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JANUARY 1910, INVERCARGILL, SOUTHLAND, NEW ZEALAND, THE MAYOR, THE PRIEST, A POLICEMAN:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

The author of a 1963 book on UFOs indicates that in January of 1910 in Invercargill, New Zealand, about 11:00 p.m., several witnesses, who were the mayor, the priest, and a police officer, saw an object in the shape of a cigar hovering at about thirty meters above the city. A character then appeared at a side door and was heard shouting some words "in an unknown language", then the opening was quickly closed again, the object accelerated and was lost of sight.

Basic information table:

Narratives:

[Ref. jv1:] JACQUES VALLEE:

In his listing of UFO landings, Jacques Vallée indicates that on January 1910, at 11:00 p.m., in Invercargill, New Zealand, Several witnesses - among them the vicar, the Mayor, and a policeman - saw a cigar-shaped object hovering at 30 meters altitude. A man appeared at a lateral door and was heard shouting some words in an unknown language. The opening closed, and the object accelerated and was lost to sight. Vallée indicates that his source is "Stuart 24".

[Ref. mb1:] MICHEL BOUGARD:

The author indicates that at the end of the sighting flap in New Zealand, there was an incongruous observation in January of 1910 in Invercargill, where about 11:00 p.m., several witnesses, who were the mayor, the priest, and a police officer, saw an object in the shape of a cigar hovering at about thirty meters above Invercargill. A character then appeared at a side door and was heard shouting some words "in an unknown language", then the opening was quickly closed again, the object accelerated and was lost of sight.

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates that in Invercargill, New Zealand, in January 1910, at 11:00 p.m., several witnesses, among them the vicar, the mayor and a police officer, saw a cigar shaped object hovering at 30 yards altitude. A man appeared at a lateral door and was heard shouting some words in an unknown language. The opening closed, and the object accelerated and was lost to sight.

Rosales indicates that the source is "Stuart, UFO Warning".

[Ref. jb1:] JEROME BEAU:

Jerome Beau indicates that in January 1910, at 11:00 p.m., in Invercargill, New Zealand, Several witnesses, among them the vicar, the Mayor, and a policeman, saw a cigar-shaped object hovering at 30 meters altitude. A man appeared at a lateral door and was heard shouting some words in an unknown language. The opening closed, and the object accelerated and was lost to sight. Jerome Beau indicates that his source is "Stuart 24".

[Ref. js1:] JEAN SIDER:

Jean Sider says that in January 1910 at 11:00 p.m., in Invercarglll, New Zealand, several witnesses of the locality, including the pastor, the mayor and a policeman noticed a cigar-shaped object above the sector at an altitude of thirty meters. A man is seen in a side door, and shouted some words in an unknown language. The opening closed, and the object accelerated and was lost from sight.

Jean Sider says the source is "LDLN #100, June 1969, page 7, citing the J. Vallée catalogue, citing Stuart, 24; and Rosales, citing Stuart, UFO Warning, and that none of these sources says in which newspaper the incident was published.

[Ref. pr1:] PETER ROGERSON:

Points to consider:

The lack of original primary source and the sparse details do not make for any good case.

List of issues:

Evaluation:

Montgolfier or dirigible or hoax.

Sources references:

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

• [---] ? "UFO Warning", book by John Stuart, Inner Light Publisher, USA, page 24, 1963.
• [---] ? Stuart, page 24, 1967.
• [jv1] * "Passport to Magonia - On UFOs, Folklore, and Parallel Worlds", book by Jacques Vallée, Contemporary Books publisher, USA, 1969.
• [jv1] * "Chronique des Apparitions Extra-Terrestres", French translation of "Passport to Magonia", book by Jacques Vallée, Denoel publisher, France, 1972.
• [mb1] * "La Chronique des OVNI", book by Michel Bougard, Delarge publisher, France, page 218, 1977.
• [ar1] * "1910 Humanoid Sighting Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2002, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1910.shtml
• [jb1] * "1910", web page by Jerome Beau, France, circa 2005, at www.rr0.org/1910.html
• [js1] * "Les 'Extraterrestres' Avant les Soucoupes Volantes", book by Jean Sider, JMG publisher, France, page 187, 2007.
• [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

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