Caracas, VNZ being encounter — July 31, 1967

This entry summarizes a cluster of UFO and occupant reports around Caracas in the weeks surrounding the destructive 1967 earthquake, rather than one fully specified encounter. The imported catalogue uses July 31 and connects the disaster with reports of unusual objects and small figures. The earthquake itself occurred on July 29, according to the United States Geological Survey's historical account. UFO literature from the period nevertheless sometimes gives July 31. Coral and Jim Lorenzen described arriving in Caracas in August and reviewing local clippings and reports gathered by Horacio Gonzales. Separate August accounts include lights, apparent landings, and alleged figures, each with its own witnesses and chronology. The plate selects one dated report within that wave: Pedro Riera said that a small figure with an unusually large head and rubber-like suit appeared by his bed on August 7, then escaped through a window. He reported dazzling lights below; neighbors described a disc in the street. The image joins those reported perspectives illustratively, without implying that Riera saw a detailed craft from his bedroom. This separate date does not establish a causal connection with the earthquake.