URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

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NOVEMBER 11, 1978, SAVIGNY LE SEC, COTE-D'OR, FRANCE, SOMEONE:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Denys Breysse apparently published in his CE3 catalogue that in Savigny-le-Sec, Côte-d'Or, France, on November 11, 1978, at 00:15 a.m., someone was driving along a wooded area when she saw a long light gray object on the ground nearby.

About ten short beings were walking around the object. They had large bright eyes, large noses, no necks, and wore light gray coveralls.

The witness became frightened and drove away from the area.

Basic information table:

Case number:	URECAT-001132
Date of event:	November 11, 1978
Earliest report of event:	Not known.
Delay of report:	Day, decades?
Witness reported via:	Not known.
First alleged record by:	Ufology catalogue Denys Breysse.
First certain record by:	Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First alleged record type:	Ufology catalogue.
First certain record type:	Ufology catalogue.
This file created on:	May 22, 2010
This file last updated on:	May 22, 2010
Country of event:	France
State/Department:	Côte-d'Or
Type of location:	Near road and wood from car.
Lighting conditions:	Night
UFO observed:	Yes
UFO arrival observed:	No
UFO departure observed:	No
UFO/Entity Relation:	Certain
Witnesses numbers:	1
Witnesses ages:	Not reported. young adult, adult or aged.
Witnesses types:	Not reported. Female.
Photograph(s):	No.
Witnesses drawing:	No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:	No.

Number of entities:	~10
Type of entities:	Not reported
Entities height:	Small
Entities outfit type:	Outfits
Entities outfit color:	Light gray.
Entities skin color:	Not reported.
Entities body:	Not reported. No neck.
Entities head:	Not reported. No neck.
Entities eyes:	Large, luminous.
Entities mouth:	Not reported.
Entities nose:	Big.
Entities feet:	Not reported.
Entities arms:	Not reported.
Entities fingers:	Not reported.
Entities fingers number:	Not reported.
Entities hair:	Not reported.
Entities voice:	None reported.
Entities actions:	Were there.
Entities/witness interactions:	None.
Witness(es) reactions:	Observed, fled.
Witness(es) feelings:	Frightened.
Witness(es) interpretation:	Not reported.
Explanation category:	Extraterrestrial visitors or invention.
Explanation certainty:	Medium.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Savigny Le Sec, Cote D'Or, France, on November 11, 1978, at 0015 a.m., the witness was driving along a wooded area when she saw a long light gray object on the ground nearby. About ten short figures were walking around the object. The beings had large bright eyes, large noses, no necks and wore light gray coveralls. The witness became frightened and drove away from the area.

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

Points to consider:

See the List of the Problems. Ginven the thinness of information, it is difficult for me to form me an opinion on this story.

List of issues:

Id:	Topic:	Severity:	Date noted:	Raised by:	Noted by:	Description:	Proposal:	Status:
1	Data	Severe	May 22, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Primary source not available and nowhere to be found.	Help needed.	Opened.
2	Ufology	Severe	May 22, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Single witness case.	Help needed.	Opened.
3	Ufology	Severe	May 22, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Anonymous witness, no information about her.	Help needed.	Opened.
4	Ufology	Severe	May 22, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No sign of investigation.	Help needed.	Opened.
5	Ufology	Severe	May 22, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No information on sighting conditions: lighting, distance, duration.	Help needed.	Opened.
6	Ufology	Severe	May 22, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No mention of the case found in other sources.	Help needed.	Opened.
7	Ufology	Severe	May 22, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Unknown nature and origin of story: anonymous letter, rumor, newspaper, investigated case...?	Help needed.	Opened.
8	Ufology	Severe	May 22, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No primary source indicated.	Help needed.	Opened.

Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial visitors or invention.

Sources references:

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

[---] ? Project Becassine, compiled by Denys Breysse et al., France.
[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	May 22, 2010	Creation, [ar1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	May 22, 2010	First published.

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