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1917 Fatima Marian apparitions
The claims the writer was given for 1917 Fatima Marian apparitions, in the order they were given.
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One of the two skeptical priests present at the 1917-09-13 Fatima apparition stated, when asked what he thought the globe was, that it was a heavenly vehicle that carried the Mother of God from her throne above to this forbidden wasteland.
“Asked what he thought the globe was, one of the priests, now quite shaken, stated that "it was a heavenly vehicle that carried the Mother of God from her throne above to this forbidden wasteland."”
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Jacques Vallee observes that the concept of the earth as a prison or 'forbidden wasteland' is a popular idea among those exposed to phenomena like the Fatima apparitions.
“The concept of the earth as a prison or a "forbidden wasteland" is decidedly a popular one among those who have been exposed to these phenomena.”
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The final apparition at Fatima took place on 1917-10-13 with a crowd numbering seventy thousand.
“The last apparition, as predicted, took place on October 13, 1917. The crowd numbered seventy thousand this time.”
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The size of the crowd at the successive Fatima apparitions grew in the progression 3, 50, 4,500, 18,000, 30,000, and 70,000.
“(The size of the assembled crowd had grown in the following progression: 3, 50, 4,500, 18,000, 30,000, 70,000.)”
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At the final Fatima apparition on 1917-10-13, the vision was preceded by a flash of light at noon and a sweet strange fragrance, and the crowd observed a dramatic change on the faces of the three children though they saw no Lady themselves.
“The vision was preceded by a flash of light at noon, a sweet strange fragrance. The children engaged in a dialogue with the Lady. The crowd did not hear the conversation and saw no Lady. They did observe the dramatic change on the faces of the three children, enraptured by the vision.”
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At the final Fatima apparition on 1917-10-13, the rain that had been pouring on the crowd suddenly stopped and the heavy clouds parted, revealing the sun as a disk of brilliant silver that rapidly rotated on its own axis and cast off beams of coloured light in succession: red, violet, blue, and yellow.
“The rain, that had been pouring down on the crowd, suddenly stopped, and the heavy clouds parted. The sun appeared as a disk of brilliant silver, "a weird disk that turns rapidly on its own axis and casts off beams of colored lights in all directions. Shafts of red light shot out from the rim of the sun and colored the clouds, the earth, the trees, the people; then shafts of violet, of blue, of yellow and of other colors followed in succession."”
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Reports of the 1917-10-13 Fatima phenomenon describe it as a flat disk rather than a globe, which stopped spinning and plunged downward in zigzag fashion toward the earth and the horrified spectators before reverting its motion and disappearing into the sun.
“The reports speak of a flat disk rather than a globe. After a while it stopped spinning and "plunged downward in zigzag fashion toward the earth and the horrified spectators."...Finally the disk reverted its motion and disappeared into the sun”
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At the end of the 1917-10-13 Fatima phenomenon the crowd realised that their clothes, the trees, and the ground, previously soaked by rain, were perfectly dry.
“The astounded crowd suddenly realized that their clothes, the trees, and the ground were perfectly dry.”
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Jacques Vallee considers the final Fatima 'miracle' of 1917-10-13, with its flying disk or globe, falling-leaf trajectory, light effects, thunderclaps, buzzing sounds, strange fragrance, dissolving angel hair, and associated heat wave, to place the Fatima events clearly in the perspective of UFO phenomena.
“Not only was a flying disk or globe consistently involved, but its motion, its falling-leaf trajectory, its light effects, the thunderclaps, the buzzing sounds, the strange fragrance, the fall of "angel hair" that dissolves upon reaching the ground, the heat wave associated with the close approach of the disk, all of these are constant parameters of UFO sightings everywhere.”
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Jacques Vallee argues that the events at Fatima did not begin on 1917-05-13 as most authorities indicate, but had been preceded by a series of sightings of an angel a couple of years before.
