URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

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AUGUST 6, 1978, AGIA MAVRA, PELOPONESE, GREECE, ANTONIS COULOURIS:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Ufologist thanassis Vembos reports that Makis Nodaros, investigator based in Lechena, Helis, Greece, told that in the night of August 6, 1978, Country road between Agia Mavra and Lefkohori villages, Helis County, Peloponese, Antonis Coulouris was driving when he suddenly saw "giant humanoids" caught by the lights of his truck.

Terrified, he put the reverse gear to get away and went this way for about 60 meters, when the engine stopped functioning. The lights went out, and he felt like something was "shaking" the truck.

For 15 seconds he was trying to turn on the engine but with no avail. After that the shaking stopped and the engine functioned on normally.

Basic information table:

Case number:	URECAT-001012
Date of event:	August 6, 1978
Earliest report of event:	2005?
Delay of report:	Day, two decades?
Witness reported via:	Not known.
First alleged record by:	Local investigator.
First certain record by:	Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First alleged record type:	Local investigator.
First certain record type:	Ufology catalogue.
This file created on:	November 1, 2009
This file last updated on:	November 1, 2009
Country of event:	Greece
State/Department:	Peloponese
Type of location:	Country road between two villages.
Lighting conditions:	Night
UFO observed:	No
UFO arrival observed:	N/A
UFO departure observed:	N/A
UFO/Entity Relation:	Uncertain
Witnesses numbers:	1
Witnesses ages:	Not reported. Adult.
Witnesses types:	Not reported. Male.
Photograph(s):	No.
Witnesses drawing:	No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:	No.

Number of entities:	Several
Type of entities:	Humanoid
Entities height:	Giant
Entities outfit type:	Not reported.
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:	Not reported.
Entities fingers:	Not reported.
Entities fingers number:	Not reported.
Entities hair:	Not reported.
Entities voice:	None heard.
Entities actions:	Were there on or near road.
Entities/witness interactions:	Uncertain.
Witness(es) reactions:	Observed, fled, observed.
Witness(es) feelings:	Frightened.
Witness(es) interpretation:	Not reported.
Explanation category:	Extraterrestrial visitors or confusion or invention.
Explanation certainty:	Medium.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that between Agia Marva and Lefkohori, Greece, on August 6, 1978, at night, Antonis Coulouris was driving his car on country road when he suddenly saw several "giant humanoids" caught by the lights of his truck. Terrified, he put the car in reverse to get away and drove about 60 meters when the engine stopped functioning. The lights went out and he felt like something was "shaking" his truck. For 15 seconds he tried to turn on the engine but to no avail. After that, the shaking stopped and the engine functioned normally.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Makis Nodaros."

[Ref. tv1:] THANASSIS VEMBOS:

Site: Country road between Agia Mavra and Lefkohori villages, Helis County, Peloponnese.

Date: 6 August 1978.

Time: night.

Witness: Antonis Coulouris.

The witness was driving when he suddenly saw "giant humanoids" caught by the lights of his truck. Terrified, he put the reverse gear to get away and went this way for about 60 m when the engine stopped functioning. The lights went out and he felt like something was "shaking" the truck. For 15 seconds he was trying to turn on the engine but with no avail. After that the shaking stopped and the engine functioned on normally.

Source: Makis Nodaros, investigator based in Lechena, Helis.

Points to consider:

This is a case without UFO which could be indeed really strange, but the data is insufficient and I do not know at all which credibility can be granted to the story.

List of issues:

Id:	Topic:	Severity:	Date noted:	Raised by:	Noted by:	Description:	Proposal:	Status:
1	Data	Severe	November 1, 2009	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Primary source "Makis Nodaros" not available.	Help needed.	Opened.
2	Ufology	Severe	November 1, 2009	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Nature of report unknown: newspaper, anonymous letter, investigated case...?.	Help needed.	Opened.
3	Ufology	Severe	November 1, 2009	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Insufficient data, sigting distance, duration, description of entities.	Help needed.	Opened.
5	Ufology	Severe	November 1, 2009	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No sign of investigation.	Help needed.	Opened.

Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial visitors or confusion or invention.

Sources references:

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

[---] ? Investigator Makis Nodaros, Lechena, Helis.
[ar1] * "1978 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2005, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1978.shtml
[tv1] * "Humanoids in Greece", web page by Thannassis Vembos, Greece, circa 2006, at www.vembos.gr/humanoids.htm

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	November 1, 2009	Creation, [ar1], [tv1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	November 1, 2009	First published.

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