CLAIM-957126reported
“Hall catalogue CASE 74-1: Carl Higdon Rawlins Encounter.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Catalogue CASE 74-1; uploaded PDF pp. 555-556
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Carl Higdon Rawlins Encounter
October 25, 1974Medicine Bow National Forest near Rawlins, Wyoming, United States
Hunter Carl Higdon reported an unusual projectile effect, a tall humanlike being and transport in a small transparent craft-like enclosure, followed by an anomalous return location and medical attention.
Claims are displayed with the source wording, locator, relationship and verification state. Competing claims remain separate rather than being averaged into a single answer.
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Encounter Claim
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Source Caveat
CLAIM-957127unverified
“Evidence-layer flags for CASE 74-1: secondary-source testimony.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Catalogue CASE 74-1 evidence-layer caveat; uploaded PDF pp. 555-556
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Higdon Transparent Cubicle (1974 Contact Claim) · Reported Craft Appearance
CLAIM-135067reported
“Higdon described a thin-outlined illuminated transparent cubicle that appeared to measure about seven by five feet and seven feet high.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Higdon Contact Claim” → “Cubicle appearance”, PDF p. 1433
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Higdon Transparent Cubicle (1974 Contact Claim) · Reported Craft Interior
CLAIM-135068reported
“Despite its small apparent dimensions, the cubicle was said to contain two humanoids, Higdon, elk in a cage, four seats, a control panel, a mirror and something he took to be a map.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Higdon Contact Claim” → “Cubicle interior”, PDF p. 1433
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Higdon “Ausso” Humanoid (1974 Contact Claim) · Physical Characteristics
CLAIM-135062reported
“In Higdon’s fuller narrative, partly elicited under hypnosis, the humanoid was more than six feet tall and generally humanlike but had no chin, six visible teeth, a flat nose and no visible ears or eyebrows.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Higdon Contact Claim” → “Mixed conscious/hypnosis morphology”, PDF pp. 1432–1433
CLAIM-135063reported
“The Higdon figure’s hair reportedly stood upright like wheat straw and the figure was bow-legged.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Higdon Contact Claim” → “Mixed-recall morphology”, PDF p. 1433
CLAIM-135065reported
“Higdon said no left hand was visible and that a cone-shaped device projected from the position where the right hand would normally have been.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Higdon Contact Claim” → “Limb / device description”, PDF p. 1433
Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.
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Higdon “Ausso” Humanoid (1974 Contact Claim) · Reported Entity Clothing
CLAIM-135064reported
“The humanoid was described in a black coverall and black shoes, with two belts crossing the chest and a waist belt carrying a star-like emblem.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Higdon Contact Claim” → “Clothing and equipment”, PDF p. 1433
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Higdon “Ausso” Humanoid (1974 Contact Claim) · Reported Entity Behavior
CLAIM-135066reported
“The figure reportedly moved its lips only slightly when speaking and later used the cone-shaped device to make objects move or operate without visible contact.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Higdon Contact Claim” → “Communication and device behavior”, PDF pp. 1433–1434
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Hall Volume II Abduction Phenomenon Framework · Hall Volume II Source Framework
CLAIM-957001reported
“Hall introduces alleged human abduction by apparent alien beings as an exceptionally high-strangeness and perplexing problem that warrants investigation rather than automatic acceptance or dismissal.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Section XIII opening; uploaded PDF pp. 522-523
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Hall Volume II Abduction Phenomenon Framework · Hall Volume II Source Caveat
CLAIM-957002unverified
“Hall explicitly says skepticism is justified and that many reported abilities and circumstances appear scientifically impossible by present understanding.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · High-strangeness and skepticism caveat; uploaded PDF pp. 522-523
CLAIM-957004unverified
“Hall states that the actual number of abduction experiences is unknown; pooled investigator information only suggests that reported cases number in the thousands.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Unknown case-count discussion; uploaded PDF pp. 523-523
Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.
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Hall Volume II Abduction Phenomenon Framework · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim
CLAIM-957003unverified
“Hall says available psychological studies did not show abductees as a group to have extreme pathology or serious social-adjustment problems, while also calling for more testing.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Psychological-study summary; uploaded PDF pp. 522-523
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Hall Volume II 38-Case Abductor Profile · Hall Volume II Source Framework
CLAIM-957080reported
“Hall analyzes 38 catalogue cases to construct an “abductor profile,” describing group size, clothing, morphology, communication and encounter circumstances.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Abductor Profile and Statistics; uploaded PDF pp. 581-582
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Hall Volume II 38-Case Abductor Profile · Hall Volume II Evidence Claim
CLAIM-957081reported
“Hall reports that beings in the 38-case sample often operated in groups of three to five and usually wore coveralls or uniform-like garments; about 13 percent of cases included masks or face coverings.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Abductor clothing/group profile; uploaded PDF pp. 581-581
CLAIM-957082reported
“Hall characterizes slightly more than half of the sample beings as humanoid, about one fourth as humanlike and about one fifth as robot-like, with gray or white/pale skin dominating reported colors.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Abductor morphology profile; uploaded PDF pp. 581-581
CLAIM-957083reported
“Hall’s sample statistics report one abductee in 66 percent of cases, communication in 71 percent, levitation in 46 percent and physiological aftereffects in 54 percent.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · 38-case statistics; uploaded PDF pp. 582-582
CLAIM-957084reported
“Within communication cases Hall reports telepathy as the dominant mode; the sample also spans vehicle, indoor and outdoor captures and all listed age groups.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Communication/circumstance statistics; uploaded PDF pp. 582-582
Multiple claim rows are intentionally retained when sources disagree. ANOMALY does not silently reconcile competing values.
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Hall Volume II 38-Case Abductor Profile · Hall Volume II Source Caveat
CLAIM-957085unverified
“Nothing in the 38-case profile establishes that the described beings form one species, share an origin, or that the reported procedures occurred physically.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Sample interpretation caveat; uploaded PDF pp. 581-582