According to Albert Rosales, one Rupert Drew said that in Caerphilly, Wales, in September 1914, in the afternoon, two children named Uden and Hopkins were wandering on a mountainside after school on their way home, when they suddenly encountered a widespread mist at the edge of which were two small humanoid figures totally white all over.
Both beings wore abnormally tall hats, rather like those worn by chefs, and had piercing eyes.
The figures advanced towards the children who became frightened and fled.
Another source says it was in September 1911 and the hats looked like baker's hats.
According to Jerome Clark, when interviewed in 1975 one of the witnesses was still so disturbed by the experience that he refused to discuss it in detail.
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[Ref. jc1:] JEROME CLARK:
Jerome Clark indicates that in Caerphilly, Wales, in September 1914, two schoolboys wandering along a mountainside encountered an unexpected mist, at the edge of which stood two entirely white humanoid figures. The beings had piercing eyes and abnormally tall hats, and as they approached the boys, the latter took to their heels.
When interviewed in 1975, one of the witnesses was still so disturbed by the experience that he refused to discuss it in detail.
Jerome Clark says the source is the HUMCAT catalogue by David Webb and Ted Bloecher.
[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:
Albert Rosales indicates that in Caerphilly, Wales, in September 1914, in the afternoon, two children, Mr. Uden and Mr. Hopkins, were wandering on a mountainside after school, and on their way home, when they suddenly encountered a widespread mist at the edge of which were two small humanoid figures totally white all over.
The figures advanced towards the children who became frightened and fled. Both beings wore abnormally tall hats, rather like those worn by chefs, and had piercing eyes.
Rosales indicates that his source is Rupert Drew.
[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that in September 1914 at "15:00" in Caerphilly, Wales, UK, "Two persons, Mr. Uden and Mr. Hopkins, were - as children - wandering on a mountainside after school, and on their way home, when they suddenly encountered a widespread mist at the edge of which were two small humanoid figures totally white all over. They advanced towards the children who became frightened and fled. Both beings wore abnormally tall hats, rather like those worn by chefs, and had piercing eyes."
[Ref. js1:] JEAN SIDER:
The author indicates that in September 1914, in the afternoon, in Caerphilly, Wales, Misters Uden and Hopkins, then children, were one day on the way of their residence, strolling in the undulating countryside after school, when suddenly they had an unexpected encounter.
Close to a large mass of fog stood two small humanoid creatures, dressed in white, each wearing an abnormally high hat, and having piercing eyes.
They advanced towards the children, who, very frightened, run away fast.
The author says the source is Rosales, citing Rupert Drew.
He comments that the presence "of fluidic gas masses (fog, smoke, etc.) is a recurring characteristic which is often in the reports relating to the UFOs and humanoid entities", and that much of such cases without UFO suggest a CE4."
[Ref. pr1:] PETER ROGERSON:
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September 1911 - Afternoon CAERPHILLY (GLAMORGANSHIRE : WALES) On this foggy afternoon two small boys, Masters Uden and Hopkins were climbing the mountain, when they saw two little men about 1m tall dressed in white all over and wearing tall headgear resembling bakers’ hats. Source missing, NUFON News (?) |
There was a "rupertdrew.com" but this website seems to have disappeared. It is possible that this is the Rupert Drew now living in Brazil and spokesperson of a controversial "Miraculous Healer" there. Ufologically speaking, there is no Rupert Drew known for any work on the UFO question.
The main issue here seems to be the lack of credibility elements of the report.
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| 1 | Data | Severe | March 5, 2013 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Primary source not available and not properly referenced. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 2 | Ufology | Severe | March 5, 2013 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Witnesses apparently children. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 3 | Ufology | Severe | March 5, 2013 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | No sign of investigation or checking. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 4 | Ufology | Severe | March 5, 2013 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Nature and origin of story unknown: rumor, sensational Press, letter...? | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 5 | Ufology | Severe | March 5, 2013 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Very short report with very little information. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 6 | Ufology | Severe | March 5, 2013 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Single source, no corroboration from other source. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 7 | Ufology | Severe | March 5, 2013 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Missing basic data: date, place, hour, distance, sizes, duration... | Help needed. | Opened. |
Extraterrestrial visitors or confusion or invention.
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| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | March 14, 2013 | Addition [jc1]. In the summars, addition of the paragraph "According to Jerome Clark...". |
