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• Valensole, FR being encounter — March 31, 1974

  1974-03-31 · VALENSOLE, FR, Alpes de Haute Provence, France · CE3

  "Small bus" / ground.

• Benavente, Sp being encounter — March 28, 1974

  1974-03-28 · BENAVENTE, SP, ZMR, Spain · CE3

  Dogs chase 2M robot.

• Lindholmen, Swd disc or spherical object report — March 24, 1974

  1974-03-24 · LINDHOLMEN, SWD, Sweden, Scandinavia / Finland · CE4

  4+1/2 observer(s).

• Vallentuna, Southwest abduction report — March 23, 1974

  1974-03-23 · VALLENTUNA, SOUTHWEST, Sweden, Scandinavia / Finland · CE4

  Man abduction.

• Markim, Swd abduction report — March 23, 1974

  1974-03-23 · MARKIM, SWD, Sweden, Scandinavia / Finland · CE4

  Man / car abduction / 4 tall transparent figure(s).

• Valdehijaderos, Sp being encounter — March 22, 1974

  1974-03-22 · VALDEHIJADEROS, SP, SLM, Spain · CE3

  2 saucers hover.

• Valdehijaderos, Salamanca entity encounter — March 21, 1974

  1974-03-21 · Valdehijaderos, Salamanca, Spain · CE3

  Two Remarkable Encounters: Humanoids & E-M Effects

• Gerena, Sp being encounter — March 19, 1974

  1974-03-19 · GERENA, SP, SVL, Spain · CE3

  1 / window.

• 5km East / Rota Nas, Sp being encounter — March 17, 1974

  1974-03-17 · 5KM EAST / ROTA NAS, SP, CDZ, Spain · CE3

  Night light.

• Erbalunga, FR being encounter — March 15, 1974

  1974-03-15 · ERBALUNGA, FR, Haute Corse, France · CE3

  FAF man and 1 / car.

• Vesta, VA being encounter — March 1, 1974

  1974-03-01 · VESTA, VA, Virginia, United States · CE3

  6 observer(s).

• Near Nogaro, Gers being encounter — March 1974

  1974-03 · NEAR NOGARO, GERS, Gers, France · CE3

  Car malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects).

• Les Routieres, FR reported procedure encounter — February 28, 1974

  1974-02-28 · LES ROUTIERES, FR, AIS, France · CE3

  Bike malfunctions due to EME (electro-magnetic effects).

• Rio Dj, Brz abduction report — February 28, 1974

  1974-02-28 · RIO DJ, BRZ, RDJ, Brazil · CE4

  Man abduction and cloned!

• Hirson entity encounter — February 28, 1974

  1974-02-28 · Hirson (Aisne), France · CE3

  5:30 a.m.

• York Plains, Tasmania being encounter — February 25, 1974

  1974-02-25 · YORK PLAINS, TASMANIA, TSM, Australia · CE3

  3 150cm pseudo-human/entity / spacesuits stand / rim / dome-saucer as it passes / 50kph.

• D94 Southwest / Sauvagny, FR being encounter — February 22, 1974

  1974-02-22 · D94 SOUTHWEST / SAUVAGNY, FR, Allier, France · CE3

  Cylinder/cylindrical object stands / end.

• Petite-Ile entity encounter — February 14, 1974

  1974-02-14 · Petite-Ile (Reunion), France · CE3

  1:30 p.m.

• Sr57 Nne / Evansville, IN abduction report — February 9, 1974

  1974-02-09 · SR57 NNE / EVANSVILLE, IN, Indiana, United States · CE4

  4 / car levitated.

• West / Ohiopyle, PA being encounter — February 6, 1974

  1974-02-06 · WEST / OHIOPYLE, PA, Pennsylvania, United States · CE3

  2 observer(s) fire guns going toward 7' Bigfoot.

• Coram, MT being encounter — February 1974

  1974-02 · CORAM, MT, Montana, United States · CE3

  2 observer(s).

