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October 14, 1954, Chardonnay, Saône-et-Loire:

Reference for this case: 14-Oct-54-Chardonnay.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.

Summary:

In his 1958 book on the French saucer flap of 1954, Aimé Michel reported that on October 14, 1954, at 06:30 p.m., in Chardonnay near the city of Tournus, two vintagers, Messrs Charles and Varot, returned from their work when they saw a reddish disc passing in the sky and disappearing behind a hill.

Reports:

[Ref. aml1:] AIME MICHEL:

Aimé Michel reports that on October 14, 1954, at 06:30 P.M., in Chardonnay near the city of Tournus, two vintagers, Messrs Charles and Varot, returned from their work when they saw a reddish disc passing in the sky and disappearing behind a hill.

[Ref. jve5:] JACQUES VALLEE:

[Ref. bbr1:] GERARD BARTHEL AND JACQUES BRUCKER:

The two authors note this case of October 14, 1954:

"Chardonnay - 71 - 06:30 p.m.: investigation. Two witnesses deceased."

[Ref. lhh1:] LARRY HATCH - "*U* COMPUTER DATABASE":

[Ref. goe1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:

Godelieve van Overmeire indicates that in 1954, on October 14, in France, in Chardonnay, "Misters Charot and Varot, vintagers, see a reddish disc passing; which disappears behind a hill."

The source is noted "Aimé Michel: 'M.O.C.' Seghers pub., p. 231".

[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:

Luc Chastan indicates in his database that in the Saone et Loire in Chardonnay on October 14, 1954 at 18:30 hours "Two witnesses, coming back from their work, observed a reddish disc passing in the sky and disappearring behind a hill."

The source is noted: "M.O.C. by Michel Aimé ** Arthaud 1958".

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

This database recorded this case 3 times:

Explanations:

The 06:13 p.m. meteor that day.

Keywords:

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

Chardonnay, Saône-et-Loire, Charles, Varot, disc, red

Sources:

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

• [aml1] "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book by Aimé Michel, Arthaud publisher, France, 1958.
• [aml1] "Flying Saucers and the Straight-Line Mystery", book by Aimé Michel, English version of "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", S.G. Phillips publisher, USA, 1958.
• [jve5] "Catalogue préliminaire de 500 observations", listing in "Les Phénomènes Insolites de l'Espace", book by Jacques and Janine Vallée, Table Ronde publishers, France, 1966.
• [aml1] "A Propos des Soucoupes Volantes - Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book by Aimé Michel, reprint of "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", Planète publishers, France, page 210, 1966.
• [aml1] "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book by Aimé Michel, Seghers publisher, France, page 231, 1977.
• [aml1] "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book by Aimé Michel, Robert Laffont publisher, France, page 231, 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.
• [bbr1] "La Grande Peur Martienne", book by Gerard Barthel and Jacques Brucker, Les Nouvelles Editions Rationalistes publishers, France, page 199, 1979.
• [lhh1] "*U* Computer Database", database by Larry Hatch, USA, circa 2002.
• [goe1] "Chronologie OVNI", web page compiled by Godelieve Van Overmeire, Belgium, circa 2003, at users.skynet.be/sky84985/afin54.htm
• [lcn1] Base OVNI France, website by Luc Chastan, France, circa 2006, at baseovnifrance.free.fr/detobs.php?numobs=1023
• [ubk1] Online database UFO-Datenbank, Germany, found in 2016, at ufodatenbank.de

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