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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.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2006, TAPPEN, NORTH DAKOTA, USA, EVAN BRIESE:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

According to a Press interview of Myra Briese, the latest incident experienced by members of her family involved her son Evan Briese, 16, when he awoke early on the morning of September 12. 2006 and got up to get a glass of water.

Looking out a window, the boy saw something moving in the corral that is home to several large hogs that are basically family pets. Thinking it might be a coyote, he grabbed a .22 caliber rifle and entered into the corral.

There, in the moonlight, he encountered two creatures, 8 to 9 feet tall, that were doing something to one of the hogs. The boy fired his .22-caliber rifle at one of the creature and was pretty sure he hit it, as it uttered a loud unearthly scream.

Another creature then grabbed the boy and threw him to the ground, causing him to black out. When Evan awoke, he found that Ruthy, a 450-pound sow that had been ready to give birth, was gone. The boy ran to the home of his older sister, Trista, a short distance from the house he shares with his parents.

Trista Briese made a frantic phone call to her parents and shortly afterwards, the parents came to the scene, later joined by Kidder County's sheriff Doug Howard.

Evan Briese, whose shirt was in tatters, told his story, and the sheriff, then left but came back the next day, unable to reach a conclusion about what happened to the hog, said Myra Briese said.

Several days later, with the help of a hypnotist, apparently helping Minnesota ufologist Richard Moss with the investigation, Evan Briese remembered more details: there were five entities in the corral, two were apparently dragging what appeared to be a dead hog when the boy interrupted them.

A month later, Myra Briese told the Press that Evan is still bothered, and feels guilty for not being able to save his younger sister's hog.

The Press indicates that Evan already had a weird encounter in April 2006. With his cattle dog Buster, he was checking on cows during calving season, his parents said, when at night they noted a flashing glow and walked over a hill to go check, and saw an object resting on the ground.

The object appeared to be scanning a waterhole with an intense beam of light. At first, boy and dog could do nothing but stare, but eventually the dog ran barking at the craft, which took off, causing what amounted to a sonic boom. The father of the family, Torrey Briese, said that the noise woke the boy's mother up.

Torrey Briese said that he also witnessed something unusual one night in July 2006, when he was giving a neighbor a ride into town. Briese said he and the neighbor noticed a bluish light in the sky, which stopped when they stopped and moved when they began driving. He said they spent about a half-hour watching it, and at one point the object flew so fast it went several miles in a matter of seconds. Based on the description of the object his son saw in April, Briese links the two events, adding that he doesn't indulge in fantasies but that strange things continue to happen.

Torrey Briese also told that a relative who farms in the Tappen area recently had a sheep die, and a veterinarian who examined the animal found no obvious reason for its death. He added that a single testicle had been removed from the animal with surgical precision.

The family said that they are of skeptical orientation, and used to scoff at UFO documentaries on the television. Evan said he wouldn't be surprised if people felt skeptical his story, and said the family doesn't feel a need to prove anything and they've moved on, not looking for aliens every night. The father sais he is not even trying to convince anybody, but that the family knows what happened.

Brice Barnick, the mayor of Tappen, located off Interstate 94 between Bismarck and Jamestown, said visits by UFOs are the talk of the town, but insist he would remain skeptical unless he see it himself.

At the time of the April incident, the family were put in contact with Long Prairie, Minnesota, ufologist Richard Moss, who happened to be in Tappen for a funeral. Moss, a former high school science teacher, said that in many years of investigating UFO reports, only a handful have impressed him as having the potential to be genuine, and the Tappen incidents are among those. Moss said it was interesting to view Evan's demeanor before and after the hypnotic regression: prior to hypnosis, he had a sort of unsure look on his face, still really wondering what had happened, and after the hypnotic regression, he knew, as he was made to remember.

Sheriff Howard was off duty Thursday and could not be reached for comment. John Lemieux, a Kidder County deputy, said he did not believe the incident in September resulted in a written report. Torrey Briese said strange things are still happening.

The case was reported on the local radios and television around OCtober 25-26 and was the topic of an article in the ufology bulletin of the large US ufology group MUFON.

