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MAY 2, 1978, ESCAZU, SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, EDUARDO ENRIQUE LACAYO:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Ufologist Carlos Vilchez reportedly indicated that in Escazu, Costa Rica, on May 2, 1978, at 18:30, 10-year-old Eduardo Enrique Lacayo was out playing in the front yard of his uncle's house when he saw a cat.

He decided to chase the animal as it ran towards a large empty lot across from the house. As he ran towards a field he suddenly noticed a silvery disc-shaped object, resembling two soup plates placed together, emitting a strong yellow light, and about 15 meters in diameter, hovering at about 200 meters above the ground, with a slight wobbling motion.

Suddenly, a gray cloud-like mist emerged from the object and descended towards the ground. The mist-like vapor took the shape of a human-like figure that remained suspended above the ground.

The figure wore a kind of "cape" or long tunic that did not reach its feet, since the boy was able to observe gold-colored lace-less shoes on the figure's feet. The figure was about 1.70 meters in height.

The cat apparently also observed the spectacle since the witness noticed that the animal's hair stood on end and it scurred from the scene, terrified.

The boy did not notice any facial features on the figure, except what appeared to be thin lips. The figure extended its arms at the witness as if beckoning to him and appeared to open its mouth.

At this point the boy, who had so far felt no fear, ran quickly away from the area. Looking back, he did not see the figure, but saw the object rising up at very high speed.

Basic information table:

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Escazu, Costa Rica, on May 2, 1978, at 1830, the witness, 10-year old Eduardo Enrique Lacayo was out playing in the front yard of his uncle's house when he saw a cat. He decided to chase the animal as it ran towards a large empty lot across from the house. As he ran towards the field he suddenly noticed a hovering silvery disc shaped object that emitted a strong yellow light. The object resembled two soup plates placed together and was about 15 meters in diameter, and it was hovering at about 200 meters above the ground, with a slight wobbling motion. Suddenly a gray cloud like mist emerged from the object and descended towards the ground. Stunned, Enrique watched as the mist like vapor assumed the shape of a human-like figure that remained suspended above the ground. The figure wore a kind of "cape" or long tunic that did not reach its feet, since the witness was able to observe gold-colored lace less shoes on the figure's feet. The figure was about 1 meter 70 cm in height. The cat apparently also observed the spectacle since the witness noticed that the animal's hair stood on end and scurry terrified from the scene. The witness did not notice any facial features on the figure, except what appeared to be thin lips. The figure extended its arms at the witness as if beckoning to him and appears to open its mouth. At this point the witness, who had so far felt no fear, ran quickly away from the area. Looking back he did not see the figure and the object was seen rising up at very high speed.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Carlos Vilchez."

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

The website indicates that on May 2, 1978, in Escazu, Costa Rica, at 6:30 p.m., Eduardo Enrique Lacayo, age 10, was out playing in the front yard of his uncle's house when he saw a cat. He decided to chase it as it ran towards a large empty lot across the street. As he ran towards the field he suddenly noticed a hovering silvery disc-shaped object that emitted a strong yellow light. The UFO resembled two soup plates placed together and was about 15 meters in diameter, and it was hovering at about 200 meters above the ground with a slight wobbling motion. A gray cloud-like mist emerged from the object and descended towards the ground. Stunned, Enrique watched as the mist-like vapor assumed the shape of a human-like figure that remained suspended above the ground. The figure wore a kind of "cape" or long tunic that did not reach its feet, since the witness was able to observe gold-colored lace less shoes on the figure's feet. The figure was about 170 meters tall. The cat also apparently observed the spectacle, since the animal's fur stood on end and it quickly scurried from the scene. Eduardo did not notice any facial features on the figure except what appeared to be thin lips. The figure extended its arms at him, as if beckoning him to approach, and it appeared to open its mouth. At this point the boy became afraid, and ran away quickly away. Looking back he did not see the figure again, and the UFO rose up into the sky at very high speed.

The source is indicated as "Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, citing Carlos Vilchez."

[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on 2 May 1978 at 18:30 in Escazu, Costa Rica, "On the same day in Escazu, Costa Rica Eduardo Enrique Lacayo, age 10, was out playing in the front yard of his uncle's house at 6:30 p.m. when he saw a cat. He decided to chase it as it ran towards a large empty lot across the street. As he ran towards the field he suddenly noticed a hovering silvery disc-shaped object that emitted a strong yellow light. The UFO resembled two soup plates placed together and was about 15 meters in diameter, and it was hovering at about 200 meters above the ground with a slight wobbling motion. A gray cloud-like mist emerged from the object and descended towards the ground. Stunned, Enrique watched as the mist-like vapor assumed the shape of a human-like figure that remained suspended above the ground. The figure wore a kind of "cape" or long tunic that did not reach its feet, since the witness was able to observe gold-colored laceless shoes on the figure's feet. The figure was about 170 meters tall. The cat also apparently observed the spectacle, since the animal's fur stood on end and it quickly scurried from the scene. Eduardo did not notice any facial features on the figure except what appeared to be thin lips. The figure extended its arms at him, as if beckoning him to approach, and it appeared to open its mouth. At this point the boy became afraid, and ran away quickly away. Looking back he did not see the figure again, and the UFO rose up into the sky at very high speed."

And: "The witness, 10-year old Eduardo Enrique Lacayo was out playing in the front yard of his uncle's house when he saw a cat. He decided to chase the animal as it ran towards a large empty lot across from the house. As he ran towards the field he suddenly noticed a hovering silvery disc shaped object that emitted a strong yellow light. The object resembled two soup plates placed together and was about 15 meters in diameter, and it was hovering at about 200 meters above the ground, with a slight wobbling motion. Suddenly a gray cloud like mist emerged from the object and descended towards the ground. Stunned, Enrique watched as the mist like vapor assumed the shape of a human-like figure that remained suspended above the ground. The figure wore a kind of "cape" or long tunic that did not reach its feet, since the witness was able to observe gold-colored lace less shoes on the figure's feet. The figure was about 1 meter 70 cm in height. The cat apparently also observed the spectacle since the witness noticed that the animal's hair stood on end and scurry terrified from the scene. The witness did not notice any facial features on the figure, except what appeared to be thin lips. The figure extended its arms at the witness as if beckoning to him and appears to open its mouth. At this point the witness, who had so far felt no fear, ran quickly away from the area. Looking back he did not see the figure and the object was seen rising up at very high speed."

The source is a broken link.

Points to consider:

Carlos Vílchez Navamuel, the apparent source for the story, is a ufologist interested in the UFO phenomenon for 30 years or more, he wrote a book titled "OVNI, Lo que usted Jamás Sospechó".

List of issues:

Evaluation:

Possible child tall tale.

Sources references:

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

• [---] ? Carlos Vilchez.
• [ar1] * "1978 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2007, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1978.shtml
• [ni1] * "The 1978 UFO Chronology", compiled by the NICAP Website, USA, 2007, at www.nicap.org/waves/1978fullrep.htm
• [ud1] * "2 May 1978 - Escazu, Costa Rica", web page by the UFOdna website, circa 2009, at www.ufodna.com/uf19/uf6/196467.htm

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