URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

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1959, VECHTEL, NIEDERSACHSEN, GERMANY, A COUPLE AND THEIR YOUNG SON:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Author Ulrich Magin reportedly informed that in Vechtel, near Osnabruck, Germany, in 1959, one evening, a couple and their young son were walking in a forest when they saw a bright orange colored dome shaped object descend over a nearby clearing.

As it got closer, they saw that it was a disc-shaped craft about 4 meters in diameter.

Frightened the child and mother ran back home.

Then, from out of the woods a figure emerged, surrounded by a silvery blue light from an unknown source, seeming to emit a cold air wave. The figure wore a one-piece suit and a divers' mask.

The figure made a sudden move putting his hand over his face, pushing aside a low hanging tree branch, then seemed to wave at the witness, and then walked back into the woods.

Moments later, the orange disc shaped object rose up into the sky and vanished.

Basic information table:

Case number:	URECAT-000548
Date of event:	1959
Earliest report of event:	1991?
Delay of report:	32 years?
Witness reported via:	Not known.
First alleged record by:	Ulrich Magin.
First certain record by:	Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First alleged record type:	"Mystery" books author.
First certain record type:	Ufology catalogue.
This file created on:	March 14, 2008
This file last updated on:	March 14, 2008
Country of event:	Germany
State/Department:	Niedersachsen
Type of location:	Forest and near forest.
Lighting conditions:	Not reported.
UFO observed:	Yes
UFO arrival observed:	Yes
UFO departure observed:	Yes
UFO/Entity Relation:	Probable
Witnesses numbers:	1 to 3
Witnesses ages:	Not reported. 2 adults or aged, 1 young.
Witnesses types:	Not reported. A couple and their young son.
Photograph(s):	No.
Witnesses drawing:	No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:	No.

Number of entities:	1
Type of entities:	Humanoid or human
Entities height:	Not reported.
Entities outfit type:	One piece outfit and diver's mask.
Entities outfit color:	Not reported.
Entities skin color:	Not reported.
Entities body:	Not reported.
Entities head:	Not reported. Diver's mask.
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:	Was near UFO landing place, waved at witness, departure.
Entities/witness interactions:	Waved at witness.
Witness(es) reactions:	Observed, 2 fled, 1 stayed.
Witness(es) feelings:	2 frightened, 1 not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation:	Not reported.
Explanation category:	Extraterrestrial visitors or hoax.
Explanation certainty:	None.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Vechtel near Osnabruck, Germany, in 1959, in the evening, a couple and their young son had taken a walk in a forested area when they saw a bright orange colored dome shaped object descending over a nearby clearing, as it got closer they could now see that it was a disc shaped craft about four meters in diameter. Frightened the child and mother ran back to the house. Then from out of the woods a figure emerged, it was surrounded by a silvery blue light from an unknown source, it seemed to emit a cold air wave. The figure wore a one-piece suit and a divers mask. The figure made a sudden move putting his hand over his face, pushing aside a low hanging tree branch, then it seem to wave at the witness, it then walked back into the woods. Moments later the orange disc shaped object rose up into the sky and vanished.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is Ulrich Magin.

Points to consider:

Ulrich Magin, indicated without other reference details as source for this case, writes about dowsing, magic, the supernatural one, trolls, fairies, yeti, and aliens from the planet Mars. It is possible that this story comes from his 1993 book, "Trolle, Yetis, Tatzelwurmer: Ratselhafte Erscheinungen in Mitteleuropa", or "Kontakte mit 'Ausserirdischen' im Deutschen Sprachraum", 1991.

List of issues:

Id:	Topic:	Severity:	Date noted:	Raised by:	Noted by:	Description:	Proposal:	Status:
1	Data	Severe	March 14, 2008	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Missing primary source. Primary source insufficiently referenced.	Help needed.	Opened.
2	Ufology	Severe	March 14, 2008	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Unknown nature of the report: mail, newspaper report, hypnosis, anonymous or not? Investigated or not? Etc...	Help needed.	Opened.

Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial visitors or hoax.

Sources references:

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

[---] ? Ulrich Magin.
[ar1] * "1959 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2001, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1959.shtml

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	March 14, 2008	Creation, [ar1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	March 14, 2008	First published.

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