Basic information table:

Case number: URECAT-000092
Date of event: September 12, 2006
Earliest report of event: September 12, 2006
Delay of report: Hours?
Witness reported via: Call to the parents and Sheriff by witness' sister.
First alleged record by: County Sheriff.
First certain record by: Local radio.
First alleged record type: Police.
First certain record type: Local radio.
This file created on: January 24, 2007
This file last updated on: December 3, 2009
Country of event: USA
State/Department: North Dakota
Type of location: Hog farm.
Lighting conditions: Late at night
UFO observed: No.
UFO arrival observed: No.
UFO departure observed: No.
UFO/Entity Relation: Uncertain.
Witnesses numbers: 1
Witnesses ages: 16
Witnesses types: Young man, probably farm hand.
Photograph(s): No.
Witnesses drawing: Yes.
Witnesses-approved drawing: No.
Number of entities: 2 or 5
Type of entities: Humanoid
Entities height: 2.10 to 2.75 meters.
Entities outfit type: Not reported.
Entities outfit color: Not reported.
Entities skin color: Not reported.
Entities body: Not reported.
Entities head: With two protrusions.
Entities eyes: Big, black, almond shaped.
Entities mouth: Not reported or none.
Entities nose: Not reported or none.
Entities feet: Not visible or none.
Entities arms: Not reported.
Entities fingers: With little hooks.
Entities fingers number: Five, with thumb.
Entities hair: Not reported.
Entities voice: Scream, possible telepathy.
Entities actions: Were trying to take a hog, hog disappeared.
Entities/witness interactions: Throw witness at ground, knocked him out.
Witness(es) reactions: Went to investigate, fired at creature.
Witness(es) feelings: Worried, frightened.
Witness(es) interpretation: Not reported.
Explanation category: Extraterrestrial beings or confusion.
Explanation certainty: None.

Narratives:

[Ref. do1:] DAVE OLSON:

Creature sightings stir talk

By Dave Olson
The Forum - 10/27/2006

Pig-grabbing space aliens are the talk of Tappen, N.D., and beyond. But Torrey Briese, whose family counts three close encounters with the inexplicable, doesn't much worry what others think. "Some people probably aren't going to believe it. I'm not even trying to convince anybody. We know what happened," said Briese, a member of the Tappen School Board whose family operates a ranch outside of town. Briese and his wife, Myra, spoke Thursday of three strange occurrences experienced by family members in the past year, two of which were reported by their son Evan, 16.

According to Myra Briese, the latest incident went something like this:

Her son awoke early on the morning of Sept. 12 and got up to get a glass of water. Looking out a window, the boy saw something moving in the corral that is home to several large hogs that are basically family pets. Thinking it might be a coyote, he grabbed a gun and walked into the corral. There, he encountered two creatures standing 8 to 9 feet tall that were doing something to one of the hogs. The boy fired his .22-caliber rifle at one creature and was pretty sure he hit it, judging by the unearthly scream it emitted. Another creature then grabbed the boy and threw him to the ground, causing him to black out. When Evan Briese awoke, he found that Ruthy, a 450-pound sow that had been ready to give birth, was gone. The boy ran to the home of his older sister, Trista, a short distance from the house he shares with his parents.

Trista Briese made a frantic phone call to her parents and it wasn't long before they, and later the Kidder County sheriff, were on the scene. Evan Briese, whose shirt was in tatters, told his story. The sheriff, Doug Howard, then left but came back the next day. He ultimately came to no conclusions about what happened to the hog, Myra Briese said. Several days later, with the help of a hypnotist, Evan Briese remembered more details.

Five entities had been in the corral. Two were in the process of dragging what appeared to be a dead hog when the boy interrupted them. "It's unexplainable," Myra Briese said. "This still bothers Evan to this day," she said, adding that her son feels guilty for not being able to save his younger sister's hog. As for the other incidents, one was in April when Evan and his cattle dog, Buster, were checking on cows during calving season, his parents said.

