge 100 m away from their house. When it
moved, a very bright light was visible under its dark
mass. It gave off a flow of sparks and rose, hovered for
a moment and flew away rapidly. (M 138)
203
Oct. 07, 1954 Hennezis (France). The two Lanssellin children wit-
nessed the landing of a luminous, red object shaped
like a half-egg, and saw two occupants who looked like
normal men. (M 145)
204
Oct. 07, 1954 Plozevet (France). The crew of several fishing boats
early saw a luminous, orange-colored object over the coast,
apparently surrounded by dense smoke. Villagers saw
the same object and stated independently that it
came within 10 m of the ground, then flew away to
the southeast. (41; M 140)
205
Oct. 07, 1954 Beruges (France). A farmer, Mr. Thebault, saw a
0400 luminous object, 2 or 3 m in diameter, emitting a
beam of light which swept the countryside. (41; M
142)
206
Oct. 07, 1954 Jettingen (France). A railroad employee, Rene Ott,
dawn saw a mushroom-shaped object 3 m in diameter, in a
field 3 m away from Route N16 and 1 m above
ground. A luminous rectangle, like a door, was seen
on the side. It took off and flew about 5 m above the
witness, following him to the next village. (41; M 143)
207
Oct. 07, 1954
0620 Saint-Jean-d'Asse (France). On Route N138, a truck-
driver, Mr. Tremblay, saw an intense, blue light com-
ing toward him. The object producing it was cigar-
shaped, red and blue. Engine and headlights died.
(41;M 143)
208
Oct. 07, 1954 Monteux (France). R. Margaillan saw an object that
1430 had landed in a field. It was hemispherical, about 2.5
m in diameter. The witness gasped for air and felt
"paralyzed." (M 145; Magonia)
209
Oct. 07, 1954 St. Etienne-sous-Barbuise (France). Marcel Guyot
1930 was coming from work near this village, and his son
Jacques followed the same road 10 min later. Both
saw, at a railroad crossing, three objects on the ground
that gave a bright white light. One was circular, the
others cigar-shaped. (42; M 146)
210
Oct. 07, 1954 Bompas (France). Mr. Sebelli saw an object land in
2400 the village. He called his neighbors, and they observed
the departure of the craft. (43; M 146)
211
Oct. 08, 1954 Teheran (Iran). Ghaseme Fili, of Amireah Street,
0230 was on the second floor of his house when he saw a
luminous, white flying object stop in mid-air 2O m
away. lights were shining from the rear and the sides
of the craft, inside which could be seen a small man
dressed in black, wearing a mask with a trunk like an
elephant. "I was standing with both hands on the bar
of my balcony, looking with astonishment at this
strange object, when I suddenly felt as though I were
being drawn up toward the object by a magnet." Mr.
Fili cried out in terror and woke up his neighbors. The
object shot straight up, emitting sparks, and it was
lost to sight almost immediately. ( 52, 58)
212
Oct. 08, 1954 Calais, (France). On the road to Boulogne a bluish
2115 object, clearly seen with a dome on top, dived toward
the ground, became white and went away. (44, 45;M
154)
213
Oct. 09, 1954 Huy (Belgium). A mailman saw a cigar-shaped object
land. Twn silhouettes "approximately human" were
seen aboard. (45; M 154)
214
Oct. 09, 1954 Montaren (France). Between Montaren and Ser-
viers, 1 km from "Le Mas Blanc," Dr. Fabre, Mr.
Court, and six others saw an orange oval object oscil-
lating in mid-air. It was very bright and "fiery," and
it came very low. (Personal)
215
Oct. 09, 1954 Dreux (France). People out hunting saw a luminous
sphere take off and fly toward the southwest. (Quincy;
M 153)
216
Oct. 09, 1954 Soubran (France). Several local people saw a lumi-
nous, spherical object land in a pasture. (46; M 154)
217
Oct. 09, 1954 Rinkerode (Germany). Willi Hoge, a projectionist,
evening saw four occupants of an object that had come to
ground level 70 m from the road. He was returning
home when he observed a blue light and thought an
airplane had made an emergency landing. The object
was cigar-shaped, and four men wearing rubber
coveralls were working under it. They were about 1.2
m tall and had very large chests and oversized heads;
their legs were short and thin. (47)
218
Oct. 09, 1954 Beauvain (France). Near the Landeforet pool, Chris-
evening tain Carette saw for 10 sec a fiery sphere flying at
treetop level. Diameter: 4 m. Protuberance on top.
