JULY 1965, COUNTY CLARE, MUNSTER, IRELAND, A WOMAN AND A FRIEND:
Brief summary of the event and follow-up:
Ufologist Roy Sandbach reported that in County Clare, Ireland, in July 1965, at 02:00 a.m., a woman and a friend were driving home on a country road when a small luminous blue light appeared over their vehicle. The light flew ahead of them and hovered above the roadway.
Suddenly a tall figure wearing a black robe appeared under the light and in front of their vehicle. As they watched, the blue light and the figure both suddenly vanished.
Basic information table:
Case number:
URECAT-000707
Date of event:
July 1965
Earliest report of event:
Not known.
Delay of report:
Day, decades.
Witness reported via:
Ufology bulletin NUFON.
First alleged record by:
Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First certain record by:
Ufology catalogue.
First alleged record type:
Ufology bulletin.
First certain record type:
Ufology book.
This file created on:
June 25, 2008
This file last updated on:
June 25, 2008
Country of event:
Ireland
State/Department:
Munster
Type of location:
Road from car.
Lighting conditions:
Night with cars headlight as lighting.
UFO observed:
Yes
UFO arrival observed:
Uncertain.
UFO departure observed:
Uncertain.
UFO/Entity Relation:
Uncertain.
Witnesses numbers:
1 or 2
Witnesses ages:
Not reported. Adults or aged.
Witnesses types:
Not reported.
Photograph(s):
No.
Witnesses drawing:
No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:
No.
Number of entities:
1
Type of entities:
Humanoid or human
Entities height:
Tall
Entities outfit type:
Long dress.
Entities outfit color:
Black.
Entities skin color:
Not reported.
Entities body:
Not reported.
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:
None heard.
Entities actions:
Is on the road and disappears.
Entities/witness interactions:
None.
Witness(es) reactions:
Observed.
Witness(es) feelings:
Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation:
Not reported.
Explanation category:
Extraterrestrial visitors or hoax or confusion. Insufficient information.
Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in County Clare, Ireland, in July 1965, at 02:00 a.m., a woman and a friend were driving home on a country road when a small luminous blue light appeared over their vehicle. The light flew ahead of them and hovered above the roadway. Suddenly a tall figure wearing a black robe appeared under the light and in front of their vehicle. As they watched the blue light and the figure both suddenly vanished.
Albert Rosales indicates as source "Roy Sandbach, NUFON #153."
Points to consider:
This brief story is of course insufficient to issue any valid explanation.
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Data
Severe
June 25, 2008
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Missing primary source.
Help needed.
Opened.
2
Ufology
Severe
June 25, 2008
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Origin and nature of story not known: anonymous letter, rumour, newspaper article, investigation...?
Help needed.
Opened.
3
Ufology
Severe
June 25, 2008
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
No investigation report available.
Help needed.
Opened.
4
Ufology
Severe
June 25, 2008
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
No information on the witnesses.
Help needed.
Opened.
5
Ufology
Severe
June 25, 2008
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Insufficient information, meager descriptions.
Help needed.
Opened.
Evaluation:
Extraterrestrial visitors or hoax or confusion. Insufficient information.
Sources references:
* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.
[---] ? Article by Roy Sandbach in the ufology NUFON (Northern UFO Network), U-K., #153.
[ar1] * "1965 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2007, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1965.shtml
