URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

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1978, KINDERHOOK, NEW YORK, USA, BARRY SCOTT AND RUSSELL LEE:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Sharon Jarvis, in a book on haunted houses and the paranormal, apparently reported that in Kinderhook, New York, in 1978, in the afternoon, two young boys, Barry Scott, and Russell Lee were camping in the woods, when they heard something tramping down the hill.

When they looked out of their tent, they saw something that floated more than it walked. Each boy apparently saw something different. Barry saw a bell shaped white being, and Russell saw something he described as "like the Virgin Mary."

Whatever it was, the entity vanished among the trees, leaving the two boys in a state of bewildered excitement.

The story later appeared in a "humanoid encounters" catalogue.

Basic information table:

Case number:	URECAT-001240
Date of event:	1978
Earliest report of event:	1992
Delay of report:	14 years
Witness reported via:	Not known.
First alleged record by:	Paranormal book Sharon Jarvis.
First certain record by:	Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First alleged record type:	Paranormal book.
First certain record type:	Ufology catalogue.
This file created on:	April 28, 2010
This file last updated on:	April 28, 2010
Country of event:	USA
State/Department:	New York
Type of location:	Hill, in the woods.
Lighting conditions:	Afternoon.
UFO observed:	No
UFO arrival observed:	No
UFO departure observed:	No
UFO/Entity Relation:	None
Witnesses numbers:	1 or 2
Witnesses ages:	Not reported. Young boys.
Witnesses types:	Not reported. Young boys, camping.
Photograph(s):	No.
Witnesses drawing:	No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:	No.

Number of entities:	1
Type of entities:	Bell-shaped or "blessed virgin"
Entities height:	Not reported
Entities outfit type:	Not reported.
Entities outfit color:	Not reported or white.
Entities skin color:	Not reported.
Entities body:	Bell-shaped or "blessed virgin".
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 reported.
Entities actions:	Floated.
Entities/witness interactions:	None.
Witness(es) reactions:	Observed.
Witness(es) feelings:	Bewildered excitement.
Witness(es) interpretation:	Not reported, and "blessed virgin".
Explanation category:	Extraterrestrial beings or invention or confusion.
Explanation certainty:	Medium.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Kinderhook, New York, in 1978, in the afternoon, two young boys, Barry Scott, and Russell Lee were camping in the woods, when they heard something tramping down the hill. When they looked out of their tent, they saw something that floated more than it walked. Each boy apparently saw something different. Barry saw a bell shaped white being, and Russell saw something he described as "like the Virgin Mary." Whatever it was, the entity vanished among the trees, leaving the two boys in a state of bewildered excitement.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Sharon Jarvis, Dark Zones."

Points to consider:

Sharon Jarvis' book is not a ufology book but a guide to "hotspots of paranormal activity" dealing with - alleged - haunted houses.

It is impossible for me to evaluate the credibility that should be given to this report, but it is obvious that the fact that the boys gave different descriptions is a problem.

List of issues:

Id:	Topic:	Severity:	Date noted:	Raised by:	Noted by:	Description:	Proposal:	Status:
1	Data	Severe	April 28, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Primary source not available.	Help needed.	Opened.
2	Ufology	Severe	April 28, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No available investigation report.	Help needed.	Opened.
3	Ufology	Severe	April 28, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Two witnesses but different descriptions.	Help needed.	Opened.
4	Ufology	Severe	April 28, 2010	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Missing basic information such as observation distance, apparent size etc.	Help needed.	Opened.

Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial beings or invention or confusion.

Sources references:

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

[---] ? "Dark Zones", book by Sharon Jarvis, Warner Books publishers, USA, 1992.
[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	April 28, 2010	Creation, [ar1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	April 28, 2010	First published.

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