Encounters with Aliens on this Day
August 12
1950 - In Yuma, Arizona a disc-shaped object with a glowing outer edge zoomed to a position directly over Main Street at 5:45 p.m., then shot straight up into the clouds. (Sources: Kenneth Arnold, The Coming of the Saucers, p. 153; Loren E. Gross, UFOs: A History. 1950: August-December, p. 4).
1959 - A 60-year-old farmer in Brion, Spain saw an egg-shaped object come down at high speed and land in a pasture near a river. It then took off vertically and flew away toward Santiago. It left behind traces on the ground, and it made an engine noise that was not similar to helicopter. (Source: Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, case 494).
1961 - In Kansas City, Kansas at 9:00 p.m. two 21-year-old witnesses saw a yellowish white oval-shaped UFO with an off-centered dome hovering only 50 feet above a road near Drake University. It stayed there fo three to five minutes, then shot straight up, and climbed away sharply towards the east. It was gone from view in five seconds. A U.S. Air Force Project Blue Book "unknown" case. " (Sources: Project Blue Book files counted in official statistics, case # 7579; Lloyd Mallan, Official Guide to UFOs, p. 18; Thomas M. Olsen, Reference to Outstanding UFO Reports, p. 124).
Kansas City Close Encounter August 12, 1961
1967 - In Ogema, Wisconsin Mr. And Mrs. Miedtke, awakened by the barking of their dog at 2:30 a.m., soon observed a large hemispherical object with a fluorescent glow and a short flash of light. Too terrified to go outside, they heard heavy footsteps around their trailer for the next two hours. At dawn there was a sound like that of a generator, and seconds later the object was gone. (Sources: Allen Utke, case investigation files; Jim & Coral Lorenzen, UFOs Over the Americas, p. 27; Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, case 868).
1967 - On this night in St Louis de Kent, New Brunswick, Canada a dozen teenagers reported that they saw a "huge, black monster" that descended from a lighted craft in a wooded area. They were returning home from a dance when they caught sight of the figure dressed in black, with a black face and goggles. They didn't approach "the monster," who quickly disappeared. (Source: David F. Webb & Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case 1967-74, citing Moncton (NB) Times, August 17, 1967).
1968 - At 8:15 p.m. EDT a golden-white globe surrounded by a dark ring that looked like the planet Saturn flew over Gloucester, Massachusetts. (Source: Raymond E. Fowler, case investigation report dated August 15, 1968; Raymond E. Fowler, UFOs: Interplanetary Visitors, p. 354).
1968 - A woman staying by herself at a house on the outskirts of Mercedes, Argentina heard a buzzing sound and her dogs began barking at eight o'clock in the evening. Looking out she saw a brightly lit object that gave off bright flashes of light, sitting on the ground. Smaller lighted objects emerged from the object and hovered above the treetops. At one point one of the lighted objects silently approached the house. The witness then saw a second object on the ground from which the figure of a man wearing a brilliant silvery outfit was seen to emerge. Suddenly there was a brilliant reddish blue flash and the whole scene disappeared. The next day several ground traces were found in the same area where the objects were seen. (Source: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1968, case #6, citing Richard Heiden, quoting R. Banchs).
1969 - At 10:50 p.m. two people witnessed three luminous triangular craft flying toward >E in a V formation over the mountains north of Espalion, France. They stopped, rotated in place, turned >SSE, and then flew away. (Source: Larry Hatch, U Computer Database, case 8929, citing LDLN Lecteurs).
Taize, France Close Encounter August 12, 1972
1972 -
At 1:55 a.m. a huge elongated elliptical object with bright lights hovered
near the ground in a forest near Taize, Saone-Loire department, France.
It emitted light beams downward, and smaller satellite white disc-shaped
objects emerged from it. The UFO reacted to a light flashed at it and
caused some physiological effects. (Source: Henry-Jean Besset, Phenomenes
Spatiaux, March 1973, p. 11; Richard Hall, The UFO Evidence, Volume
II: A Thirty-Year Report, pp. 16, 202, 269).
1998 - Five youths in Massape, Ceara State, Brazil reported
seeing a huge object land near the Mondubim lagoon on this evening. Three
humanoids resembling robots exited the object and proceeded to collect
shrubs and rocks. The youths fled the area and notified some nearby military
units, however they failed to find anything. Later one of the witnesses,
Joao Lira, decided to return to the scene and saw the same object on the
ground. When he approached it he suddenly felt dizzy and passed out. He
was found three hours later next to the lagoon, shirtless, sweating, and
with partial amnesia. (Source: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database
1998, citing Revista Brasileira de Ufologia).
Written by Donald A. Johnson, Ph.D. (Revised 01 September 2004).
Compiled from the UFOCAT computer database.