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Reference for this case: 14-Oct-54-Thieulloy.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
In 1969, ufologist Jacques Vallée indicated that from his "personal" sources, on October 14, 1954, at 08:10 p.m., on the road connecting Thieulloy-la-Ville to Beauvais, Mr. Covemacker saw an object that flew over his car, and at the same time, the headlights went out.
The object continued to the north, apparently following a train.
There will be nothing more on the matter, except that in 1979, the "skeptical" ufologists Gérard Barthel and Jacques Brucker, who give the time as 08:20 p.m., announced they made an investigation, which comes down to announcing that the witness refused to give them information on his observation.
[Ref. jve5:] JACQUES VALLEE:
| 347 | -001.93041 | 49.74930 | 14 | 10 | 1954 | 20 | 10 | 1 | THIEULOY LA VILLE | F | 011133 | E |
[Ref. jve1:] JACQUES VALLEE:
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260) October 14, 1954, 08:10 p.m., Thieulloy-la-Ville (France):
On the road between Thieulloy-la-Ville and Beauvais, Mr. Covemacker saw an object fly over his car as the headlights died. It went on toward the north, seemingly following a train. (personal).
[Ref. bbr1:] GERARD BARTHEL AND JACQUES BRUCKER:
The two authors note this case of October 14, 1954:
"Thieulloy-la-Ville - 80 - at about 08:00 p.m.: investigation. The witness refused to give us information on his sighting."
[Ref. fru1:] MICHEL FIGUET ET JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:
These two authors indicate that on October 14, 1954 at 08:10 p.m., in Thieulloy la Ville in the department of the Somme, on the road connecting Thieulloy-la-City to Beauvais, Mr. covemacker saw an object which flew over his/her car. At the same time, the headlights of his/her vehicle died out. The object then moved towards north, seeming to be following a train.
The authors indicate that the source is case 260 of the Vallée catalogue.
[Ref. mft3:] MICHEL FIGUET:
| Nr of the J. C. Fumoux list | Nr of Francat list | Localization | Date | Class | Credibility | Sources | Number of W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 087 | 203 | Thieulloy-la-Ville | 14/10 | CE0 | NI P C.V. | 2-p 165 | 1 T |
[Ref. mft1:] MICHEL FIGUET:
| CASE Nr | CLASSIFICATION | DATE | HOUR | PLACE | ZIP CODE | CREDIBILITY SOURCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CE0 | 14 10 1954 | 20.10 | Thieulloy-la-Ville | 80290 D3 | RS-NI, OVNI p. 165 |
[Ref. cnu1:] CNEGU:
14. 10. 1954
20.10
80
Thieulloy la ville
[Ref. jsr1:] JEAN SIDER:
Jean Sider refers to Michel Figuet and indicates that on October 14, at 08:10 P.M., in Thieulloy-the-City in the Somme, Mr. Covemacker was driving his car towards Beauvais, when suddenly an object appeared and flew over his car whose headlights immediately died out.
[Ref. lhh1:] LARRY HATCH - "*U* COMPUTER DATABASE":
4126: 1954/10/14 20:10 1 1:55:40 E 49:45:00 N 3333 WEU FRN OIS 5:8
THIEULOY-la-VILLE>>BEAUVAIS,FR:OBJ FLIES OVR CAR:LITES FAIL:FOLLOWS TRAIN>>N
Ref# 30 FIGEUT[sic]&RUCHON: OVNI: Le 1er Dossier Page No. 165 : FARMLANDS
[Ref. goe1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:
Godelieve van Overmeire indicates that in 1954, on October 14, in France, in Thieulloy la Ville, "on the road towards Beauvais Mr. Covemacker saw at 20:10, an object which flew over his car. At the same time the headlights died out. The object continued towards the north, apparently following a train."
The source is noted "Jacques Vallée: 'Chronique des apparitions ET' - DENOEL 1972 - J'AI LU COLL. - p. 281".