“In the case of Fatima the events did not begin—as most authorities indicate—on May 13, 1917. It is true that such is the date of the first apparition of the Lady, but it had been preceded by a series of sightings of an angel a couple of years before.”
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Fatima involves apparitions of an entity believed to be the Holy Virgin.
“The famous apparitions at Fatima offer a historical example of the religious dimension of UFO encounters.”
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The 1917 Fatima Marian apparitions occurred near the small Portuguese town of Fatima.
“few American readers know the full story of what happened in 1917 near that small Portuguese town”
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Engineer Mario Godinho reported that at his mother's request he went to Cova da Iria in August during the time of the Fatima apparitions, and that on that occasion his mother, who had had a large tumour in one of her eyes for many years, was cured, a cure the attending doctors could not explain.
“At my mother's request, I went once more to Cova da Iria in August at the time of the apparitions, writes engineer Mario Godinho... My mother, who had had a large tumor in one of her eyes for many years, was cured. The doctors who had attended her said they could not explain such a cure.”
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The sequence of observations of the entity thought to be the Holy Virgin at Fatima was preceded, two years earlier, by a series of angelic apparitions to Lucia dos Santos that Jacques Vallee characterises as a classical sequence of UFO sightings.
“the entire sequence of observations of an entity thought to be the Holy Virgin had begun two years previously with a fairly classical sequence of UFO sightings”
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Albano Barros, a 12-year-old child who was in a field near Minde, eight miles from Fatima, at the time of the final miracle, was so struck when he saw the disk of light falling toward the earth that he could not remember what followed, including whether he took the sheep home or ran.
“A child of 12, named Albano Barros, for example, who was in a field near Minde, eight miles from Fatima, was so struck when he saw the disk of light falling toward the earth that he does not remember what followed: "I cannot even remember whether I took the sheep home, whether I ran, or what I did."”
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Farmer Manuel Francisco was so afflicted by witnessing the Fatima miracle that he went home weeping.
“Others were so afflicted that, like farmer Manuel Francisco, they went home weeping.”
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A prominent lawyer, Mr. Mendes, told John Haffert in a 1960 interview that what he saw at Fatima affected his interior life, that he still remembers it as vividly as at the moment it happened, and that he feels himself dominated by that extraordinary event.
“A prominent lawyer, Mr. Mendes, stated in an interview with John Haffert in 1960: "What I saw at Fatima could not help but affect the interior life... I still remember it today as vividly as at the moment it happened, and I feel myself to be dominated by that extraordinary event."”
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Mrs. Guilhermina Lopes da Silva, who lived in Leiria sixteen miles from the Fatima apparition site and could not travel there, looked toward the mountain at noon on 1917-10-13 and saw a great red flash in the sky.
“A woman named Mrs. Guilhermina Lopes da Silva, who lived in Leiria no less than sixteen miles from the site of the miracle, could not go to the place appointed for the apparition, but she looked toward the mountain at noon and saw "a great red flash" in the sky.”
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The brilliance of the Fatima phenomenon on 1917-10-13 was seen thirty miles away at San Pedro de Muel by Portuguese writer Afonso Vieira, his wife, and his mother-in-law.
“The brilliance in the sky was such that it was seen thirty miles away (at San Pedro de Muel, by Portuguese writer Afonso Vieira, his wife, and his mother-in-law).”
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The 1917-10-13 Fatima phenomenon could not be photographed directly using the photographic emulsions and shutter speeds available at the time.
“The phenomenon, it seems, could not be photographed directly with the photographic emulsions and shutter speeds commonly available at the time.”
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A widely reproduced photograph alleged by newspapers to show the Fatima miracle is in fact a photograph of a solar eclipse unrelated to the Fatima events.
“(One picture often produced by the newspapers and alleged to show the miracle is in fact a photograph of an eclipse of the sun that has nothing to do with the Fatima miracle.)”
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Two witnesses looked at the 1917-10-13 Fatima disk with binoculars and reported seeing a ladder and two entities.
