INDRID COLD (DERENBERGER CONTACT CLAIM)

Case-specific human-looking figure in Woodrow Derenberger's 1966 contact narrative. The initial description is preserved as disputed testimony; Clark concludes that the later Derenberger stories owe far more to human invention than extraterrestrial intervention.

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Claims are grouped by attribute so differing descriptions, measurements, and interpretations can be compared without averaging them into a single “fact.”

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Entity Height

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CLAIM-134036disputed

“Derenberger estimated the figure he called Indrid Cold at about six feet tall.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Derenberger Contact Claims” → “Indrid Cold height”, PDF pp. 1035–1036

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Physical Characteristics

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CLAIM-134037disputed

“Cold was described as a smiling human-looking man with dark or deeply tanned skin and dark hair slicked back.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Derenberger Contact Claims” → “Indrid Cold appearance”, PDF p. 1036

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Reported Entity Clothing

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CLAIM-134038disputed

“Derenberger said Cold wore a topcoat hanging between the knees and ankles.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Derenberger Contact Claims” → “Indrid Cold clothing”, PDF p. 1036

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Reported Entity Behavior

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CLAIM-134039disputed

“Derenberger said Cold communicated without visibly moving his lips and that he perceived the communication directly, later characterizing it as telepathic.”

The UFO Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition: The Phenomenon from the Beginning

SRC-002099 · “Derenberger Contact Claims” → “Indrid Cold communication”, PDF pp. 1035–1039

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