THINK ABOUTIT CLOSE ENCOUNTER REPORT
Date: August 13, 1554
Sighting Time: Unknown
Day/Night: Unknown
Location: Guadalupe, Ecuador
Urban or Rural: Rural
Entity Type: woman
Entity Description: Unknown
Hynek Classification: CE-III (Close Encounter III) Close observation with animate beings associated with the object.
Duration: Unknown
No. of Object(s): 1
Size of Object(s): Unknown
Distance to Object(s): Unknown
Shape of Object(s): Unknown
Color of Object(s): Unknown
Number of Witnesses: Multiple – Local accounts from the period detail the desperation of the indigenous population in Guadalupe during the prolonged drought. Witnesses described a sudden atmospheric shift as the “woman” appeared, noting that she did not walk upon the ground but remained suspended in mid-air. The Indians reported a sense of overwhelming authority emanating from the figure, whose presence was so profound that it led to the immediate abandonment of their planned pagan rites in favor of following her specific instructions.
The testimony emphasizes that the famine concluded immediately following the completion of the requested temple, a “miraculous” timing that solidified the event in local lore. While these reports were filtered through 16th-century religious terminology, the core physical description remains consistent with a localized, intelligent manifestation
Special Features/Characteristics: build a temple
Source:
Summary/Description: During a terrible drought afflicting the region a group of Christian Indians decided to abandon the new religion and return to their old gods. As they prepared a pagan rite suddenly they saw a “woman” that was floating over the earth’s surface. The apparition told the Indians that if they build a temple where she was she would put an end to the famine. They did what the strange woman ordered and the famine ended. Interpreted as a Marian vision.
Investigative Analysis
The 1554 Guadalupe event is a compelling historical case that illustrates the intersection of ancient indigenous rites and early colonial religious frameworks. The report of a floating woman appearing during a ritual to address a severe famine is categorized here as a Close Encounter of the Third Kind (CE-III) because it involves an animate entity associated with high-strangeness phenomena.
While the event was historically interpreted as a Marian vision, from a modern ufological perspective, the physical manifestation of an entity with the ability to “float” suggests a non-traditional aerial presence. The entity’s specific request for a temple in exchange for ending the drought mirrors recurring themes in historical reports where “celestial” beings provide localized environmental aid to establish a permanent presence or cultural influence.