“Two witnesses looked at it with binoculars and reported seeing a ladder and two entities.”
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According to descriptions, the edges of the 1917-10-13 Fatima disk were sharp and it was not blinding, although photographs of the crowd show many witnesses shading their eyes; other witnesses reported the phenomenon darkened the sun such that the moon and stars became visible.
“The edges of the disk, according to all descriptions, were sharp. And it was definitely not blinding, although pictures of the crowd show many witnesses shading their eyes. But others report that the phenomenon darkened the sun to such an extent that at one point they could see the moon and the stars.”
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A schoolboy witness at Alburitel, nine miles from Cova da Iria, was so impressed by what he saw during the Fatima miracle that he subsequently became a priest; John Haffert interviewed him in 1960.
“Another remote witness was a schoolboy who was so impressed by what he saw that he subsequently became a priest. (John Haffert interviewed him in 1960.) At the time of the miracle he was with his brother and other children in the village of Alburitel, nine miles away from the Cova da Iria”
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In its 1930 decision on Fatima, reached after thirteen years of investigation, the Catholic Church ruled that the solar phenomenon of 13 October 1917 was not natural because no astronomical observatory registered it.
“This phenomenon, which no astronomical observatory registered and which therefore was not natural, was witnessed by persons of all categories and of all social classes”
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The Catholic Church's 1930 ruling on Fatima states that the 13 October 1917 solar phenomenon was witnessed by persons of all social classes, believers and unbelievers, journalists of the principal Portuguese newspapers, and even people some miles away, which the Church says rules out any explanation of collective illusion.
“was witnessed by persons of all categories and of all social classes, believers and unbelievers, journalists of the principal Portuguese newspapers and even by persons some miles away. Facts which annul any explanation of collective illusion.”
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The Fatima 'miracle' of 13 October 1917 had been predicted several months in advance by three illiterate children after their vision of a woman in a bright glow.
“This "miracle," the reader will note, had been predicted several months before by three illiterate children after their vision of a woman "in a bright glow."”
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The woman who appeared to the Fatima children did not identify herself as the Virgin Mary but stated only that she was 'from Heaven' and instructed them to return every month until October, when a public miracle would take place so that everyone may believe.
“She had not said that she was the Virgin Mary. She had simply stated that she was "from Heaven" and instructed them to return every month until October, when a public miracle would take place "so that everyone may believe."”
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The 1917 Fatima apparitions involved luminous spheres, lights with strange colours, and a feeling of heat waves.
“The events at Fatima involve luminous spheres, lights with strange colors, a feeling of "heat waves," all physical characteristics commonly associated with UFOs.”
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The 1917 Fatima apparitions included the typical falling-leaf motion of a saucer zigzagging through the air.
“They even include the typical "falling-leaf" motion of the saucer zigzagging through the air.”
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During one of the 1917 Fatima encounters, a prophetic message was given to the children and transmitted by them to the Catholic Church.
“In one of the encounters a prophetic message was given to the children, and transmitted by them to the Church.”
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Part of the Fatima prophetic message was not to be revealed until 1960, when Pope John XXIII opened the sealed envelope but did not publish the secret.
“A part of that message was not to be revealed until 1960, at which time Pope John XXIII opened the sealed envelope, but did not publish the secret.”
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The first apparition of the woman at Fatima took place on 1917-05-13.
“The first apparition of the woman took place on May 13, 1917.”
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Three children were watching their sheep near the pasture called Cova da Iria at Fatima when a bright flash surprised them and they walked toward the pasture to see what had happened, finding themselves caught in a glowing light in which a little woman appeared and asked them to return every month to the same spot.
“Three children were watching their sheep when a bright flash surprised them, and they walked toward the large hollow pasture called Cova da Iria...in the center of the light they perceived a little woman, who spoke to them, begging them to return every month to the same spot.”
