It seems that David Pace, an amateur astronomer from Malta, told in his book about UFOs over Malta, apparently published in the 2000's, about a case of "underwater" UFO and little men, that occurred at sea 20 miles south of Malta in the summer of 1947.
The "Malta UFO Research" website who told about this report says that fishermen on a boat were raising their nets with a catch of fish, when they saw an object floating on the water's surface that looked like a black submarine.
The fishermen were frightened because they thought it looked more like a monster than a submarine, so they quickly pulled in their nets and started the boat's engine.
At that moment a bright light from the "submarine" lit up the whole area, and "little men" began running over the deck of the object. The fishermen couldn't make out much detail from their boat but whenever the light illuminated the "little men", they could see some sort of apparatus around their waist.
After a few minutes, the "little men" entered the "submarine" which began to glow so brightly that the fishermen could not see the object. It then submerged.
When the reporting witness, one Pawlu Zammit, was asked how tall these men were, he replied, "About the size of a 10-year-old boy".
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[Ref. mu1:] "MALTA UFO RESEARCH":
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Summer 1947Witnesses : Pawlu Zammit and others Location : 20 miles S of Malta Object : Black submarine Sound : None Notes : Fishermen on a boat 20 miles south of Malta were raising their nets with a catch of fish when they saw an object floating on the water's surface that looked like a black submarine. The fishermen were frightened because they thought it looked more like a monster than a submarine, so they quickly pulled in their nets and started the boat's engine. At that moment a bright light from the "submarine" lit up the whole area and "little men" began running over the deck of the object. The fishermen couldn't make out much detail from their boat but whenever the light illuminated the "little men", they could see some sort of apparatus around their waist. When the witness was asked how tall these men were, he replied, "About the size of a 10 year old boy". After a few minutes, the "little men" entered the "submarine" which began to glow so brightly that the fishermen couldn't see the object. It then submerged. Reference : "UFOs fuq il-Gzejjer Maltin" by David Pace |
[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:
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13. Location. 20 miles south of Malta, Mediterranean Sea Date: Summer 1947 Time: unknown Anglers were raising their nets with a catch of fish when they saw an object floating on the water's surface that looked like a black submarine. The men were frightened at the object's appearance, saying that it looked like a monster. They quickly started the boat's engine. Suddenly a bright light from the "submarine" lit up the whole area and "little men" began running over the deck of the object. The men could make out that the little men carried some sort of apparatus around their waists. They were about the size of a 10-year old boy. After a few minutes the little men entered the "submarine" which began to glow so brightly that the anglers could not see it anymore. It then apparently submerged. HC addition # 3232 Source: David Pace, UFOs over the Maltese Islands Type: B High Strangeness Index: 7 Reliability of Source: 7 Comments: Early report of humanoids seen on USO or unidentified submerged object. This is a rare type of case otherwise. |
[Ref. wu1:] "WATERUFO" WEBSITE:
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6~8-??-1947 (Summer of 1947) A USO report from MUFOR on the internet as follows: Witnesses: Pawlu Zammit and others Location: 20 miles S of Malta Object: Black submarine Sound: None Notes: Fishermen on a boat 20 miles south of Malta were raising their nets with a catch of fish when they saw an object floating on the water's surface that looked like a black submarine. The fishermen were frightened because they thought it looked more like a monster than a submarine, so they quickly pulled in their nets and started the boat's engine. At that moment a bright light from the "submarine" lit up the whole area and "little men" began running over the deck of the object. The fishermen couldn't make out much detail from their boat but whenever the light illuminated the "little men", they could see some sort of apparatus around their waist. When the witness was asked how tall these men were, he replied, "About the size of a 10 year old boy". After a few minutes, the "little men" entered the "submarine" which began to glow so brightly that the fishermen couldn't see the object. It then submerged. This reference: From the Website: http://www.mufor.org/ ( Note MUFOR stands for "Malta UFO Research" ) Original reference: "UFOs fuq iI-Gzejjer Maltin" by David Pace UFOCAT PRN: None Mediterranean Sea - Malta 20 miles south of Malta is Approximately: Latitude 35.39 N, Longitude 14.25 E ( D-M ) Reference: Malta gazetteer, U.S. Army Topographic Command, Washington, D.C., November 1971 |
[Ref. ni1:] THE NICAP WEBSITE:
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June 8 (??), 1947; 20 mi S. of Maltaw Evening. Fishermen Pawlu Zammit and others on a boat 20 miles south of Malta were raising their nets with a catch of fish when they saw an object floating on the water's surface that looked like a black submarine. The fishermen were frightened because they thought it looked more like a monster than a submarine, so they quickly pulled in their nets and started the boat's engine. At that moment a bright light from the "submarine" lit up the whole area and "little men" began running over the deck of the object. The fishermen couldn't make out much detail from their boat, but whenever the light illuminated the "little men," they could see some sort of apparatus around their waist. When the witness was asked how tall these men were, he replied, "About the size of a 10 year old boy." After a few minutes, the "little men" entered the "submarine" which began to glow so brightly that the fishermen couldn't see the object. It then submerged. |
