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1979 Case Summaries.

79 Humanoid reports. The end of the "High Strangeness Decade" went out with a bang. A decline was noted from the almost record breaking year of 1978, but humanoid reports were still wide spread and many bizarre in nature. Starting the year with the witnessed abduction of Filiberto Cardenas in Miami, and the mind boggling affair at Rowley Regis in England humanoid encounters continued on a steady pace, with concentrations in England, Puerto Rico and Spain. Brazil still seemed to be the focus of several assorted types of "visitors". The winds of change were approaching; the 80's decade was upon us. Suddenly abductions were being reported with a higher frequency, and simple close encounters of the third kind, suddenly became bizarre abduction affairs.
There was no turning back now.

1.
Location. South of Santiago Chile
Date: 1979 Time: unknown
Alejandro Hernandez and his 13-year old son were driving in the area, when suddenly the elder Hernandez looked out the window and saw a strange object hovering directly above their car. On the bottom area of the object a large door began opening. The car began to vibrate and was suddenly lifted up into the object. Both witnesses sat stunned in their vehicle and watched five and six tall human like figures approached the car. The beings wore shiny metallic outfits.

One of the strangers, in a metallic sounding voice ordered the younger Hernandez to exit the vehicle, afraid he obeyed his hosts. Meanwhile his father was able to observe numerous instruments, which he described as beautiful and resembling casino slot machines. These instruments emitted multicolored beams of light. Later he was able to conversed for 15 minutes with the humanoids, which seemed to know his name already. He asked them where they were from and all they did was raise their hands & point upwards. Soon Mr. Hernandez and his son were deposited back on the ground.

HC addendum
Source: Fabio Picasso, quoting Cuarta Dimension Type: G

2.
Location. Seguin, Texas
Date: 1979 Time: 0300A
The witness sleeping on the couch when he suddenly woke up and saw on the hallway a figure dressed in a long black robe. It floated across the room toward the witness. The bottom of the robe was about 1 foot off the floor and he could not see any feet. The face was thin and drawn with wild gray hair going in all directions. It floated over to the witness and bent its neck, which appeared to be 3 ft long into an "S" shape and placed its face near the witness and smiled. The frightened witness closed his eyes and jumped a little in fright. When he opened his eyes it was gone.

HC addendum
Source: Archive X Type: E

3.
Location. Sunrise Florida
Date: 1979 Time: 0400A
The witness had gotten up to get something to drink and as he opened the bedroom door he saw a 5-foot tall gray humanoid, wearing a shiny black jump suit. It had large black eyes, resembling those of an insect. The being was turned half way reaching up holding a crystal from the witness chandelier, it seemed surprised as he looked at the witness. He suddenly reached down at something on his belt and disappeared like an old fashioned TV screen when turned off. The witness heard a soft "swoop" sound.

HC addition # 2617
Source: Andy Page Type: E

4.
Location. Reading Pennsylvania
Date: 1979 Time: evening
The witness who was standing at a street corner looked up and noticed three dome shaped objects maneuvering overhead. Suddenly a golden human shaped figure without any discernible features descended and knelt before her. The witness felt a shot in the arm; she then became dizzy and blacked out. Later she woke up in her vehicle, which suddenly started by itself. No other information.

HC addition # 967
Source: UFONS # 250 Type: C? Or G

5.
Location. Plano Texas
Date: 1979 Time: night
At least a dozen witnesses were at a high school football field when a bizarre humanoid figure suddenly bounded into view. They described it as 10 ft tall and thin with long, pointed ears, and said it moved by a sort of slow motion hopping. The spellbound witnesses watched as the creature took about 3 minutes to traverse the open field and disappear into the woods beyond.

HC addendum
Source: Martin Jeffrey Type: E

6.
Location. Ocala, Florida
Date: 1979 Time: night
The 8-year old witness suddenly woke up and sat up in bed. He looked towards the bedroom door and the silhouette of a short skinny figure with a large head. All of the sudden he had an overwhelming feeling of fear and he started to cry. He covered his head with a blanket and found himself waking up the next morning not really sure what had happened. He searched the house the next morning but could not find anything.

