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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.

1909, BERN, BERN COUNTY, SWITZERLAND, A LITTLE GIRL:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

A modern ufology catalogue citing a 2003 book on "demons" indicates that in Bern, Switzerland, in 1909, at twilight, a five or six years old girl approached the Aare Bridge near her home. She often crossed the bridge on her way to meet her mother returning from work.

The girl said 60 years later that "Suddenly I saw before me the figure of a woman, not very tall, and snow white. She floated in front of me, then by my side, sometimes a little way off, then again nearer, hovering just above the ground. I could not see a face; the figure was wrapped from top to toe in a very fine veil. I gazed at it, wondering who the beautiful lady might be; walking about so late and in such a thin dress, for it was rather cold..."

She then heard her mother’s footsteps on the bridge and hurrying to meet her, told her of the apparition, which was still visible. She pointed it out to her mother, but the mother could not see anything, and the 'phantom' moved away and 'disappeared'.

Basic information table:

Case number: URECAT-001495
Date of event: 1909
Earliest report of event: 1969
Delay of report: 6 decades
Witness reported via: Not known.
First alleged record by:
First certain record by: Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First alleged record type: Newspaper.
First certain record type: Ufology catalogue.
This file created on: April 1, 2013
This file last updated on: April 1, 2013
Country of event: Switzerland
State/Department: Bern
Type of location: On a bridge in the city.
Lighting conditions: Not reported. Twilight.
UFO observed: No
UFO arrival observed: N/A
UFO departure observed: N/A
UFO/Entity Relation: None
Witnesses numbers: 1, -1
Witnesses ages: 5 or 6
Witnesses types: Not reported. Little girl, her mother is negative witness.
Photograph(s): No.
Witnesses drawing: No.
Witnesses-approved drawing: No.
Number of entities: 1
Type of entities: White lady or phantom
Entities height: Not very tall
Entities outfit type: Wrapped from top to toe in a very fine veil, and/or thin dress.
Entities outfit color: Not reported or white.
Entities skin color: Not reported or white.
Entities body: Not reported. Figure of a woman.
Entities head: Not reported. Face not visible, veil.
Entities eyes: Not visible, veil.
Entities mouth: Not visible, veil.
Entities nose: Not visible, veil.
Entities feet: Not reported or not visible.
Entities arms: Not reported.
Entities fingers: Not reported or not visible.
Entities fingers number: Not reported or not visible.
Entities hair: Not reported or not visible.
Entities voice: None heard.
Entities actions: Floated about.
Entities/witness interactions: None.
Witness(es) reactions: Observed, showed her mother, mother could not see it.
Witness(es) feelings: Frightened.
Witness(es) interpretation: A beautiful lady.
Explanation category: Child fantasy, or psychological. Not UFO-related.
Explanation certainty: High.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates that in Bern, Switzerland, in 1909, at twilight "A girl of five or six was approaching the Aave Bridge near her home when she saw an odd apparition. It was twilight. She often crossed the bridge on her way to meet her mother returning from work. This is how she recalled the event sixty years later: 'Suddenly I saw before me the figure of a woman, not very tall, and snow white. She floated in front of me, then by my side, sometimes a little way off, then again nearer, hovering just above the ground. I could not see a face; the figure was wrapped from top to toe in a very fine veil. I gazed at it, wondering who the beautiful lady might be; walking about so late and in such a thin dress, for it was rather cold...' She then heard her mother’s footsteps on the bridge and hurrying to meet her, told her of the apparition, which was still visible. She pointed it out to her mother, but she could not see anything. The ‘phantom’ moved away and disappeared."

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Patrick Harpur 'Daimonic Reality'".

Points to consider:

There is no "Aave" in Bern; the river is the Aare.

Apparently, some people prefer to believe the story of the girl's childhood than her indication that her mother could not see anything.

Beyond the question of the credibility of the story, which is null, one may wonder why this had to be included in a ufology catalog.

List of issues:

Id: Topic: Severity: Date noted: Raised by: Noted by: Description: Proposal: Status:
1 Data Severe April 1, 2013 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Primary source not available. Help needed. Opened.
2 Ufology Severe April 1, 2013 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Single witness aged 5 or 6. Help needed. Opened.
3 Ufology Severe April 1, 2013 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Nature and origin of report unknown: rumor, newspaper...? Help needed. Opened.
4 Ufology Severe April 1, 2013 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross No sign of investigation or checking. Help needed. Opened.
5 Ufology Severe April 1, 2013 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Negative witness exist, mother saw nothing. Help needed. Opened.

Evaluation:

Child fantasy, or psychological. Not UFO-related.

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 April 1, 2013 Creation, [ar1].
1.0 Patrick Gross April 1, 2013 First published.

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