URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog
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MARCH 28, 1973, ROBESONIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA, CLYDE O. DONAHOWER AND HIS WIFE:
BRIEF SUMMARY OF EVENT AND FOLLOW-UP:
During the 1973 UFO reports flap in the USA, there were sightings of UFOs
with occupants. One of the least documented is that of March 28, 1973, on a farm
in Robesonia, Pennsylvania.
All that seems to be known is that Mr. and Mrs. Clyde O. Donahower
reported to the local authorities that they had watched an unidentified
craft land on their farm. They said the craft remained stationary
for some 30 minutes and that they could see entities moving inside.
Apparently, the police was called, but the craft had gone before they arrived.
BASIC INFORMATION SUMMARY:
Case number: URECAT-000083
| Date of event: March 28, 1973
| Earliest report of event: March 28, 1973
| Delay of report: Hours?
| Witness reported via: Calling the police?
| First alleged record by: Local police.
| First certain record by: Mention in ufology article.
| First alleged record type: Local police report.
| First certain record type: Mention in ufology article.
| This file created on: January 8, 2007
| This file last updated on: January 8, 2007
| Country of event: USA
| State/Department: Pennsylvania
| Type of location: Farm
| Lighting conditions: Not indicated.
| UFO observed: Yes
| UFO arrival observed: Not indicated.
| UFO departure observed: Not indicated.
| UFO/Entity Relation: Certain
| Witnesses numbers: 2
| Witnesses ages: Adults.
| Witnesses types: Farmers.
| Photograph(s): No.
| Witnesses drawing: No.
| Witnesses-approved drawing: | No.
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Number of entities: Several.
| Type of entities: Not indicated.
| Entities height: Not indicated.
| Entities outfit type: Not indicated.
| Entities outfit color: Not indicated.
| Entities skin color: Not indicated.
| Entities body: Not indicated.
| Entities head: Not indicated.
| Entities eyes: Not indicated.
| Entities mouth: Not indicated.
| Entities nose: Not indicated.
| Entities feet: Not indicated.
| Entities arms: Not indicated.
| Entities fingers: Not indicated.
| Entities fingers number: Not indicated.
| Entities hair: Not indicated.
| Entities voice: Not indicated.
| Entities actions: Are seen moving inside UFO.
| Entities/witness interactions: Not indicated.
| Witness(es) reactions: Observed, called the police.
| Witness(es) feelings: Not indicated.
| Witness(es) interpretation: Not indicated.
| Explanation category: Extraterrestrial beings or confusion of hoax.
| Explanation certainty: | None.
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NARRATIVES:
[Ref. gf1:] GEORGE FAWCETT:
The author notes that among the most controversial of all
the sightings of the 1973 US UFO flap, were the sightings
of UFO occupants on the ground or through "windows"
in low level flights, that were reported in conjunction with
landings and/or near landings in twelve states and two countries
overseas, was the March 28, Robesonia, Pennsylvania, sighting.
[Ref. js1:] JOHN SPENCER:
The author indicates that in March 1973, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde O. Donahower
reported to the local authorities that they had watched an unidentified
craft land on their Robesonia, Pennsylvania, farm. They said
they saw a vehicle that remained stationary for some thirty
minutes, and claimed that they could see entities moving inside.
The police was called, but the craft had gone before they arrived.
[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:
In his preliminary list of cases missing or otherwise not
found but known to have been documented or reported in which
humanoids of one form or another were encountered,
Albert Rosales indicates the March 28 1973 Robesonia, Pennsylvania
as one of those.
POINTS TO CONSIDER:
The crudely sparse information does not allow for any comments.
The case might have been an observation or extraterrestrial visitors,
or a confusion, or a hoax.
LIST OF ISSUES:
| Id
| Topic
| Severity
| Date noted
| Raised by
| Noted by
| Description
| Proposal
| Status
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| 1 | Data | Severe | January 8, 2007 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Very insufficient information. | Help needed. | Opened.
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EVALUATION:
Extraterrestrial visitors, or confusion, or hoax. Insufficient information.
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES:
* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.
- [gf1] * "1973 UFO Wave Opened Up A "New Era" Of Public and Official Acceptance", article by George D. Fawcett, in Flying Saucers -Mysteries of the Space Age, #85, page 34, September 1974.
- [js1] * "The UFO Encyclopedia", book by John Spencer, Headline Books publisher, U-K., page 125, 1991.
- [ar1] * "MisHumCat", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2003, at http://www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/mishumcat.shtml
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 8, 2007
| Creation, [gf1], [js1], [ar1]
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| 0.2
| Patrick Gross
| January 8, 2007
| First published
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