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Cisco Grove Humanoid / Robot-Like Encounter

1964-09-04Cisco Grove, California, United States

Donald Shrum reported being stranded in a tree after observing a descending UFO and encountering humanoid and robot-like figures; the robotic figure is already represented in the Clark taxonomy.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Box / Van / Rectangular(C-000262)→Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)→Robotic / Mechanical Humanoids(S-000095)→
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Encounter Claim

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CLAIM-956110reported
“Hall summarizes Cisco Grove as a hunter being treed by humanoid and robot-like beings after a UFO was seen descending.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Cisco Grove table/case context; uploaded PDF pp. 487-491
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Encounter · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

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CLAIM-956111unverified
“Robot-like appearance is a witness characterization rather than evidence that the figure was mechanically constructed.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Robot-like terminology caveat; uploaded PDF pp. 487-491
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Cisco Grove Rectangular-Panel Craft (1964 Report) · Reported Craft Appearance

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CLAIM-132088reported
“At close range in the Cisco Grove account, the hovering object was said to show three glowing, shimmering rectangular panels arranged vertically in a stepped-down configuration.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Cisco Grove CE3” → “Close-range craft appearance”, PDF p. 630
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Cisco Grove Rectangular-Panel Craft (1964 Report) · Reported Craft Behavior

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Cisco Grove Robotic Humanoid (1964 Report) · Entity Height

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Cisco Grove Robotic Humanoid (1964 Report) · Physical Characteristics

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Cisco Grove Robotic Humanoid (1964 Report) · Reported Entity Behavior

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CLAIM-132094reported
“The robot reportedly walked stiffly and emitted a white vapor from its mouth area; the witness associated exposure to the vapor with brief unconsciousness and nausea.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Cisco Grove CE3” → “Robot behavior / vapor”, PDF pp. 631–632
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CLAIM-132095reported
“Near dawn, two robotlike figures reportedly faced each other and produced repeated arc-like flashes between them, generating fog that obscured the witness’s view.”
The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning
SRC-002099 · “Cisco Grove CE3” → “Robot-to-robot flashing”, PDF p. 633
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Hall Volume II Fringe-Entity Evidence Caveat · Hall Volume II Source Caveat

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CLAIM-956050unverified
“Hall says gigantic, grotesque, robot-like and other less humanoid reports are sporadic and usually lack mutually confirming examples.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Fringe/monstrous entity caution; uploaded PDF pp. 485-486
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Hall Volume II Fringe-Entity Evidence Caveat · Hall Volume II Interpretation

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CLAIM-956051unverified
“Hall recommends suspending judgment where observing conditions or witness credibility are uncertain rather than discarding a report merely because it is bizarre.”
The UFO Evidence, Volume II: A Thirty-Year Report
SRC-009500 · Suspend-judgment methodology; uploaded PDF pp. 485-486
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