HC addendum
Source: Great Dreams.com Type: E

7.
Location. Coast of Hong Kong, China
Date: 1979 Time: night
Amin Oxidase was working on a merchant ship and after leaving Hong Kong he was sitting at his desk writing on his journal when suddenly the stateroom and everything else simply disappeared. He felt like a disincarnated being in a sea of white light.

At some point some bright colors coalesced into what he was only able to describe as a being of light---it kept changing its shape in a very organic way, the beams of light that made up its structure looking like laser beams of incredible beauty. At some point he realized that the being was conscious, but as soon as the thought process started, it precipitated further questions like "where am I"…instantly he was back in his stateroom and a knock on his door announced that he was late for his watch.

HC addendum
Source: Amin Oxidase, TASTE Type: E or F?

8.
Location. Rians, Var, France
Date: 1979 Time: night
The witness, W Viana encountered two little men wearing silvery brown combination suits walking along a canal. No other information.

HC addendum
Source: L'Inconnu # 230 11/1995 Type: E

9.
Location. Melbourne Victoria Australia
Date: 1979 Time: 2300
Shortly after retiring to bed one night the witness suddenly lost all sense of sound and feeling and found himself traveling in a tunnel through space. There appeared to be a light at the end of the tunnel. He next recalled lying on a table apparently inside a craft.

He was being medically examined by three beings. One of the beings was a human female with long blond hair. The other two were of average height and dark brown in color, these two had plump faces, large eyes, large noses and large lips and ears. The beings spoke to the witness in English and apparently passed some type of scanner over his body.

HC addition # 1772
Source: Keith Basterfield, Mufon UFO Journal # 315 Type: G

10.
Location. Nildottie South Australia
Date: early 1979 Time: evening
The two witnesses Jack and Don had been experiencing problems with their TV antenna being twisted around. The cause puzzled them. One evening after cooking a meal, the Venetian blinds went up and down. Both went outside to look and were approached by European looking people. They appeared to be wearing woolen jumpers. There were both male and females.

A bright light shone on them and both men felt calm. They were then taken over to a mound of gravel adjacent to which a craft was located. The men were taken inside. It was cold and the beings apparently agreed to escort them back to the house to get jumpers. They were not allowed to take food. They then returned to the object and it took off. As it rose they saw the TV antenna on the house below twist around.

They could see across the Murray River as they rose up. Don, the younger of the two, was given strange, repetitive tests. Seven hours later they were returned. When a neighbor visited and found them confused, police were called in. The two men were taken to a local hospital. They seemed to be suffering from yellow jaundice and eye problems. Both men passed away within two years of the encounter.

HC addition # 154
Source: Bill Chalker, "The Oz Files" Type: G

11.
Location. Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Date: January 1979 Time: night
A disc-shaped craft was seen on the ground and two tall figures wearing gold colored metallic suits and helmets. These were seen to float or fly out of the object several times and then go back inside. The craft then took off and left.

HC addendum
Source: Antonio Faleiro, Brazil Type: B

12.
Location. Near Santa Cruz Rio Grande Do Norte Brazil
Date: early January 1979 Time: late evening
The witness was walking home after dark, he stopped to light a cigarette and moments later a brightly lit object suddenly descended from the sky and stopped just several meters above his head. It was silent and shaped like a silo. A door opened and the witness could now see a man and a woman sitting inside on seats. They sat motionless side by side.

A light now engulfed the witness and he felt being pulled upwards into the object. He grabbed a small palm tree and wrapped himself around it. He could barely hold on when drops of hot liquid like melted wax began falling on his arms, possible in an attempt to loosen his grip. But the witness would not let go and the beings finally gave up. The door closed and the craft shot up into the sky vanishing at high speed.

