Alternate Perceptions Magazine, April 2025
The Old Man in the UFO
By Albert S. Rosales
Location: Vajont, Pordenone, Italy
Date: August 2003
Time: midday
At the time, Mr. S. was working at a local factory, close to where the incident occurred. Around midday on a quiet Saturday, after finishing work, Mr. S. was heading home to have lunch with his wife and two children (his wife had recently given birth). He was driving his van along a small dirt road that goes down from the Vajont area and leads to the old Ponte Giulio, an old iron bridge, accessible only to one way traffic, which connects both the towns of Vajont and Maniago to the town of Montereale Valcellina, and crosses the Cellina stream, which has a gravel bed. Not far from the bridge, in an area opposite to where a previous video of a UFO was shot, a long viper snake suddenly appeared in the middle of the road and was crushed under the wheels of his vehicle. His fear, especially of vipers, pervaded him; he then decided to reverse to make sure he had killed the snake. The road was completely clear. The sky, the trees and everything around him seemed very still, as if time had suddenly stopped.
As soon as he put the car in reverse, he looked in the rearview mirror and noticed a huge disc-shaped object behind him, about 20-30 meters away. The disc was in continuous motion, the lower part giving the impression of being an engine that seemed to be rotating on its own axis, while the upper part seemed fixed. The craft emitted a moderate buzz similar to the hissing of the wind. Confident, and, perhaps a little curious, he got out of the vehicle to get a better view of the strange object; immediately after, a sort of window opened on the upper section. With amazement, he saw the figures of two unusual beings standing inside, looking at him. Both were about 1.90m in height, while other beings behind them appeared to be busy operating equipment similar to computers.
Mr. S’s first impression about what he was looking at was of an old man and a young man. Looking closely, he noticed that the ‘old man’s’ facial skin was dark green. He had an angular head, high cheekbones and a wrinkled, hollow face. His eyes were blood red, and he had long, pointed ears. He seemed to be wearing a sort of greenish tunic and had a look that seemed threatening to the witness. The other man’s face, on the other hand, was yellowish in color. He had a large, substantially round head. He had no ears; in their place there were only holes. This unusual being also gave the impression of wearing a sort of tunic, but of a different color. Trying to take courage, in a challenging tone, the witness shouted at them: “What do you want from me? I am here! Come! If you dare!” At that moment, the younger creature gave the impression of being understanding and smiled, as if he were justifying the old man’s reaction. In fact, the latter immediately took on a challenging look, his eyes lit up and he seemed to retort: ‘If I wanted, I would kill you in less than a second.’ At that point, fear took over Mr. S who turned around immediately and tried to get inside his vehicle, but the door inexplicably would not open, as if some force were preventing him from leaving.
After much struggle, Mr. S managed to open the door and get in. He put the car in gear and accelerated at full throttle. In the rearview mirror he saw the disk followed him for about 10 meters, and he could still see the elderly being with the intimidating expression, apparently very angry at the witness’ provocative attitude. As soon as he reached a certain location, he saw the disc apparently giving up the chase. It then literally shot away into the sky. It all seemed to the witness that the incident had lasted an ‘eternity,’ but in fact, the time span was only a handful of minutes that had passed. Incredulous and shocked, he returned home and his wife, to whom he told of the very strange episode, ordered him not to speak to anyone about it.
Source: Antonio Chiumiento, “Una Vita dedicata alla Scuola e al Mistero UFO” pp. 350-355.
