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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.

DECEMBER 3, 1978, LEME, RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

The Brazilian ufology groupe GEPUC reportedly told that in Leme, Brazil, on December 3, 1978, at night, a brightly lit globular shaped object was seen flying at a low altitude over the area.

Several moving figures could be seen moving inside through a large opening.

Basic information table:

Case number: URECAT-000025
Date of event: December 3, 1978
Earliest report of event: 2007?
Delay of report: 3 decades?
Witness reported via: Not known.
First alleged record by: Ufology group GEPUC.
First certain record by: Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First alleged record type: Ufology group.
First certain record type: Ufology catalogue.
This file created on: November 20, 2011
This file last updated on: February 11, 2012
Country of event: Brazil
State/Department: Rio de Janeiro
Type of location:
Lighting conditions: Night
UFO observed: Yes
UFO arrival observed: Not reported.
UFO departure observed: Not reported.
UFO/Entity Relation: Certain
Witnesses numbers: Not reported.
Witnesses ages: Not reported.
Witnesses types: Not reported.
Photograph(s): No.
Witnesses drawing: No.
Witnesses-approved drawing: No.
Number of entities: Several
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: 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 reported.
Entities actions: Are in UFO, moving.
Entities/witness interactions: Not reported.
Witness(es) reactions: Observed.
Witness(es) feelings: Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation: Not reported.
Explanation category: Extraterrestrial visitors or invention or confusion.
Explanation certainty: High.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Leme, Brazil, on December 3, 1978, at night, a brightly lit globular shaped object was seen flying at a low altitude over the area. Several moving figures could be seen moving inside through a large opening. No other information.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "GEPUC Brazil."

[Ref. af1:] ANTONIO FALEIRO:

29-Leme-SP-December-03-78 A brightly lit globular shaped object was seen flying at a low altitude over the area. Several moving figures could be seen inside through a large opening..(GEPUC)

[Ref. dj1:] DONALD JOHNSON:

December 3

[...]

1978 - A brightly lit globular shaped object was seen flying at a low altitude over Leme, Brazil on this night. Several moving figures could be seen moving inside through a large opening. (Source: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing GEPUC Brazil).

[Ref. ni1:] "THE NICAP WEBSITE":

Dec. 3, 1978; Leme, Brazil

Evening. A brightly lit globular shaped object was seen flying at a low altitude over Leme. Several moving figures could be seen moving inside through a large opening. (Source: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing GEPUC Brazil).

Points to consider:

Could there be less information? See List of issues.

List of issues:

Id: Topic: Severity: Date noted: Raised by: Noted by: Description: Proposal: Status:
1 Data Severe November 20, 2011 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Primary source not available and poorly referenced. Help needed. Opened.
2 Ufology Severe November 20, 2011 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Nature of report unknown: anonymous letter, rumour, newspaper...? Help needed. Opened.
3 Ufology Severe November 20, 2011 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross No sign of investigation. Help needed. Opened.
4 Ufology Severe November 20, 2011 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Anonymous witness or witnesses. Help needed. Opened.
5 Ufology Severe November 20, 2011 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Apparently no corroborating source. Help needed. Opened.
6 Ufology Severe November 20, 2011 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Missing basic data such as exact date, duration, distances, colors, witnesses, date of report, description of craft, of occupants... Help needed. Opened.

Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial visitors or invention or confusion.

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 20, 2011 Creation, [ar1], [dj1], [ni1].
1.0 Patrick Gross November 20, 2011 First published.
1.1 Patrick Gross February 11, 2012 Addition [af1].

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