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Foreword (by David Hufford)

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Introduction

7-22

I-A

Prior to 2^nd Millennium Chr.E.

27-82

I-B

1^st � of 2^nd Millennium Chr.E.

83-136

I-C

16^th Century Chr.E.

137-76

I-D

17^th Century Chr.E.

177-242

I-E

18^th Century Chr.E.

243-78

I-F

19^th Century Chr.E.

279-352

II

Myths, Legends

353-449

p. 1

"From seeing a ghost to the ... cures of folk medicine {unpatentable herbal cures}, the events ... were ... forbidden entry to the corpus of valid knowledge.

p. 2

I was already frustrated by the way that widely held ... beliefs, beliefs common to many distinct cultures, were dismissed without investigation or argument. I had, in fact, already seen that investigation of the possible validity ... was subject to an intimidating array of sanctions. ...

I had read Vallee�s Anatomy of a Phenomenon (1965) and knew ... Vallee�s Anatomy ... provided a convincing case for the objective reality of anomalous aerial phenomena. In Passport to Magonia he ... linked these reports to older reports ,,, in a compelling and fascinating way."

p. 3

"In Newfoundland I also found the tradition that they call "the Old Hag," a terrifying nocturnal paralysis accompanied by ... ghosts. Using Vallee�s approach I was able to immediately recognize in the Old Hag the "bedroom invader" experience that I had encountered in popular UFO literature".

"you will see yourself being lifted up and ascending to the height ... in mid-air. ...

The visible gods will appear... . ... Then ... you will see ... the world of gods".

case

p.

date

locale

description of sighting

ref.

11

39

June 213 B.C.

Hadria, Italy

"an altar was seen in the sky and about it the forms of men in white clothes."

JOPL

45

62

May 655

mt. Katuragi, Japan

"A man who rides a Dragon is seen in the sky."

F

52

67

749

Cluain Moccu, Ulster

"Ships, with their crews, were seen in the air".

AU

58

71

c. 815

Lyons, France

"there exists a certain region called Magonia, out of which ships come and sail upon the clouds; these ships ... transport to that same region the products of the earth that have fallen because of the hail".

DG&T

74

80

c. 998

Budapest

"as detailed in Chartruis� Life of St. Stephen, King of Hungary : "While praying in his tent, he was lifted into the air by the hands of angels.""

DM

80

87

1036

Taichang, China

"Wang Lun saw (goddess) Zigu flying down into his daughter�s bedroom. ...

Ch&E, p. 27

"

88

A cloud floated under her feet, and she moved fast without effort. ... Zigu said at once : �There is dust on your shoes, take them off before coming up.� {"Greek prophetesses at Dodona were "of unwashed feet ... on the ground" (Iliad XVI, 234)." ("ODISh", n. 6)} The girl did as she was told and she rose in the clouds that lifted her to the sky."

81

88

1045

England

"a certain southsaying Witch was caried away of the Divel, ... uppon his horsse ... up into the ayre".

POCh

82

88

c. 1050

Vinland (Canada)

"a woman entered dressed in a black close-fitting

WV

"

89

dress. She ... had such large eyes that their equal had never been seen in a human head." (She said that her name was the same as that of the woman whose house it was, Gudrid.)

103

103

1182

Friesland, Holland

"The Chronicler Winsemius (1622) reports, in his Croniek van Vriesland that fours Suns and a score of armed men were seen in the sky".

VLV

108

105

14 Sept. 1224

mt. Alverne, Italy

"saw a ball of light suspended above St. Francis of Assisi while he conversed with an invisible being."

L&LSFA, pp. 191-2

128

116

summ. 1360

England & France

"there suddenly appeared two towers, from which two armies went out ... . And a second time the warriors overcame the blacks".

MCh, p. 144

134

119

1390

Bologna, Italy

"a "ball of fire" that rotated over the roofs, and inside were seen the faces of some devils who were trying to see outside."

DB

138

121

1395

Languedoc, France

"a voice was heard in the sky, shouting. Then a man was seen, who seemed to be made of copper, holding a spear in his hand, and throwing fire. He grabbed the big star and hit it".

HCh

169

142

1521

Cuenca, Spain

"was in contact with "Zekiel," {/zak/ �clean, pure�} a being who taught him many secrets, and flew him to Rome."

HHE

170

143

1523

Changsu, China

According to Stories in a Summerhouse of Flowers, "the teacher observed two ships sailing over the wooly clouds above the ruins ... . On these two ships that measured more than ten fathoms, two tall men were busying themselves, each one twelve feet tall and wearing a red hat and multicoloured clothes. ... .

