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AUGUST 15, 1965, SALTO, SALTO, URUGUAY, 5 PEOPLE:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

British ufologist Gordon Creighton reported that the newspaper El Heraldo, Concordia, Argentina, August 16, 1965, reported that in Salto, North-Western Uruguay, at 11 p.m. on or about August 15, 1965, five persons traveling in a car saw a blinding light, heard a terrifying hum, and saw a UFO land right in front of them on the road. The car's engine stalled.

The vivid white light of the UFO changed to red, then green, and then yellow, from time to time, after which it dimmed enough for them to see that what lay before them was a leaden-colored object about 3 meters high and occupying the whole width of the road. It was only about 3 or 4 meters from their car.

Three of the people fainted, while the other two sat there petrified with fear.

Inside the UFO was a green light that enabled them to see inside the craft three beings who looked human and were moving about and moving their arms.

Suddenly, numerous bursts of reddish-yellow flame shot from the sides of the craft, it rose to about 1 meter above the road, the terrible hum began again, then the craft shot straight upwards and vanished.

Basic information table:

Narratives:

[Ref. gc1:] GORDON CREIGHTON:

The British ufologist indicates that in Salta, North-Western Uruguay , at 11 p.m. on or about August 15, 1965, five persons traveling in a car saw a blinding light, heard a terrifying hum, and saw a UFO land right in front of them on the road. The car's engine stalled.

The vivid white light of the UFO changed to red, then green, and then yellow, from time to time, after which it dimmed enough for them to see that what lay before them was a leaden-colored object about 3 metres high and occupying the whole width of the road. It was only about 3 or 4 metres from their car.

Three of the people fainted, while the other two sat there petrified with fear.

Inside the UFO was a green light that enabled them to see inside the craft three beings who looked human and were moving about and moving their arms.

Suddenly numerous bursts of reddish-yellow flame shot from the sides of the craft, it rose to about 1 metre above the road, the terrible hum began again, then the craft shot straight upwards and vanished.

Gordon Creighton indicates that the source is El Heraldo, Concordia, Argentina, August 16, 1965.

[Ref. lo1:] CORAL AND JIM LORENZEN:

The authors indicate that near Salto, northwest Uruguay, at about 11 P.M. on August 15, 1965 a leaden-colored object landed on a road and stalled a car. The object had a white light which changed to red, green, then yellow and dimmed nearly out before repeating the sequence. Three of the astonished passengers of the car fainted and the other two sat transfixed with fear. Through a window in the object, they could see three humanlike beings moving about. The craft suddenly departed at high speed amid bursts of reddish-yellow flame and a deafening humming noise.

[Ref. jv1:] JACQUES VALLEE:

In his catalogue of UFO landings, Jacques Vallée indicates that on August 15, 1965, at 11:00 p.m.., in Salto, Uruguay, five persons in a car heard a humming sound, and an object with changing colored lights landed and blocked the road while the car engine stalled. The object was as wide as the road, and 3 meters high. Before it took off, three human beings were seen inside.

Vallée indicates that his source is "Humanoids 42."

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Salto, Uruguay, on August 15, 1965, at 2300, five persons in a car heard a loud hum and saw a UFO land directly in front of the car, stalling the engine. Its brilliant white luminescence changed from red to yellow and green. The object itself, a leaden color, was 9 ft high and as wide as the road. Three beings, which looked human, illuminated by green light, could be seen moving about inside the UFO. Then, with a burst of orange flame, the object rose vertically and vanished.

Albert Rosales indicates as source "The Humanoids by Hanlon."

[Ref. lg1:] LUIS R. GONZALES MANSO:

Luis R. Gonzalez Manso notes in his FirstHumCat catalogue that in in Salto, Uruguay, on August 15, 1965 at 11:00 p.m. five persons travelling in a car saw a blinding light, heard a humming sound and saw an object land on the roadway a few meters in front of them. The car engine stalled. The light from the object changed colors and then dimmed to reveal a leaden colored machine about 3 m high, occupying the whole width of the road. Three of the people in the car fainted, while the other two were able to see figures moving about inside the craft. Suddenly, bursts of flame shot from the sides of the machine and it rose about 1m from the ground. The humming sound started again, and the machine then took off straight upwards and vanished.

