DECEMBER 3, 1967, BARCELONA, BARCELONA, SPAIN, A WOMAN:
Brief summary of the event and follow-up:
All that is known about this case is that Spanish ufologist Antonio Ribera Ribera wrote that a woman reported to have seen a strange entity resembling a cactus with four members, leaving deep traces, on December 3, 1967, in Barcelona, Spain, and that this woman did not want to comment.
The author indicates that on December 3, 1967 in Barcelona in Spain, a woman met a strange small entity resembling a cactus with four members leaving deep traces.
Jacques Scornaux indicates that in Barcelona, in Spain, on December 3, 1967, a case on which the information is extremely sparse took place, and he quotes:
"A woman reported to have seen a strange entity resembling a cactus with four members, leaving deep traces. The witness does not want to comment on the case. (Ribera) (162)."
As no book or magazine title was indicated, he notes that it can be assumed that it was a personal communication from Antonio Ribera to the authors of the study on the Iberian landings, quoted as reference 162.
On May 9, 1984, one of the authors, well-known Spanish ufologist Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos, wrote to him in connection with this case:
"It is only a rumour which cannot constitute a serious entry in a catalogue."
Scornaux notes that thit "of course did not prevent this case from slipping into Ted Phillips' catalogue (19, p. 54), with mention of the traces."
Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Barcelona, Spain, on December 3, 1967, at an unknown time, a woman reported seeing a strange cactus-like entity with four members, leaving deep footprints. The witness does not want to discuss the incident, and there is no other information.
Albert Rosales indicates that the source is Antonio Ribera.
Donald Johnson indicates in his chronology that on December 3, 1967, in Barcelona, Spain a "cactus-like" entity with four appendages, presumably two arms and two legs, was sighted. It left deep footprints in the soil.
The source is indicated as "Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos investigation files".
Points to consider:
This is an exemplary case of the unusable anecdote reproduced from catalogues to books to catalogues. The lack of even the most basic data such as the hour and the place, the absence of UFO, the absence of investigation, a reluctant, unnamed, undetermined, unique witness, makes it totally unjusify to include the case in a catalogue of physical traces of the UFOS like Ted Phillips did.
List of issues:
Id:
Topic:
Severity:
Date noted:
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Description:
Proposal:
Status:
1
Data
Severe
May 24, 2007
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Insufficient data.
Help needed.
Opened.
2
Ufology
Severe
May 24, 2007
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Insufficient data.
Help needed.
Opened.
3
Ufology
Severe
May 24, 2007
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Unique, unnamed, reluctant, undetermined witness.
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4
Ufology
Medium
May 24, 2007
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Case with no UFO.
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Evaluation:
No credibility. Insufficient data.
Sources references:
* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.
[jf1] * "Tout Sur Les Soucoupes Volantes", book by Jean Ferguson, Leméac publisher, Ottawa, Canada, page 214, 1972.
[---] ? "Etude de 100 Cas d'Atterrissages Ibériques - partie 3", article by Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos and Jacques Vallée, in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, #112, page 5, June 1971.
[---] ? "Survey of Iberian landings", article by Vicente-Juan Ballester Olmos and Jacques Vallée, English version of "Etude de 100 Cas d'Atterrisages Ibériques", in the ufology magazine Flying Saucer Review (FSR), U-K., Special Issue N.4, page 49, August 1971.
[---] ? "Physical Traces Associated With UFO Sightings", catalogue compiled by Ted Phillips, CUFOS, Evanston, Illinois, USA, 1975.
[---] ? "Humcat", compiled by David F. Webb and Ted Bloecher, circa 1976.
[js1] * "Catalogue des Traces de Pas d'Ufonautes - (Partie 6)", article by Jacques Scornaux, in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, N. 289-290, page 23, July/August 1988.
[ar1] * "1967 Humanoid Sightings", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2001, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1967.shtml
[dj1] * "On This Day, December 3", web page compiled by Donald Johnson, circa 2004, at www.ufoinfo.com/onthisday/December03.html
