1959, MOSSORO, RIO GRANDE DO NORTE, BRAZIL, A MAN:
Brief summary of the event and follow-up:
US journalist and field ufologist Bob Pratt reportedly indicated in a 1996 book that near Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1959, at dawn, a man saw an oval shaped craft resting on the ground on three metallic legs.
He saw three "little men" in it, not described. The craft suddenly exploded in a brilliant flash of light and disappeared.
Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that near Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, in 1959, at dawn, a man encountered an oval shaped craft resting on the ground on three metallic legs. He was able to see three undescribed "little men" in it. The craft suddenly exploded in a brilliant flash of light and disappeared. Albert Rosales notes that a similar incident reported in 1988 in the same area.
Albert Rosales indicates that the source is Bob Pratt, UFO Danger Zone.
Points to consider:
The data is obviously insufficient to allow a reasonable evaluation.
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Data
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March 15, 2008
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Missing primary source.
Help needed.
Opened.
2
Ufology
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Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
No sign of investigation.
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Opened.
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Ufology
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Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Single witness, not named.
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Ufology
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Patrick Gross
Insufficient data: sighting distance, date, place, hour, descriptions, etc.
Help needed.
Opened.
Evaluation:
Insufficient data. Insufficient credibility.
Sources references:
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? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.
[---] * "UFO Danger Zone: Terror and Death in Brazil", book by Bob Pratt, Horus House Press publisher, pp 100-105, 1996.
[ar1] * "1959 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2001, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1959.shtml