Investigating a flashing glow, the pair walked over a hill and saw an object resting on the ground that appeared to be scanning a waterhole with an intense beam of light. At first, boy and dog could do nothing but stare. The spell was broken when Buster ran barking at the craft, which took off into the night, causing what amounted to a sonic boom. "It woke Myra up," Torrey Briese said of the sound, adding that he, too, witnessed something unusual this past summer. It happened one night in July, when he was giving a neighbor a ride into town. Briese said he and the neighbor noticed a bluish light in the sky, which stopped when they stopped and moved when they began driving. "We spent about a half-hour watching it," Briese said, adding that at one point the object flew so fast it went several miles in a matter of seconds. Based on the description of the object his son saw in April, Briese links the two events, adding that he's never been given to flights of fancy.

"Evan and I are very skeptical," Torrey Briese said. "We used to watch The UFO Files on TV and laugh out loud." Briese said he wouldn't be surprised if people feel the same about his story, but he said the family doesn't feel a need to prove anything and they've moved on. "We're not out looking for aliens every night," he said.

Brice Barnick, the mayor of Tappen, located off Interstate 94 between Bismarck and Jamestown, said visits by UFOs are the talk of the town, though he himself is not quite on board. "I'm not saying it can't happen. But I'd have to see it to believe it," Barnick said.

At the time of the April incident, the Brieses were put in touch with Richard Moss, a UFO investigator who happened to be in Tappen for a funeral. Moss, of Long Prairie, Minn., is a former high school science teacher. He said that in many years of investigating UFO reports, only a handful have impressed him as having the potential to be genuine. The Tappen incidents, he said, fall into the latter category. "There are a lot of people out there who are telling false stories. The credibility of the witness is a big thing," Moss said.

In the case of Evan Briese, Moss said it was interesting to view the boy's demeanor before and after the hypnotic regression. Prior to hypnosis, "He (Briese) had a sort of unsure look on his face. He was still really wondering what had happened. After the hypnotic regression, he knew. He was made to remember," Moss said.

Sheriff Howard was off duty Thursday and could not be reached for comment. John Lemieux, a Kidder County deputy, said he did not believe the incident in September resulted in a written report. Torrey Briese said strange things are still happening.

A relative who farms in the Tappen area recently had a sheep die, and a veterinarian who examined the animal found no obvious reason for its death, Briese said. A cause of death wasn't the only thing missing. Someone, Briese said, removed a single testicle from the animal. It was done with surgical precision, he added.

The creatures, sketch by the witness.

The creatures hands, sketch by the witness.

The UFO the witness said he saw in April 2006, sketch by the witness.

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

#: 84.
Location: Tappen, North Dakota
Date: September 12, 2006
Time: late night
Type: E

A young man, Evan Briese, woke up to get a glass of water. Looking out a window the boy saw something moving in the corral that is home to several large hogs that area basically family pets. Thinking it might be a coyote; he grabbed a gun and walked into the corral. There, he encountered two creatures standing 8 to 9 feet tall that were doing something to one of the hogs. The boy fired his .22 caliber rifle at one of the creatures and was pretty sure he hit it, judging by the unearthly scream it emitted. Another creature then grabbed the boy and threw him to the ground, causing him to black out. When Evan Briese awoke he found that Ruthy a 450 pound sow that had been ready to give birth was gone. The boy ran to the home of his older sister, Trista a short distance from the house he shares with his parents. Trista Briese made a frantic phone call to her parents and it wasn’t long before they and later the Kidder County sheriff, were on the scene. Evan Briese, whose shirt was in tatters told his story. The sheriff, Doug Howard, then left but came back the next day. He ultimately came to no conclusions about what happened to the hog. Several days later with the help of a hypnotist, Evan Briese remembered more details. Five entities had been in the corral. Two were in the process of dragging what appeared to be a dead hog when the boy interrupted the creatures that apparently left with the pig when the boy interrupted them. The sheriff claims he could not find any evidence. Other family members have reported encountering UFOs previously.