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At the second apparition at Fatima on 1917-06-13, fifty people were present and watched the shepherd children kneel and appear transfigured, as if transported into another world.
“there were fifty people the second time, on June 13. They watched while the little shepherds knelt and became transfigured, as if transported into another world, at the time of the observation.”
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Lucia dos Santos, the oldest of the Fatima children, was 10 years old at the time of the second apparition on 1917-06-13 and addressed an unseen entity whose answers were not heard by others in the group.
“The oldest child, Lucia, who was 10 at the time, addressed an unseen entity whose answers were not heard by others in the group.”
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At the end of the dialogue during the second Fatima apparition on 1917-06-13, all witnesses heard an explosion and saw a small cloud rise from the vicinity of a tree, on which subsequent Fatima manifestations would centre.
“At the end of the dialogue all witnesses heard an explosion and saw a small cloud rise from the vicinity of a tree—on which all the succeeding manifestations would center.”
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At the third Fatima apparition on 1917-07-13, the number of witnesses had risen to forty-five hundred.
“The following month, on July 13, the number of witnesses had risen to forty-five hundred!”
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Witnesses at the third Fatima apparition on 1917-07-13 described a buzzing or humming sound, a decrease in the sun's glow and heat, a small whitish cloud about the tree of the apparitions, and a loud noise at the Lady's departure.
“a buzzing or humming sound, a decrease in the Sun's glow and heat, a small whitish cloud about the tree of the apparitions, and a loud noise at the Lady's departure.”
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At the July 1917 Fatima apparition the children were shown a vision of hell that terrified them.
“It is also remarkable that the children were shown a vision of hell that terrified them”
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During the July 1917 Fatima apparition the children were given a prophecy stating that the war would end but that if people did not stop offending God, another worse war would begin during the reign of Pius XI, and that an unknown light seen at night would be a sign that God is going to punish the world by war, famine, and persecution of the Church.
“The war is going to end, but if people do not stop offending God another and worse one will begin during the reign of Pius XI... When you see a night illuminated by an unknown light know that this is the great sign that God is giving you that he is going to punish the world for its crimes by means of war, famine, and persecution of the Church and of the Holy Father.”
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In the July 1917 Fatima prophecy, the entity said she would come to ask for the consecration of Russia, and that if her requests were heeded, Russia would be converted and there would be peace, but if not, Russia would spread her errors throughout the world.
“To prevent this I shall come to ask for the consecration of Russia…. If they heed my requests, Russia will be converted and there will be peace. If not, she will spread her errors throughout the world.”
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Jacques Vallee compares the mixture of seriousness and absurdity in the Fatima prophecy to a pattern noted in several contactee stories, and observes the same pattern recurs at Lourdes, where the alleged Virgin Mary instructs Bernadette Soubirous to perform meaningless actions.
“The mixture of seriousness and absurdity that we have already noted in several contactee stories is an unmistakable characteristic of this statement. We will find the same thing to be true in Lourdes, where the alleged Virgin Mary instructs the little Bernadette to perform meaningless actions.”
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On 1917-08-13 there were eighteen thousand people at the Fatima apparition site, but the three children were absent because they had been kidnapped and jailed by a local official who wanted to put an end to the phenomenon.
“On August 13 there were eighteen thousand people at the site of the apparitions. The children, however, were not present. They had been kidnapped and jailed by a local official who had decided to put an end to this "nonsense."”
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During the 1917-08-13 Fatima gathering, in the children's absence, a clap of thunder was heard followed by a bright flash, and a small whitish cloud formed around the tree, hovered for a few minutes, then rose and melted away.
“In their absence, a clap of thunder was heard, followed by a bright flash. A small whitish cloud was forming around the tree. It hovered for a few minutes, then rose and melted away.”
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During the 1917-08-13 Fatima gathering, the clouds in the sky turned crimson red, then changed to pink, yellow, and blue.