(48;M 152)
219
Oct. 09, 1954 Carcassonne (France). As he was driving near Car-
1600 cassonne, Jean Bertrand saw a bright, metallic sphere
on the road ahead. The top half seemed to be made of
transparent plastic, and two humanlike figures were
standing inside. It took off rapidly, flying east. (48;
M 145)
220
Oct. 09, 1954 Pournoy-la-Chetive (France). Four children-Gilbert
1830 Calda, 12; Daniel Hirsch, 9; J. P. Hirsch, 5; and Rob-
ed Maguin 16-were roller-skating when they saw a
luminous object near the cemetery. It was round,
about 2.5 m in diameter, standing on three legs. A
dwarf, about 1.2 m tall, dressed in black, having a face
covered with hair and large eyes, came out and shone
a blinding light at them, and said something in an
unknown language. The children ran away, but looked
back in time to see the object flying away high in the
sky. (49; M 154; Magonia)
221
Oct. 09, 1954 Lavoux (France). Mr. Barrault was riding his bicycle
1900 when he suddenly saw a figure in a diving suit aiming
a double beam of light at him. The individual had
boots without heels and very bright eyes, walked on
the road for one minute and went into the forest. The
witness was "paralyzed" throughout the incident. The
entity had a hairy chest and two lights, one above the
other, in front of him. (45, 48; M 153; Magonia)
222
Oct. 09, 1954 Briatexte (France). On Route N631 at "La Caiffe,"
2030 a technician, J. P. Mitto, was coming back from
Toulouse with two other persons when they saw two
small figures, the height of 11-year-old children, cross
the road about 5 m in front of the car and jump into
a pasture. Stopping immediately, the witnesess saw a
large convex disk take off vertically. It was about 6 m
in diameter, orange in color and was literally "sucked
up" into the sky. Brown oily spots were found at the
site. (43, 50)
223
Oct. 09, 1954 Beirut (Lebanon). The local representative of a
2215 German firm, Max Favell, saw an object give off a
white light and land. It took off vertically, with
a spinning motion, and was lost to sight. (51)
224
Oct. 10, 1954 Mahallat (Persia). Approximate date. Many farmers
observed the landing of a "marvelous luminous ob-
ject," hemispherical in shape, emitting multicolored
beams. The central part appeared to be metallic. The
object shot straight up suddenly and vanished while
the crowd watched. (Creighton; 52)
225
Oct. 10, 1954 Epoisses (France). Between Epoisses and Toutry,
Daniel Grapin and Francois Bolatre, topographers
saw a luminous sphere 3.5 m diameter on the ground
near Route N454. (Quincy)
226
Oct. 10, 1954 Quarouble (France). Second landing here, seen by
Marius Dewilde (cf. Case 144) and his 4-year-old son.
A disk, 6 m diameter, about 1 m high, landed again
on the tracks. Seven little men emerged and spoke in
an unknown language. The craft then vanished with-
out noise or smoke. Traces larger than the first, and
symmetrical, were observed. Dewilde refused to re-
port the case. (Personal; Magonia)
227
Oct. 10, 1954 Charmes-la-Cote (France). Roger Thiriet, jailer in
0630 Ecouvres detention center, was riding his motorcycle
when he suddenly saw an aluminum colored object
shaped like a plate, with a dome and two portholes.
