Encounters with Aliens on this Day
February 17
1949 - Alain Berard saw a large, bright object land near his farm in France with a flash of green lightning. It then became dark. As he approached the craft, the witness saw three figures with stocky short legs, apparently without heads. Frightened, he fired a gun at them three times. A moment later the object took off vertically. (Source: Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 193, citing Oltre il Cielo, Volume I).
1969 - A woman in Flinders Park, South Australia heard a whirring sound coming from outside that woke her at 2:50 a.m. She looked out the window and saw an unusual object in a nearby field. A man emerged from the shadows and walked around the object. The figure was very tall and lean with light colored hair. He wore white coveralls. He walked several times around the object. The witness then ran to get other witnesses but when she got back the UFO and tall figure were gone. (Source: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1969, case #1309, citing Keith Basterfield).
1976 - A truck driver driving between Tarraleah and Berridale,
Tasmania saw a bright object ahead and to his left at around four
o'clock in the morning. It was low to the ground. The light had maintained
its position relative to his truck for some time, so the driver woke up
his companion. The driver estimated the object was about one kilometer
away and 300 meters in altitude. The two men tried a transistor radio,
but it emitted only static until the end of the sighting. They estimated
the object to be 10 meters in diameter with a dome on top. After being
paced for 60 kilometers, they stopped to change drivers. When they did
this the UFO dropped down to within 300 meters of their truck, then hovered
nearby. As they started driving again, the UFO moved across the road and
paced them again at varying distances until sunrise. A small orange light
accompanied the main object during the latter half of the sighting. (Source:
Mark Rodeghier, UFO Reports Involving Vehicle Interference, case
392, citing ACOS Bulletin, June 1976)
1977 - During the day a teacher and two canteen workers at Broad Haven school in Pembrokeshire, Wales watched a silvery yellow cigar-shaped object glide over a field emitting a loud humming sound. Before it left the area, a human-like figure was seen briefly to step out of the object and then go back inside. (Source: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1977, case # 1386, citing J. A. Brooks, Ghosts and Legends of Wales).
1999 - In Campinas, Sao Paolo state, Brazil Gley Freitas observed a large oval-shaped object on the ground. Next to the object stood two tall humanoids, wearing tight-fitting outfits and helmets. Afraid, the witness did not get any closer. (Source: Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1999, citing Thiago Luiz Ticchetti, EBE-ET).
Written by Donald A. Johnson, Ph.D. (Revised 13 September 2004).
Compiled from the UFOCAT computer database.