URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

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1947, Ramore, Ontario, Canada, farmers:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Ufologist Albert Rosales picked up in his "humanoid encounters" catalogue a report of a few words found everywhere on the Web, saying, without source reference, that near Ramore, Ontario, Canada, in 1947, at various times, local farmers reported seeing a gigantic black bird-like creature that would attack and injure their cattle. It hnd a hooked beak, huge claws, and large yellow eyes "the size of silver dollars".

Basic information table:

Case number:	URECAT-001811
Date of event:	1947
Earliest report of event:	?
Delay of report:	5 decades?
Witness reported via:	Not known.
First alleged record by:	Crypozoology book Eberhart.
First certain record by:	Crypozoology book Eberhart.
First alleged record type:	Crypozoology book.
First certain record type:	Crypozoology book.
This file created on:	October 26, 2018
This file last updated on:	October 26, 2018
Country of event:	Canada
State/Department:	Ontario
Type of location:	Outside near Ramore.
Lighting conditions:	Not reported.
UFO observed:	No
UFO arrival observed:	N/A
UFO departure observed:	N/A
UFO/Entity Relation:	None
Witnesses numbers:	Several.
Witnesses ages:	Not reported. Adults.
Witnesses types:	Not reported. Local farmers.
Photograph(s):	No.
Witnesses drawing:	No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:	No.

Number of entities:	1
Type of entities:	Bird
Entities height:	Big
Entities outfit type:	N/A.
Entities outfit color:	N/A.
Entities skin color:	Black.
Entities body:	Not reported. Nig bird.
Entities head:	Not reported.
Entities eyes:	Large, yellow, "the size of silver dollars".
Entities mouth:	Hooked beak.
Entities nose:	Not reported.
Entities feet:	Not reported.
Entities arms:	Not reported.
Entities fingers:	Huge claws.
Entities fingers number:	Not reported.
Entities hair:	Not reported.
Entities voice:	None reported.
Entities actions:	Attacks cattle.
Entities/witness interactions:	None.
Witness(es) reactions:	Observed, went.
Witness(es) feelings:	Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation:	Not reported.
Explanation category:	Bird, not UFO-elated.
Explanation certainty:	High.

Narratives:

[Ref. ge2:] GEORGE M. EBERHART:

This author lists cases of "big birds", and in the list, indicates:

"Ontario, Canada, Ramore."

[Ref. vb1:] "DINOSORIA" WEBSITE:

En 1947, un oiseau géant fit de nombreux ravages parmi les troupeaux de la région de Ramore, au Canada. Selon les éleveurs, il avait des serres énormes, un bec recourbé, des yeux jaunes et le plumage noir.

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates that near Ramore, Ontario, Canada, in 1947 at various times, local farmers reported seeing a gigantic black bird-like creature that would attack and injure their cattle. It hnd a hooked beak, huge claws, and large yellow eyes "the size of silver dollars".

The source is indicated as "'Universo Prohibido' list".

Points to consider:

The [wb1] report, without source refeence, can be found on dozens of crypozoology or other websites, with identical content, such as:

http://www.cryptozoologie-france.com/t65-oiseaux-gants-etats-unis
http://www.frawsy.com/cryptozoologie-des-oiseaux-geants-en-amerique-du-nord-a103711866
http://arlad.forumactif.org/t1567p12-cryptozoologie

It seems nobody can tell what the source is, for this extremely poor one-line report.

Anyway, this has nothing to do with ufology: there is no UFO, and birds, even big, are likely not "UFO occupants".

List of issues:

Id:	Topic:	Severity:	Date noted:	Raised by:	Noted by:	Description:	Proposal:	Status:
1	Data	Severe	October 26, 2018	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No known primary source.	Help needed.	Opened.

Evaluation:

Bird, not UFO-elated.

Sources references:

* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.

[ge1] ? "A Geo-bibliography of Anomalies: Primary Access to Observations of UFOs, Ghosts, and Other Mysterious Phenomena", book by George M. Eberhart, Greenwood Press publishers, USA, 1980.
[ge2] * "Mysterious Creatures - A Guide to Cryptozoology", book by George M. Eberhart, ABC-Clio publishers, USA, page 47, 2002.
[vb1] * "Des oiseaux géants en Amérique du Nord", web page by V. Battaglia, on the Dinosoria website, France, March 12, 2006, at http://www.dinosoria.com/insolite_oiseau.htm
[ar1] * "Humanoid Encounters - International Catalogue - 1947", book by Albert Rosales, Digital Mirage publishers, page 13, 2009.

Document history:

Authoring

Main Author:	Patrick Gross
Contributors:	None
Reviewers:	None
Editor:	Patrick Gross

Changes history

Version:	Created/Changed By:	Date:	Change Description:
0.1	Patrick Gross	October 26, 2018	Creation, [ge2], [vb1], [ar1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	October 26, 2018	First published.

This page was last updated on October 26, 2018.