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URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

URECAT is a formal catalog of UFO related entities sightings reports with the goal of providing quality information for accurate studies of the topic. Additional information, corrections and reviews are welcome at patrick.gross@inbox.com, please state if you wish to be credited for your contribution or not. The main page of the URECAT catalog is here.

AUGUST 13, 1965, WAVERLY, IOWA, USA, DAVID GIBSON:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Ufologist Ralph DeGraw reportedly told in the APRO ufology bulletin in 1975 that on August 13, 1965, in in Waverly, Iowa, USA, David Gibson, 14-year-old, was sitting with his father and sister in their yard at 06:00 p.m., when they heard a high-pitched whining sound and saw an aluminum object, 15 to 20 feet in diameter, looking like "two saucers glued together".

The object descended slowly from the sky and disappeared behind a hill 1/3 of a mile away.

David Gibson walked to the hill to investigate, and when he was about 150 yards from the supposed site where the object would supposedly be located, he saw a 3.5-feet-tall, humanoid being with a baldhead, peeking out from behind a tree.

The youngster did not see the being leave, but about a minute later, he saw a "blur" and "heard a rush of air."

At the supposed landing site, in an old quarry, he reportedly found a 15 to 20 foot circle of burnt glass, within which were three indentations of 5 by 12 inches and 1 inch deep.

Basic information table:

Case number: URECAT-000726
Date of event: 1965
Earliest report of event: January 1975?
Delay of report: 10 years?
Witness reported via: Not known.
First alleged record by: Ufologist in APRO bulletin.
First certain record by: Ufology catalogue Johnson.
First alleged record type: Ufologist in APRO bulletin.
First certain record type: Ufology catalogue.
This file created on: June 26, 2008
This file last updated on: June 26, 2008
Country of event: USA
State/Department: Iowa
Type of location: From yard, then near quarry.
Lighting conditions: Day
UFO observed: Yes
UFO arrival observed: Yes
UFO departure observed: Uncertain
UFO/Entity Relation: Uncertain
Witnesses numbers: 1
Witnesses ages: 14
Witnesses types: Not reported. Male.
Photograph(s): No.
Witnesses drawing: No.
Witnesses-approved drawing: No.
Number of entities: 1
Type of entities: Humanoid
Entities height: 0.75 meters
Entities outfit type: Not reported.
Entities outfit color: Not reported.
Entities skin color: Not reported.
Entities body: Not reported.
Entities head: Bald.
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: Bald.
Entities voice: None heard.
Entities actions: Is there.
Entities/witness interactions: None.
Witness(es) reactions: Observed, went.
Witness(es) feelings: Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation: Not reported.
Explanation category: Insufficient information.
Explanation certainty: High.

Narratives:

[Ref. dj1:] DONALD JOHNSON:

Donald Johnson indicates that on August 13, 1965, David G., age 14, and his father and sister were sitting in their yard at four o'clock in the afternoon in Waverly, Iowa when they heard a high-pitched whining sound and saw an aluminum object 15-20 feet in diameter, looking like "two saucers glued together," descend slowly from the sky. It disappeared behind a hill a third of a mile away, and the young man walked over to the hill to investigate. When about 150 yards from the site, he saw a humanoid being 3.5 feet tall, with a baldhead, peeking out from behind a tree. He did not see the figure leave, but a minute or so later he saw a "blur" and heard a rush of air. At the landing site, in an old quarry, he found a 15-20 foot circle of burnt glass, within which were three indentations of 5" x 12" and an inch deep. The encounter lasted about a minute and occurred during a minor wave of reports from Iowa and elsewhere.

The sources are indicated as Ralph DeGraw, APRO Bulletin, January-February 1975, p. 9; David F. Webb and Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case 1965-33 (A0644), citing Ralph DeGraw).

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Waverly, Iowa, on August 13, 1965, at 1600, David G, 14, and his father and sister were sitting in their yard when they heard a high-pitched whining sound and saw an aluminum object 15-20 ft in diameter, looking like "two saucers glued together," descending slowly from the sky. It disappeared behind a hill a third of a mile away, and the young man walked to the hill to investigate. When about 150 yards from the site, he saw a being 3.t ft tall, with a baldhead, peeking out from behind a tree. He did not see the figure leave, but a minute or so later he saw a "blur" and heard a rush of air. At the landing site, in an old quarry, he found a 15-20 foot circle of charred glass, within which were indentations of 5" x 12" and an inch deep. The sighting occurred during a minor wave of reports in Iowa and elsewhere.

Albert Rosales indicates as source Ralph DeGraw for Apro and Mufon.

[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that in mid-August 1965, in Waverly, Iowa, USA there were ground marks of 15-20 feet circle burnt grass, three indentations of 5"x12", 1" deep. There was a high-pitched whine, an flying aluminum disc 15-20 feet diameter was seen, when it was 150 meters from site he ot they saw a 3.5' tall being with a bald head, hiding behind a tree.

One aluminum disc, about 20 feet across, was observed by three witnesses, typical age 14, at a quarry for over one minute (Gibson, D). A high-pitched sound was heard. One 3.5-foot-tall grey being was seen.

The sources are indicated as Webb, David, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports; Aerial Phenomena Research Organization, APRO Bulletin, APRO, Tucson; Lorenzen, Coral E., Encounters with UFO Occupants, Berkley Medallion, New York, 1976, ISBN:425-03093-8; FSR, FSR (formerly Flying Saucer Review), FSR, London, 1966; Bloecher, Ted R., Ted R Bloecher investigation files; Eberhart, George M., A Geo-Bibliography of Anomalies, Greenwood Press, Westport, 1980, ISBN:0-313-21337-2.

Points to consider:

It thus seems that we have a rather short summary of alleged events which were probably not checked or investigated, and thus caution is appropriate.

List of issues:

Id: Topic: Severity: Date noted: Raised by: Noted by: Description: Proposal: Status:
1 Data Severe June 26, 2008 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Primary source not available. Help needed. Opened.
2 Ufology Severe June 26, 2008 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross No investigation report available. Help needed. Opened.
3 Ufology Severe June 26, 2008 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Nature of report no known: newspaper, letter, investigated case...? Help needed. Opened.
4 Ufology Severe June 26, 2008 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross First report apparently 10 years after alleged sighting. Help needed. Opened.
5 Ufology Severe June 26, 2008 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Single witness of unknown profile for the sighting of the entity. Help needed. Opened.

Evaluation:

Insufficient information.

Sources references:

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

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 June 26, 2008 Creation, [dj1], [ar1], [ud1].
1.0 Patrick Gross June 26, 2008 First published.

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