URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog
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DECEMBER 25, 1963, LIBREVILLE, LIBREVILLE, GABON, A FISHERMAN:
BRIEF SUMMARY OF EVENT AND FOLLOW-UP:
In a 1969 catalogue of UFO landings, a French ufologist
states that on December 25, 1963, at night, in Libreville, Gabon,
a fisherman witnessed the landing of a craft, from which a
terrifying humanoid creature came out.
It spoke sounds the witness could not understand, left
footprints on the sand, and went back to the machine and flew off.
BASIC INFORMATION SUMMARY:
Case number: URECAT-000096
| Date of event: December 25, 1963
| Earliest report of event: 1969
| Delay of report: 6 years.
| Witness reported via: Not known.
| First alleged record by: Ufology magazine LDLN.
| First certain record by: Ufology catalogue.
| First alleged record type: Ufology magazine.
| First certain record type: Ufology catalogue.
| This file created on: January 30, 2007
| This file last updated on: January 30, 2007
| Country of event: Gabon
| State/Department: Libreville
| Type of location: Not reported.
| Lighting conditions: Night
| UFO observed: Yes
| UFO arrival observed: Yes
| UFO departure observed: Yes
| UFO/Entity Relation: Certain
| Witnesses numbers: 1
| Witnesses ages: Not reported.
| Witnesses types: Fisherman.
| Photograph(s): No.
| Witnesses drawing: No.
| Witnesses-approved drawing: | No.
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Number of entities: 1
| Type of entities: Humanoid
| Entities height: Not reported.
| Entities outfit type: Not reported.
| Entities outfit color: Not reported.
| Entities skin color: Not reported.
| Entities body: Not reported.
| Entities head: Not reported.
| Entities eyes: Not reported.
| Entities mouth: Not reported.
| Entities nose: Not reported.
| Entities feet: Not reported.
| Entities arms: Not reported.
| Entities fingers: Not reported.
| Entities fingers number: Not reported.
| Entities hair: Not reported.
| Entities voice: Talked with not understood sounds.
| Entities actions: Came out of UFO, went back in, departure.
| Entities/witness interactions: Not reported.
| Witness(es) reactions: Observed.
| Witness(es) feelings: Frightened.
| Witness(es) interpretation: Not reported.
| Explanation category: Insufficient information.
| Explanation certainty: | Low.
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NARRATIVES:
[Ref. jv1:] JACQUES VALLEE:
In his catalogue of UFO landings, Jacques Vallée indicates that on
December 25, 1963, at night in Libreville, Gabon, a fisherman witnessed
the landing of a craft, from which a terrifying creature emerged.
It was humanoid in shape, spoke sounds he could not understand, left
footprints on the sand, and went back to the machine and flew off.
Vallée indicates that his source are "147; LDLN 70."
POINTS TO CONSIDER:
I could find no other sources about that story.
LIST OF ISSUES:
| Id
| Topic
| Severity
| Date noted
| Raised by
| Noted by
| Description
| Proposal
| Status
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| 1 | Data | Severe | January 30, 2007 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | | Help needed. | Opened.
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EVALUATION:
Insufficient information.
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES:
* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.
- [jv1] * "Passport to Magonia - On UFOs, Folklore, and Parallel Worlds", book by Jacques Vallée, Contemporary Books publisher, USA, 1969.
- [jv1] * "Chronique des Apparitions Extra-Terrestres", French translation of "Passport to Magonia", book by Jacques Vallée, Denoel publisher, France, 1972.
DOCUMENT HISTORY:
Authoring
| Main Author | Patrick Gross
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| Contributors | None
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| Reviewers | None
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| Editor | Patrick Gross
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Document history
| Version
| Created/Changed By
| Date
| Change Description
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| 0.1
| Patrick Gross
| January 30, 2007
| Creation, [jv1]
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| 0.2
| Patrick Gross
| January 30, 2007
| First published
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