It was about 2 m in diameter and 1 m high. It took
off immediately. (54)
228
Oct. 10, 1954 Saint-Germain-de-Livet (France). A math professor,
1400 Mr. Bon, observed a silvery disk about 7 m in diam-
eter rise silently from a point about 250 m to the side
of the road. Spinning, it dived to the ground from an
altitude of about 800 m, then flew off horizontally at
a dizzying speed. (55, 57)
229
Oct. 10, 1954 Saillat-sur-Vienne (France). Roger Gayout and fam-
nightfall ily saw a very bright object come very close to the
ground. (56; M 162)
230
Oct. 11, 1954 Doncourt-Village (France). Farmers awakened by a
0130 whistling sound saw a flat object land near the woods.
It soon rose very fast, vertically, and flew away. The
ground was found calcined. Samples were taken by
police officials for analysis. (56)
231
Oct. 11, 1954 Acquigny (France). Two men riding motorcycles saw
0300 a bell-shaped craft about 2.5 m high, hovered 1 m
above the Evreux-Louviers railroad line. The lower
part was ringlike, and the object gave off reddish and
greenish sparks. A burst of orange light was seen as it
jumped about 10 m high, then it remained motion-
less for about 1 hr, during which time a third witness
joined the first two. It ultimately turned brighter and
flew away toward the east. (55; M 162)
232
Oct. 11, 1954 Fonfrede, near Chambon Feugerolles (France). Bap-
0415 tiste Jourdy, who was making the daily collection of
milk, was suddenly stopped as the engine and head-
lights of his truck died. He got out and saw a light
above him. After it crossed the road, the headlights
came on again and he was able to restart his truck.
(57)
233
Oct. 11, 1954 Lacanche (France). Mr. Labonde was driving at the
0420 intersection of D14 and D104 when he was followed
by a sort of luminous globe surrounded with a reddish
glow, about 2 m in size. It stayed within 25 m of the
car. (58; M 158)
234
Oct. 11, 1954 Sassier, near La Carie (France). Messrs. Gallois and
0430 Vigneron who were driving from Clamecy to Cor-
bigny felt an "electric shock" as the car headlights
died. They then saw a craft in a pasture 50 m away.
It was cylindrical, fairly thick, and three dwarfs were
standing close by. No light was seen, except a small,
reddish point. Both witnesses were "paralyzed" until
the craft left. A third witness, Mr. Chaumeau, had
seen a lighted object fly over the woods at La Carie.
(57; M 158)
235
Oct. 11, 1954 Heimersdorf (France). Anny Pracht, her sister Rose-
dawn lyne, and two other persons saw a luminous object on
the ground. It became fiery red in color and flew away
when they came near. (56; M 162)
236
Oct. 11, 1954 Bauquay (France). A large red object was seen flying
dawn very fast at treetop level while cattle panicked. Three
witnesses. (Quincy; M 162)
237
Oct. 11, 1954 Lavarande (Algeria). A large disk flying very low over
0500 a road scared two truck drivers, Messrs. Gaston Breau
and Amoura, who stopped their gasoline truck and
ran away into the fields while the object flew on to-
ward Medea in silence. (59)
238
Oct. 11, 1954 Taupignac (France). Three men driving near Tau-
1930 pignac got out of their car to observe an intense red
sphere in the sky. Then they discovered a round ma-
chine with a dome, 6 m diameter, giving off a yellow-
red light, 200 m away at 10 m altitude. It was motion-
less and silent. It suddenly moved horizontally for a
short distance and landed behind a woods. Two
witnesses went closer and saw four dwarfs, 1 m tall,
who seemed busy with the machine. The creatures
rushed inside when the witnesses arrived within 15 m.
The witnesses wae blinded by a sudden burst of light,
blue, then orange, then red, and the object took off
vertically at fantastic speed. (Personal)
239
Oct. 11, 1954 Birac (France). Four persons, among them Julia
2150 Juste, Maria Barbeau, and Marion Le Tanneur, of
Jarnac, saw two luminous spheres flying in the same
direction. Having stopped and maneuvered in mid-
air, the larger one took on a deep red color, turned to
an intense white light with a red aura, and both
landed. Witnesses did not wait. (Quincy; M 160)
240
Oct. 11, 1954 Montbazens (France). A round craft, 4 m diameter,
2200 landed in a pasture. It gave off a powerful red light,
took off with a formidable acceleration when wit-
nesses (garage owner Mr. Carriere and son; Mr.