“The clouds in the sky had turned crimson red, and then changed to pink, yellow, and blue.”
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Witnesses at the 1917-08-13 Fatima gathering saw 'falling flowers', the phenomenon of 'angel hair' also reported after UFO sightings, sometimes interpreted as an ionization effect.
“The witnesses saw "falling flowers," the famous phenomenon of "angel hair" so consistently reported after the passage of a UFO, and sometimes interpreted as an ionization effect.”
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Manuel Pedro Marto reported seeing a luminous globe spinning through the clouds during the Fatima events of 1917-08-13, in a statement made under oath during the canonical enquiry concerning the signs of that date.
“One man, Manuel Pedro Marto, reported seeing clearly a luminous globe spinning through the clouds ("Uma especie de globo luminoso girando nas nuvens") in a statement made under oath during the canonical enquiry concerning the "signs" of August 13, 1917.”
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On 1917-08-19, after their release, the children were tending sheep near Aljustrel when at about 4 P.M. they noticed a sudden lowering of temperature, and the sun became yellowish while the colours of the rainbow filled the countryside, visible to nearby adults.
“On August 19 the children had been released and were tending sheep near Aljustrel, when about 4 P.M. they noticed a sudden lowering of the temperature. The sun, they said, became yellowish; the colors of the rainbow once again filled the countryside, visible to adults in the vicinity”
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During the 1917-08-19 apparition, a glowing light came to settle about a tree near the children and an entity clothed in white and gold stood in the centre of the glow, asking the children to make sacrifices for sinners, then departed after ten minutes slowly toward the east with a roaring sound.
“The bright flash was seen, and a glowing light came to settle about a tree near the children. The entity, clothed in white and gold, stood once more in the center of the glow... A dialogue followed in which the apparition asked the children to "make sacrifices for sinners." After ten minutes the Lady of Light departed slowly toward the east with a roaring sound!”
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At the Fatima apparition of 1917-09-13, the crowd numbered thirty thousand, including two priests wearing the Roman collar who were skeptical and had come specifically to establish the falsity of the reported miracles.
“On September 13 the crowd numbered thirty thousand, including two "men in black" (wearing the distinctive Roman collar). These two priests were absolutely skeptical and had come specifically to establish the falsity of the much-heralded "miracles."”
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At the Fatima apparition of 1917-09-13, at noon the sun got dimmer although no clouds were seen in the sky, and a globe of light was seen by all advancing slowly down the valley from east to west toward the children before coming to rest on the tree.
“Noon. The sun got dimmer, although no clouds were seen in the sky... A globe of light was seen by all, advancing slowly down the valley, from east to west, toward the children. It came to rest on the tree.”
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At the Fatima apparition of 1917-09-13, a white cloud formed and shiny white 'petals' began falling from the empty sky, appearing to grow smaller as they neared observers and melting away when caught in the hands.
“A white cloud formed and out of the empty sky, shiny white "petals" began to fall... the falling, glistening globules, contrary to the laws of perspective, grow smaller and smaller as they near them. And when they reach out their hands and hats to catch them they find that they have somehow melted away.”
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At the 1917-09-13 Fatima apparition, the promise of a miracle on October 13 was repeated to Lucia dos Santos, and the radiant globe then rose and disappeared into the sun.
“The promise of a miracle on October 13 was repeated. Then the radiant globe rose and disappeared into the sun.”
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One correspondent of Jacques Vallee wrote that at age seven they had a Sun experience similar to the Fatima case, occurring at sunset on the day of their father's funeral.
“"At the age of seven, I had a Sun experience similar to the Fatima case," writes one of my correspondents. "It occurred at sunset on the day of my father’s funeral…."”
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A correspondent of Jacques Vallee affiliated with a Fatima devotee group expressed the belief that the Pilgrim Virgin may be nothing more than a point of psychic focus onto which the devotee's unconscious projects.
