URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

URECAT is a formal catalog of UFO related entities sightings reports with the goal of providing quality information for accurate studies of the topic. Additional information, corrections and reviews are welcome at patrick.gross@inbox.com, please state if you wish to be credited for your contribution or not. The main page of the URECAT catalog is here.

DECEMBER 1978, SAN ANGELO, TEXAS, USA, TWO PEOPLE:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Aapparently published in The Fortean Times, a story claimed that near San Angelo, Texas, on December 1978, at night, two service personnel on their way to a transfer location had fallen asleep in an isolated spot on the side of the road "and ran off the road", "breaking the axle of the vehicle."

They had no success hitching a ride, and soon noticed a group of about "30 dark figures" walking towards them over the desert.

At first they yelled at them for help. The group turned in their direction, had flashlights, but made no sound at all as they approached.

Concerned about "the eerie nature of the silence" they stopped a vehicle, which the driver told them reluctantly to get in. As they boarded the vehicle, they noticed that the group of people broke into a run at him. They never said a word.

The driver of the vehicle managed to get away before the figures reached the area.

Basic information table:

Case number:	URECAT-001137
Date of event:	December 1978
Earliest report of event:	2007?
Delay of report:	Day, decades?
Witness reported via:	Not known.
First alleged record by:	Fortean magazine Fortean Times.
First certain record by:	Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First alleged record type:	Fortean magazine.
First certain record type:	Ufology catalogue.
This file created on:	May 22, 2010
This file last updated on:	May 22, 2010
Country of event:	USA
State/Department:	Texas
Type of location:	Isolated road.
Lighting conditions:	Night
UFO observed:	No
UFO arrival observed:	No
UFO departure observed:	No
UFO/Entity Relation:	None
Witnesses numbers:	1 to 3
Witnesses ages:	Not reported. Young adults, adults, or aged.
Witnesses types:	Not reported. Men.
Photograph(s):	No.
Witnesses drawing:	No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:	No.

Number of entities:	~30
Type of entities:	Humanoid or human
Entities height:	Not reported
Entities outfit type:	Not reported.
Entities outfit color:	Not reported, or dark.
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:	Walked there.
Entities/witness interactions:	Ignored witnessed, then walked toward witnesses.
Witness(es) reactions:	Observed, went or fled.
Witness(es) feelings:	Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation:	Not reported.
Explanation category:	Possible confusion, military men in maneuvers. Not UFO-related.
Explanation certainty:	Medium.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that near San Angelo, Texas, on December 1978, at night, two service personnel on their way to a transfer location had fallen asleep in an isolated spot on the side of the road and ran off the road. Breaking the axle of the vehicle. They had no success hitching a ride and soon noticed a group of about 30 dark figures walking towards them over the desert; at first they yelled at them for help. The group turned in their direction, had flashlights, but made no sound at all as they approached. Concerned about the eerie nature of the silence they stopped a vehicle, which the driver told them reluctantly to get in. As they boarded the vehicle they noticed that the group of people broke into a run at him. They never said a word. The drive of the vehicle managed to get away before the figures reached the area.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Fortean Times."

Points to consider:

Je ne vois pas bien de réelle étrangeté dans l'histoire, et ne vois pas non plus de rapport avec la question des OVNIS.

Tout ce qui est dit sur les personnages est qu'ils étaient "sombres" et avaient des lampes torches. Ceci pourrait être un groupe de militaires en exercice dans la nuit, et il n'est pas tellement étonnant qu'ils n'adressent pas de suite la parole à des civils.

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 insufficiently referenced.	Help needed.	Opened.
2	Ufology	Severe	May 22, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No names witnesses, no information about them.	Help needed.	Opened.
3	Ufology	Severe	May 22, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No sign of investigation, checking, or corroboration.	Help needed.	Opened.
4	Ufology	Severe	May 22, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No information on sighting conditions: lighting, distance, duration.	Help needed.	Opened.
5	Ufology	Severe	May 22, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No mention of the case found in other sources.	Help needed.	Opened.
6	Ufology	Severe	May 22, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Unknown nature and origin of story: anonymous letter, rumor, newspaper, investigated case...?	Help needed.	Opened.

Evaluation:

Possible confusion, military men in maneuvers. Not UFO-related.

Sources references:

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

[---] ? Fortean magazine The Fortean Times, U-K.
[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.

This page was last updated on May 22, 2010