URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

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MAY OR JUNE 1956, EAST OF FLANDERS, BELGIUM, A GIRL:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

It seems that in a 2003 issue of the GESAG ufology bulletin, a report said that in the east of the Flanders, in Belgium, on May or June 1956 at 04:00 p.m., a 12-year-old girl was playing in the kitchen garden behind the family home, when suddenly her her attention was attracted by an object above the northwestern wall at the end of the garden.

The object seemed to come from the north and to fly towards the south. It was flying above the western corner of the garden, where huge trees and a big oak were located.

When the circular object was just above the tree line, the girl saw two beings of human appearance through the translucent surface of the vehicle. They smiled and waved their arms.

The object flew away towards the south.

Basic information table:

Case number:	URECAT-000323
Date of event:	May or June 1956
Earliest report of event:	2003
Delay of report:	5 decades
Witness reported via:	Not known.
First alleged record by:	Ufology bulletin.
First certain record by:	Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First alleged record type:	Ufology bulletin.
First certain record type:	Ufology catalogue.
This file created on:	October 10, 2007
This file last updated on:	October 10, 2007
Country of event:	Belgium
State/Department:	Not reported.
Type of location:	Garden
Lighting conditions:	Day
UFO observed:	Yes
UFO arrival observed:	Yes
UFO departure observed:	Yes
UFO/Entity Relation:	Certain
Witnesses numbers:	1
Witnesses ages:	12
Witnesses types:	Young girl.
Photograph(s):	No.
Witnesses drawing:	No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:	No.

Number of entities:	2
Type of entities:	Human
Entities height:	Not reported.
Entities outfit type:	Not reported.
Entities outfit color:	Not reported.
Entities skin color:	Not reported.
Entities body:	Normal.
Entities head:	Not reported.
Entities eyes:	Not reported.
Entities mouth:	Yes.
Entities nose:	Not reported.
Entities feet:	Not reported.
Entities arms:	Yes.
Entities fingers:	Not reported.
Entities fingers number:	Not reported.
Entities hair:	Not reported.
Entities voice:	None heard.
Entities actions:	Were in UFO, smiled and waved arms, departure.
Entities/witness interactions:	Smiled and waved arms.
Witness(es) reactions:	Observed.
Witness(es) feelings:	Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation:	Not reported.
Explanation category:	Confusion, helicopter.
Explanation certainty:	Medium.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in East Flanders, Belgium, on May or June 1956 at 04:00 p.m., a 12-year-old girl was playing in the kitchen garden behind the family home.

Suddenly the girl had her attention attracted by an object, which appeared above the northwestern wall at the end of the garden. The object seemed to come from the north and to fly towards the south. It was flying above the western corner of the garden, where huge trees and a big oak were located.

At the moment that the circular object was just above the tree line, the girl saw two beings of human appearance. She could see them through the translucent surface of the vehicle; they smiled and waved their arms.

The encounter finished quickly as the object disappeared towards the south.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is Bulletin du Gesag # 109, March 2003.

Points to consider:

The thin account does not include information which would be necessary to discard or confirm that it could have been simply an helicopter: for example, nothing is said on the noise or silence of the craft, and for the remainder, nothing shows to indicate that it would be anything else than an helicopter.

List of issues:

Id:	Topic:	Severity:	Date noted:	Raised by:	Noted by:	Description:	Proposal:	Status:
1	Data	Severe	October 10, 2007	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Missing primary source in GESAG Bulletin #103 of March 2003.	Help needed.	Opened.
2	Ufology	Severe	October 10, 2007	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Single witness, 12 years old girl, not reliable as of identifying helicopter in 1956.	-	-
3	Ufology	Severe	October 10, 2007	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No trace of investigation, only meager and insufficient story.	Help needed.	Opened.
4	Ufology	Severe	October 10, 2007	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No mention of UFO noise or absence thereof.	Help needed.	Opened.
5	Ufology	Severe	October 10, 2007	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Occupants described as humans, smiling, waving arms.	Help needed.	Opened.
6	Ufology	Severe	October 10, 2007	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Insufficient description of UFO.	Help needed.	Opened.
7	Ufology	Severe	October 10, 2007	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Story seems to have appeared 47 years after alleged events.	Help needed.	Opened.

Evaluation:

Confusion, helicopter.

Sources references:

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

[---] ? Ufologie bulletin Bulletin du GESAG, Belgium, #109, March 2003.
[ar1] * "1956 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2001, www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1956.shtml

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	October 10, 2007	Creation, [ar1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	October 10, 2007	First published.

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