“Another reader, a woman affiliated with a Fatima devotee group, expresses her belief that the Pilgrim Virgin may be nothing more than a point of psychic focus, "upon which that which is already in the devotee’s unconscious is projecting."”
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The Virgin Mary appeared to three poor children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917.
“one of the most important events in the history of the faith is the appearance of the mother of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, to three poor children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917.”
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The Fatima apparition has received the official sanction of the Catholic Church, and several popes have expressed open devotion to "Our Lady of Fatima".
“The apparition has received the official sanction of the Catholic Church, and several popes have expressed open devotion to "Our Lady of Fatima," as she is called.”
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May 13 was the date the Virgin Mary first appeared to the three children in Fatima in 1917, and Pope John Paul II was doubtless aware of this coincidence with the date of the 1981 assassination attempt on his life.
“May 13 was when the lady first appeared to the three young children, and the pope was doubtless aware of the date.”
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The Fatima apparition was not a one-time event but recurred over a series of weeks in 1917.
“The apparition was not a one-time event, but recurred over a series of weeks.”
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The Fatima events started with three children, nine-year-old Lucia Santos and her cousins Jacinta Marto and Francisco Marto, who saw an angel in the spring of 1917.
“It started with the three children, nine-year-old Lucia Santos and her cousins, Jacinta and Francisco Marto, who saw an angel in the spring of 1917.”
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On May 13 and again on June 13, 1917, Lucia Santos, Jacinta Marto, and Francisco Marto saw a beautiful lady.
“On May 13, and again on June 13, the children saw a beautiful lady.”
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The Virgin Mary was expected to appear again in Fatima, Portugal on 1917-08-13.
“The lady was expected to appear again on August 13, but the local parish priest had become so concerned about the growing publicity the sightings were generating that he held the children in”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:19790-19978 administrative
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The children at Fatima reported seeing the apparition six times in all.
“The children reported seeing the apparition six times in all.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:20082-20139 testimony
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The culminating event of the Fatima apparitions was the Miracle of the Sun, witnessed by thousands of people including avowed sceptics, on 1917-10-13.
“The culminating event was the “Miracle of the Sun,” witnessed by thousands of people, including avowed skeptics, on October 13, 1917.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:20144-20272 testimony
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The Portuguese media covered the Miracle of the Sun event at Fatima and captured the phenomena with photographs.
“The Portuguese media covered the event and captured the phenomena with photographs.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:20278-20349 observation
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Jacques Vallee considers that the actual events of the Fatima apparitions are mostly unknown and have been changed through media coverage and over time, despite the story of Fatima being known by almost all Catholics and even to millions of non-Catholics.
“Although the story of Fatima is known by almost all Catholics, and even to millions of non-Catholics, Jacques notes that the actual events are mostly unknown and have been changed through media and over time.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:20363-20566 opinion second hand
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According to Jacques Vallee, the sequence of observations of an entity thought to be the Holy Virgin at Fatima began two years previously with a classical sequence of UFO sightings.
“that the entire sequence of observations of an entity thought to be the Holy Virgin had begun two years previously with a fairly classical sequence of UFO sightings.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:20592-20747 opinion second hand
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Jacques Vallee considers the technology used by the Blessed Virgin Mary apparition at Fatima indistinguishable from the technology surrounding the UFO phenomenon.
“it is also indistinguishable from the technology surrounding the UFO phenomenon.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:20972-21041 opinion second hand
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Recurring technology elements in apparition and UFO contact events include the arrival of a shining being in a small sphere, spinning aerial discs, humming noises, heat effects, and healing phenomena.
“including the arrival of a shining being in a small sphere (much like the spheres described by Alison Kruse), spinning aerial discs, humming noises, heat effects, healing phenomena, some people witnessing it while others do not”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:21139-21363 observation
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The message of beings in apparition and UFO contact events often seems absurd and includes an injunction to remain silent, as with the secrets of Fatima.
