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MAY 16, 2007, PARAFUSO, BAHIA, BRAZIL, A MAN:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

It seems that the Brazilian ufologist Alberto Romero reported in the 70's about a story told by an anonymous witness "who enjoys an excellent reputation in Bahia".

The man was walking on his property along a river in Parafuso, Bahia, Brazil, on May 16, 1973, at 03:00 p.m., carrying a shotgun, when he heard a soft humming.

Then a man about 5'3" tall appeared in front of him. He wore a brownish gray tight fitting leotard, with boots that appeared metallic, and a wide belt with a very large blue buckle. His face and his hands, which had long fingers, were pallid white, his ears small and pointed, and his head "larger than ours."

This man, speaking in Portuguese, told the witness not to be afraid, and to put away his gun, saying that he was "not of this world - I come from a planet that you people call a satellite." He also said that his ship was hovering a few yards above them, invisible to the eye. Then he said, "Good bye, brother, I must go" and pushed a white button on his belt buckle. At this a beam of light shone on him "and then drew away, carrying the man with it", he disappeared a few yards above the witness head.

Basic information table:

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Parafuso, Bahia, Brazil, on May 16, 1973, at 03:00 p.m., an anonymous man "who enjoys an excellent reputation in Bahia" was walking on some river property of his, carrying a shotgun, when he heard a soft humming. Then a man about 5'3" tall appeared in front of him. He wore a brownish gray tight fitting leotard, with boots that appeared metallic, and a wide belt with a very large blue buckle. His face and his hands, which had long fingers, were pallid white, his ears small and pointed, and his head "larger than ours." This man, speaking in Portuguese, told the witness not to be afraid, and to put away his gun, saying that he was "not of this world - I come from a planet that you people call a satellite." He also said that his ship was hovering a few yards above them, invisible to the eye. Then he said, "Good bye, brother, I must go" and pushed a white button on his belt buckle. At this a beam of light shone on him "and then drew away, carrying the man with it", he disappeared a few yards above the witness head.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is Alberto Romero, ONIFE.

[Ref. dj1:] DONALD JOHNSON:

Donald Johnson indicates that on May 16, 1973, in the mid-afternoon an anonymous man "who enjoys an excellent reputation in Bahia" was walking through his property by the river in Parafuso, Bahia, Brazil carrying his shotgun, when he heard a soft humming. Then a man about 5 feet 3 inches tall appeared in front of him. He wore a brownish gray, tight-fitting coverall, with metallic colored boots and a wide belt with a very large blue buckle. His face and his hands, which had long fingers, were pallid white, his ears were small and pointed, and his head "larger than ours." This man, speaking in Portuguese, told the witness not to be afraid and to put away his gun, saying that he was "not of this world-I come from a planet that you people call a satellite." He also said that his ship was hovering a few yards above them, invisible to the eye. Then he said, "Good bye, brother, I must go" and pushed a white button on his belt buckle. At this a beam of light shone on him "and then drew away, carrying the man with it", he disappeared a few yards above the man's head.

Donald Johnson indicates that his sources are David F. Webb and Ted Bloecher, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, case 1973-093 (A1205), citing Alberto Romero, ONIFE.

Points to consider:

Not one shred of evidence seems to come in support of this wild-eyed anonymous story by an single alleged witness.

List of issues:

Evaluation:

Probable hoax.

Sources references:

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

• [---] ? Alberto Romero, ufology group ONIFE (Organización de Fenómenos Nacional Investigativa Espaciales), Brazil.
• [---] ? "HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports", case 1973-093, compiled by David F. Webb and Ted Bloecher, USA, circa 1977.
• [ar1] * "1973 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2001, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1973.shtml
• [dj1] * "Encounters With Aliens On This Day - May 16", web page compiled by Donald A. Johnson, Ph.D., from the UFOCAT 2003 database, USA, at www.ufoinfo.com/onthisday/May16.html

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