HC addition # 538
Source: Bob Pratt, The UFO Report 1991 Type: A

13.
Location. Taubate, Sao Paolo, Brazil
Date: January 1979 Time: night
A professor at a local college was driving on his way along a short street when suddenly his vehicle stopped. As he stepped out of the car two tall dark skinned men appeared. Both were very handsome and had long black hair, they approached him and told him they had been looking for him for a while due to his above average intelligence and knowledge.

They soon conducted him to a nearby gigantic object that had been somehow concealed. Inside time seemed to stand still and they spoke to him about numerous subjects having to do with life on earth. Soon he was given a drink and apparently fell asleep. Later he woke up in a wooded area outside of town. He walked home and was stunned to find out that two years had gone by and that his wife had now re-married. (!)

HC addendum
Source: Cristiane Maria Tavares Picoli, Revista Brasileira de
Ufologia Type: G

14.
Location. Kunsan Air Base, South Korea
Date: January 1979 Time: night
The witness was, a member of the US Air Force, was sleeping at an off base-housing compound called Silvertown. As his wife slept next to him he woke up to see a large dark figure standing in the door wearing a dark gray hooded cloak or cape. It began to glide towards the witness. He tried to call for his wife but could not and was unable to move either.

It moved about 3 to 4 ft when suddenly the witness managed to make a whisper type noise and finally his voice returned and he began calling his wife's name. His next memory was of waking up on the floor. He dragged himself back to bed and found his wife sleeping soundly. The room appeared somewhat darker now.

HC addendum
Source: Filer's Files # 28 Type: E

15.
Location. Nuoro Sardinia Italy
Date: January 2 1979 Time: 2315
L M was on his way to open a window due to the intense humidity inside the house, when he noticed outside, near the building, two short human like figures that appeared to be "floating" ten meters above the ground. Mesmerized he watched the two figures from the balcony. The two humanoids wore a transparent coverall, like plexi-glass and under that a gray metallic outfit, that emitted a bluish glow.

On their heads they wore white colored helmets, with clear visors. He could see that their faces were normal, very handsome with large eyes. They also wore white tight fitting boots and had a dark cylinder shaped "container" around their waists. During the encounter the witness felt chills. As the beings approached the house they smiled at the witness and were soon lost from sight in the distance.

HC addendum
Source: Archivio S.U.F. Type: E

16.
Location. Near Miami Florida
Date: January 3 1979 Time: 1830
Filiberto Cardenas was driving on Okeechobee Road, with three family friends just north of the city, when the car engine suddenly failed, he and another man got out of the car to check under the hood when a large luminous object emitting a humming sound descended over the vehicle. The witness vanished in plain sight of the others apparently taken up into the object by a beam of light.

He was found dazed 2 hours later and 16 miles away from the original location by a police officer. Later he recalled being taken up and blacking out. He found himself onboard the object and three human-like beings all dressed in tight-fitting white suits took him to a ocean front like location where they opened a "lock" on a rock and entered through a tunnel beneath the sea. The beings were of average height, wearing dark tight fitting outfits that covered their heads, with winged snake-like emblems on their chests.

They spoke to the witness in Spanish and mainly spoke about coming wars and disasters. He was led to a seat made out of stone and was given a liquid to drink that tasted like honey. A huge door then opened in front of him and several persons began coming out. Cardenas began feeling a strong pressure in his chest and at this point an individual approached him and told him he was welcomed. The individual appeared totally human and spoke with a South American accent. Indeed this man told Cardenas that he was from earth but had lived with the extraterrestrials for a while now.

He was then taken through a door and corridor into what appeared to be a great city. He then entered a small room, there he was suddenly sucked into the wall, which then flipped over and became a bed. Paralyzed he was unable to move and noticed several figures moving around him. As a light blinded him something was inserted into his ear. From the wall emerged what appeared to be several arms ending in suction cups that covered his body almost totally. He felt no pain but could not move.

After the examination he was taken into another room. There he saw a tall seat and on it was a tall man wearing a cape, he also saw numerous consoles and monitors. He was shown images of three pyramids joined by a thin ray of light. Cardenas apparently slept several times and was awakened and given several tablets to eat. In another room he saw several human like figures wearing gray coveralls. In another room he saw a large gathering of people in what he thought was a "party".