Gardelle, farmer; Mr. Ginestre, shoemaker; and two
others) came close to it. Mr. Gardelle felt "an electric
shock." (60, 61; M 162)
241
Oct. 12, 1954 Mamora Forest (Morocco). A French engineer driv-
afternoon ing to Port Lyautey saw a dwarf about 1.2 m in height
enter an object which soon took off. The little man
was wearing silver coveralls. (62)
242
Oct. 12, 1954 Orchamps (France). A farmer, Mr. Beuc, saw a small
2100 pilot enter an object. It glided over the road for 30 m,
then rose rapidly. (M 167; Carrouges 98)
243
Oct. 12, 1954 Montlucon (France). A railroad employee, Mr.
evening Laugere, saw a torpedo-shaped, metallic craft on the
ground near a gas-oil tank. An individual covered with
hair was standing nearby, emitting sounds that were
not understood. The witness went to get his friends,
but the thing disappeared in the meantime. (63; M
167)
244
Oct. 12, 1954 Leguevin (France). Jan Marty, 42, mechanic, was
2230 in his shop when he saw a luminous disk about 6.5 m
diameter and 2.5 m thick, land. He tried to approach
it, but the craft rose vertically and silently at an amaz-
ing speed. (62, 63)
245
Oct. 12, 1954 Sainte-Marie d'Herblay (France). Gilbert Lelay, 13,
2230 saw a phosphorescent cigar in a pasture and a man
near it, wearing a gray suit, boots, and a gray hat. He
held a flashing sphere and told Gilbert in French not
to touch it. He went back inside the craft, which flew
in loops and vanished. (Carrouges 103; Magonia)
246
Oct. 12, 1954 Dompierre-les-Tilleuls (France). A businessman, Mr.
Vielle, was on Route N471 between Frasnes and
Pontarlier when he saw a circular flying craft, which
gave off a yellowish and a purple light. Losing altitude,
the craft came very close to the ground, changed its
course to southwest, and rose again in the sky.
(Quincy; M 167)
247
Oct. 12, 1954 Vielmur (France). Roger Ramond, a nightwatch-
2330 man saw a great light and noticed an oval object
which landed 300 m away. It looked like a fiery-
orange ball, illuminated the vinyard for nearly 3 hrs,
then assumed a vertical position, rose slowly, hovered
30 m above ground for a few seconds, and took off at
fantastic speed. (64; M 168)
248
Oct. 13, 1954 Crocq (France). At Donjon de Montlaur, five per-
1930 sons, among them J. Dubois, saw a round craft
maneuver, give off a blinding light. It had some open-
ings or portholes, and seemed to land far from them.
(Personal)
249
Oct. 13, 1954 Bourrasole (France). Messrs. Olivier and Perano and
1935 a third man saw a reddish disk about 4 m diameter
with a small being close by, about 1.2 rn tall, wearing
a diving suit: "His head was large with respect to the
rest of the body and he had two enormous eyes. The
suit was bright and shiny like glass." The craft was
surrounded by a sort of misty glow. One of the men
came within 2O m of it and found himself paralyzed.