• Near Chalon-Sur-Saone, Straight & Level Flight, FR being encounter — February 1974

  1974-02 · NEAR CHALON-SUR-SAONE, STRAIGHT & LEVEL FLIGHT, FR, Saône-et-Loire, France · CE3

  4 cops find several small humanoids (or Greys) in woods.

• Blacksod, Irl being encounter — February 1974

  1974-02 · BLACKSOD, IRL, Ireland, United Kingdom / Ireland · CE3

  1 observer.

• Berwyn Mountain incident

  1974-01-23 · Llandrillo / Berwyn Mountains, Wales, United Kingdom · CE3

  Impact/light event later explained by earthquake/meteor but embedded in crash lore.

• Misión Rahma / Sixto Paz Wells — contact series from 1974

  1974-01-22 · Lima (initial message); Chilca (later meetings), Lima / Chilca desert, Peru · CE5

  Paz describes intentional psychographic messages, planned sightings and later claimed travel.

• Warneton, Nord being encounter — January 17, 1974

  1974-01-17 · WARNETON, NORD, Nord, France · CE3

  1+1 / cars.

• Springfield entity encounter — January 8, 1974

  1974-01-08 · Springfield, Ohio, United States · CE3

  3:13 a.m.

• Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1974-01-07 — South Norfolk, MB

  1974-01-07 · South Norfolk, MB, Canada · CE3

  A Canadian federal record describes an unidentified aerial event at or near South Norfolk, MB.

• Warneton entity encounter — January 7, 1974

  1974-01-07 · Warneton, Belgium · CE3

  The stored catalogue accounts date this roadside encounter at Warneton, Belgium, to January 7, 1974. NICAP describes a helmet-shaped object standing on three legs and a frightening encounter with occupants. Hatch adds that two cars experienced interference, gives an estimated obj

• Santa Ana disc-shaped object report — January 4, 1974

  1974-01-04 · Santa Ana, California, United States · CE3

  Martin W Barry, a Marine sergeant, was making his usual early morning 5 mile run in a park, in a driving rain, when he came up with a 7-foot tall, bulky figure standing in a slumped forward posture, long arms dangling nearly to the ground.

• Ipaucu, Brz being encounter — 1974

  1974 · IPAUCU, BRZ, São Paulo, Brazil · CE3

  Row / old cars that look new!

• East / Medicine Hat, Alta being encounter — December 31, 1973

  1973-12-31 · EAST / MEDICINE HAT, ALTA, Alberta, Canada · CE3

  Night light.

• Vilvoorde, Belgium being encounter — December 19, 1973

  1973-12-19 · VILVOORDE, BELGIUM, BEL, Belgium, Netherlandsand Luxembourg · CE3

  Small humanoid (or Grey) / south-suit waves metal detector / garden.

• Vilvorde entity encounter — December 19, 1973

  1973-12-19 · Vilvorde, Belgium · CE3

  2:00 a.m.

• Near San Ardo, CA being encounter — December 14, 1973

  1973-12-14 · NEAR SAN ARDO, CA, California, United States · CE3

  2 / car.

• Raël / Claude Vorilhon encounter

  1973-12-13 · Puy de Lassolas, Puy-de-Dôme, France · CE5

  Raël claimed encounter with extraterrestrial messenger and receipt of message founding Raëlism.

• Near Carnegie, OK being encounter — December 5, 1973

  1973-12-05 · NEAR CARNEGIE, OK, Oklahoma, United States · CE3

  3 / car.

• Joliette, Qb being encounter — November 22, 1973

  1973-11-22 · JOLIETTE, QB, Quebec, Canada · CE3

  4' figure looks through window.

• Sidrolandia entity encounter — November 19, 1973

  1973-11-19 · Sidrolandia, Brazil · CE3

  On November 19, 1973, at Sidrolândia, Brazil, a truck occupant reportedly saw an orange oval emerge from a white cloud and hover near the vehicle. NICAP records a small figure visible inside. The linked Hatch summary describes an approximately twelve-metre disc pacing the truck,

• Ssw / Tracy, Qb being encounter — November 18, 1973

  1973-11-18 · SSW / TRACY, QB, Quebec, Canada · CE3

  Luminous ball paces car.