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Saturday, 14 November 2020

Libreville, Gabon: 1963

 I really must be sounding like a scratched old record by now but I will pass that off by using a current and VERY annoying phrase: it is what it is!

There is just one CE3K report for the African state of Gabon and, unbelievably, fifty odd years later it is still just a few lines -and Vallee at least quotes LDLN because if it was down to just his word I'd mark this as dubious.

In his catalogue of UFO landings, Jacques Vallée indicates that on December 25, 1963, at night in Libreville, Gabon, a fisherman witnessed the landing of a craft, from which a terrifying creature emerged.

It was humanoid in shape, spoke sounds he could not understand, left footprints on the sand, and went back to the machine and flew off.

Vallée indicates that his source are "147; LDLN 70."

Does anyone have that issue of LDLN (all my links to archives were lost when my laptop and computer died on me at the same time) or can shed any more light on the report?

After all this time I am guessing that the fisherman has passed away.

  • jv1] * "Passport to Magonia - On UFOs, Folklore, and Parallel Worlds", book by Jacques Vallée, Contemporary Books publisher, USA, 1969.
  • [jv1] * "Chronique des Apparitions Extra-Terrestres", French translation of "Passport to Magonia", book by Jacques Vallée, Denoel publisher, France, 1972.

3 comments:

  1. Unfortunately no additional information has ever been provided on this case: Location. Libreville Gabon
    Date: December 25 1963 Time: night
    A fisherman witnessed the landing of a mysterious craft from which a terrifying creature emerged; it was humanoid in shape. It spoke sounds he could not understand, left huge footprints on the sand, & went back to the machine and flew off.

    Humcat 1963-2
    Source: Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia citing Radio Gabon broadcast, Radio France Culture du 12-26-1963, L’Etoile du Congo du January 7 1964. Type: B
    Comments: Unfortunately, a more detailed description of the humanoid has never become available.

    the same with a lot of the African countries

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  2. here is another Gabon case, but also with little info, these are the only two cases from that country in my files

    Location. Near Lastoursville, Gabon
    Date: 1979 Time: evening
    In a clearing near the village two women on their way a local plantation watched a disc-shaped object descend to the ground. Two small white humanoids briefly come out of the landed object then walk back inside again. The UFO then leaves at high speed.

    HC addendum
    Source: Inforespace # 55 Type: B
    Comments: Rare CE3 report from western Africa.

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  3. THANK YOU. I'll add the post 1963 info as I'm sure I do not have these. Sadly, if it isn't in the United States it tends not to count! We lose so many interesting reports because of that.

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