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Reference for this case: 13-Oct-54-Nîmes.
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The regional newspaper Le Provençal for October 14, 1954, reported via their correspondent in Nîmes, that a flying saucer had landed in a street of this city.
The newspaper said that Mr. Pitot, who lives in Nimes, had seen the night before "something abnormal" in a street on the outskirts of the city, Edgar Mouton Street. The craft he was unable to "identify absolutely, rose sharply in the air and disappeared without any noise or light."
[Ref. lpl1:] NEWSPAPER "LE PROVENCAL":
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before disappearing in a phosphorescent craft
Several hunters of the area claim this
Nîmes (C.P.).
Testimonys of various sources inform us that in the woods of the commune of Saint-Ambroix (the Gard), several hunters reportedly [...] having a vaguely human shape. When the hunters approached, the homunculus's rushed towards a phosphorescent craft which flew away at once and disappeared. Coming back a short time later the hunters noted that in the place where they had seen the "Martians", a certain number of seeds of odd appearance were strewn on the ground.
These seeds were allegedly shown to various seed resellers of Saint-Ambroix, who were unable to identify any known species.
According to various information, they would have been sent to a [...] to control the exactitude of this information, that some deny and others confirm.
Nîmes (C.P.).
Mr. Pitot, Nîmes resident, saw yesterday in the night "something abnormal" in a street of the suburb, Edgar Mouton street. This machine which he was unable to identify in an absolute manner, suddenly rose in the airs and disappeared without any noise nor light.
Saint-Chamas (C.P.).
Saturday, October 9, at 08:15 p.m., a mysterious machine, coming from the direction of Cornillon and going to Istres, passed above Saint-Chamas at approximately an altitude of one thousand to fifteen hundred meters.
This craft was disc-shaped of the size approximately of a plate seen at this distance. It was incandescent, letting escape a very thick smoke of fiery color which formed a long luminous trail.
After having crossed Saint-Chamas, it climbed higher and disappeared suddenly above Istres.
Nîmes (C.P.).
After the policeman of Nîmes who saw a stack of cigars soon changing into a quadrilateral from where red and orange gleams escaped, an S.N.C.F. [national railway] employee, Mr. Martinet, living in the workers suburbs of the farmhouse Mathieu, road of Avignon, had his glance attracted by a ball of fire which moved in the sky, in direction of the plate of Garons.
Mr. Martinet who was on the point of going fishing in Bellegarde and had waken up for that at 5 o'clock had [...]
[Ref. fru1:] MICHEL FIGUET AND JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:
These two authors and ufologists indicate that on October 13, 1954 in Nimes in the department of the Gard, Mr. Pitot, of Nîmes, saw "something abnormal" during the night in the street Edgar-Sheep, a street of the periphery of the city.
This object which he could not "absolutely" identify, rose suddenly in the air and "disappeared without noise nor light."
The source is indicated as "Le Provençal" for October 14, 1954.
[Ref. mft3:] MICHEL FIGUET:
| Nr of the J. C. Fumoux list | Nr of Francat list | Localization | Date | Class | Credibility | Sources | Number of W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 076 | 194 | Nîmes, rue E. Mouton | 13/10 | CE1 | D P | 2-p, 159 | 1 W |
[Ref. mft1:] MICHEL FIGUET:
| CASE Nr | CLASSIFICATION | DATE | HOUR | PLACE | ZIP CODE | CREDIBILITY SOURCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195 | CE1 | 13 10 1954 | night | Nimes rue E. Mouton | 30000 D5 | Press-RS [=sparse information], OVNI: p. 159 |
[Ref. goe1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:
The Belgian ufologist indicates that on October 13, 1954 in France in Nimes, in the night, Mr. Pitot sees something abnormal in a street of the periphery of Nimes: the street Edgar-Mouton. This craft, which he cannot identify absolutely, rises suddenly in the air and disappears without any noise nor light.
The source is indicated as: M. Figuet/ J.L. Ruchon: "Ovni, premier dossier complet..." - Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979, p. 159.
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates that in the Gard in Nimes on October 13, 1954 at an unknown hour a witness sees during the night, in a street of the periphery of the city (street Edgar-Mouton), "something abnormal". This object which he cannot identify absolutely, rises suddenly in the air and disappears without noise nor light.
Luc Chastan indicates that the source is "Ovni, Premier dossier complet... by Figuet M./ Ruchon J.L. ** Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979".
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This is a very vague press report, unfortunately, which leads me to conclude:
Insufficient information.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Nîmes, Gard, Pitot
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | September 19, 2005 | First published. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | December 29, 2008 | Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version. Additions [goe1], [lcn1]. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | July 27, 2010 | Addition [lpl1]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | July 25, 2019 | Additions [mft3], [mft1], Summary. |
