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October 12, 1954, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime:

Reference for this case: 12-Oct-54-La-Rochelle.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.

Summary:

In his 1958 book about the French wave of 1954, ufologist Aimé Michel told that an observation took place on October 12, 1954, at 07:10 p.m. at La Rochelle, with a trajectory indicated as westernly.

Reports:

[Ref. aml1:] AIME MICHEL:

Aimé Michel reports that an observation took place on October 12 at 07:10 p.m. at La Rochelle, with a trajectory indicated as westernly.

[Ref. gqy1:] GUY QUINCY:

[Ref. gqy2:] GUY QUINCY:

[Ref. jve5:] JACQUES VALLEE:

[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:

Luc Chastan indicates that in Charente Maritime at La Rochelle on October 12, 1954 at 19:10 hours, there was an "Observation of an object with a trajectory reported as directed towards the West."

The source is indicated to be my website at "http://ufologie.net".

[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on 12 October 1954 at 19:10 in La Rochelle, France, "An unidentified object was sighted, that had an unusual appearance or performance. One object was observed."

The sources are indicated as Michel, Aime, Flying Saucers and the Straight-Line Mystery, S. G. Phillips, New York, 1958; Vallee, Jacques, Computerized Catalog (N = 3073); Vallee, Jacques, Challenge to Science: The UFO Enigma, Henry Regnery, Chicago, 1966; Vallee, Jacques, Preliminary Catalog (N = 500), (in JVallee01).

[Ref. ubk1:] "UFO-DATENBANK":

This database recorded this 4 times:

Explanations:

Totally insufficient information.

Keywords:

(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)

La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, night, luminous

Sources:

[----] indicates sources that are not yet available to me.

• [aml1] "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book by Aimé Michel, Arthaud publisher, 1958.
• [aml1] "Flying Saucers and the Straight Lines Mystery", book by Aimé Michel, English version of "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", S.G. Phillips publisher, USA, 1958.
• [gqy1] "Observations 1954", monograph by Guy Quincy, France - Algeria, private publication, page 16, the 1950's.
• [gqy2] "Atterrissages au XXe siècle", monograph by Guy Quincy, France - Algeria, private publication, unnumbered pages, the 1950's.
• [jve5] "Catalogue préliminaire de 500 observations", listing in "Les Phénomènes Insolites de l'Espace", book by Jacques and Janine Vallée, Table Ronde publisher, France, 1966.
• [aml1] "A Propos des Soucoupes Volantes", book by Aimé Michel, reprint of "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", Planète publishers, 1966.
• [aml1] "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book by Aimé Michel, Seghers publisher, page 225, 1977.
• [aml1] "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book by Aimé Michel, Robet Laffont publisher, page 225, 1978.
• [jve5] "Catalogue préliminaire de 500 observations", listing in "Les Phénomènes Insolites de l'Espace", book by Jacques and Janine Vallée, Robert Laffont publisher, France, page 250, 1978.
• [lcn1] Base OVNI France, website by Luc Chastan, France, circa 2005, at baseovnifrance.free.fr/detobs.php?numobs=920
• [uda1] "12 Oct 1954 - La Rochelle, France", web page at the UFOdna website, circa 2007, at www.ufodna.com/uf02/uf2/022613.htm
• [ubk1] Online database UFO-Datenbank, Germany, found in 2016, at ufodatenbank.de

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