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)
