In Luumäki, Finland, in August 1965, or August 19, 1965, four members of a Finnish family were picking blueberries in a seldom frequented part of a forest near the village of Hermunen. It was a clear and calm day. The four people spread around, keeping eye contact between them.
About noon, the father, Matti Kuningas, began to hear some sort of peculiar murmuring and "bubbling" sounds from the top of a nearby slope, he looked, but saw nothing unusual in the direction the sound came from.
After some time, he looked again there, and he now saw, at a distance of about 200 meters, a small man-like being standing on the top of the slope, looking straight at him. The being and him stood staring at each other for some time, then the being started to walk toward him.
It appeared that this being was hardly a meter in height, yet its head and shoulders seemed to be like those of a strong man. Its face was carrot red and its body was covered by a skintight green coverall.
When it had started to move, the being seemed to totter a bit, but it soon regained its balance and walked with firm steps straight toward Matti Kuningas, who stood like paralyzed looking at the approaching being. But the being soon changed direction and reached the edge of a small bog, where it just disappeared and was no longer seen.
More than six months later, Matti Kuningas told about this weird encounter, and then Teuvo Kuningas, the son of Matti Kuningas, said he too had seen that little man later on when it came running quite close to Matti Kunningas and to Tapani Kuningas, who knew nothing of the event at the time although he was some 10 meters from Matti Kunningas.
Teuvi Kunningas remembered that after a few strange movements, the little man disappeared in a curious manner from his sight too.
Matti Kunningas said he had been utterly incapable in any way of drawing Tapani Kuningas' attention to the little man, although they were quite close.
A later version of the report mentions that at some point the little man was on and near a mossy stone, 3 meters wide and 2 meters high, that one of the witnesses had never noticed them there although he knew the place, and that the witnesses were under weird effects that seemed to prevent them from approaching ot from drawing each other's attention to the stone of the little being. Teuvo Kuningas reportedly also reported that he observed a box in the little man's chest, from which came some kind of flash. Tapani Kuningas later became a ufologist if his country.
|
|
[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:
Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Luumaki, Finland, on August 19, 1965, about noon, a family of four, Matti, Maria, Teuvo and Tapani went to the forest near the village of Hermunen to pick blueberries. They scattered in four directions however always keeping eye contact with each other. About noon, two of them, father Matti and his eldest son Teuvo had an experience they shared with the others only later. Already when they had arrived at the forest Matti Kuningas had observed a large stone, or so it looked like, which he had never seen before although the forest was very familiar to him. The distance to the stone was about 30 meters .The stone was about 2 meters high and three meters in width and on it there was some very green moss and a rowan tree. Suddenly a gust of wind rose, which astonished Teuvo Kuningas since the day was clear and calm. Both he and his father Matti observed now from their respective positions a little man, about one meter tall, which appeared near the stone. The man's skin was reddish like that of a carrot and he wore a green overall. The head was large and his shoulders broad. Teuvo Kuningas observed a box in the man's chest, from which came some kind of flash. Now the little man started to run away from the stone, and Matti Kuningas, who was closer, heard him make a “mourning” like sound. Teuvo Kuningas heard a voice resembling human speech. Suddenly the little man turned and ran towards Matti Kuningas. He stopped at a distance of 15 meters and for a minute or so looked at Matti. He seemed to have a human like face, however it appeared elderly. Then he turned and started to run away. About 50 meters from Matti he seemed to turn a somersault and disappear. Teuvo saw also the disappearance, but he saw also the man reappear, now closer to him. He was now somehow deterred by some unknown force and could not even look at the man properly. He could not move either. He also smelled a terrible odor in the air. After the man had again disappeared, he heard a noise from the direction of the stone but nothing could be seen. When the whole thing was over, Teuvo noticed to his astonishment that over a half an hour had passed. When they were on their way home, Teuvo decided to have a closer look on the stone to see if there were any footprints. When he came near he also noticed the moss and the little rowan tree and some silvery gray on its surface. When he tried to get closer to the stone and touch it with his berry basket, the same unknown force deterred him again and even turned him around and forced him to go walk away. He thought of throwing a stick at it but could not do that either. In the car he suddenly found himself unusually tired. He intended to tell the others about the experience but soon it all vanished from his thoughts. Only gradually could he remember the event, but it was some six months later when he told of the experience to his younger brother Tapani. Teuvo had thought that he had been the only one to have seen the little man, but soon found out that his father had also seen him. In the meantime Tapani Kuningas became one of Finland's leading Ufologist.
Albert Rosales indicates that the source is Mervi Virtanen, Finland.
[Ref. ue1:] "UFOEXPERIENCES" BLOG:
An entry on this blog is described as being a text by Tapani Kuningas published by the Finnish Interplanetary Society, that appeared in Flying Saucers Magazine.
The text indicates that the following took place in Luumaki, Finland, in August 1965, with two very well-known people as eyewitnesses, who wish to remain anonymous for obvious reasons. The introduction explained that the incident is not connected with a UFO sighting, but that the many circumstances suggest that the strange little man may not be a terrestrial being.
It was a lovely and A and B, together with some friends, were picking whortleberries in a seldom frequented part of the forest. About noon, A began to hear some sort of peculiar murmuring and "bubbling" sounds from the top of a nearby slope, but he could not see anything unusual in the direction sound came from.
After some time, A looked again there, and he now saw, at a distance of about 200 meters, a small manlike being standing on the top of the slope, looking straight at him. The being and A stood staring at each other for some time, then the being started to walk toward A. This being was hardly a meter in height, yet its head and shoulders appeared to be like those of a strong man. When it had started to move, it seemed to totter a bit at first, but it soon regained its balance and walked with firm steps straight toward A, who stood like paralyzed looking at the approaching being. Its face was carrot red and its body was covered by a skintight green apparel.
But the being soon changed direction and reached the edge of a small bog, where it just disappeared and was no longer seen.
Witness B said he had seen the little man later on when it came running quite close to A, and to Tapani Kuningas, the author of the text, who knew nothing of the event, but continued to pick whortleberries, quite calmly, about 10 meters from A.
After a few strange movements, the little man disappeared in a curious manner from the vision of B also.
A was utterly incapable in any way of drawing Tapani Kuningas' attention to the little man, although they were quite close. More than half a year passed before A could bring himself to talk about this experience, and only then, it was discovered that B had also seen the same "little man."
[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that in August 1965, at noon, in Luumaki, Finland, objects were observed, telepathic phenomena were said to have occurred.
An unidentified object at close range and its occupants were observed in clear weather by two witnesses in a forest.
The source is indicated as "Flying Saucers, Flying Saucers Magazine (Palmer)."
I have no certain explanation for these experiences reports.
| Id: | Topic: | Severity: | Date noted: | Raised by: | Noted by: | Description: | Proposal: | Status: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data | Severe | May 26, 2008 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | No certain and dated primary source available. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 2 | Ufology | Severe | May 26, 2008 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | No investigation report available. | Help needed. | Opened. |
Unexplained experiences.
* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.
| Main Author: | Patrick Gross |
|---|---|
| Contributors: | None |
| Reviewers: | None |
| Editor: | Patrick Gross |
| Version: | Created/Changed By: | Date: | Change Description: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | May 26, 2008 | Creation, [ar1], [ue1], [ud1]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | May 26, 2008 | First published. |