“the message of the beings, which seems absurd and often includes the injunction to remain silent (here, the secrets of Fatima)”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:21427-21546 observation
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Months before the 1917 Fatima apparitions began, Lucia Santos was walking on a hillside when she saw a shining cloud descend from the sky containing the outline of a human form.
“Months before the apparitions of the Virgin, Lucia was out walking on a hillside when she saw a shining cloud descend from the sky. In the cloud was the outline of a human form.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:21556-21728 testimony second hand
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In their testimonies, the Fatima children identified the apparition only as "a lady," not as the Virgin Mary, although the entity had said she was from heaven.
“The records of the children’s testimonies indicate that they identified the lady just as “a lady,” not as the Virgin Mary, although the entity had said that she was from heaven.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:22312-22482 testimony second hand
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The Fatima apparition first appeared to the children in an oval of bright light and instructed them to return to the same place every month.
“She first appeared to the children in an oval of bright light, and she instructed them to return to the same place every month, where she would greet them.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:22490-22640 testimony
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As rumours of the Fatima apparitions spread, crowds swelled to thousands, although only the children could see the lady.
“They did so, and as rumors of the events spread, crowds swelled to thousands. Although only the children could see the lady”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:22646-22765 testimony
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Witnesses at Fatima reported seeing a cloud descend when the lady was supposed to appear and ascend when she disappeared, although only the children could see the lady herself.
“others reported seeing a cloud descend when the lady was supposed to appear and ascend when she disappeared”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:22771-22867 testimony
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Witnesses at Fatima reported hearing a buzzing sound when the lady was supposedly speaking to the children.
“They also reported hearing a buzzing sound when the lady was supposedly speaking to the children.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:22880-22968 testimony
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At least thirty thousand and perhaps as many as one hundred thousand people, including sceptics, journalists, and believers, showed up at Fatima on 1917-05-13 to see the display the children had predicted.
“At least thirty thousand and perhaps as many as one hundred thousand people showed up to see the display that the children predicted would happen on May 13, among them skeptics, journalists, and of course believers.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:23682-23887 testimony
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José Maria de Almeida Garrett observed a thin, fine, bluish column of smoke rise at the spot where the Fatima children stood, extending up to approximately two metres above their heads before evaporating, lasting a few seconds.
“It must have been 1:30 p.m. when there arose, at the exact spot where the children were, a column of smoke, thin, fine and bluish, which extended up to perhaps two meters above their heads, and evaporated at that height. This phenomenon, perfectly visible to the naked eye, lasted for a few seconds.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:24038-24329 testimony first hand
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José Maria de Almeida Garrett observed the multitude at Fatima turn away from the apparition spot to look at the sun, which appeared as a very clear disc with a sharp edge that could be stared at without hurting the eyes.
“Suddenly I heard the uproar of thousands of voices, and I saw the whole multitude spread out in that vast space at my feet . . . turn their backs to that spot . . . and look at the sun on the other side. I turned around, too . . . and I could see the sun, like a very clear disc, with its sharp edge, which gleamed without hurting the sight. . . . The most astonishing thing was to be able to stare at the solar disc for a long time, brilliant with light and heat, without hurting the eyes or damaging the retina.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:24741-25356 testimony first hand
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José Maria de Almeida Garrett observed the sun's disc at Fatima spinning round upon itself in a mad whirl rather than remaining immobile or twinkling like a star.
“the sun’s disc did not remain immobile, it had a giddy motion, [but] not like the twinkling of a star in all its brilliance for it spun round upon itself in a mad whirl.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:25484-25647 testimony first hand
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José Maria de Almeida Garrett observed that during the solar phenomenon at Fatima, everything he looked at, from nearby objects to the horizon, took on an amethyst colour.
“I looked first at the nearest objects and then extended my glance further afield as far as the horizon. I saw everything had assumed an amethyst color.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:25834-25979 testimony first hand
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José Maria de Almeida Garrett observed that the sun at Fatima, whirling wildly, turned blood red and appeared to advance threateningly toward the earth as if to crush the crowd, causing a cry of anguish from the people present.
