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Reference for this case: 14-Oct-54-Louhans.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
In 1958, the ufologist Aimé Michel reported that on October 14, 1954, around 06:30 p.m., in Louhans, Mr. Pasquier, sub-prefect of Louhans, and Mr. Delaye, his secretary general, had observed a green luminous object passing in the sky.
[Ref. aml1:] AIME MICHEL:
Aimé Michel reports that on October 14, 1954, at about 06:30 P.M., in Louhans, Mr. Pasquier, deputy prefect of Louhans, and Mr. Delaye, his secretary-general, observe a green luminous object passing in the sky.
[Ref. jve5:] JACQUES VALLEE:
| 337 | -005.21730 | 46.63260 | 14 | 10 | 1954 | 18 | 30 | 101 | *LOUHANS S+LOIRE | F | 1512 | C** | 290 |
[Ref. fru1:] MICHEL FIGUET AND JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:
The two authors indicate that near Saint-Germain-des-Bois in the Saône-et-Loire on October 19, 1954, the deputy prefet of Louhans and his secretary saw a green gleam cross the sky at very high speed.
[Ref. bbr1:] GERARD BARTHEL AND JACQUES BRUCKER:
The two authors note this case of October 14, 1954:
"Louhans - 71 - 06:10 p.m.: investigation. The witness confirms: green luminous phenomenon."
[Ref. goe1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:
The Belgian ufologist indicates that in 1954, on October 19 in France, in Saint Germain du Bois, "At 06:30 p.m. Misters Pasquier, deputy prefect of Louhans and Delaye, secretary-general, note the passage of a green luminous object. (Aime Michel: 'M.O.C.' Seghers pub., p. 231 which almost locates this observation by error at the 10/14/54)... at the same place of the observation of Mr. Lonjarret on October 14."
The second source is noted "M. FIGUET/ J.L. RUCHON: "Ovni, Premier dossier complet..." Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979, p. 164".
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates in his database that in the Saone et Loire in Louhans on October 14, 1954 at 18:30 hours "the underprefect and his secretary-general observe a luminous object of green color".
The source is noted: "M.O.C. by Michel Aimé ** Arthaud 1958".
[Ref. lcn2:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates in his database that in the Saone et Loire in "St German du bois" on October 19, 1954 at 18:00 hours "The under-prefect of Louhans and his secretary saw a green gleam cross the sky at very high speed."
The source is indicated as "Ovni, Premier dossier complet... by Figuet M./ Ruchon J.L. ** Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979".
[Ref. ubk1:] "UFO-DATENBANK":
This database recorded this case 3 times:
| Case Nr. | New case Nr. | Investigator | Date of observation | Zip | Place of observation | Country of observation | Hour of observation | Classification | Comments | Identification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19541014 | 14.10.1954 | Louhans | France | 18.30 | ||||||
| 19541014 | 14.10.1954 | Louhans | France | 18.30 | NL | |||||
| 19541014 | 14.10.1954 | Louhans | France | NL |
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Probably the 06:15 p.m. meteor that day.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Louhans, Saône-et-Loire, Pasquier, Delaye, multiple, object, luminous, green
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| Version: | Created/Changed by: | Date: | Change Description: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | January 16, 2006 | First published. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | April 8, 2009 | Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version. Additions [goe1], [lcn1]. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | January 4, 2010 | Addition [lcn2]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | June 29, 2010 | Addition [jve5]. |
| 1.3 | Patrick Gross | February 25, 2017 | Addition [ubk1]. |
| 1.4 | Patrick Gross | July 12, 2019 | Addition of the Summary. |
