URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

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1930, Martilandran, 1960, Cáceres, Spain, someone:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Spanish author J. J. Benitez told in his 1990 book that in Martilandran, Spain, in 1930, at night, during a severe thunderstorm, someone was out looking for shelter in a mountainous valley, when he came upon a strange man, barefoot, shirtless and carrying a heavy wooden cross. Despite the rain, this man was completely dry. The witness offered him food and a coat but the man refused all help. Bbefore leaving he told the witness that the next grape crop would be the best in the region. Then he disappeared.

This then appeared in 3 ufology catalogues of close encounters of the third kind.

Basic information table:

Case number:	URECAT-001681
Date of event:	1930
Earliest report of event:	1990?
Delay of report:	6 decades.
Witness reported via:	Not known.
First alleged record by:	J. J. Benitez book.
First certain record by:	Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First alleged record type:	Sensation UFO book.
First certain record type:	Ufology catalogue.
This file created on:	September 28, 2018
This file last updated on:	September 28, 2018
Country of event:	Spain
State/Department:	Cáceres
Type of location:	In the mountain.
Lighting conditions:	Night.
UFO observed:	No
UFO arrival observed:	N/A
UFO departure observed:	N/A
UFO/Entity Relation:	Sans
Witnesses numbers:	1
Witnesses ages:	Not reported.
Witnesses types:	Not reported.
Photograph(s):	No.
Witnesses drawing:	No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:	No.

Number of entities:	1
Type of entities:	Human
Entities height:	Not reported.
Entities outfit type:	Not reported, barefoot, naked tosrso, carrying a heavy cross.
Entities outfit color:	Not reported.
Entities skin color:	Not reported.
Entities body:	Not reported. Man.
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:	Yes.
Entities actions:	Was there, refused clothes or food.
Entities/witness interactions:	Refused clothes or food.
Witness(es) reactions:	Observed, went.
Witness(es) feelings:	Not frightened.
Witness(es) interpretation:	Not reported.
Explanation category:	Madman or invention, not UFO-related.
Explanation certainty:	Certain.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Martilandran, Spain, in 1930, at night, "During a severe thunder storm the witness was out looking for shelter in a mountainous valley when he came upon a strange man, barefooted, shirtless and carrying a heavy wooden cross. Despite the rain this "man" was completely dry. The witness offered him food and a coat but the man refused all help, before leaving he told the witness that the next grape crop would be the best in the region. Then he disappeared."

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "J J Benitez, La Quinta Columna".

[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

1930 - Martilandran, Spain

1930 21:00

Martilandran, Spain

During a severe thunder storm the witness was out looking for shelter in a mountainous valley when...

During a severe thunder storm the witness was out looking for shelter in a mountainous valley when he came upon a strange man, barefooted, shirtless and carrying a heavy wooden cross. Despite the rain this "man" was completely dry. The witness offered him food and a coat but the man refused all help, before leaving he told the witness that the next grape crop would be the best in the region. Then he disappeared.

Hynek rating: CE3

Vallee rating: AN3

The source is indicated as "Rosales, Albert, Humanoid Sighting Reports Database".

[Ref. ta1:] "THINK ABOUT IT" WEBSITE:

Date: 1930

Location: Martilandran Spain

Time: night

Summary: During a severe thunder storm the witness was out looking for shelter in a mountainous valley when he came upon a strange man, barefooted, shirtless and carrying a heavy wooden cross. Despite the rain this “man” was completely dry. The witness offered him food and a coat but the man refused all help, before leaving he told the witness that the next grape crop would be the best in the region. Then he disappeared.

Source: J J Benitez, La Quinta Columna

Points to consider:

How could anyone think that this had anything to do with UFOs or UFO occupants is beyond me. This is obviously a story about someone who thought he met "Jesus".

It the story is true, the "JEsus" here could have been a man with psychiatric problems posing as "Jesus", But of course, all this may have been totally invented, no sign of credibility of the story being apparent.

List of issues:

Id:	Topic:	Severity:	Date noted:	Raised by:	Noted by:	Description:	Proposal:	Status:
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Evaluation:

Madman or invention, not UFO-related.

Sources references:

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

[jb1] ? "La Quinta Columna", book by J. J. Benizez, Planeta publishers, Spain, 1990.
[ar1] * "1930 Humanoid Reports, compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2006, at www.aforteanosla.com.ar/albert/anuarios/1930%20Humanoid%20Reports.pdf
[ud1] * "1930 - Martilandran, Spain", case record on the UFOdna website, USA, circa 2009, at https://thecid.com/ufo/uf19/uf4/194792.htm
[ta1] * "1930: UFO & Alien Sightings", web page of the www.thinkaboutitdocs.com website, USA, lat update June 22, 2012, at http://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/1930-ufo-alien-sightings

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 28, 2018	Creation, [ar1], [ud1], [ta1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	September 28, 2018	First published.

This page was last updated on September 28, 2018.