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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.

JANUARY 15, 1969, VILLAFRANCA DE LOS BARROS, BADAJOZ, SPAIN, COLLEGE STUDENTS:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

A story takes place in in Villafranca de los Barros, in the province of Badajoz, in Spain, on January 15, 1969 about pupils of a Jesuit college who saw a luminous disc which was going down, in the evening.

A little later, other pupils saw appearing in the frame of a window located at more than two meters of the ground a gigantic being whose skin or clothing had green reflections and who leaned his enormous face through the window, while being obviously upright.

The young people fled, but once calmed down, the most courageous of them searched in the gardens of the school, but did not find the giant, but on the next day, several enormous footprints were discovered on the sports grounds.

That night and the following nights, the Guardia Civil had organized searh parties in the neighborhoods of the city.

The events were known only several years later, by the father of one of the pupils, the Jesuits having required the secrecy and denied the events; which they had allotted to the imagination or a prank of the pupils, to avoid panic among the parents.

Basic information table:

Case number: URECAT-000199
Date of event: January 15, 1969
Earliest report of event: Not known.
Delay of report: Years
Witness reported via: Not known.
First alleged record by: Not known.
First certain record by: Ufology catalogue.
First alleged record type: Not known.
First certain record type: Ufology catalogue.
This file created on: June 10, 2007
This file last updated on: June 10, 2007
Country of event: Spain
State/Department: Badajoz
Type of location: Seen from behind a window.
Lighting conditions: Not reported, evening.
UFO observed: Yes
UFO arrival observed: Yes
UFO departure observed: No
UFO/Entity Relation: Uncertain
Witnesses numbers: 1 or many
Witnesses ages: Not reported, children or teenagers.
Witnesses types: School kids.
Photograph(s): No.
Witnesses drawing: No.
Witnesses-approved drawing: No.
Number of entities: 1
Type of entities: Not reported.
Entities height: Uncertain, several meters.
Entities outfit type: One piece tight fitting
Entities outfit color: With green reflections.
Entities skin color: With green reflections.
Entities body: Normal.
Entities head: Huge.
Entities eyes: Not reported.
Entities mouth: Not reported.
Entities nose: Not reported.
Entities feet: Not reported. Big footsprints.
Entities arms: Not reported.
Entities fingers: Not reported.
Entities fingers number: Not reported.
Entities hair: Not reported.
Entities voice: None heard.
Entities actions: Stood outside behind college window.
Entities/witness interactions: None.
Witness(es) reactions: Observed, fled, later looked for traces.
Witness(es) feelings: Frightened.
Witness(es) interpretation: Not reported.
Explanation category: Extraterrestrial beings or confusion or prank or hoax.
Explanation certainty: None.

Narratives:

[Ref. js1:] JACQUES SCORNAUX:

Jacques Scornaux indicates that in Villafranca de los Barros, in the province of Badajoz, in Spain, on January 15, 1969 in the evening, the pupils of a Jesuit college saw a luminous disc which was going down.

A little later, other pupils saw appearing in the frame of a window located at more than two meters of the ground a gigantic being whose skin or clothing had green reflections and who leaned his enormous face through the window, while being obviously upright.

The young people fled, but once calmed down, the most courageous of them searched in the gardens of the school, but did not find the giant.

The next day, several enormous footprints were discovered on the sports grounds.

That night and the following nights, the Guardia Civil had organized searh parties in the neighborhoods of the city.

The events were known only several years later, by the father of one of the pupils, the Jesuits having required the secrecy and denied the events; which they had allotted to the imagination or a prank of the pupils, to avoid panic among the parents.

Jacques Scornaux notes that this late revelation by an indirect and unique witness obviously damages the credibility of this case which is perhaps indeed a prank by schoolkids.

He indicates as sources (170; 171; p. 4; 19, p. 61, which does not mention the footprints and gives as source "Data-Net").

Points to consider:

Jacques Scornaux rightly stressed why the case lacks credibility. It could have been anything, from a purely invented story, to some confusion, or a prank by other kids. There is currently nothing on the meager file to go beyhond this state of affair.

List of issues:

Id: Topic: Severity: Date noted: Raised by: Noted by: Description: Proposal: Status:
1 Data Severe June 10, 2007 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross No realiable data. Help needed. Opened.
2 Ufology Severe June 10, 2007 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross No realiable data. Help needed. Opened.

Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial beings or confusion or prank or hoax.

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 June 10, 2007 Creation, [js1].
1.0 Patrick Gross June 10, 2007 First published.

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