URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

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1975, ORAN, ALGERIA, NDJAMED NEDJAR:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

A French ufologist indicated in his catalogue that in Oran, Algeria, in 1975, late in the night, 11 years-old-boy Djamed Nedjar was sleeping when he was awakened by the sudden trembling of his body.

He looked to the large window and saw that there was a figure there staring inside.

This figure was described as about 1.70 meters tall, looking like a human male of about 30 years of age, glowing white. The figure seemed to be oscillating slightly from side to side.

The boy thought he was hallucinating and ran out to the yard to look for the luminous white figure and it was nowhere to be seen.

Basic information table:

Case number:	URECAT-000259
Date of event:	1975
Earliest report of event:	Not known.
Delay of report:	Days, decades.
Witness reported via:	Told to a ufologist.
First alleged record by:	Ufology catalogue Becassine.
First certain record by:	Ufology catalogue Albert Rosales.
First alleged record type:	Ufology catalogue.
First certain record type:	Ufology catalogue.
This file created on:	July 17, 2007
This file last updated on:	July 17, 2007
Country of event:	Algeria
State/Department:	Oran
Type of location:	Bedroom.
Lighting conditions:	Night
UFO observed:	No
UFO arrival observed:	No
UFO departure observed:	No
UFO/Entity Relation:	N/A
Witnesses numbers:	1
Witnesses ages:	11
Witnesses types:	Boy.
Photograph(s):	No.
Witnesses drawing:	No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:	No.

Number of entities:	1
Type of entities:	Human
Entities height:	Small
Entities outfit type:	Not reported.
Entities outfit color:	Not reported or glowing white.
Entities skin color:	Not reported or glowing white.
Entities body:	Human in his 30's.
Entities head:	Human in his 30's.
Entities eyes:	Not reported or human.
Entities mouth:	Not reported or human.
Entities nose:	Not reported or human.
Entities feet:	Not reported.
Entities arms:	Not reported.
Entities fingers:	Not reported.
Entities fingers number:	Not reported.
Entities hair:	Not reported or human.
Entities voice:	None heard.
Entities actions:	Stands behind window looking inside.
Entities/witness interactions:	None.
Witness(es) reactions:	Observed, searched.
Witness(es) feelings:	Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation:	Possible hallucination.
Explanation category:	Hypnagogic hallucination episode.
Explanation certainty:	Medium.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Oran, Algeria, in 1975, late in the night, awakened by the sudden trembling of his body, 11-year old Djamed Nedjar, who slept next to a large window looked out to see a glowing white man like figure staring inside the window.

The figure was about 1.70 m in height, human in appearance, resembling a man of about 30 years of age. The figure seemed to be oscillating slightly side to side. Thinking he was hallucinating he ran out to the yard looking for the luminous white figure but it had already disappeared from sight.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is Denys Breysse, Project Becassine.

Albert Rosales comments that this information was given to the source first hand. He notes that only two or three known humanoid reports come from this country and wonders how many such cases remain hidden in North African and Middle Eastern countries.

Points to consider:

In no part of the meager report is any mentioning of UFOs or extraterrestrial beings, and no explanation of the way the report was linked to those, and by whom.

No information is given on any possible causes of the witnesses' shaking body: strong fever due to some common sickness, usual epileptic states, or unexplanable tremors, it was essential to inform more about it.

The fact that the episode without UFO occurs at night, in the bedroom, with a creature that is nowhere to be found when the young witness, wisely, checked for the possibility of an hallucination strongly suggests a classic episode of hypnagogic hallucination. At least, nothing in the report makes it possible to exclude this commonplace explanation.

List of issues:

Id:	Topic:	Severity:	Date noted:	Raised by:	Noted by:	Description:	Proposal:	Status:
1	Data	Severe	July 17, 2007	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Primary source not available.	Help needed.	Opened.
2	Data	Severe	July 17, 2007	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Possible investigation report not available.	Help needed.	Opened.
3	Ufology	Severe	July 17, 2007	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Witness is single and is 11 years old.	-	-

Evaluation:

Hypnagogic hallucination episode.

Sources references:

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

[---] ? "Projet Bécassine", catalogue by Denys Breysse, France.
[ar1] * "1975 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2001, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1975.shtml

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	July 17, 2007	Creation, [ar1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	July 17, 2007	First published.

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