Source: KXMC-TV Bismarck North Dakota & Mufon UFO Journal # 463.
HC addendum:

Additional details have emerged: Richard Moss from Mufon reported that the youth had approached the corral from the south, behind the windbreak. Upon jumping the fence into the corral, he saw two figures apparently trying to steal a 400-lb pregnant sow. One of them scooped up the sow with one arm, transferred it to its other arm and tossed it to the second figure. In the moonlight the witness suddenly realized that the figures were not "ordinary people" and quickly became frightened and confused, as they were extremely tall, perhaps seven or eight feet in height. He fired a shot from his rifle into the left side of the entity that had caught the sow and was close enough that he felt sure he hit it. He immediately heard a loud screeching, squealing weird sound. Then the entity that had thrown the pig to the other one swiftly "floated" toward the witness, picked him up by his shirt and with one arm, threw him backwards about 20 feet. The youth landed on his back, and while on the ground heard a sort of "boom sound." He sat up, reloaded the rifle and looked around for the entities, but they were nowhere to be seen. The witness described getting a sense of fear from the other beings once the first one had been shot. He described what might have been an empathic telepathy between the beings and himself, with them indicating something like, "we mean you no harm..."

[Ref. re1:] READER'S EMAIL:

Date written: October 27, 2006
Date received: October 27, 2006
Date published: January 2, 2007
Original language of report: English
Reported using: e-mail
Unreleased information: Name, firstname, 2 email addresses

The email reads:

Subject: ufo and alien people on a farm in tappen ND
Date: October 27, 2006
From: [name]@restel.net

I was looking for info on a report of 2 or 3 aliens on a hog farm near Bismarck ND in or near tappen ND attempting to take a hog, man confronted the strange people reported to be 6 to 7 feet tall and woke up some time later with a hog gone and markings of a space ship...reported on KFYR radio 10/25 and 26,2006 also several sonic booms were heard in the area.
Thanks,[Firstname]
[Other email address]

[Ref. bk1:] BILL KNELL:

Bill Knell, webmaster of a web site "The Unexplained", indicates that in October 2006, there has been a reported alien spacecraft on the ground and alien physical contact in his state, North Dakota, happening on on a farm close to a city called Tappen in September, 2006.

A farmer who wants to remain unidentified heard a ruckus in his pig pen, took a rifle and went out to investigate, and then saw a "wedge shaped" UFO. on the ground and five aliens in his pig pen. He shot at one of the aliens who let out a loud scream. One of the alien attacked him and ripped off his shirt, and he passed out.

When he awoke, the aliens and one of his pigs were gone. A UFO researcher who lives in Minnesota came to investigate and saw the shirt and there were strange marking in the pig pen.

The farmer had to be hypnotized because he could not remember the details, and he said that the aliens did not have legs but floated around on the air. He also said they had large black almond shaped eyes and protrusions sticking out of their heads, were 7 to 8 feet tall.

Knell says he heard the story on the local radio station KFYR in Bismarck, North Dakota, and on the local Public Radio station.

Points to consider:

A reader of my website contacted me by email on October 27, 2006, looking for information on a report about two or three aliens on a hog farm near Bismarck, North Dakota, in Tappen or near Tappen.

My reader indicates the story was reported on KFYR radio on October 25, 2006, and October 26, 2006.

Apparently these beings, said to be 6 to 7 feet tall, were seen by a man as they attempting to take a hog. The man woke up some time later with a hog gone and "markings of a spaceship." It is also said that several sonic booms were heard in the area.

At that time the information by Albert Rosales was not yet online. After I received the information by Mr. Rosales, I found out the other items.

One of the bothering aspect of the case is that the information at hand do not clearly outline which part of the report came from the hypnotic regression session or sessions and which parts care from the witness' conscious memory.

List of issues:

Id: Topic: Severity: Date noted: Raised by: Noted by: Description: Proposal: Status:
1 Ufology Severe January 24, 2007 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Formal investigation report missing. Help needed. Opened.

Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial beings or confusion or hoax. Insufficient information.

Sources references:

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

Document history:

Authoring

Main Author: Patrick Gross
Contributors: Albert Rosales direct contribution for [ar1].
Reviewers: None
Editor: Patrick Gross

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