“one heard a clamor, a cry of anguish breaking from all the people. The sun, whirling wildly, seemed all at once to loosen itself from the firmament and, blood red, advance threateningly upon the earth as if to crush us with its huge and fiery weight.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:26003-26246 testimony first hand
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José Maria de Almeida Garrett stated he had never, before or after 1917-10-13, observed similar atmospheric or solar phenomena.
“I must declare that never, before or after October 13 [1917], have I observed similar atmospheric or solar phenomena.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:26498-26605 testimony first hand
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The Catholic Church, after thirteen years of investigation, approved the 1917 Fatima apparitions as worthy of belief under the category of private revelation, as distinguished from public revelation, which Catholics are obligated to believe.
“The church, after thirteen years of investigation, approved the event as worthy of belief, albeit under the category of “private revelation,” as distinguished from “public revelation,” which is something Catholics are obligated to believe”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:26750-26981 administrative
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The Fatima solar phenomenon was not registered by any astronomical observatory and was witnessed by persons of all categories and social classes, including believers, unbelievers and journalists of the principal Portuguese newspapers.
“The phenomenon, which no astronomical observatory registered and which therefore was not natural, was witnessed by persons of all categories and of all social classes, believers and unbelievers, journalists of the principal Portuguese newspapers and even by persons some miles away.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:26991-27268 observation second hand
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One of the predictions of the Fatima lady was that Jacinta Marto and Francisco Marto would die before reaching adulthood, which proved true.
“One of the predictions of the lady was that Jacinta and Francisco would die before they reached adulthood, which sadly proved true.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:27474-27600 testimony
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Jacques Vallee ignores second-order, evaluative interpretations of the Fatima entity as being the Virgin Mary, and takes the same approach to UFO events.
“He ignores the second-order, evaluative interpretations of the entity as being the Virgin Mary. He takes the same approach to UFO events.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:27963-28093 opinion first hand
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Jacques Vallee's morphology of miracles includes a psychic component, reported by the Fatima children and by St. Teresa of Avila, experienced as a direct knowing of what the beings communicate, as if there are no barriers between the beings and the experiencer.
“There is also the “psychic component” that Jacques mentions, which was reported by the children who witnessed the apparition, as well as by St. Teresa of Avila. This component is experienced as a direct knowing of what the beings seem to communicate. It is as if the beings somehow get inside the heads of the experiencers, as if there are no barriers between them.”
American Cosmic 2019 ch5:31825-32185 opinion first hand
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Jason Samosa visited Fatima, Portugal recently and took a guided tour of the sites of the 1917 Marian apparitions with his girlfriend at the time.
“I went there recently and did a tour. And it was really funny because I went and scheduled this tour with me and my girlfriend at the time.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 02:20:23.0-02:20:30.4 testimony first hand
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The Fatima Marian apparitions began in 1917 in Portugal, when young children reported seeing strange beings and a lady whom no one else could see.
“it's a 1917 kind of period in Portugal, a place called Fatima. And these young children start to see strange beings. This lady appears and, you know, no one else can really see this lady.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 02:20:47.5-02:20:58.7 testimony
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The apparition at Fatima announced in advance that a huge miracle would occur on a stated date at a stated place.
“And then eventually she says, there's going to be a huge miracle that's going to happen on this date, this place.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 02:21:09.3-02:21:14.0 testimony
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The Holy See (the Vatican) confiscated a written prophecy given to the children who witnessed the Fatima Marian apparitions, and Jesse Michels believes that prophecy was more complex than the historical portrayal of a sun or Virgin Mary appearance.
“I think the Vatican confiscated one of the prophecies from the, the orphans or whatever... And it was written down and that piece of paper was literally confiscated by the Vatican.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 02:22:32.7-02:22:41.6 opinion first hand