THINK ABOUTIT UFO|ENTITY SIGHTING REPORT
Date: February or March 1952
Sighting Time: 1630
Day/Night: Afternoon
Location: Lomo De Ballena, Peru
Urban or Rural: Rural
No. of Entity(‘s): 3
Entity Type: “mummy-like” beings
Entity Description: about 5 feet tall, with jointed legs and a single large foot. They had no faces, only a sort of transparent jelly with a bubble in the middle. They wore no clothing but had a “towel-like” skin.
Hynek Classification: CE-III (Close Encounter III) Close observation with animate beings associated with the object.
Duration:
No. of Object(s): 1
Size of Object(s):
Distance to Object(s): went inside
Shape of Object(s): disc
Color of Object(s): grayish, shining metallic
Number of Witnesses: 1
Source: Richard Greenwell
Summary/Description: Driving northwards to Lima on the Pan American Highway, “C.A.V.” saw near Lomo De Ballena a grayish, shining metallic disc hovering a few feet over the desert; he stopped and ran toward it. An opening appeared and there emerged 3 “mummy-like” beings about 5 feet tall, with jointed legs and a single large foot. They had no faces, only a sort of transparent jelly with a bubble in the middle. They wore no clothing but had a “towel-like” skin.
They asked, in English, whether they were in North America; on being told that it was South America, the voice switched to Spanish. They asked C.A.V. to “take them to his chief,” and said they came from another star and concerned about atomic energy dangers. They said they were asexual and reproduced by fission; during the conversation, one actually did so. They invited him into the craft, which was transparent and contained no machinery, and took him on a flight down the coast. C.A.V. repeated the story under hypnosis.
The Biological Anomaly of Fission
One of the most startling aspects of the “C.A.V.” encounter is the claim of witnessing asexual reproduction. While many CE-III reports describe entities as being “clinical” or “drone-like,” the detail of an entity undergoing fission during a conversation is nearly unique in the annals of ufology. This, combined with the “towel-like” skin and the transparent jelly faces, suggests a biology that is fundamentally different from carbon-based life as we understand it. The witness’s description of a “bubble in the middle” of the face instead of features like eyes or a mouth points toward a sensory system that might rely on light or vibration rather than traditional sight.
The Message of Atomic Concern
The entities’ inquiry about their location (North vs. South America) and their subsequent warning about atomic energy dangers fits perfectly into the “Space Brother” archetype of the early 1950s. Much like the contemporary encounters of George Adamski or Truman Bethurum, these beings expressed a specific concern regarding humanity’s burgeoning nuclear capabilities. The fact that the witness underwent hypnosis to recount the flight down the coast adds a layer of psychological complexity often found in high-strangeness cases where “missing time” or suppressed memories are involved.
Historical Significance in South America
Peru has a rich history of aerial anomalies, but the 1952 Lomo De Ballena case remains a standout due to the physical interaction and the boarding of the craft. The description of a “transparent craft” with “no machinery” is a detail that surfaced in several other sightings during the 1952 global flap, suggesting a technology that appears magical or purely energetic to the human observer. Sourced from the research of Richard Greenwell, this case remains a cornerstone of South American entity reports.