Soon he was taken into another room where he saw a large rocket style ship in which he was taken into along with three other humans. He was made to sit on a suction-like seat. After a short trip he was made to exit and given something to eat. He last saw the object disappear into the distance. He was found disoriented by a police officer in an isolated section of southwest 8 street.

A medical examination found 108 tiny pricks on Cardenas body. Days after the encounter he suffered from severe sweating, extreme thirst, extreme temperature changes, and a strong sulfur like smell followed him, he also suffered from memory loss, decreased sexual appetite and strange space-time altering episodes.

HC addition # 458
Source: Thomas E Bullard, UFO Abductions
The Measure of A Mystery also Virgilio Sanchez-Ocejo Type: G

17.
Location. Mirabello Italy
Date: January 3 1979 Time: 2315
A couple was crossing a roadway when they noticed at a distance a red beam of light on the ground. The witness boarded their vehicle and approached in order to obtain a better look. As they approached they perceived a strong burning smell. The light resembled a pulsating vertical bar, red in color encircled by a round halo.

As they got even closer they saw a human like figure walk in front of the light, moments later a second figure walked from the opposite direction. As a result of the intense cold the witnesses had to leave the area. As they drove away they observed a similar but larger light on the ground in front of a nearby orchard. The light slowly pulsated. Again the witnesses had to leave because of the cold weather.

HC addition # 1555
Source: Maurizio Verga, "Itacat" Type: C

18.
Location. Rowley Regis West Midlands England
Date: January 4 1979 Time: 0700A
Jean Hingley had waved goodbye to her husband while he went off to work in a bitter cold morning when she saw a light in the garden. Thinking he had left the carport lit, she went to investigate, but it was dark, so she returned to the kitchen. She put down some food for Hobo, the family Alsatian and called him from the garden, but he flopped down as if drugged and gazed at the ceiling, glassy-eyed.

Then, with a "zee---zee-zee" noise, three weird creatures flew past into the lounge. They were only 3-1/2 feet tall and had waxy white faces and coal-black eyes with no eyebrows and very thin mouths. They wore silvery clothes, with a transparent bubble-type helmet over their heads. These humanoids also had transparent "wings" and floated. Jean was clinging to the sink paralyzed but then, she says, she suddenly floated towards the lounge.

Jean noticed that the aliens were inspecting the ornaments on the Christmas tree with interest. They also probed into her mind with telepathy---"It was like a light or an X-ray penetrating." They told her she would not be harmed and, when she asked where they were from, they said (or rather she could not tell which one said), "We come from the sky." The she explained why the house was all dressed up to celebrate Jesus birthday. "We know all about Jesus," they claimed.

They said they would return and, "We come down here to talk to people but they don't seem to be interested." Finally when she showed them how to light a cigarette they fled as if in terror, taking a mince pie each with them. Outside, on her garden, was an egg shaped object with windows. They floated into it, and it took off, emitting a bluish flash and pulsating twice before disappearing with a flash. The dog returned to normal, and Jean called the police.

The electric clock in the house had stopped, and all her cassette tapes were magnetized and unplayable. In the snow where the object had sat, was an oval outline, which the local UFO group was able to photograph before the snow melted.

HC addition # 440
Source: Alfred Budden, Fortean Times # 50, Jenny Randles "Abduction" Type: B

19.
Location. Mindalore, Krugersdrop South Africa
Date: January 4 1979 Time: midnight
Meagan Quezet and her 12-year old son Andre were out looking for their dog, Cheeky after they heard it barking. Soon they noticed a peculiar pink glow beyond a tarmac road. Thinking that it was a police vehicle they approached the area. As they reached the glow they noticed that it came from a peculiar egg shaped craft sitting on the ground on several thin leg like protrusions.

The incredible pink glow emanated from an area on top of the craft. Suddenly from an opening on the craft 5 to 6 men jumped to the ground. One of the men walked to the far end of the object, two remained standing in the front and two others walked towards the witnesses. The men appeared to speak among themselves in loud singsong like voices in an unintelligible language; two kneeled down and appeared to touch the asphalt. All the men wore tight-fitting white suits with hoods that covered the faces of most of them except for two.