[Ref. jbu1:] JEROME BEAU:
Thursday, October 14, 1954
20:10 On the road connecting Thieulloy-la-Ville (France) to Beauvais, Mr. Covemacker see 1 object flying over its car. At the same time, his headlights die out. The object continues towards the north, seeming to follow 1 train.
[Ref. cnu1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates in his database that in the Somme in Thieulloy la Ville on October 14, 1954 at 20:10 hours, "On the road connecting Thieulloy-the-City to Beauvais, the witness sees an object which flies over his car; at the same time, the headlights of his vehicle die out. The object would then move towards the north, seeming to follow a train."
The source is noted: "Ovni, Premier dossier complet... by Figuet M./ Ruchon J.L. ** Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979".
[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 14 October 1954 at 20:10 in Thieulloy-la-Ville, France, "Object flew over a car as the headlights died." "On the road between Thieulloy-la-Ville and Beauvais, Mr. Covemacker saw an object fly over his car as the headlights died. It went on toward the north, seemingly following a train."
The website adds: "An object was observed. Electromagnetic effects were noted. One object, about 40 feet across, was observed by one male witness on a road for two minutes (Covemacker)."
The sources are indicated as Poher, Claude, Etudes Statistiques Portant sur 1000 Temoignag, Author, undated; Bowen, Charles, The Humanoids: FSR Special Edition No. 1, FSR, London, 1966; 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); Vallee, Jacques, A Century of Landings (N = 923), (in JVallee04), Chicago, 1969; Schoenherr, Luis, Computerized Catalog (N = 3173); Falla, Geoffrey, Vehicle Interference Project, BUFORA, London, 1979; Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Author, Redwood City, 2002.
[Ref. djn2:] DONALD JONHSON:
Donald Johnson indicates that on October 14, 1954, at 8:10 p.m. on the road between Thieulloy-la-Ville and Beauvais, Somme, Mr. Covemacker saw an object fly over his car as the headlights died. It went on toward the north, seemingly following a train.
The sources are indicated as Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, case # 259.
[Ref. nip1:] "THE NICAP WEBSITE":
*Oct. 14, 1954 - At 8:10 p.m. on the road between Thieulloy-la-Ville and Beauvais, Somme, France Mr. Covemacker saw an object fly over his car as the headlights died. It went on toward the north, seemingly following a train. (Source: Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, case # 259).
[Ref. ubk1:] "UFO-DATENBANK":
This database recorded this case 4 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 | Beauvais Thieulloy | France | CE II | ||||||
| 19541014 | 14.10.1954 | Beauvaisv Thieulloy | France | CE II | ||||||
| 19541014 | 14.10.1954 | Thieulloy Ville | France | CE II | ||||||
| 19541014 | 14.10.1954 | Thieulloy Ville | France | CE II |
[Ref. prn2:] PETER ROGERSON - "INTCAT":
October 14 1954. 2010hrs.
THIEULLOY-LA VILLE (SOMME : FRANCE)
On the road between Thieulloy and Beauvaos, Mr Covemacker saw an object fly over his car as the headlights died. It went towards the north, seemingly following a train
Vallee Case 260
Evaluation - That meteor again?
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An ill-documented case on which nothing can be decided.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Thieulloy-la-Ville, Somme, road, Beauvais, Covemacker, object, car, headlights, failure, stop, train, railway
[----] indicates sources that are not yet available to me.
| Version: | Created/Changed by: | Date: | Change Description: |
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | April 20, 2003 | First published. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | April 8, 2009 | Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version. Additions [goe1], [jbu1], [uda1]. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | February 28, 2010 | Addition [djn2]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | June 29, 2010 | Addition [jve5]. |
| 1.3 | Patrick Gross | November 15. 2014 | Addition [nip1]. |
| 1.4 | Patrick Gross | February 27, 2017 | Addition [ubk1]. |
| 1.5 | Patrick Gross | July 9, 2019 | Addition [mft3], [mft1], [cnu1], [lhh1], [prn2], Summary. Explanations changed, were "Not looked for yet." |