Ch&E, p. 42

"

144

... the ships flew away ..., and descended again a kilometer away, in a cemetery."

186

154

c. 1551

Morbecque, France

"a being (thought to be the Devil) appeared to her as she was milking the cows. She was said to have known him carnally ... . Every three or four weeks she flew out of her house to meet with other witches at the crossroads ..., there to dance ... with many demons."

ED, p. 245

202

169

15 Nov. 1572

Romerswil, Switzerland

A man was praeternaturally transported to Milan, Padania.

CCh&DS

209

172

1586

Grangemuir, Scotland

"A woman ... had met with the "Good Neighbors," who had given her a salve that could cure every disease. She had seen a man clad in green, who was accompanied by many men and women making merry with good cheer and music, and she was carried away by them."

MAN, p. 517

218

180

1 Aug. 1608

Genoa, Italy

"Two human figures holding what looked like flying snakes were seen ... over the sea. Only their torso was visible above the waves."

DV

219

181

15 Aug. 1608

Genoa, Italy

"Over the sea off the harbor ..., there appeared three coaches, each drawn by six fiery figures resembling dragons."

"

222

183

1613

Perth, Scotland

"she was carried out of her bed ... to a hillside which opened before her. She went in, and stayed three days in "the fairy kingdom." Eventually she was brought

CTS

"

184

out by "a man with a grey beard" who taught her how to cure diseases and foretell the future."

230

189

1633 or 1634

Wiltshire, England

"Whilst walking over the �downes,� he saw "an innumerable quantitie of pigmies or very small people" dancing in a typical fairy ring ... . ... The "little creatures ... made a sort of quick humming noyse ..."".

DF

236

193

9 May 1641

Braga, Portugal

"A flat disk ("wafer�) appeared in the sky along with two human figures".

FC

237

194

13 April 1641

Arago`n, Spain

"in bed ..., he saw a demon that pulled him out and dragged him for a long time around his lodgings".

AH

245

198

April 1646

St. Teath, Cornwall

" "they came over the Garden-hedge of a sudden six small People, all in green Clothes ...; and they continue their Appearance to me, never less than 2 at a time, nor ... more than 8; they always appear in

PRWE

"

199

even numbers, 2, 4, 6, 8. ..." ... "she ... did many great Cures," ... eventually".

248

201

1648

Edinburgh, Scotland

"Both she and her brother ... were transported between Edinburgh to Musselburgh in a fiery "coach," and they had also been taken for a ride in a similarly fiery "chariot" ... to Dalkeith."

MEPD

250

203

c. 1650

Fisherton Anger, Wiltshire

After she "had made a circle with a stick, and filled it with burning coals, "Then appeared two spirits in the likeness of great boys with long shagged hair ... . ...

TE&CMB

"

204

And the Spirits hand did feel cold to the maid as it touched her ... .""

253

205

1656

Cardigan, Wales

"A man lay in bed at night ... . Suddenly a dozen or so little beings "in the shape of men, and two or three women, with small children in their arms" walked in. ... The beings began to dance around".

WF-LSC

264

211

10 Nov. 1660

Oxford, England

"As he went back to bed he saw a strange man at the door, apparently dressed as a bishop! ... The Bishop immediately rose up and approached towards his bed, at which the young man was exceedingly terrified".

MA

275

214

April 1662

Tedforth, Wiltshire

"Numerous incidents of bedroom visitations, knocks and reports of witness paralysis by lights and humanoid entities."

ST

281

221

26 May 1666

Edo, Japan

"A mysterious light "20 feet long" shaped like a man flew towards the East."

MS

282

221

20 Jan. 1667

Gjov, Faeroe I.s

"was wakened by a luminous visitor who healed him. He saw him again later, coming from the sky."

F&FR

285

224

April 1670

nigh London

"There came ... the Figure of a Woman, most richly adorned with transparent gold {amber?}, ... and her Face as the terrible Crystal for brightness".

WJL

291

227

23 May 1676

London

"I saw ... a sprightly Youth, presenting himself near my Bedside ... .

"

"

228

This disappearing, another in taller Stature, and more Manly Countenance, ... who on a sudden withdrew."

294

230

22 Mar. 1677

"

"cast as into a magical Sleep, where I saw my self carried into a Wilderness. ... one of the Females ... did give my outward Skin a prick, as with a sharp Needle."

"

296

231

9 Feb. 1678

"

"I was awaked from Sleep, upon a sudden ... where some were ..., but all did set in great silence. ... .

"

"

232

... a large Ship ... came down", gold-colored with 4 golden wings.

297

232

17 Sept. 1680

Lisbon, Portugal

"A large black cloud-like mass landed in a field, releasing a huge hair-covered being that appeared � and disappeared."

