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DECEMBER 1996, RISHON LEZION, CENTRAL DISTRICT, ISRAEL, ALEX LEMKIN:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

In February 1997, Joseph Trainor, the editor of the ufology news web bulletin UFO roundup, reported a story told to him by controversial Israelian reporter and ufologist Barry Chamish, as a possible abduction case that ufologist Derrel Simms and Chamish are currently investigating.

The report says that in December 1996 at Rishon Lezion, Israel, a teenager named Alex Lemkin was walking through the town park at 11 p.m. when he saw "a little girl of six acting strangely." Thinking the girl was lost, he made his approach and was stunned to see that the "girl" had "albino-white skin and long hair of the same color."

While he watched, the girl suddenly "broke into dozens of small lights." Alex thought he was having a hallucination, and that's all he remembers.

Next thing he knew, he was lying on the park's grass and had "a few unexplainable scars" on his back.

Basic information table:

Narratives:

[Ref. jt1:] JOSEPH TRAINOR:

[Ref. jr1:] JEAN-PAUL RONECKER:

The author indicates that in an unspecified location, one evening of December 1996, towards 11:00 p.m., Alex Lemkin, a teenager, was crossing a park in Rishon Lezion, when he noticed a young girl whose behavior appeared strange to him.

He was puzzled to see her alone at such an hour in the park, and approached to ask to her whether she was lost.

When he arrived close to her, he discovered that she had albino skin albino and completely white hair, and whereas he was going to join her, she suddenly disappeared while splitting in tens of small lights.

Alex Lemkin did not understand what happened to him when he was violently pushed back and found himself on the grass with unexplainable scars in the back.

The author indicates that the sources are his book "Les Annales du Mystère", as well as "Masinaigan's UFO Roundup, February 2, 1997", the Fortean Times #99, and UFO Log #2.

[Ref. go1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:

The Belgian ufologist indicates that in December 1996, perhaps towards the 22nd, in Israel, in Rishon Lezion, Derrel Sims, ufologist, and Barry Chamish, journalist, bring back the story of a teenager of the name of Alex Lemkin who walked at 23 hours in the park when he saw a little girl approximately 6 years old with an odd behavior.

Thinking that she was lost, he approached some, and to his amazement, the girl had a color of albino and long hair of the same dye. While he looked at her, the girl broke in dozens of small lights. His memories stop there, and he regains consciousness lying on the lawn of the park, with several unexplained scratches on the back hurting him.

The ufologist indicates as sources " Joseph Trainor-Masinaigan - Ufo Folklore Center."

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Rishon Lezion, Israel, on December 1996, at 11:00 p.m., a teenage boy named Alex Lemkin was walking through the local park when he saw what he thought was a little girl of six acting very strangely.

Thinking the girl was lost; he approached her and was then stunned to see that the girl had albino-like skin and long hair of the same color. While he watched the girl suddenly disintegrated into dozens of small lights.

At this point the witness apparently blacked out and could not remember anything else. Next thing he knew he was laying on the grass with a few unexplainable scars on his back.

Rosales indicates that the source is Barry Chamish.

Points to consider:

As it appears, all there is is a story, not an alien abduction experience. Indeed, the bulletin of Joe Trainor indicates that Derrel Simms and Barry Chamish (www.barrychamish.com) investigate the case; which means that the case is clearly published without the investigation being carried out. The two investigating ufologists being rather controversial characters within the ufology community, and having found no result of the announced investigation, it is not possible to consider that this teenager and single-witness report is a credible case.

From its very content, it is also impossible for me to understand how this can be described as a case of "alien abduction." A little albino girl who explodes is certainly weird to say the least if one believes in it, but I see nothing extraterrestrial in this, and no UFO shows itself either in the plot.

What I do wonder, is if possibly the teenager actually stumbled upon a very real albino girl in the park, and possibly due to the surprise, did not pay attention and stumbled or hit a branch of a tree and fell unconscious, "seeing stars", then reported the incident which was then just a little bit distorted.

List of issues:

Evaluation:

No credibility. Ordinary explanation possible.

Sources references:

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

• [jt1] ? Article in UFO Roundup, electronic ufology news bulletin by Joseph Trainor-Masinaigan, USA, February 2, 1997, at www.ufoinfo.com/roundup/v02/rnd02_05.shtml.
• [---] ? Article in the Fortean magazine Fortean Times, #99.
• [---] ? UFO Log, ufology fanzine, (www.ufolog.org), (out of print), France, #2, January 1998.
• [---] ? "Les Annales du Mystère, book by Jean-Paul Ronecker, JMG Editions publisher, France, 2003.
• [jr1] * "B.A. - BA Des Extraterrestres - Volume 2", book by Jean-Paul Ronecker, Pardès publisher, France, page, 2001.
• [go1] * "Chronologie OVNI", web page compiled by Godelieve Van Overmeire, Belgium, circa 2002, at users.skynet.be/sky84985/chron27.html
• [ar1] * "1996 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2001, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1996.shtml

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