ID | #1601908732 |
Added | Mon, 05/10/2020 |
Author | July N. |
Sources | APRO Bulletin, Vol. 23 No. 3 (Nov/Dec 1974)
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Phenomena | |
Status | Research
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Initial data
We thank field investigator Vido Howill for the following excellent and very strange report.
Mr. and Mrs. L. returned home from a vacation in Florida on the evening of July 22, 1974. Tired of the trip, Mrs. L. went to bed while her husband sat watching the latest show on TV. They live in a trailer not far from Saint-Cyrille (Quebec). Other trailers were installed on the site, but at the time, the residents were the only residents.
Shortly after the show ended, at about 1:15 a.m., L was about to go to bed when he heard a strange sound outside that sounded like "boom-boom-boom", very similar to something falling on the grass. He lifted the curtain in the living room and saw a reddish-orange circular object hovering over the field to the northeast side of his home's trailer. He then went to the bedroom to Wake his wife, and while there heard another sound like a buzzing, and when he looked outside, he saw what he described as a robot-like creature, about six feet tall, within 15 feet (4.5 m) of the trailer.
Needless to say, L. was shocked by what he saw, and he and his wife then went to the living room, where they looked out and saw three more "robots" (they described them as such because of their rigid way of moving, as well as their appearance) next to the adjacent trailer and apparently inspecting the shaft and wheel Assembly.
Since then, Mr. and Mrs. L. only occasionally looked to see if the "robots" were still there, and because they were very scared. During the surveillance, which lasted until 4:20 a.m., they both saw about 15 robots lined up next to a stream. The robots stood there for more than 5 minutes, and when they moved, they moved as one, giving L. the impression that they were controlled remotely.
Over the next few days, the husband and wife learned that the farmer had problems with the dog the morning after the incident. The dog, which usually barked wildly at the slightest provocation, managed to slip out of the collar and hide.
Although only one object was seen, three of the possible landing traces were found. One was where the witnesses had observed the object, the other was on the other side of the stream, hidden by tall bushes that would have blocked anything from L.'s view.
Since the discovery, when Howill was investigating, the grass had been cut on both sides of the stream, but the landing marks were clearly visible, because the grass in the area of the marks had grown twice as much as in the surrounding area. The grass at the landing sites was not burned, but simply swirled, as is the case with other so-called "nest-plates" around the world.
According to witnesses, they found a strange substance of a whitish color in the place where the robots were moving, and not far from their prefabricated shed.
The sample is provided by Dr. Walker, APRO's metallurgy consultant, and if the analysis yields anything relevant to the report, it will be included in our "Follow-up" column in a future issue. Members should keep in mind that such analysis is done on a voluntary basis and that all our consultants hold positions in industry or education that should take priority over APRO work, so results may not appear immediately. In addition, many different samples have been sent to headquarters since the beginning of the fall of 1973, when the "flap" was created, and laboratory work is always slow to produce results.
Original news
Our thanks to Field Investigator Wido Hoville for the following excellent and very strange report: Mr. and Mrs. L. had come home from a holiday in Florida during the evening of July 22, 1974. Being tired from the trip, Mrs. L. had gone to bed and her husband was sitting up watching the late show on television. They live in a house trailer near St. Cyrille, Quebec. Other trailers on the lot had been installed but the L.s were the only occupants at the time.
Shortly after the end of the show at about 1:15 a.m. on the 25th, Mr. L. was preparing to go to bed when he heard a strange sound like “bum bum bum” outside, much like something falling on the grass. He lifted the curtain in the living room and saw a reddish-orange round object hovering over the field to the northeast side of his house trailer. He then went into the bedroom to wake his wife and while there heard another sound like buzzing and when he looked outside he saw what he described as a robot like creature, about 6 feet tall, within 15 feet of the trailer.
Needless to say, Mr. L. was shocked by what he saw and he and his wife then went into the living room where they looked out and observed three more “Robots” (they described them as such because of their stiff manner of moving about, as well as their appearance) close to an adjoining trailer and apparently examining the shaft and wheel assembly. From then on, Mr. and Mrs. L. only looked out occasionally to see if the “robots” were still there and because they were very frightened. During the observation, which lasted until 4:20 a.m., they both saw approximately 15 of the robots together in one line close to the creek. The robots stood there for over 5 minutes and when they moved they moved as if one unit, giving the L.s the impression that they were rem ote-controlled.
During the following few days, the L.s learned that a farmer had trouble with his dog on the morning after the incident. The dog, which usually barked wildly at the slightest provocation, had managed to slip out of his collar and was hiding.
Although only one object was seen, three of what could be landing traces were found. One was where the witnesses observed the object, the others on the other side of the creek, hidden by high bushes which would have screened anything from the L’s view. Since the sighting, when Mr. Hoville’s investigation was made, the grass had been cut on both sides of the creek but the landing marks were clearly seen because the grass had grown twice as high in the area of the marks as in the surrounding area. The grass in the landing areas was not burned, but merely swirled as in the cases of other so-called “saucer nests” around the world.
According to the witnesses, they found a strange substance of whitish color where the robots were seen moving about, and close to their pre-fabricated shed. A sample is with Dr. Walker, APRO’s Consultant in metallurgy and if analysis yields anything pertinent to the report, it will be included in our Follow-Up column in a future issue. Members must keep in mind that such analysis is done on a volunteer basis and that all of our consultants have positions in industry or education which have to take priority over APRO work; therefore, results may not be immediately forthcoming. Also, since the beginning of the fall, 1973 “flap,” many samples of various kinds have been forwarded to Headquarters and lab work is always slow in yielding results.
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