URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

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EARLY JANUARY 1978, IRAN, SARA:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Skeptical ufologists told in a CE3 catalogue that a German newspaper for January 10, 1978, said that a 12-year-old girl named Sara claimed contacts with a being from space, 5 times in a 7-day period.

The being was six feet seven inches tall, with arms three times the length of humans, and it was covered with black fur. It said its name was "HONOR" and that he came from a place that is "ten light-years ahead of Earth."

The being allegedly gave Sara paranormal powers of unpluging wall sockets, moving furniture, and turning the radio on and off without touching any of the items.

Basic information table:

Case number:	URECAT-000858
Date of event:	Early January 1978
Earliest report of event:	January 10, 1978
Delay of report:	Day, days, weeks?
Witness reported via:	Not known.
First alleged record by:	Foreign newspaper.
First certain record by:	Skeptical CE3 catalogue.
First alleged record type:	Foreign newspaper.
First certain record type:	Skeptical CE3 catalogue.
This file created on:	September 19, 2008
This file last updated on:	September 19, 2008
Country of event:	Iran
State/Department:	Not reported.
Type of location:	Not reported.
Lighting conditions:	Not reported.
UFO observed:	No
UFO arrival observed:	No
UFO departure observed:	No
UFO/Entity Relation:	Uncertain
Witnesses numbers:	1
Witnesses ages:	12
Witnesses types:	Not reported. Girl.
Photograph(s):	No.
Witnesses drawing:	No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:	No.

Number of entities:	1
Type of entities:	Not reported.
Entities height:	2.0 meters
Entities outfit type:	None.
Entities outfit color:	Not reported.
Entities skin color:	Not reported.
Entities body:	Not reported.
Entities head:	Not reported.
Entities eyes:	Not reported.
Entities mouth:	Not reported.
Entities nose:	Not reported.
Entities feet:	Not reported.
Entities arms:	3 times as long as humans'.
Entities fingers:	Not reported.
Entities fingers number:	Not reported.
Entities hair:	Black hair.
Entities voice:	Uncertain.
Entities actions:	Communicated with witness.
Entities/witness interactions:	Communicated with witness.
Witness(es) reactions:	Not reported.
Witness(es) feelings:	Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation:	Extraterrestrial visitors.
Explanation category:	No credibility.
Explanation certainty:	High.

Narratives:

[Ref. bh1:] ROBERT E. BARTHOLOMEW AND GEORGE S. HOWARD:

The authors indicate that in early January 1978, in Iran, a 12-year-old girl named Sara, claimed to have communicated with a space being five times over a seven-day period. The creature (about six feet seven inches tall) had arms three times the length of humans and was covered with black fur. It identified itself as "HONOR," who hails from a place that is ten light-years ahead of Earth. The creature apparently gave Sara strange abilities, as she is allegedly able to unplug wall sockets, move furniture, and turn the radio on and off without touching any of the items.

The authors indicate that the source is "Rhein Neckar (West Germany), January 10, 1978."

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Teheran, Iran, in early January 1978 at an unknown time, 12-year old Sara claimed to have communicated with a "space being" 5 times in a 7 days period. The creature was about 6 feet 7 inches tall, had arms 3 times the length of humans and was covered with black fur. It identified itself as "HONOR" and said he was 10 light years ahead of Earth. The creature apparently gave Sara poltergeist like powers, as she is allegedly able to unplug wall sockets, move furniture and turn the radio on and off without touching any of the items.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Robert E Bartholomew, UFO Lore".

Points to consider:

Bartolomew and Howard, who give this story in their catalogue of extraterrestrial contacts, are authors defending the thesis that all UFO or occupant report is a hoax or a mistake. They obviously fished the story in the German newspaper they indicate, but nothing gives it any credibility and nobody seems to have tried to learn more about it or to even provide the newspaper's article.

List of issues:

Id:	Topic:	Severity:	Date noted:	Raised by:	Noted by:	Description:	Proposal:	Status:
1	Data	Severe	September 19, 2008	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Primary source not available.	Help needed.	Opened.
2	Ufology	Severe	September 19, 2008	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Single witness is 12 year-old kid.	Help needed.	Opened.
3	Ufology	Severe	September 19, 2008	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No known investigation or checking.	Help needed.	Opened.
4	Ufology	Severe	September 19, 2008	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Alleged source is a foreign newspaper.	Help needed.	Opened.

Evaluation:

No credibility.

Sources references:

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

[---] ? Article in the newspaper Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, (www.rnz.de), Germany, January 10, 1978.
[bh1] * "UFOs and Alien Contacts - Two Centuries of Mystery", book by Robert E. Bartholomew and George S. Howard, Prometheus Books publisher, New York, USA, page 371, 1998.
[ar1] * "1978 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2007, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1978.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	September 19, 2008	Creation, [bh1], [ar1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	September 19, 2008	First published.

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