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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.

1914, PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND, USA, SOMEONE:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

The CUFOS ufology group published in their internal bulletin in the 1980's an anonymous letter from someone anonymous who reported what follow.

In Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in 1914, at 03:00 p.m., this person was at a local trash dump looking for old discards, when he suddenly heard a "musical" humming sound.

Turning around, he then saw a strange craft hovering above a fence and partially above the street in front of a church. The object was gray in color with a high dome on top and a slight dome on the bottom.

An opening, like two sliding doors, then appeared. Then, two short figures emerged and took positions each on one side of the object, more came out until there were eight abreast.

The beings are described as humanoid in appearance with round heads.

They suddenly began "to sing in a beautiful harmony albeit in an unknown language."

When they finished, the doors to the craft opened again and they all filed back inside of it, an the craft then went up slowly and gradually disappeared over the church."

Basic information table:

Case number: URECAT-014048
Date of event: 1914
Earliest report of event: Vers 1982?
Delay of report: 7 décennies?
Witness reported via: Anonymous letter to CUFOS?
First alleged record by: Letter published in internal bulletin of CUFOS ufology group.
First certain record by: Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First alleged record type: Letter published in internal bulletin of ufology group.
First certain record type: Ufology catalogue.
This file created on: March 2, 2013
This file last updated on: March 2, 2013
Country of event: USA
State/Department: Rhode Island
Type of location: Dump.
Lighting conditions: Not reported. Afternoon.
UFO observed: Yes
UFO arrival observed: Uncertain
UFO departure observed: Yes
UFO/Entity Relation: Certain
Witnesses numbers: 1
Witnesses ages: Not reported.
Witnesses types: Not reported.
Photograph(s): No.
Witnesses drawing: No.
Witnesses-approved drawing: No.
Number of entities: 8
Type of entities: Humanoid
Entities height: Small
Entities outfit type: One piece tight fitting.
Entities outfit color: Not reported.
Entities skin color: Not reported.
Entities body: Not reported.
Entities head: Not reported. Round.
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: Sing in a beautiful harmony in an unknown language.
Entities actions: Came out of UFO, sung in a beautiful harmony in an unknown language, went back in, departure.
Entities/witness interactions: None.
Witness(es) reactions: Observed.
Witness(es) feelings: Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation: Not reported.
Explanation category: Probable invention, prank, by anonymous letter.
Explanation certainty: Medium.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates that in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in 1914, at 03:00 p.m., "The witness was at a local trash dump looking for old discards when he suddenly heard a "musical" humming sound. Turning around he then saw a strange craft hovering above a fence and partially above the street in front of a church. The object was gray in color with a high dome on top and a slight dome on the bottom. An opening, like two sliding doors, then appeared. Then two short figures emerged and took positions each on one side of the object, more came out until there were eight abreast. The beings were humanoid in appearance with round heads. They suddenly began to sing in a beautiful harmony albeit in an unknown language. When they finished the doors to the craft opened again and they all filed back inside of it. The object then went up slowly and gradually disappeared over the church."

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Witness letter, Cufos Associate Newsletter Vol. 3 # 6".

[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that in 1914 at "15:00" in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA, "The witness was at a local trash dump looking for old discards when he suddenly heard a "musical" humming sound. Turning around he then saw a strange craft hovering above a fence and partially above the street in front of a church. The object was gray in color with a high dome on top and a slight dome on the bottom. An opening, like two sliding doors, then appeared. Then two short figures emerged and took positions each on one side of the object, more came out until there were eight abreast. The beings were humanoid in appearance with round heads. They suddenly began to sing in a beautiful harmony albeit in an unknown language. When they finished the doors to the craft opened again and they all filed back inside of it. The object then went up slowly and gradually disappeared over the church."

The source indication is a broken link.

[Ref. js1:] JEAN SIDER:

The author indicates that in 1914, at 03:00 p.m., in Pawtucket, Rhodes Island, U.S.A, according to a letter received by the CUFOS association, founded by the late astronomer "Allen J. Hynek" [sic], the witness is in a wasteland where he came to get rid of various old stuff, when suddenly he believed to hear like a " musical buzzing sound."

Turning the head, he managed to observe a curious apparatus which flew over a fence and part of the street opposite the local church. The object was of gray color, with a dome on the top and another smaller dome below. An opening similar to two sliding doors was cut out on the hull and two short silhouettes appeared and took position on each side of the object.

Other silhouettes came out and finally there were eight of them who stood in a line. They look humanoid with a round head.

Then, they started to sing with great harmonic beauty, but in an unknown language. When the song was finished, the doors of the apparatus reopened and all the beings reinstated the object; which took off slowly and gradually to disappear above the church.

The author says the source is "Rosales, selon le bulletin Cufos Associate Newletter, vol. 3, n° 6".

He comments on that the case is hard to believe because the entities are not known for acting as chorus-boys, but rather to play a comedy, and caution is essential in spite of the source, a serious ufology bulletin created by astronomer "A. J. Hynek."

Points to consider:

The argument of "credibility" by calling upon Dr. Joseph Allen Hynek or his astronomer profession is foolish. Whatever the serious of his CUFOS ufology group, the fact that a letter of an alleged witness appears in their internal bulletin is nothing that could tell the opinion by CUFOS or J. Allen Hynek about the credibility of the story. It is not because a publication would be "serious" that it would only stick to publishing only serious stuff, it can also publish examples of oddball cases, confusions, errors, hoaxes etc.

In fact here, it seems that the case is made only of a letter they received, and CUFOS of course, like most ufology groups, received many letters of all kinds, including crackpot stories.

The original text of this letter would probably make it possible to get a sense as for its credibility, unfortunately I do not have it for now.

List of issues:

Id: Topic: Severity: Date noted: Raised by: Noted by: Description: Proposal: Status:
1 Data Severe March 2, 2013 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Primary source not available. Help needed. Opened.
2 Ufology Severe March 2, 2013 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Single and anonymous witness case. Help needed. Opened.
3 Ufology Severe March 2, 2013 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross No sign of investigation, only a letter by anonymous alleged witness. Help needed. Opened.
4 Ufology Severe March 2, 2013 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross No information on witness not even the age. Help needed. Opened.
5 Ufology Severe March 2, 2013 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Almost no description of the entities. Help needed. Opened.
6 Ufology Severe March 2, 2013 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Missing basic data such as sizes, distances, durations. Help needed. Opened.

Evaluation:

Probable invention, prank, by anonymous letter.

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: None
Reviewers: None
Editor: Patrick Gross

Changes history

Version: Created/Changed By: Date: Change Description:
0.1 Patrick Gross March 2, 2013 Creation, [ar1], [ud1], [js1].
1.0 Patrick Gross March 2, 2013 First published.

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