The craft took off, throwing him to the ground, and
rose very fast. (62, 63)
250
Oct. 14, 1954 Saint-Ambroix (France). Several witnesses saw seven
small beings flee into a phosphorescent object when
they were approached. It took off immediately. It is
claimed that "unknown seeds" were found at the
site. (62)
251
Oct. 14, 1954 Shamsabad (Iran). A man coming out of his house
0630 saw a luminous object resembling a bright star. Com-
ing near, he observed it was an object 5 m long, near
which a "short young man" was standing on a circular
piece of metal, laughing at the witness's terrified ex-
pression. The witness was 20 m away when the craft
took off at unbelievable speed. (52)
252
Oct. 14, 1954 Lewarde (France). In Erchin Wood, Casimir Starov-
1530 ski, a miner, met a strange being of small height and
bulky figure with large slanted eyes. Its body was cov-
ered with fur. (Anatomy 143; Magonia)
253
Oct. 14, 1954 Biot (France). A municipal employee, Jose Casella,
1815 was riding home when he suddenly found in front of
him on the road an oval-shaped aluminum object
about 5.5 m in diameter, 1 m high. As he applied the
brakes, the object took off at very high speed. Sev-
eral persons confirmed the sighting. The disk was
gray, supported a dome, and emitted a soft whistle.
It took off when Casella was only 6 m away. (65)
254
Oct. 14, 1954 Angles (France). A farmer saw a bright object, which
nightfall came almost to the ground. When he tried to ap-
proach it the object produced an intense "screen of
light" and vanished without a noise. Several persons
in Angles observed the scene. (62)
255
Oct. 14, 1954 Meral (France). A farmer observed an orange sphere
nightfall land and went near it. He found it was shaped like a
flattened dome, 5.5 m in diameter, and gave off a
blinding light, which illuminated the countryside for
about 200 m. It was transparent, and a dark figure
could be seen inside. After remaining at ground level
for 10 min it flew north, while a bright cloud slowly
fell to the ground at the site. When the witness ar-
rived home he found his clothes covered with a white
film of adhesive substance, not unlike paraffin wax.
(62; M 174)
256
Oct. 14, 1954 Saint-Germain-du-Bois (France). Mr. Lonjarret ob-
nightfall served a luminous orange object on the ground near
a corn field. (Quincy; M 175)
257
Oct. 14, 1954 Chazey Wood (France). South of Gueugnon, Messrs.
1930 Jeannet and Garnier saw a reddish fireball fly low over
their car as their engine and headlights died. (M 175)
Anatomy 130)
258
Oct. 14, 1954 Chazey Wood (France). Andre Cognard, coming
nightfall from Gueugnon, was blinded by a light as a disk-
shaped object flew low over his car. (Anatomy 130)
259
Oct. 14, 1954 Saint-Romain (France). Mr. B. saw a circular craft
nightfall shaped like an upside-down plate. At the same time,
the engine on his motorcycle stalled. In the same area
an engineer saw a luminous object coming down
rapidly. (Anatomy 130)
260
Oct. 14, 1954 Thieulloy-la-Ville (France). On the road between
2010 Thieulloy-la-Ville and Beauvais, Mr. Covemacker saw
an object fly over his car as the headlights died. It
went on toward the north, seemingly following a
train. (Personal)
261
Oct. 15, 1954 Perpignan (France). Near the swimming pool in
Saint-Assiscle, Damien Figueres, 56, was walking
with his dogs when a reddish, luminous sphere landed
30 m away and an individual in a diving suit walked
around it. The dogs barked at him. He boarded the
machine, and it flew away in silence. (65; Carrouges
120)
262
Oct. 15, 1954 Boaria (Italy). A farmer leading cows to a pond sud-
denly saw an object fly over his house. The cows
panicked and ran away, throwing a girl to the ground,
while the object emitted a burst of light. The witness
ran to the house and fainted; three other persons saw
the craft depart. Dark, surrounded by short blue and
yellow flames, the object was egg-shaped, flew 15 m
above the ground, and emitted intense heat. The little
pond was found desiccated, and haystacks caught fire
as it flew over, while the cattle suffered burns. (67;
Plantier 104)
263
Oct. 15, 1954 Saint-Pierre-Halte (France). A baker saw a brilliant
0340 yellow craft descend rapidly and land on the railroad
tracks. It was shaped like a mushroom, about 4 m
diameter, 2 m high. (62; M 180)
264
Oct. 15, 1954 Luino (Italy). An ovoid object made a pass over a
1300 range of trees; two caught fire. (83)
265
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