Kinnula Forestry Worker and the Small Entity

On February 5, 1971, at around 3:00 p.m. in a wooded area near Kinnula, Finland, 21-year-old Petter Aliranta and 18-year-old Esko Juhani Sneck were finishing forestry work when Aliranta spotted a metallic object, shaped like two saucers joined together and about 5 meters in diameter, descending from treetop level. It landed on four thin, long legs in a small clearing approximately 15 meters away. A small humanoid, less than 1 meter tall, wearing a tight green one-piece suit with a helmet featuring a lens-like visor, emerged from an opening underneath and glided to the ground. The being walked stiffly toward Aliranta on the snow without sinking in. Aliranta started his chainsaw and advanced; the entity turned back toward the craft. Aliranta grabbed its leg, feeling intense heat that caused burns to his hand. He observed three other figures moving inside the craft through windows. The object then ascended, leaving clear impressions in the deep snow from its landing pads and a melted area beneath. The case was documented with photographs of traces and medical examination of the burns.