One that appeared to be the leader approached the witness and spoke to her in a high-pitched unintelligible voice. He made a slight bow towards Meagan as if in a form of salute. He had a black beard, frizzy black hair and slanted eyes and dark olive skin.

Soon the men walked back to the craft and entered the object, the craft then emitted a whistling sound, the thin leg-like protrusions telescoped back into the craft, which then rose up and disappeared into the clouds. Under hypnosis the witness recalled being taken inside the object where she saw chairs, panels and a table. She was asked to come with them but she refused.

HC addition # 320
Source: Robert E Bartholomew, UFO Lore, quoting Cynthia Hind Type: G

20.
Location. Near Sturbridge Massachusetts
Date: January 5 1979 Time: 2300
During repeated sightings of low level lights and a diamond shaped object over the area, a witness saw a 7-8 foot tall hairy figure in a field, he shone a spotlight at it, and it ran towards him. The witness fired 3 shots at it and then ran away, shooting one more time over his shoulder. The shots appeared to have no effect on the creature, but it stopped and did not chase the witness.

HC addition # 741
Source: Cufos Reports Type: D

21.
Location. Fortaleza, Brazil
Date: January 11 1979 Time: night
A short humanoid about 80cm in height wearing a helmet with two luminous antennae like projections approached a witness and touched him in the arm, apparently burning him. It wore a silvery suit and blue boots. The humanoid apparently arrived in a gray colored object about 15 meters in diameter with lighted windows.

HC addendum
Source: Antonio Faleiro, Brazil Type: E

22.
Location. Sorocaba Sao Paolo Brazil
Date: January 12 1979 Time: night
In a farm area three reporters watched a large luminous disc shaped object descend and hover near the ground, while multitudes of witnesses watched several luminous disc shaped objects maneuvering over the nearby village. Two small beings about four and a half foot tall emerged from the object.

The beings were human shaped and were wearing one-piece outfits with a kind of fishbowl type helmet over their heads. The helmets emitted bright beacons of light. Suddenly everything became very dark and moments later the disc ascended and disappeared behind some nearby hills.

HC addition # 1641
Source: A J Gevaerd and Wendelle C Stevens, UFO
Abductions at Maringa Type: B

23.
Location. Loreto Santiago del Estero Argentina
Date: January 13 1979 Time: 1150A
A boy was alone in a schoolroom when he heard a sudden noise, looking around he saw a rectangular silvery object, 2 feet wide, and 5 feet tall and 3 feet long hovering a few inches above the floor. Two flaps opened on the sides of the object and two beings emerged, each was about 3-foot tall and dressed in shiny one piece overalls.

Both wore helmets with a dark faceplate that covered the eyes, they had a device with a tube and clock like instrument attached. Their hands had only four fingers. One being grabbed the boy and a voice spoke to him in Spanish coming from the object, telling him to sit down.

The boy was unable to move on the chair, while one of the beings went to another room and the other back inside the object. A reddish beam of light from the object knocked the witness out. When he woke up later the object and beings were gone. A strong sulfurous odor remained behind.

HC addition # 499
Source: Thomas E Bullard, UFO Abductions, The
Measure of A Mystery Type: B

24.
Location. Viterbo Italy
Date: January 13 1979 Time: evening
A farmer spotted a large fiery red sphere descend onto a nearby pasture. The sphere changed colors t bright orange and red then it began to dim revealing a 2-meter metallic sphere. A small man wearing a silvery white suit emerged from the object and walked around frequently bending down as if it was picking things up. The witness ran away from the area.

HC addition # 996
Source: Bufora Journal Vol. 8 # 3 Type: B

25.
Location. Lusiana Vicenza Italy
Date: January 18 1979 Time: 2330
A 42-year old woodcutter suddenly had his vehicle stopped, the headlights turned off, and the doors opened