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The original was posted on /r/ufos by /u/Trash_Thumper on 2024-11-22 15:26:09+00:00.
I’d like to share with you a fascinating French case that is relatively unknown outside our country: the Haravilliers Case. This case is absolutely remarkable, as it involves multiple witnesses at different locations reporting the exact same phenomena. Moreover, these witnesses are considered highly credible.
The story begins with five old friends who had planned to meet in a field early in the morning (while it was still dark) to hunt. Four of the friends were traveling in one car, while the fifth was driving separately.
The lone driver reported hearing a faint noise, akin to a soft wind. When he looked up, he saw a massive craft—a black disk with numerous lights above and below it. He felt utterly paralyzed, unable to move, and eventually lost consciousness.
Meanwhile, the four friends in the other car, at a different spot, witnessed the exact same object—a large craft with hovering lights. However, their experience was even stranger. All four reported feeling a profound emptiness when they saw the object, describing the sensation as deeply unpleasant. They also lost consciousness, only to wake up later to find their car parked over a kilometer away from their original location.
One of the friends, Bruno, a retired high-security installation technician, claimed to remember fragments of what happened. He described being pulled into the craft by a beam of light and encountering strange, lifeless robots. He also noted a terrible smell that lingered with him long after the incident. Following this experience, Bruno was diagnosed with keratoconjunctivitis, with his doctor suggesting that his eyes might have been exposed to radiation.
But that’s not all. The next day, the village mayor received a complaint from another resident who reported seeing the same object at the same time. Other villagers began coming forward with similar accounts. One family reported that at 7 a.m.—the same time as the friends’ experience—their young child started screaming in terror, something they said had never happened before. When they went to check on the child, they saw strange lights outside their window that matched the description given by the friends.
In total, numerous residents of this small French village reported seeing the same phenomenon. Given the village's size and the lack of any apparent motive to fabricate these claims, it’s clear that something extraordinary occurred that night.
The case caught the attention of Jacques Vallée, who studied the witnesses and found that none of them had any prior interest in UFOs. Despite investigations, the Haravilliers Case remains an enduring mystery, as no credible alternative explanations have emerged that do not involve something beyond our world.
I've included a few drawings: the first is a recreation by one of the investigators, while the last two were drawn by the abducted witness himself.
I’ve omitted several details to keep this account concise. If you’re interested in exploring the case further, here are some French resources that delve deeper:
Investigations:
Documentary:
- A French documentary about abductions, with the Haravilliers Case featured in its first part: