URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

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BEG. MARCH 1978, RONDA, MALAGA, SPAIN, PEOPLE:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

UFO writer J.J. Benitez reportedly indicated in a 1990 book that in Ronda, Spain, early in March 1978, at midnight, people were watching television at their isolated farm and had their pet wolfhound with them, when the signal on the TV set began to scramble and they began hearing a loud whistling sound.

The dog became disturbed and started barking running towards the front door. The witness, his son, and the dog went outside, looking for possible intruders.

At the end of the path leading to their house they were able to see a very tall figure approaching in a strange sideways movement, clearly visible were two long metallic blue tubular legs like protrusions, because of the darkness no other features could be discerned.

The creature stopped at the entrance to their yard, at that same moment the witness released his wolfhound, both man and animal ran towards the being, but the figure had somehow vanished without a trace and was nowhere in sight.

Searching the area, strange deep tracks were found and also the mutilated body of a cat that had been neatly cut in half was found at the site.

Basic information table:

Case number:	URECAT-001273
Date of event:	Beginning of March 1978
Earliest report of event:	1990
Delay of report:	12 years.
Witness reported via:	Not known.
First alleged record by:	N/A.
First certain record by:	UFO book J.J. Benitez.
First alleged record type:	N/A.
First certain record type:	UFO book.
This file created on:	November 26, 2011
This file last updated on:	November 26, 2011
Country of event:	Spain
State/Department:	Malaga
Type of location:	Way near isolated farm.
Lighting conditions:	Night
UFO observed:	No
UFO arrival observed:	N/A
UFO departure observed:	N/A
UFO/Entity Relation:	None
Witnesses numbers:	2
Witnesses ages:	Nort reported. Adult or aged, and youger.
Witnesses types:	Not reported. Man and son.
Photograph(s):	No.
Witnesses drawing:	No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:	No.

Number of entities:	1
Type of entities:	Not reported or not seen.
Entities height:	Very tall
Entities outfit type:	Not reported or not seen.
Entities outfit color:	Not reported or not seen.
Entities skin color:	Not reported or not seen.
Entities body:	Not reported. Two long metallic blue tubular legs-like protrusions.
Entities head:	Not reported or not seen.
Entities eyes:	Not seen.
Entities mouth:	Not seen.
Entities nose:	Not seen.
Entities feet:	Not seen.
Entities arms:	Not seen.
Entities fingers:	Not seen.
Entities fingers number:	Not seen.
Entities hair:	Not seen.
Entities voice:	None reported.
Entities actions:	Approaching in a strange sideways movement, vanished.
Entities/witness interactions:	Vanished when dog approached.
Witness(es) reactions:	Observed, went.
Witness(es) feelings:	Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation:	Not reported.
Explanation category:	Extraterrestrial visitors or invention or ufologist invention.
Explanation certainty:	High.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Ronda, Spain, on early March 1978, at midnight, the witnesses were all watching television at their isolated farm one night and had their pet wolfhound with them, when the signal on the TV set began to scramble and they began hearing a loud whistling sound. The dog became disturbed and started barking running towards the front door. The witness, his son, and the dog went outside, looking for possible intruders. At the end of the path leading to their house they were able to see a very tall figure approaching in a strange sideways movement, clearly visible were two long metallic blue tubular legs like protrusions, because of the darkness no other features could be discerned. The creature stopped at the entrance to their yard, at that same moment the witness released his wolfhound, both man and animal ran towards the being, but the figure had somehow vanished without a trace and was nowhere in sight. Searching the area, strange deep tracks were found and also the mutilated body of a cat that had been neatly cut in half was found at the site.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "J J Benitez, La Quinta Columna."

Points to consider:

The story comes from a sensationalist book.

List of issues:

Id:	Topic:	Severity:	Date noted:	Raised by:	Noted by:	Description:	Proposal:	Status:
1	Data	Severe	November 26, 2011	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Primary source not available.	Help needed.	Opened.
2	Ufology	Severe	November 26, 2011	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No corroboration from other source.	Help needed.	Opened.
3	Ufology	Severe	November 26, 2011	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No sign of investigation.	Help needed.	Opened.
4	Ufology	Severe	November 26, 2011	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Anonymous witnesses.	Help needed.	Opened.
4	Ufology	Severe	November 26, 2011	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Unknown nature of report: anonymous letter, rumour...?	Help needed.	Opened.

Evaluation:

Extraterrestrial visitors or invention or ufologist invention.

Sources references:

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

[---] ? "La Quinta Columna", book by J.J. Benitez, Planeta publisher, Spain, 1990.
[ar1] * "1978 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2007, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1978.shtml

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	November 26, 2011	Creation, [ar1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	November 26, 2011	First published.

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