DECEMBER 1957, EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA, USA, EDMUND RUCKER:
Brief summary of the event and follow-up:
It seems that a saucerian magazine reported in 1958 that on December, 1957 at night, in El Cajon, California, USA, one Edmund Rucker was awakened by a roaring noise and saw a strange object land near his house.
The man allegedly said that "its windows were lighted, and I saw strange-looking heads there." An opening became visible and four creatures emerged, they had large heads, dome-like foreheads, and bulging eyeballs.
It is said that they "delivered a message to the witness in English, stating that they had philanthropic and scientific purposes."
Basic information table:
Case number:
URECAT-000232
Date of event:
December 1957
Earliest report of event:
July 1958
Delay of report:
7 months
Witness reported via:
Not known.
First alleged record by:
Ufology magazine.
First certain record by:
Ufology catalogue.
First alleged record type:
Ufology magazine.
First certain record type:
Ufology catalogue.
This file created on:
July 28, 2007
This file last updated on:
July 28, 2007
Country of event:
USA
State/Department:
California
Type of location:
Outside house.
Lighting conditions:
Night
UFO observed:
Yes
UFO arrival observed:
Yes
UFO departure observed:
Not reported.
UFO/Entity Relation:
Certain
Witnesses numbers:
1
Witnesses ages:
Not reported.
Witnesses types:
Not reported. Man.
Photograph(s):
No.
Witnesses drawing:
No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:
No.
Number of entities:
4
Type of entities:
Not reported.
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:
Large with domed forehead.
Entities eyes:
Bulging eyeballs.
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:
Speak English.
Entities actions:
Came out of UFO, talked to witness of their philanthropic and scientific goals.
Entities/witness interactions:
Talked to witness of their philanthropic and scientific goals.
In his catalogue of UFO landings, Jacques Vallée indicates that on December, 1957 at night in El Cajon, California, Edmund Rucker was awakened by a roaring noise and saw a strange object land near his house. "Its windows were lighted, and I saw strange-looking heads there." An opening became visible and four creatures emerged. They had large heads, dome-like foreheads, and bulging eyeballs. They delivered a message to the witness in English, stating that they had philanthropic and scientific purposes.
Vallée indicates that his source is "FS Jul., 58."
[Ref. bh1:] ROBERT E. BARTHOLOMEW AND GEORGE S. HOWARD:
The authors indicate that in December 1957, at night, in El Cajon, California, Edmund Rucker was awakened by a roaring sound and saw an object land near his house.
He saw four creatures with large heads through the lighted windows. When they emerged, he noticed they had domed foreheads and bulging eyes.
They communicated to him in English their philanthropic and scientific motives.
The authors indicate that their source is the Metempirical UFO Bulletin (MUFOB) 46, no. 12, Autumn 1978, 9, citing Flying Saucers Magazine of July 1958, this account appearing as part of Peter Rogerson's international catalogue of "type-1" UFO records.
Points to consider:
This meager and incomplete story found in a magazine known to occasionally make up the tales its readers wanted to hear has nothing to its credibility.
List of issues:
Id:
Topic:
Severity:
Date noted:
Raised by:
Noted by:
Description:
Proposal:
Status:
1
Data
Severe
July 28, 2007
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Primary source not available.
Help needed.
Opened.
2
Data
Severe
July 28, 2007
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Meager data of dubious origin.
Help needed.
Opened.
3
Ufology
Severe
July 28, 2007
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Unique witness with unknown background, if real.
Help needed.
Opened.
4
Ufology
Severe
July 28, 2007
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
No trace of investigation.
Help needed.
Opened.
5
Ufology
Severe
July 28, 2007
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Hints of "contactee" type "alien message".
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Evaluation:
Probable hoax.
Sources references:
* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.
[---] ? Article in the ufology bulletin Flying Saucers Magazine, USA, July 1958.
[jv1] * "Passport To Magonia - On UFOs, Folklore, And Parallel Worlds", book by Jacques Vallée, Contemporary Books publisher, USA, 1969.
[jv1] * "Passport To Magonia - On UFOs, Folklore, And Parallel Worlds", book by Jacques Vallée, Henri Regnery publisher, USA, 1969.
[---] ? International catalogue of "type-1" UFO records, compiled by Peter Rogerson, in the ufology magazine Metempirical UFO Bulletin (MUFOB), U-K., volume 46, #12, page 9, Autumn 1978.
[bh1] * "UFOs And Alien Contacts - Two Centuries Of Mystery", book by Robert E. Bartholomew and George S. Howard, Prometheus Books publisher, New York, USA, page 310, 1998.
