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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.

SUMMER 1978, MARATHON, FLORIDA, USA, SOMEONE:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Someone apparently reported on the Internet that 10 miles South of Marathon, Florida, on Summer 1978, at 10:00 p.m., he was traveling on US-1 near the seven-mile bridge and had just begun to cross a small bridge when he noticed ahead 3 or 4 dancing firefly-like lights that appeared to be very far away.

As he reached the end of the short bridge he parked his car, and saw that the lights were still there. He approached three anglers on the east side of the bridge and asked them about the lights. He was told that they had been watching them all night. As they continued to talk about the lights they suddenly noticed their voices were being echoed down to them from above and just to the east. Every sound they made was being amplified and reflected back to them from above.

As the three anglers began laughing the witness noticed a black area obscuring the stars about 100 feet up and maybe 50 feet east of the bridge. He yelled at the approaching object to come down. Within seconds the black object illuminated itself, appearing as a thick oval shaped craft. It was extremely beautiful and covered with exquisite esoteric devices. Its whole surface was a multicolored array of sparkling light. It seemed to hover silently and motionless.

The other three men suddenly became very quiet. The witness suddenly began to hear a high-speed noise, which seemed to come from below at his feet. Looking down he saw a spiral pattern of lights apparently encircling him; he was then surrounded in a cylindrical grid pattern all the way up to his head level. His surroundings then suddenly disappeared.

He then saw several "persons" that greeted him. He remembered a woman, and he asked them who they were, she replied that they were "Watchers." He felt completely at ease and comfortable, he then began to look around at what he assumes to be the interior of the object. His next conscious memory was waking up in his barracks in Boca Chica Island.

Basic information table:

Case number: URECAT-001032
Date of event: Summer 1978
Earliest report of event: 2007?
Delay of report: 3 decades?
Witness reported via: On the Inernet.
First alleged record by: The Internet.
First certain record by: Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First alleged record type: The Internet.
First certain record type: Ufology catalogue.
This file created on: May 16, 2010
This file last updated on: May 16, 2010
Country of event: USA
State/Department: Florida
Type of location: On a road near a bridge.
Lighting conditions: Night
UFO observed: Yes
UFO arrival observed: Yes
UFO departure observed: No
UFO/Entity Relation: Certain
Witnesses numbers: 1
Witnesses ages: Not reported. Young adult or adult.
Witnesses types: Not reported. Male.
Photograph(s): No.
Witnesses drawing: No.
Witnesses-approved drawing: No.
Number of entities: Several
Type of entities: Human
Entities height: Not reported
Entities outfit type: Not reported.
Entities outfit color: Not reported.
Entities skin color: Not reported.
Entities body: Not reported. One woman.
Entities head: Not reported.
Entities eyes: Non rapporté.
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: Yes.
Entities actions: Say they are the "Watchers".
Entities/witness interactions: Say they are the "Watchers".
Witness(es) reactions: Observed, called UFO, went.
Witness(es) feelings: Not frightened.
Witness(es) interpretation: Not reported.
Explanation category: Probable invention.
Explanation certainty: High.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that 10 miles South of Marathon, Florida, on Summer 1978, at 2200, the witness was traveling on US-1 near the seven-mile bridge and had just begun to cross a small bridge when he noticed ahead some dancing firefly like lights. They appeared to be very far away. There were 3 or 4 of them. As he reached the end of the short bridge he parked his car, and saw that the lights were still there. He approached three anglers on the east side of the bridge and asked them about the lights. He was told that they had been watching them all night. As they continued to talk about the lights they suddenly noticed their voices were being echoed down to them from above and just to the east. Every sound they made was being amplified and reflected back to them from above. As the three anglers began laughing the witness noticed a black area obscuring the stars about 100 feet up and maybe 50 feet east of the bridge. He yelled at the approaching object to come down. Within seconds the black object illuminated itself, appearing as a thick oval shaped craft. It was extremely beautiful and covered with exquisite esoteric devices. Its whole surface was a multicolored array of sparkling light. It seemed to hover silently and motionless. The other three men suddenly became very quiet. The witness suddenly began to hear a high-speed noise, which seemed to come from below at his feet. Looking down he saw a spiral pattern of lights apparently encircling him; he was then surrounded in a cylindrical grid pattern all the way up to his head level. His surroundings then suddenly disappeared. He then saw several "persons" that greeted him. He remembered a woman, and he asked them who they were, she replied that they were "Watchers." He felt completely at ease and comfortable, he then began to look around at what he assumes to be the interior of the object. His next conscious memory was waking up in his barracks in Boca Chica Island.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Internet Sightings."

Points to consider:

Without credibility, the story is probably influenced by books from ufologist Raymond Fowler who often talked about "Watchers".

I did not locate the original story on the web.

List of issues:

Id: Topic: Severity: Date noted: Raised by: Noted by: Description: Proposal: Status:
1 Data Severe May 16, 2010 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Primary source not available and incorrectly referenced. Help needed. Opened.
2 Ufology Severe May 16, 2010 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross Only an anonymous story from the web. Help needed. Opened.

Evaluation:

Probable invention.

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 May 16, 2010 Creation, [ar1].
1.0 Patrick Gross May 16, 2010 First published.

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