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SEPTEMBER 15, 1978, CARPENTERSVILLE, ILLINOIS, USA, A WOMAN:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

The Center for UFO Studies bulletin reporteldy told in 1978 that on September 15, 1978, in Carpentersville, Illinois, at 4:00 a.m., a 26-year-old woman, who was a secretary, was awakened by a whirring sound and she went to her bedroom window to look outside.

The noise stopped, but then she saw the figure of a six-foot tall man dressed in a silvery suit.

Several feet away from him, she saw a small, silver, domed disc sitting on the edge of the grass. It was opaque and smooth and was the source of the whirring sound.

She then screamed at her husband to wake up, and her dog started barking furiously. They both tried to phone the police but the phone was not working. When the police eventually arrived both the mysterious visitor and the UFO were gone.

Basic information table:

Narratives:

[Ref. aj1:] AHMAD JAMALUDIN:

The Malaysian ufologist indicates that on September 15, 1978, at Carpentersville, Illinois, a secretary, awakened by a whirring noise, looked out through the window and saw the silhouetted form of a 6 ft. tall man clad in a silver suit, and, a few feet distant, she saw a small domed saucer sitting on the grass. The Police were called, but they found nothing at the site.

He indicates the source as "The International UFO Reporter, Vol. 4, No.1 (July 1978). p 12."

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Carpentersville, Illinois, on September 15, 1978, at 0400 a.m., the 26-year old witness was awakened by a whirring sound and went to look out the window. The noise stopped but then she saw the figure of a six-foot tall man, he was dressed in a silvery suit. Several feet away she saw a small silver domed disc sitting on the edge of the grass, it was opaque and smooth and was emitting a soft whir. The witness then woke her husband up screaming and her dog started barking furiously. They tried to phone the police but the phone was out of order. When the police eventually arrived both the figure and the object were gone.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "IUR Vol. 4 #2."

[Ref. dj1:] DONALD JOHNSON:

[Ref. ni1:] "THE NICAP WEBSITE":

The website indicates that on September 15, 1978, in Carpentersville, Illinois, at 4:00 a.m., a 26-year-old woman was awakened by a whirring sound and she went to her bedroom window to look outside. The noise stopped, but then she saw the figure of a six-foot tall man. He was dressed in a silvery suit. Several feet away from him she saw a small, silver, domed disc sitting on the edge of the grass. It was opaque and smooth and was the source of the whirring sound. The witness then screamed at her husband to wake up, and her dog started barking furiously. They both tried to phone the police but the phone was not working. When the police eventually arrived both the mysterious visitor and the UFO were gone.

The source is indicated as Albert S. Rosales, Humanoid Contact Database 1978, case #228, citing International UFO Reporter, Vol. 4, #2.

Points to consider:

It is possible that the story was picked up in a newspaper. The information is insufficient, the police's opinion missing, no trace of investigation appear, and the case is not of the highest strangeness.

List of issues:

Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial visitors or prank or confusion.

Sources references:

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

• [---] ? Article in the ufology bulletin International UFO Reporter, Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS), USA, Volume 4, #2, page 12, 1978.
• [---] ? "A Geo-Bibliography of Anomalies", book by George M. Eberhart, Greenwood Press publishers, USA, 1980.
• [aj1] * "The Malaysian UFO Scene: A Further Report", article by Ahmad Jamaludin, in the ufology magazine Flying Saucer Review (FSR), U-K., Volume 30, #5, 1985.
• [---] ? "The I-Files: True Reports of Unexplained Phenomena in Illinois", book by Jay Rath, Trails Books publishers, USA, 1999.
• [ar1] * "1978 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2003, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1978.shtml
• [dj1] * "Encounters with Aliens on this Day", web pages compiled by Donald Johnson, USA, circa 2003, at www.ufoinfo.com/onthisday/September15.html
• [ni1] * "The 1978 UFO Chronology", compiled by the NICAP Website, USA, 2007, at www.nicap.org/waves/1978fullrep.htm

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