10/1959 - Gideon Johansson, his wife and his son, Mariannelund, Sweden, 18:55; Hoax

Report Summary	"The electrical power in the three witnesses' houses failed; when they ran outside they saw a blinding white light, it stopped and hovered. The object started to move, slowly descended and turned to the right, hitting and smashing a portion of a maple tree (top section), it then descended towards the ground. The witness was 10 foot from it. Through a large window he could see two occupants, with large eyes; the heads were high-crowned. The occupants were small in size. The object was oval, about 12 feet long and 8 feet high. It was found that a gray-white substance covered power lines. The witness was Gideon Johansson, his wife and his son."[footnote 1]
Hynek Classification	CE-II
Original Vallee Classification	Type Ia
Current Vallee Classification	CE2
Minimum Distance	10 feet
Object Appearance	Disk with large window, oval, 12 feet long, eight feet high, glowing
Object Behavior	Light stopped, hovered, moved, hit maple tree, descended toward ground. No information on departure.
Occupant Appearance	"High-crowned" heads, large eyes
Physical Effect	Tree damage, material on power lines
Medical Effect	None mentioned
Comments / Conclusion	Known hoax.

Footnotes

1. Phillips Trace Catalog case 134s,. FSR, 11:70, http://www.iufog.org/project1947/phillips.htm