Luis Gonzales indicates that his sources are Gordon Creighton, "The Humanoids in Latin America", in Charles Bowen (Ed.), The Humanoids (1967), pp 160-161; El Heraldo (Concordia - Argentina), 16 August 1965; and the MAGONIA Catalogue #681.

[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on August 15, 1965 at 23:00 in Salto, Uruguay, five persons in a car heard a humming sound, and an object, 20 feet across, with changing colored lights landed about 20 feet away and blocked the highway while the car engine stalled. The object was as wide as the road, and three meters high. Before it took off, three human beings were seen inside. The object departed by rapidly flying straight up until lost to sight. Electromagnetic effects were noted.

The website then provides the summary [ar1].

The sources are listed as Webb, David, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports; Lorenzen, Coral E. Flying Saucer Occupants, Signet T3205, New York, 1967; Lorenzen, Coral E. Encounters with UFO Occupants, Berkley Medallion, New York, 1976, ISBN:425-03093-8; Bowen, Charles, The Humanoids: FSR Special Edition No. 1, FSR, London, 1966; Pereira, Jader U. Les Extra-Terrestres, Phenomenes Spatiaux, Paris, 1974; Vallee, Jacques, A Century of Landings (N = 923), (in JVallee04), Chicago, 1969; Schoenherr, Luis, Computerized Catalog (N = 3173); Rodeghier, Mark, UFO Reports Involving Vehicle Interference, CUFOS, Chicago, 1981; Falla, Geoffrey, Vehicle Interference Project, BUFORA, London, 1979; Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Redwood City, 2002; Rosales, Albert, Humanoid Sighting Reports Database.

Points to consider:

The deafening noise, the window, the green light in the object and the human occupants make think of some helicopter landing, while the flames are one of the rare elements which do not match. One can only regret the absence of precise and verified information and the apparent lack of a ufological investigation of this sighting report.

List of issues:

Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial visitors or confusion, helicopter.

Sources references:

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

• [---] ? Article in the newspaper El Heraldo, Concordia, Argentina, August 16, 1965.
• [gc1] * Summary by Gordon Creighton in "The Humanoids", ufology magazine Flying Saucer Review (FSR), Special Issue #1, 1966.
• [gc1] * "Humanoids in South America", chapter by Gordon Creighton, in "The Humanoids", book by Charles Bowen, Futura publisher, U-K., pp 114-115, 1967.
• [gc1] * "Humanoids in South America", chapter by Gordon Creighton, in "The Humanoids", book by Charles Bowen, Neville Spearman publisher, U-K., 1967.
• [lo1] * "Flying Saucer Occupants", book by Coral and Jim Lorenzen, Signet Books publishers, USA, page 113, 1967.
• [gc1] * "Humanoids in South America", chapter by Gordon Creighton, in "The Humanoids", book by Charles Bowen, Henry Regnery publisher, USA, 1969.
• [jv1] * "Passport to Magonia - On UFOs, Folklore, and Parallel Worlds", book by Jacques Vallée, Contemporary Books publisher, USA, 1969.
• [gc1] * "Les Humanoïdes en Amérique Latine", chapter by Gordon Creighton, in "En Quête des Humanoïdes", book by Charles Bowen, French translation of "The Humanoids", J'ai Lu publisher, pp 141-142, 1974.
• [---] ? "Les Extra-Terrestres", booklet by Jader U. Pereira, Phénomènes Spatiaux éditeurs, GEPA ufology group, France, 1974.
• [lo1] * "Encounters With UFO Occupants", book by Coral and Jim Lorenzen, reprint of "Flying Saucer Occupants", Berkley Medallion publishers, USA, 1976.
• [---] ? "HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports", compiled by David F. Webb and Ted Bloecher, CUFOS, USA, circa 1977.
• [---] ? "Computerized Catalog", compiled by Luis Schoenherr.
• [---] ? "Vehicle Interference Project, by Geoffrey Falla, BUFORA ufology group, U-K., 1979.
• [---] ? "*U* Computer Database", compiled by Larry Hatch, USA, 2002.
• [ar1] * "1965 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2007, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1965.shtml
• [lg1] * "First Humanoid Catalog (FIRSTHUMCAT)", compiled by Luis R. González Manso, electronic publication, Fundación Anomalía, www.anomalia.org, Spain, 2006.
• [ud1] * "15 August 1965 23:00 - Salto, Uruguay", web page by the website UFOdna, circa 2007, at www.ufodna.com/uf18/uf9/189501.htm

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