URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

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DECEMBER 21 OR 24, 1909, QUINSIGAMOND, MASSACHUSETTS, USA, ERNEST ANDERSON:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

British ufologist Peter Rogerson noted in his CE3 catalog that on December 24, 1909, at night, in Quinsigamond, Massachusetts, USA, at the same time as a mysterious aerial object was reported over New England, Ernest Anderson was walking in the woods near Malvern Road when he encountered a 2-meter-tall figure.

He said: "I could see its white gown, and, shining through it, the thin bones of a human skeleton."

Rogerson says the apparition had been seen a few days earlier by Emmanuel Johnson, and gives as source the Flying Saucer Observer #15 page 6 citing The Worcester Daily Telegraph for December 25, 1909.

Albert Rosales gives the same story but dated December 21, 1909.

Basic information table:

Case number:	URECAT-001520
Date of event:	December 21 or 24, 1909
Earliest report of event:	December 25, 1909
Delay of report:	1 to 4 days.
Witness reported via:	Not known.
First alleged record by:	The Worcester Daily Telegraph.
First certain record by:	Ufology catalogue Rogerson.
First alleged record type:	Newspaper.
First certain record type:	Ufology catalogue.
This file created on:	September 29, 2017
This file last updated on:	September 29, 2017
Country of event:	USA
State/Department:	Massachusetts
Type of location:	In the woods near a road.
Lighting conditions:	Night
UFO observed:	No
UFO arrival observed:	N/A
UFO departure observed:	N/A
UFO/Entity Relation:	Uncertain
Witnesses number:	1
Witnesses ages:	Not reported.
Witnesses types:	Not reported. Male.
Photograph(s):	No.
Witnesses drawing:	No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:	No.

Number of entities:	1
Type of entities:	Humanoid or human
Entities height:	2 meters
Entities outfit type:	Gown.
Entities outfit color:	White.
Entities skin color:	Not reported.
Entities body:	Human skeleton visible through white gown.
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:	Was there.
Entities/witness interactions:	None reported.
Witness(es) reactions:	Observed.
Witness(es) feelings:	Frightened.
Witness(es) interpretation:	Not reported.
Explanation category:	Hoax or ghost story of extraterrestrial visitors.
Explanation certainty:	None.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates that in Quinsigamond, Massachusetts, on December 21, 1909, at night, "At the time a mysterious aerial object was being reported over New England, Ernest Anderson was walking in the woods near Malvern Road, when he encountered a figure about 6.5 ft tall. 'I could see its white gown & shining through it, the thin bones of a human skeleton.' Emmanuel Johnson had seen the apparition a few days earlier."

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Mufob Vol. 5 # 6".

[Ref. pr1:] PETER ROGERSON:

December 24 1909 - Night

QUINSIGAMOND (MASSACHUSSETTS : USA

At the same time as a mysterious aerial object was reported over New England, Ernest Anderson was walking in the woods near Malvern Road when he encountered a figure 2m tall. "I could see its white gown, and, shining through it, the thin bones of a human skeleton". The apparition had been seen a few days earlier by Emmanuel Johnson.

Flying Saucer Observer 15 p 6 citing Worcester Daily Telegraph 25 Dec 1909

Points to consider:

The relationship with the alleged observation of a "mysterious aerial object" - in New England, far from Worcester - is obviously tenuous. The narrative is very meager, and makes me think of a ghost story rather than an encounter with an extraterrestrial.

In the absence of a primary source that may be more informative, I cannot form an opinion.

List of issues:

Id:	Topic:	Severity:	Date noted:	Raised by:	Noted by:	Description:	Proposal:	Status:
1	Data	Severe	September 29, 2017	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Missing primary source The Worcester Telegraph for December 25, 1909.	Help needed.	Opened.
2	Ufology	Severe	September 29, 2017	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No trace of checking or investigation.	Help needed.	Opened.
3	Ufology	Severe	September 29, 2017	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Very sparse information.	Help needed.	Opened.

Evaluation:

Hoax or ghost story of extraterrestrial visitors.

Sources references:

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

[wt1] ? Newspaper The Worcester Daily Telegraph, Worcester, USA, December 25, 1909.
[fo1] ? Ufology bulletin Flying Saucer Observer, #15, page 6, (1967-1971).
[mu1] ? Ufology bulletin Merseyside UFO Research Bulletin (MUFORG), Volume 5, #6, U-K.
[ar1] * "1909 Humanoid Reports, compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2006, at www.aforteanosla.com.ar/albert/anuarios/1909%20Humanoid%20Reports.pdf
[pr1] * "INTCAT 1901 - 1919 - International Catalog of Entity Reports", by Peter Rogerson, U-K., 2013, at intcat.blogspot.fr/2012/08/intcat-1901-1920.html

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	September 29, 2017	Creation, [ar1], [pr1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	September 29, 2017	First published.

This page was last updated on September 29, 2017.