URECAT - UFO Related Entities Catalog

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1978, RIGA, RIGA, LATVIA, TATIANA MELNIK:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

Apparently, one Anto Belousov claimed that near Riga, Latvia, in 1978, at midnight, Tatiana Melnik had gone for a walk along the seashore when suddenly she saw in the water right off the coast a circle of light floating just above the water.

In the center of the circle stood a man wearing white overalls and a close fitting cap that covered his face. Others that came to the scene did not see anything.

Basic information table:

Case number:	URECAT-000998
Date of event:	1978
Earliest report of event:	2007?
Delay of report:	Day, 2 decades?
Witness reported via:	Not known.
First alleged record by:	Russian ufologist or UFO buff.
First certain record by:	Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First alleged record type:	Russian ufologist or UFO buff.
First certain record type:	Ufology catalogue.
This file created on:	October 30, 2009
This file last updated on:	October 30, 2009
Country of event:	Latvia
State/Department:	Riga
Type of location:	On water from seashore.
Lighting conditions:	Night
UFO observed:	Uncertain
UFO arrival observed:	Not reported
UFO departure observed:	Not reported
UFO/Entity Relation:	Certain
Witnesses numbers:	1
Witnesses ages:	Not reported.
Witnesses types:	Not reported. Female.
Photograph(s):	No.
Witnesses drawing:	No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:	No.

Number of entities:	1
Type of entities:	Human
Entities height:	Not reported.
Entities outfit type:	Overalls, close fitting cap.
Entities outfit color:	Not reported.
Entities skin color:	Not seen or not reported.
Entities body:	Not reported.
Entities head:	Large.
Entities eyes:	Hidden by head cap.
Entities mouth:	Hidden by head cap.
Entities nose:	Hidden by head cap.
Entities feet:	Not reported.
Entities arms:	Not reported.
Entities fingers:	Not reported.
Entities fingers number:	Not reported.
Entities hair:	Not reported.
Entities voice:	None heard.
Entities actions:	Is on water in a circle of light.
Entities/witness interactions:	None reported.
Witness(es) reactions:	Observed.
Witness(es) feelings:	Not reported.
Witness(es) interpretation:	Not reported.
Explanation category:	Possible confusion, sailor on lighted boat.
Explanation certainty:	Low.

Narratives:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that near Riga, Latvia, in 1978, at midnight, Tatiana Melnik had gone for a walk along the seashore when suddenly she saw in the water right off the coast a circle of light floating just above the water. In the center of the circle stood a man wearing white overalls and a close fitting cap that covered his face. Others that came to the scene did not see anything.

Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "Anton 'Cade' Belousov."

[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

the website indicates that in 1978 at 00:00 in Riga, Latvia, "Tatiana Melnik had gone for a walk along the seashore when suddenly she saw in the water right off the coast a circle of light floating just above the water. In the center of the circle stood a man wearing white overalls and a close fitting cap that covered his face. Others that came to the scene did not see anything."

The source is a broken link.

Points to consider:

There is no reason to exclude some confusion generated by some lighted boat with a man on the bridge. See List of Issues.

List of issues:

Id:	Topic:	Severity:	Date noted:	Raised by:	Noted by:	Description:	Proposal:	Status:
1	Data	Severe	October 30, 2009	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Primary source not available.	Help needed.	Opened.
2	Ufology	Severe	October 30, 2009	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No sign of investigation.	Help needed.	Opened.
3	Ufology	Severe	October 30, 2009	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Possibility of mistake, seemingly a human in human outfit, no "UFO" per se.	Help needed.	Opened.
4	Ufology	Severe	October 30, 2009	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Distance and observation conditions not reported.	Help needed.	Opened.
5	Ufology	Severe	October 30, 2009	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Very short summary, no exact date, no duration, few details.	Help needed.	Opened.
6	Ufology	Severe	October 30, 2009	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Single witness case with apparently counter-testimonies.	Help needed.	Opened.
7	Ufology	Severe	October 30, 2009	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	No information on witness, local familiar with location or foreign to the location?	Help needed.	Opened.
7	Ufology	Severe	October 30, 2009	Patrick Gross	Patrick Gross	Witness age not reported. Child, teenager?	Help needed.	Opened.

Evaluation:

Possible confusion, sailor on lighted boat.

Sources references:

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

[---] ? Anton "Cade" Belousov.
[ar1] * "1978 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2007, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1978.shtml
[ud1] * "1978 - Riga, Latvia", web page by the UFOdna website, circa 2008, at www.ufodna.com/uf20/uf0/200121.htm

Document history:

Authoring

Main Author:	Patrick Gross
Contributors:	None
Reviewers:	None
Editor:	Patrick Gross

Changes history

Version:	Created/Changed By:	Date:	Change Description:
0.1	Patrick Gross	October 30, 2009	Creation, [ar1].
1.0	Patrick Gross	October 30, 2009	First published.

This page was last updated on October 30, 2009