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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.

MARCH 28, 1992, ALTSTETTEN, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, SOMEONE:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Apparently, someone claimed that on the evening of March 28, 1992, a resident of Altstetten, in the Zürich county, Switzerland, claimed that as he walked close to the sports ground he observed an intense light, approached and saw that it was a "kind of spacecraft" posed in the center of the soccer field.

He claimed he hid behind a bush to observe the continuation and then saw seven small humanoids come out of the craft and walk with slow steps, like if they surveyed the meadow.

After two minutes, a flash spouts out, allegeldy also observed by a woman and the UFO flew away without noise.

A spokesman of the local police force stated it was nonsense, because there are no extraterrestrials in the area, and it seems that the trainer of the local team commented that the so-called aliens were perhaps members of the Herisau fussball club who came to test the sports ground.

The alleged witness made a sketch, but it was found out that his sketch was a copy of a sketch by Eduardo Meier supposed to illustrate a 1975 sighting. It appeared that the story was an April's fool prank.

Basic information table:

Case number: URECAT-000983
Date of event: March 28, 1992
Earliest report of event: Not known. April 1, 1992?
Delay of report: Day, days, or months
Witness reported via: Not known.
First alleged record by: Ufology magazine OVNI-Présence.
First certain record by: Ufology catalogue OVNI-Suisse.
First alleged record type: Newspaper.
First certain record type: Ufology book.
This file created on: October 20, 2009
This file last updated on: October 20, 2009
Country of event: Switzerland
State/Department: Zürich
Type of location: Village's soccer field.
Lighting conditions: Not reported. Evening.
UFO observed: Yes
UFO arrival observed: No
UFO departure observed: Yes
UFO/Entity Relation: Certain
Witnesses numbers: 1
Witnesses ages: Not reported.
Witnesses types: Not reported.
Photograph(s): No.
Witnesses drawing: Yes, not available, faked.
Witnesses-approved drawing: Yes, not available, faked.
Number of entities: 7
Type of entities: Humanoid
Entities height: Small
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: None reported.
Entities actions: Came out of UFO, walked, departure.
Entities/witness interactions: None.
Witness(es) reactions: Observed.
Witness(es) feelings: Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation: Not reported. Spacecraft.
Explanation category: April's fool prank.
Explanation certainty: High.

Narratives:

[Ref. oc1:] "OVNI-SUISSE.CH" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that the affaire is dated March 28, 1992, at an unknown hour, in Altstetten in the Zürich county, Switzerland, with an unspecified number of witnesses and an unspecified number of objects.

The summary of the observation is that that evening, an Altstetten resident who walked close to the sports ground observed an intense light. He approached and saw that it was a "kind of spacecraft" posed in the center of the soccer field. The witness hid behind a bush to observe the continuation: seven small humanoids came out of the craft and walked with slow steps, like if they surveyed the meadow. The scene lasted only two minutes, after that a flash spouts out (also observed by a woman) and the UFO flew away without noise. A spokesman of the local police force stated: "This is just nonsense. Here, it is a quiet district. Perhaps not completely without small green men, but in any case without extraterrestrials". It seems that the trainer of the local team had the best explanation: "The Altstetten fussball club does not fear spies, but perhaps it was members of the Herisau fussball club who ceme to test the ground".

The website indicates that this "nice April's fool prank was sketched by the witness, but actually [the sketch] came from Eduard Meier and dating from July 9, 1975."

The source is indicated as OVNI-Présence, #50, March/April 1993.

Points to consider:

The primary source is likely a local newspaper for April 1, 1992.

If no ufology source published about the case without an ordinary explanation, the case is then a negative.

List of issues:

Id: Topic: Severity: Date noted: Raised by: Noted by: Description: Proposal: Status:
1 Data Severe October 4, 2009 Patrick Gross Patrick Gross No primary source indicated or available. Help needed. Opened.

Evaluation:

April's fool prank.

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 October 20, 2009 Creation, [oc1].
1.0 Patrick Gross October 20, 2009 First published.

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