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URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

URECAT is a formal catalog of UFO related entities sightings reports with the goal of providing quality information for accurate studies of the topic. Additional information, corrections and reviews are welcome at patrick.gross@inbox.com, please state if you wish to be credited for your contribution or not. The main page of the URECAT catalog is here.

About 1947, Yakima, Washington, USA, a little girl:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

apparently, US ufologist Gre Long investigated a case said to have occurred in 1947 or 1948:

In Yakima, Washington, USA, at night, a "small girl" named Sylvia was suddenly awoken by a bluish-white light flooding her bedroom through the window. Outside the surroundings were illuminated by a sort of huge cloud hovering 30m above the ground. Its silvery bottom was larger than the top, but its edges were blurred by the intense light. Gliding down from this "cloud" on a sort of ramp were tall beings wearing blue-silver robes, in groups of four about 1m apart, their feet immobile, as they went behind a low hill in the distance.

The girl was reluctant to leave the window but then had an urgent desire to go back to sleep so returned to her bed and fell into a deep sleep. She didn’t talk about the experience next morning. Around the time this occurred her small brother talked about "little green men" visiting him regularly.

Basic information table:

Case number: URECAT-001783
Date of event: 1947 or 1948
Earliest report of event: 2000's?
Delay of report: 5 decades?
Witness reported via: Not known.
First alleged record by: Investigation report by Greg Long.
First certain record by: Ufology catalogue Peter Rogerson.
First alleged record type: Investigation report in ufology magazine.
First certain record type: "Skeptical" ufology catalogue.
This file created on: November 8, 2018
This file last updated on: November 8, 2018
Country of event: USA
State/Department: Washington
Type of location: From bedroom in Yakima.
Lighting conditions: Night.
UFO observed: Yes
UFO arrival observed: Yes
UFO departure observed: No
UFO/Entity Relation: Certain
Witnesses numbers: 1
Witnesses ages: Not reported. Vhild.
Witnesses types: Not reported. Small girl.
Photograph(s): No.
Witnesses drawing: No.
Witnesses-approved drawing: No.
Number of entities: 8 or more
Type of entities: Humanoid or human
Entities height: Tall
Entities outfit type: Robes.
Entities outfit color: Blue - silver.
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: None heard.
Entities actions: Glided out of UFO, went away behind a hill.
Entities/witness interactions: None.
Witness(es) reactions: Observed, went.
Witness(es) feelings: Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation: Not reported.
Explanation category: Probable hypnagogic hallucination.
Explanation certainty: Medium.

Narratives:

[Ref. pr1:] PETER ROGERSON:

1947. (Or following year) Night.

YAKIMA (WASHINGTON : USA)

A small girl, Sylvia was suddenly awoken by a bluish-white light flooding her bedroom through the window. Outside the surroundings were illuminated by a sort of huge cloud hovering 30m above the ground. Its silvery bottom was larger than the top, but its edges were blurred by the intense light. Gliding down from this “cloud” on a sort of ramp were tall beings wearing blue-silver robes, in groups of four about 1m apart, their feet immobile, as they went behind a low hill in the distance. She was reluctant to leave the window but then had an urgent desire to go back to sleep so returned to her bed and fell into a deep sleep. She didn’t talk about the experience next morning. Around the time this occurred her small brother talked about “little green men” visiting him regularly.

Greg Long in International UFO Reporter 19, 4 p16 citing own investigation

Points to consider:

I miss the original report, so I cannot assess th case with much certainty. But obviously, this is a late report by someone who lived an experience in bed in the childhood.

Some light outside could have triggerred an hypnagogic hallucination experience in the young girl's sleep, quite simply. This does fit the "dream-like" narrative, starting and ending in bed.

I provide a few references among dozens about the topic of hypnagogic hallucination and sleep paralysis:

List of issues:

Id: Topic: Severity: Date noted: Raised by: Noted by: Description: Proposal: Status:
1 Data Severe November 8, 2018 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Missing primary source. Help needed. Opened.

Evaluation:

Probable hypnagogic hallucination.

Sources references:

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

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 November 8, 2018 Creation, [pr1].
1.0 Patrick Gross November 8, 2018 First published.

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