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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.

August 24, 1978, Prata di Principato Ultra, Avellino, Italy, a man:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

UFO catalogue website UFOdna indicates around 2010 that on August 24, 1978, around 07:00 a.m., in Prato Principato Ultra, Italy, there was a "close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. One box-shaped object was observed by one male 57-year-old witness on a river. No sound was heard."

The website says it comes form the UNICAT catalogue compiled by Willy Smith. It seems no other source is aware of this.

Basic information table:

Case number: URECAT-001170
Date of event: August 1978
Earliest report of event: 1980?
Delay of report: Day, 3 decades?
Witness reported via: Not known.
First alleged record by: Ufology catalogue Willy Smith.
First certain record by: Ufology catalogue UFOdna.
First alleged record type: Ufology catalogue.
First certain record type: Ufology catalogue.
This file created on: December 11, 2011
This file last updated on: December 11, 2011
Country of event: Italy
State/Department: Avellino
Type of location: Not reported. Near a river?
Lighting conditions: Night
UFO observed: Yes
UFO arrival observed: Not reported.
UFO departure observed: Not reported.
UFO/Entity Relation: Uncertain
Witnesses numbers: 1
Witnesses ages: 57
Witnesses types: Not reported. Man.
Photograph(s): No.
Witnesses drawing: No.
Witnesses-approved drawing: No.
Number of entities: Not reported
Type of entities: Not reported
Entities height: Not reported
Entities outfit type: Not reported.
Entities outfit color: Not reported.
Entities skin color: Not reported.
Entities body: Not reported.
Entities head: Not reported.
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: Not reported.
Entities actions: Not reported.
Entities/witness interactions: Not reported.
Witness(es) reactions: Observed.
Witness(es) feelings: Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation: Not reported.
Explanation category: Possible date error in source, creating a "case" by mistake.
Explanation certainty: Low.

Narratives:

[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on August 24, 1978, around 0700, in Prato Principato Ultra, Italy, there was a "close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. One box-shaped object was observed by one male 57-year-old witness on a river. No sound was heard."

The source is indicated as Smith, Willy, UNICAT computer database.

Points to consider:

Only "UFOdna" seems to report on this case. Given the lack of checking and care that is usual with this source - here the location is mispelled - it is not impossible that this actually refers to a case on October 9, 1984.

The information is totally insufficient anyway.

List of issues:

Id: Topic: Severity: Date noted: Raised by: Noted by: Description: Proposal: Status:
1 Data Severe December 11, 2011 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Primary source not available. Help needed. Opened.
2 Ufology Severe December 11, 2011 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Totally insufficient information. Help needed. Opened.

Evaluation:

Possible date error in source, creating a "case" by mistake.

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 December 11, 2011 Creation, [ud1].
1.0 Patrick Gross December 11, 2011 First published.

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