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JUNE 1914, HAMBURG, HAMBURG, GERMANY, GUSTAV HERWAGEN:

BRIEF SUMMARY OF EVENT AND FOLLOW-UP:

This short story was picked up by Jacques Vallée in a 1962 UFO bulletin of little credibility, and was then reproduced by others in the next decades. It tells that in Hamburg in Germany, at 4 in the morning in June 1914, Gustav Herwagen opened his home's door and saw in a field a brilliant object in the shape of a cigar with illuminated windows.

Near the craft were four or five 1.20-meter-tall figures in light clothes. The witness allegedly approahed them but they reinstated their craft at once when they realized his presence, a door was closed, and the craft took off vertically and silently.

BASIC INFORMATION SUMMARY:

NARRATIVES:

[Ref. jv1:] JACQUES VALLEE:

In his listing of UFO landings, Jacques Vallée indicates that in June 1914 at 04:00 a.m. in Hamburg, Germany, Gustav Herwagen opened the door of his house and saw in a field a shining cigar-shaped object with illuminated windows.

Near it were four or five dwarfs 1.20 meters tall, clad in light clothing. He approached them, but they went aboard the object as soon as they appeared to be aware of his presence.

A door closed, and the craft took off silently, climbing vertically.

Vallée indicates as sources "Nachrichten April, 62."

[Ref. mb1:] MICHEL BOUGARD:

Michel Bougard indicates that one fine morning of June 1914 towards 4 o'clock, Gustav Herwagen opened the door of his residence of Hamburg in West Germany and then saw in a nearby field a brilliant object in the shape of a cigar with illuminated windows. There were, near this craft, 4 or 5 dwarves of no more than 1.20 meters tall, in light clothes, and as soon as the witness approached them, they entered the craft, a doors closed, and it took off vertically and in silence.

[Ref. vs1:] VALERI SANAROV:

The anthropologist indicates that in June 1914, Gustav Herwagen of Hamburg saw in a field near his home a luminous cigar-shaped object with illuminated windows and four or five dwarves, 1.20 meters tall, in light clothing. He approached them, but they went aboard the object as soon as they appeared to be aware of his presence, then a door closed, and the craft took off silently, climbing vertically.

The source is indicated as the Magonia catalogue by Jacques Vallée and "UFO Nachrichten", April 1962.

[Ref. go1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:

Godelieve Van Overmeire indicates that in 1914, in Germany, in Hamburg, one fine morning of June, towards 04:00, Gustav Herwagen opened the door of his residence and then saw in a nearby field a brilliant object in the shape of a cigar with illuminated windows. At the side of this apparatus, there were four or five dwarves, not higher than 1,20 m and wearing light clothing. As soon as the witness approached them, these characters entered the object, a door closed and the apparatus took off in silence, vertically.

Godelieve Van Overmeire indicates that the source is Michel Bougard in "La chronique des OVNI", Delarge, 1977, page 224.

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in Hamburg, Germany, in June 1914, at 04:00 a.m., Gustav Herwagen opened the door of his house and saw in a field a shining cigar shaped object with illuminated windows. Near it were 4 or 5 dwarfs 4 ft tall, clad in light clothing. He approached them, but they went aboard the object as soon as they were aware of his presence. A door closed, and the craft took off silently, climbing vertically.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia.

[Ref. jb1:] JEROME BEAU:

Jerome Beau indicates that in June 1914 at 04:00 in Hamburg in Germany, Gustav Herwagen opens the door of his house and sees, in a field, a brilliant object in the shape of a cigar with illuminated windows. At its side are 4 or 5 1,20 m tall dwarves, wearing light clothing. He approaches them but they went on board the object at once when they realize his presence. A door is closed and the machine goes away silently, rising vertically.

Jérôme Beau indique que la source est "Nachrichten, avril 1962".

[Ref. tp1:] T. PETER PARKS:

T. Peter Park wrote the Forteana list that in in Hamburg, Germany, at 4 a.m. early one morning in June 1914, Gustav Herwagen opened the door of his house and saw a shining cigar-shaped object with illuminated windows in a nearby field. Near it were four or five "dwarfs" 1.20 meters tall, wearing light clothing. Herwagen approached them, but they went aboard the object as soon as they appeared to be aware of his presence, a door closed, and the craft took off silently, climbing vertically.

T. Peter Parks indicates that the source is Vallee, "Passport to Magonia", pp. 187-188, case 39, citing UFO Nachrichten (Wiesbaden, Germany), April, 62.

[Ref. ni1:] NICAP WEBSITE:

A listing of this web site indicates that in June 1914, in Hamburg, Germany, at 04:00 a.m., Gustav Herwagen opened the door of his house and saw in a field a shining cigar-shaped object with illuminated windows. Near it were four or five dwarfs 1.20 m tall, clad in light clothing. He approached them, but they went aboard the object as soon as they appeared to be aware of his presence. A door closed, and the craft took off silently, climbing vertically.

The source is indicated as Magonia #39, Nachrichten April, 62.

POINTS TO CONSIDER:

All sources are based on a story summarized by Vallée from "UFO Nachrichten", "UFO Information", of 1962. UFO Nachrichten was a small UFO bulletin in Germany that published all sorts of stories with no effort to check their credibility of origin.

LIST OF ISSUES:

EVALUATION:

Extraterrestrial visitors or blimp or invention, no credibility.

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES:

* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.

• [---] Article in the ufology bulletin UFO Nachrichten, Germany, April 1962.
• [jv1] * "Passport to Magonia - On UFOs, Folklore, and Parallel Worlds", book by Jacques Vallée, Contemporary Books publisher, USA, 1969.
• [jv1] * "Chronique des Apparitions Extra-Terrestres", French translation of "Passport to Magonia", book by Jacques Vallée, Denoel publisher, France, 1972.
• [mb1] * "La Chronique des OVNI", book by Michel Bougard, Delarge publisher, France, page 224, 1977.
• [vs1] * "On the Nature and Origin of Flying Saucers and Little Green Men", paper by Valerii I. Sanarov, in Current Anthropology, USA, Volume 22, #2, pp 166, April 1981.
• [go1] * "Chronologie OVNI", web page compiled by Godelieve Van Overmeire, Belgium, circa 1999, at users.skynet.be/sky84985/chron6.html
• [ar1] * "1910-1919 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2001, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1910.shtml
• [jb1] * "1914", web page by Jérôme Beau, France, circa 2003, at www.rr0.org/data/1914/index.html
• [tp1] * "Good-Bye Mermaids, Hello Crop Circles? - Part I", electronic article by T. Peter Parks, Forteana List, circa 2004.
• [ni1] * "1900-1938 UFO Sighting Chronology", NICAP website, USA, circa 2007, at www.nicap.org/waves/1900-1938.htm

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