Who Were the Sweepers? The Creepiest Humanoids of the 1973 UFO Flap

👣 Who Were the Sweepers? The Creepiest Humanoids of the 1973 UFO Flap

Welcome back to Stories Lost! In this episode, we dive into one of the strangest and most compelling cases from the global humanoid flap of 1973—a year that saw a dramatic surge in close encounter reports involving humanoid beings across the world.

At the heart of our story is Ann Dolphijn, a 55-year-old woman from Uden, the Netherlands, who encountered three small, white-robed figures shuffling silently down her street in the middle of the night. What were they doing? Why were they carrying what looked like a carpet sweeper? And what was that glowing red orb floating outside her window?

Ann’s report would remain buried until Dutch investigator Douwe Bosga brought it to light—later connecting with CUFOS, Dr. J. Allen Hynek, and David Webb, author of 1973: Year of the Humanoids. But what makes this case even more chilling is its eerie similarity to two other sightings—one in Vilvoorde, Belgium, and another in Quebec, Canada—all within weeks of each other.

Was it mass hallucination? Misidentification? Or were these the same beings, visiting three different countries within the same month?

We explore competing theories—from gas company workers and carnival costumes to something entirely unknown. We also meet Bram Roza, the Dutch researcher whose work helped reframe this case as part of a global pattern.

📌 Timestamps & topics:

00:00 Ann Dolphijn’s encounter Part 1

01:36 Year of the Humanoids

04:27 Ann Dolphijn’s encounter Part 2

08:44 Connection to CUFOS and David Webb

14:44 Bram Roza’s perspective

15:55 Gas leak theory and Prince Carnival

20:21 The Humanoid in Vilvoorde

21:08 Sighting in Quebec

24:54 The UFOs of Soesterberg

25:58 Reflections on UFO flaps and the Invisible College

Bram's Blog Post: https://www.ufozaken.nl/cases/de-close-encounter-van-ann-dolphijn-1973#:~:text=aan%20het%20Center%20for%20UFO,daar%20houdt%20het%20niet%20op

Links:

Interview with Bram: https://www.andc.tv/body-en-mind/PRMG-real-life-bram-en-zijn-vriendin-zagen-een-ufo?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR6ga1ufD1FuvBVLdc3KJ9OqIM39DqXUfpDljPpNe7oBvOzyevBS9rv90UuKTQ_aem_G_NlZFWCfjGa0mgVi9vawQ

https://enigmalabs.io/library/aeaa9bbb-3bf8-4da9-982c-ff5e65ea10aa

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