[Ref. ni1:] THE NICAP WEBSITE:
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Early July, 1947; Near Malta, Mediterranean Sea 2:30 p.m. (EDT). Fishermen on a boat 20 miles south of Malta were raising their nets with a catch of fish when they saw an object floating on the water's surface that looked like a black submarine. The fishermen were frightened because they thought it looked more like a monster than a submarine, so they quickly pulled in their nets and started the boat's engine. At that moment a bright light from the "submarine" lit up the whole area and "little men" began running over the deck of the object. The fishermen couldn't make out much detail from their boat but whenever the light illuminated the "little men", they could see some sort of apparatus around their waist. Original reference: "UFOs fuq iI-Gzejjer Maltin" by David Pace |
[Ref. ni2:] THE NICAP WEBSITE:
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Category 7, ENTITY Preliminary Rating: 5 Submarine-Like Object With "Little Men" June 8 (??), 1947 20 mi. S. of Malta (Mediterranean) Fran Ridge: June 8 (??), 1947; 20 mi S. of Malta Evening. Fishermen Pawlu Zammit and others on a boat 20 miles south of Malta were raising their nets with a catch of fish when they saw an object floating on the water's surface that looked like a black submarine. The fishermen were frightened because they thought it looked more like a monster than a submarine, so they quickly pulled in their nets and started the boat's engine. At that moment a bright light from the "submarine" lit up the whole area and "little men" began running over the deck of the object. The fishermen couldn't make out much detail from their boat, but whenever the light illuminated the "little men," they could see some sort of apparatus around their waist. When the witness was asked how tall these men were, he replied, "About the size of a 10 year old boy." After a few minutes, the "little men" entered the "submarine" which began to glow so brightly that the fishermen couldn't see the object. It then submerged. Detailed reports and documents |
[Ref. ni3:] THE NICAP WEBSITE:
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Near Malta June 8???, 1947, Summer 1947 A USO report from MUFOR on the internet as follows: Witnesses: Pawlu Zammit and others Location: 20 miles S of Malta Object: Black submarine Sound: None Notes: Fishermen on a boat 20 miles south of Malta were raising their nets with a catch of fish when they saw an object floating on the water's surface that looked like a black submarine. The fishermen were frightened because they thought it looked more like a monster than a submarine, so they quickly pulled in their nets and started the boat's engine. At that moment a bright light from the "submarine" lit up the whole area and "little men" began running over the deck of the object. The fishermen couldn't make out much detail from their boat but whenever the light illuminated the "little men", they could see some sort of apparatus around their waist. When the witness was asked how tall these men were, he replied, "About the size of a 10 year old boy". After a few minutes, the "little men" entered the "submarine" which began to glow so brightly that the fishermen couldn't see the object. It then submerged. This reference: From the Website: http://www.mufor.org/ ( Note MUFOR stands for Malta UFO Research) Original reference: "UFOs fuq iI-Gzejjer Maltin" by David Pace UFOCAT PRN None Mediterranean Sea - Malta 20 miles south of Malta is Approximately Latitude 35.39 N, Longitude 14.25 E ( D-M ) Reference: Malta gazetteer, U.S. Army Topographic Command, Washington, D.C., November 1971 |
David Pace, who seems to be the most primary known source for this case, is an amateur astronomer from Malta interested in UFOS, who wrote a 64-page book about UFO sightings in Malta. The book exists, however I was unable to find out when it was published (likely in the 2000's):
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Unfortunately I do not have this book; which is written in the Maltese language that I would not understand anyway.
It seems that only one witness reported the alleged sighting, the date of reporting is not known and may be very late,
The first issue here is the totally unknown credibility of the report.
The second issue is obvious: this reports looks just like the sighting of a surfaced submarine and its crew. The "USO" does not fly, it dives. The crew looks like "little men", but it might have been an estimate error.
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| 1 | Data | Severe | October 11, 2018 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Missing primary source [dp1]. | Help needed. | Opened. |
Possible submarine and crew.
* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.
| Main Author: | Patrick Gross |
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| Editor: | Patrick Gross |
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | October 11, 2018 | Creation, [mu1], [ar1], [wu1]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | October 11, 2018 | First published. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | November 9, 2018 | Additions [ni1], [ni2], [ni3]. |
