In Lipkovatovka, Kharkiv area, Ukraine, on summer 1987, a witness about whom no detail is given but who was probably a kid was in a sound sleep in his bed at 10 p.m. when he suddenly woke up, having the feeling of a presence in the bedroom.
He opened his eyes and saw to his right and close to him, a woman that was sitting down. The room was also brightly lit by a streetlight from outside and he was able to see very clearly.
The witness attempted to move but was completely paralyzed and he was also unable, for some reason, to look directly at the woman.
The woman seemed to be under 30 years old and had long black wavy hair. She had large shiny eyes and wore a dark robe.
She then approached the bed and put her hand on the witness stomach. He tried to shout but was unable to, then he attempted to strike at the woman but it was useless.
As the woman began to move her hand lower, the witness was finally able to scream at the top of his lungs.
His mother then ran towards his room and "as she opened the door the woman had vanished in plain sight."
| Case number: | URECAT-000126 |
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| Date of event: | Summer 1987 |
| Earliest report of event: | 1994 |
| Delay of report: | 7 years |
| Witness reported via: | Not known. |
| First alleged record by: | Ufology paper. |
| First certain record by: | Ufology catalogue. |
| First alleged record type: | Ufology paper. |
| First certain record type: | Ufology catalogue. |
| This file created on: | March 18, 2007 |
| This file last updated on: | Maay 28, 2012 |
| Country of event: | Ukraine |
| State/Department: | Kharkiv (Kharkov) |
| Type of location: | Bedroom. |
| Lighting conditions: | Night. |
| UFO observed: | Yes |
| UFO arrival observed: | No |
| UFO departure observed: | No |
| UFO/Entity Relation: | None. |
| Witnesses numbers: | 1 |
| Witnesses ages: | Not reported. Probable child. |
| Witnesses types: | Not reported. Probable child. |
| Photograph(s): | No. |
| Witnesses drawing: | No. |
| Witnesses-approved drawing: | No. |
| Number of entities: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Type of entities: | Human |
| Entities height: | Not reported. |
| Entities outfit type: | Robe. |
| Entities outfit color: | Dark. |
| Entities skin color: | Not reported. |
| Entities body: | Not reported. |
| Entities head: | Not reported. |
| Entities eyes: | Shiny. |
| 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: | Long black heavy hair on the head. |
| Entities voice: | None heard. |
| Entities actions: | Approaches bed and puts hand on stomach. |
| Entities/witness interactions: | Approaches bed and puts hand on stomach. |
| Witness(es) reactions: | Observed, wanted to shout, shouted. |
| Witness(es) feelings: | Frightened. |
| Witness(es) interpretation: | A woman. |
| Explanation category: | Episode of hypnagogic hallucination. |
| Explanation certainty: | High. |
[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:
Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Lipkovatovka, Kharkov, Russia, on summer 1987, at 10:00 p.m., the witness had been in a sound sleep when he suddenly woke up, having the feeling of a presence in the bedroom.
He opened his eyes and saw to his right and close to him a woman that was sitting down. The room was also brightly lit by a streetlight from outside and he was able to see very clearly.
The witness attempted to move but was completely paralyzed and he was also unable, for some reason, to look directly at the woman.
The woman seemed to be under 30 years old and had long black wavy hair. She had large shiny eyes and wore a dark robe.
She then approached the bed and put her hand on the witness stomach. He tried to shout but was unable to, then he attempted to strike at the woman but it was useless.
As the woman began to move her hand lower, the witness was finally able to scream at the top of his lungs.
His mother then ran towards his room and as she opened the door the woman had vanished in plain sight.
Rosales indicates that the source is Vladimir V. Rubtsov PhD, Mufon Symposium Proceedings 1994.
The case is so very obviously an hypnagogic hallucination episode, commenly refered to as "sleep paralysis" and also as the "Old Hag" syndrome that I probably do not need to comment further.
I provide a few references among dozens about the topic of hypnagogic hallucination and sleep paralysis:
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| Id: | Topic: | Severity: | Date noted: | Raised by: | Noted by: | Description: | Proposal: | Status: |
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| 1 | Data | Medium | March 18, 2007 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Missing primary source and possibly opinion of it author on the case. | Help needed. | Opened. |
Hypnagogic hallucination.
* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.
| Main Author: | Patrick Gross |
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| Contributors: | None |
| Reviewers: | None |
| Editor: | Patrick Gross |
| Version: | Created/Changed By: | Date: | Change Description: |
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | March 18, 2007 | Creation, [ar1]. |
| 0.2 | Patrick Gross | March 18, 2007 | First published. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | May 28, 2012 | Conversion from HTML4 to xHTML Strixt. |
