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JUNE 1914, HAMBURG, HAMBURG, GERMANY, GUSTAV HERWAGEN:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

This short story was picked up by Jacques Vallée in a 1962 UFO bulletin of little credibility, and was then reproduced by others in the next decades. It tells that in Hamburg in Germany, at 4 in the morning in June 1914, Gustav Herwagen opened his home's door and saw in a field a brilliant object in the shape of a cigar with illuminated windows.

Near the craft were four or five 1.20-meter-tall figures in light clothes. The witness allegedly approahed them but they reinstated their craft at once when they realized his presence, a door was closed, and the craft took off vertically and silently.

Basic information table:

Narratives:

[Ref. jv1:] JACQUES VALLEE:

In his listing of UFO landings, Jacques Vallée indicates that in June 1914 at 04:00 a.m. in Hamburg, Germany, Gustav Herwagen opened the door of his house and saw in a field a shining cigar-shaped object with illuminated windows.

Near it were four or five dwarfs 1.20 meters tall, clad in light clothing. He approached them, but they went aboard the object as soon as they appeared to be aware of his presence.

A door closed, and the craft took off silently, climbing vertically.

Vallée indicates as sources "Nachrichten April, 62."

[Ref. mb1:] MICHEL BOUGARD:

Michel Bougard indicates that one fine morning of June 1914 towards 4 o'clock, Gustav Herwagen opened the door of his residence of Hamburg in West Germany and then saw in a nearby field a brilliant object in the shape of a cigar with illuminated windows. There were, near this craft, 4 or 5 dwarves of no more than 1.20 meters tall, in light clothes, and as soon as the witness approached them, they entered the craft, a doors closed, and it took off vertically and in silence.

[Ref. vs1:] VALERI SANAROV:

The anthropologist indicates that in June 1914, Gustav Herwagen of Hamburg saw in a field near his home a luminous cigar-shaped object with illuminated windows and four or five dwarves, 1.20 meters tall, in light clothing. He approached them, but they went aboard the object as soon as they appeared to be aware of his presence, then a door closed, and the craft took off silently, climbing vertically.

The source is indicated as the Magonia catalogue by Jacques Vallée and "UFO Nachrichten", April 1962.

[Ref. jc1:] JEROME CLARK:

Jerome Clark says that in Hamburg, Germany, in June, opening the door of his house, Gustav Herwagen saw in a nearby field a cigar-shaped object with illuminated port-holes. Near it were four or five "dwarfs," about four feet tall. He started to walk toward them, but when they saw him, they fled inside their ship, which ascended vertically and was gone.

He indicates the source as Peter Rogerson, "International Catalogue of Type I UFO Reports Part II 1900-1929" in Merseyside UFO Bulletin, 5,6, 61-68, May 1973.

[Ref. go1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:

Godelieve Van Overmeire indicates that in 1914, in Germany, in Hamburg, one fine morning of June, towards 04:00, Gustav Herwagen opened the door of his residence and then saw in a nearby field a brilliant object in the shape of a cigar with illuminated windows. At the side of this apparatus, there were four or five dwarves, not higher than 1,20 m and wearing light clothing. As soon as the witness approached them, these characters entered the object, a door closed and the apparatus took off in silence, vertically.

Godelieve Van Overmeire indicates that the source is Michel Bougard in "La chronique des OVNI", Delarge, 1977, page 224.

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Hamburg, Germany, in June 1914, at 04:00 a.m., Gustav Herwagen opened the door of his house and saw in a field a shining cigar shaped object with illuminated windows. Near it were 4 or 5 dwarfs 4 ft tall, clad in light clothing. He approached them, but they went aboard the object as soon as they were aware of his presence. A door closed, and the craft took off silently, climbing vertically.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia.

[Ref. jb1:] JEROME BEAU:

Jerome Beau indicates that in June 1914 at 04:00 in Hamburg in Germany, Gustav Herwagen opens the door of his house and sees, in a field, a brilliant object in the shape of a cigar with illuminated windows. At its side are 4 or 5 1,20 m tall dwarves, wearing light clothing. He approaches them but they went on board the object at once when they realize his presence. A door is closed and the machine goes away silently, rising vertically.

Jérôme Beau indique que la source est "Nachrichten, avril 1962".

[Ref. tp1:] T. PETER PARKS:

T. Peter Park wrote the Forteana list that in in Hamburg, Germany, at 4 a.m. early one morning in June 1914, Gustav Herwagen opened the door of his house and saw a shining cigar-shaped object with illuminated windows in a nearby field. Near it were four or five "dwarfs" 1.20 meters tall, wearing light clothing. Herwagen approached them, but they went aboard the object as soon as they appeared to be aware of his presence, a door closed, and the craft took off silently, climbing vertically.

T. Peter Parks indicates that the source is Vallee, "Passport to Magonia", pp. 187-188, case 39, citing UFO Nachrichten (Wiesbaden, Germany), April, 62.

[Ref. ni1:] NICAP WEBSITE:

A listing of this web site indicates that in June 1914, in Hamburg, Germany, at 04:00 a.m., Gustav Herwagen opened the door of his house and saw in a field a shining cigar-shaped object with illuminated windows. Near it were four or five dwarfs 1.20 m tall, clad in light clothing. He approached them, but they went aboard the object as soon as they appeared to be aware of his presence. A door closed, and the craft took off silently, climbing vertically.

