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Carlos April 15 1990 Iona Lightfall / Lost-Time Event

Easter Sunday, April 15, 1990Iona, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom

Carlos reported becoming confused while hiking on Iona, photographing a striking pink-peach light shaft descending from clouds to the water, then being enveloped in light and blacking out. He next remembered being on a beach after dark, accounting for several missing hours. Later hypnosis added craft/transport imagery.

// LINKED CLASSIFICATIONS:Scientific & Observational Types(P-000101)
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Encounter · Reported Encounter Observation

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CLAIM-620019reported
On April 15, 1990 Carlos reported photographing a pink-peach shaft of light extending from cloud toward water on Iona, then being enveloped in light and blacking out until after dark.
The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects
SRC-002031 · Chapter 4: The Era of Confusion Begins · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens
SRC-002103 · Iona lightfall photograph and blackout; uploaded PDF pp. 357-358
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Encounter · Mack Evidence Caveat

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CLAIM-620020reported
Mack says two physics colleagues considered a solar-pillar explanation and rejected it based on geometry and optical appearance, but their analysis is not reproduced as an independent report in this edition.
The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects
SRC-002031 · Chapter 4: The Era of Confusion Begins · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens
SRC-002103 · Reported physics-colleague discussion; uploaded PDF pp. 358-358
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Encounter · Consciousness & Telepathy

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CLAIM-620021unverified
Under hypnosis Carlos described the light as a transport “lightfall” or tunnel connected with a craft and later crystal-like technology.
The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects
SRC-002031 · Chapter 4: The Era of Confusion Begins · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens
SRC-002103 · Hypnosis-derived lightfall/craft technology; uploaded PDF pp. 363-365
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Carlos Iona Lightfall / Lost-Time Event · Mack Evidence Caveat

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CLAIM-620022reported
Carlos’s photograph is a real source artifact discussed by Mack, but the book does not establish a chain of custody or a definitive physical explanation for the light.
The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects
SRC-002031 · Chapter 4: The Era of Confusion Begins · PRIMARY SOURCE
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Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens
SRC-002103 · Photographic-evidence caveat; uploaded PDF pp. 345-358
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Carlos Iona Lightfall / Lost-Time Event · Consciousness & Telepathy

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