Tucson landing encounter — April 4, 1977

At about 1:30 a.m. on April 4, 1977, an unnamed 52-year-old woman reportedly watched jackrabbits on the Veterans Administration Hospital grounds in Tucson, Arizona. A whirring sound drew her attention to a descending luminous object. The fuller Fred Dennis-derived account describes a white ellipsoid with a pink top, about 40–50 feet across, landing some 30–40 feet away. No landing gear was visible. A very tall, broad-shouldered figure approached from its direction, without a witnessed doorway exit. Its tight silvery one-piece garment resembled a diving suit and included mittenlike gloves. Large dark eyes were described, with little other facial detail. The woman said it identified itself as Onleel and communicated with her. She then recalled being inside the object, but not how she boarded. Three or four smaller brown-suited figures were reportedly occupied at controls and a screen. The account includes personal questioning, discussion of reincarnation and another gap before she found herself outside near her apartment. She estimated the encounter lasted until around 2:30 a.m. Dust and burrs on her shoes were interpreted by her as confirmation, without establishing their cause. The source remains a contact claim with insufficient independent documentation. The plate depicts the initial approach and distinctive suit and craft, excluding later interior scenes, procedures or invented facial anatomy.