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.

APRIL 3, 1978, DORSET, U-K., FIELD:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Ufologist Lucius Farish reportedly found a newspaper article telling that on April 3, 1978, in the Dorset, U-K., there was a close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants by someone named Field.

Basic information table:

Case number:	URECAT-001052
Date of event:	April 3, 1978
Earliest report of event:	1978?
Delay of report:	Day, decades?
Witness reported via:	Not known.
First alleged record by:	Newspaper.
First certain record by:	Ufology catalogue UFOdna.
First alleged record type:	Newspaper.
First certain record type:	Ufology catalogue.
This file created on:	November 9, 2009
This file last updated on:	November 9, 2009
Country of event:	U-K.
State/Department:	Dorset
Type of location:	Not reported.
Lighting conditions:	Not reported.
UFO observed:	Yes
UFO arrival observed:	Not reported.
UFO departure observed:	Not reported.
UFO/Entity Relation:	Certain
Witnesses numbers:	1
Witnesses ages:	Not reported.
Witnesses types:	Not reported.
Photograph(s):	No.
Witnesses drawing:	No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:	No.

Number of entities:	Not reported.
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:	Not reported.
Entities eyes:	Two, large, black.
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:	Not reported.
Entities actions:	Not reported.
Entities/witness interactions:	Not reported.
Witness(es) reactions:	Observed.
Witness(es) feelings:	Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation:	Not reported.
Explanation category:	Totally insufficient data.
Explanation certainty:	None.

Narratives:

[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on April 3, 1978, in the Dorset, U-K., there was a close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants by someone named Field.

The source is indicated as Farish, Lucius, UFO Newsclipping Service, UFO Newspaper Clipping Service, Plumerville.

Points to consider:

The case report is obviously useless. See List of Issues.

List of issues:

Id:	Topic:	Severity:	Date noted:	Raised by:	Noted by:	Description:	Proposal:	Status:
1	Data	Severe	November 9, 2009	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Primary source not available and not referenced.	Help needed.	Opened.
2	Ufology	Severe	November 9, 2009	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Story apparently from an unidentified newspaper, absolutely no detail given.	Help needed.	Opened.

Evaluation:

Totally insufficient data.

Sources references:

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

[---] ? Newspaper article collected by Lucius Farish, UFO Newsclipping Service, USA.
[ud1] * "3 Apr 1978 - Dorset, UK", web page by the website UFOdna, circa 2008, at www.ufodna.com/uf01/uf1/011790.htm

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 9, 2009	Creation, [ud1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	November 9, 2009	First published.

This page was last updated on November 9, 2009