FCP

307

237

23 July 1694

"

"Within it there appeared bright Beryl Bodies walking up and down ... . The Ground they went upon, was paved as with Sparkling Stones, with Veins of Gold".

WJL

324

251

c. 1700?

Finis Terrae cape, Galicia, Spain

"three men came out of a cloud, had a meal at the market, took off and flew south."

TCU, vl 3, pp. 86-7

336

256

5 Aug. 1748

Aberdeen, Scotland

"three globes of light ... in the sky, at 2 P.M. ..., and twelve tall men then appeared, dressed in bright clothes".

LM, vl 2, pp. 181-2

337

257

1752

Kazan, Russia

"met a stranger dressed in white who took him to a flying cauldron. He ... visited another world, and then returned to Earth."

SA

343

259

16 Sept. 1759

`Lo:nmora, Sweden

"Coming back across the lake, as he pulled the boat upon the shore, something strange happened to him. A large and broad road appeared before him. He followed it and soon reached a large red mansion. ... He saw ... crowds of little people running back and forth. ... The Little people asked him whether he wanted to stay with them".

RSK

369

273

12 Oct. 1796

New Minas, Nova Scotia

"a fleet of ships have been seen in the air ..., being fifteen ships and a man forward of them with his hand stretched out."

DSP, p. 430

380

285

July 1806

Maine

"a personal form with a female dress ... did not appear taller than a girl seven years old. While I looked upon her, ... she grew up ... large and tall ... . ... On her head was the representation of the sun diffusing the luminous, rectilinear rays every way to the ground. Through the rays I saw the personal form and the woman�s dress."

IPTS

385

290

Aug. 1810

Meklong, Siam

"he saw a man in silver clothing on a road ... and ... added that the entity had only one eye." ("The locals called these beings the Bunian People". {cf. /BUNI/, a Siberian term for the afterworld abode for souls of the dead})

AE

386

291

Sept. 1810

Siam

"the lady beheld a strange humanoid ... . ... the being only had one eye and was dressed in a suit that seemed to be made out of metal. The episode ended with the woman ... abducted to a �palace of lights�."

"

407

301

1827

Tietjerk, Friesland, Holland

"a fireball land nearby, taking form as a fiery man who flew up."

FWN

408

301

March 1828

mt. Wingen, Australia

"A mysterious flying object ... "was cigar-shaped and had a funny silver colour" and made a loud banging noise. .... . ... tall strangers appeared ... at the same time".

P1947

418

306

1 July 1836

Szeged, Hungary

"apparitions of an entity resembling "a lady in white" and a dwarf-sized Franciscan monk."

SM

427

310

3 Oct. 1843

Warwick, Ontario

"a cloud ..., and underneath it, the appearance of three men, perfectly white, sailing through the air ... with extended arms".

WPh

474

333

25 July 1868

Parrammatta NSW, Australia

" �That�s a machine to go through the air� -- ... the machine made ... the first a level, the second a rapid backward descent, and the third a left descent ... . ... .

MBFWB

"

334

... said the spirit, thereupon we were lifted off the grass and gently carried through the air and onto the upper part of the machine".

478

337

spring 1870

Alen, Norway

"saw a flying object in the sky. "Somebody" aboard the object beckoned to her."

HR, p. 11

p.

myth

ref.

365

"Huang-Ti (the "Yellow Emperor" ...) had a "dragon" named Changhuan ... that ... "originated in the land where the suns are born," and was over 3,000 years old. ... Huang-Ti is said to have manufactured 12 gigantic mirrors of unknown nature and used them "following the Moon," as well as miraculous tripods about four meters high."

RFDH; GThT

366

"According to Tau-se from an ancient manuscript called Sey-to-ki, during the reign of Emperor Ton-Yo, in the year of "Mon-Sham" a divine man descended from the sky, using a "monster that was emitting light" ... . ... He received the name Tan-kun (Sandalwood God) and his country was called Peson." {All these names are Korean; the story is a well-known episode in Korean mythology. ("Tan-kun" is also spelled "Tan-gun" or "Dan-gun" � "DT". Dan Gun�s mother used to pray beneath a sandalwood-tree � KShR, p. 19.) ("Sey-to-ki" is also spelled "Sei-to-ki". According to the Seitoki, Korean god Tan-kun is identical with Japanese god Takami-musuhi � "ODISh".)}

UW, No. 8

367

According to the S^i Ji, Gu Sou�s son S^un glided through the air by means of "large conical straw hats". {They functioned as a "parachute" ("PD&I").}

ShS&C vl 4, p. 290

369

"Chinese tales of fei che, flying vehicles".

MM