The source is indicated as Magonia #39, Nachrichten April, 62.

[Ref. ni2:] NICAP WEBSITE LISTING:

The listing indicates that on 6/00/1914 in Hamburg, Germany, at 4:00 a.m., Gustav Herwagen opened the door of his house and saw in a field a shining cigar- shaped object with illuminated windows. Near it were four or five dwarfs 1.20 m tall, clad in light clothing.

[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that in June 1914 at "04:00" in Hamburg, Germany, "Four or five dwarfs were seen near a shining cigar-shaped object with illuminated windows."

And: "Gustav Herwagen opened the door of his house and saw in a field a shining cigar-shaped object with illuminated windows. Near it were four or five dwarfs 1.20 meters tall, clad in light clothing. He approached them, but they went aboard the object as soon as they appeared to be aware of his presence. A door closed, and the craft took off silently, climbing vertically."

And: "An object was observed. It departed by rapidly flying straight up until lost to sight."

And: "One shiny cigar-shaped object was observed by one experienced male witness in a city for two minutes. No sound was heard. Five 4-foot-tall dwarves, each wearing a light suit, were seen."

The sources are indicated as "Webb, David, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports", "Vallee, Jacques, A Century of Landings (N = 923), (in JVallee04), Chicago, 1969", "Schoenherr, Luis, Computerized Catalog (N = 3173)", "Rogerson, Peter, World-Wide Catalog of Type 1 Reports", "Hall, Richard H., From Airships to Arnold: A Preliminary Catalogue of UFO Reports in the Early 20th Century (1900-1946), UFO Research Coalition, Fairfax, 2000, ISBN:1-928957-01-3", "Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Author, Redwood City, 2002", "Ludwiger, Ivon."

[Ref. js1:] JEAN SIDER:

The author indicates that in June 1914, at 04h00, in Hamburg, Germany, Gustav Herwagen, opening the door of his house, saw in a field a brilliant object in the shape of a cigar provided with illuminated windows, and at its sides four or five dwarves, 1,20 m tall, wearing light clothing.

He approached them but the entities realized his presence. A door was then closed and the machine moved away silently, rising vertically.

He says the source is LDLN n° 100, p. 7, citing the J. Vallée catalogue, citing Nachrichten, April 1962.

[Ref. pr1:] PETER ROGERSON:

Points to consider:

"Herwagen" probably spells "Herrwagen".

All sources are based on a story summarized by Vallée from "UFO Nachrichten", "UFO Information", of 1962. UFO Nachrichten was a small UFO bulletin in Germany that published all sorts of stories with no effort to check their credibility of origin.

List of issues:

Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial visitors or blimp or invention, no credibility.

Sources references:

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

• [---] Article in the ufology bulletin UFO Nachrichten, Germany, April 1962.
• [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 224, 1977.
• [---] ? "HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports", compiled by David F. Webb and Ted Bloecher, USA, circa 1977.
• [---] ? "Computerized Catalog", compiled by Luis Schoenherr.
• [---] ? "World-Wide Catalog of Type 1 Reports", CE3 catalogue compiled by Peter Rogerson, in the ufology magazine Metempirical UFO Bulletin (MUFOB), U-K., volume 46, #12, page 9, Autumn 1978.
• [vs1] * "On the Nature and Origin of Flying Saucers and Little Green Men", paper by Valerii I. Sanarov, in Current Anthropology, USA, Volume 22, #2, pp 166, April 1981.
• [jc1] * "Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1901-1959 - The Emergence of a Phenomenon", article by Jerome Clark, in Strange magazine, #10, page 87, 1992.
• [go1] * "Chronologie OVNI", web page compiled by Godelieve Van Overmeire, Belgium, circa 1999, at users.skynet.be/sky84985/chron6.html
• [---] ? "From Airships to Arnold: A Preliminary Catalogue of UFO Reports in the Early 20th Century (1900-1946)", by Richard Hall, UFO Research Coalition, USA, 2000.
• [ar1] * "1910-1919 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2001, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1910.shtml
• [---] ? "*U* Computer Database", compiled by Larry Hatch, USA, circa 2002.
• [---] ? Illobrand Von Ludwiger, Germany.
• [jb1] * "1914", web page by Jérôme Beau, France, circa 2003, at www.rr0.org/data/1914/index.html
• [tp1] * "Good-Bye Mermaids, Hello Crop Circles? - Part I", electronic article by T. Peter Parks, Forteana List, circa 2004.
• [ni1] * "1900-1938 UFO Sighting Chronology", NICAP website, USA, circa 2007, at www.nicap.org/waves/1900-1938.htm
• [ni2] * NICAP website listing, USA, 2006, at www.nicap.org/NSID_DBListingbyCat7.pdf
• [ud1] * "Jun 1914 - Hamburg, Germany", web page by the UFOdna website, circa 2006, at www.thecid.com/ufo/uf18/uf8/188931.htm
• [js1] * "Les 'Extraterrestres' Avant les Soucoupes Volantes", book by Jean Sider, JMG publisher, France, page 203, 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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