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November 15, 1954, Trézelles, Allier:

Reference for this case: 15-Nov-54-Trézelles.
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Summary:

A catalog of UFO sightings published in the Ouranos ufology magazine of October 1973 indicates that according to the newspaper La Montagne, Aurillac edition of November 26, 1954, there was an observation on November 15, 1954, in Trézelles:

At 05:00 p.m., the night having not yet fallen, Mrs. Edelin, of Floret, saw in the sky a large luminous disk. There were reportedly numerous witnesses.

The ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit of October 1973 adds that Mrs. Edelin was an innkeeper, and does not mention the numerous witnesses.

Reports:

[Ref. ous1:] UFOLOGY MAGAZINE "OURANOS" :

11/15/1954, Moulins Trezelles (5 p.m.)

The night had not yet fallen, and the witness, Mrs. Edelin de Floret, saw in the sky a vast luminous disk moving rapidly towards the southwest. There were many witnesses. (La Montagne - Aurillac for 11/26/1954).

[Ref. ldl1:] UFOLOGY MAGAZINE "LUMIERES DANS LA NUIT":

November 15 (La Montagne for 11-26) Trezelles 05:00 p.m..

Mrs. Edelin, a hotelier in Floret, saw in the sky a large luminous disc.

[Ref. ioi1:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "INFO-OVNI":

For the day of 11/26/1954, "La Montagne" reported under the column title: MOULINS, an observation made by Mrs. Edelin, but the investigation told us that the sighting had taken place in Trezelles, that is to say 33 kms to the South-East.

[Ref. ioi2:] BULLETIN D'UFOLOGIE "INFO OVNI":

059 11/15/54 5:00 p.m. Trezelles

Very fast luminous disc trajectory towards the S.W.

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

4399: 1954/11/15 18:00 1 3:35:40 E 46:19:40 N 3333 WEU FRN ALR 6:6

TREZELLES,FR:Mme.EDELIN:BIG LUMn.DISK SEEN:NFD [Not further described]:/La Montagne 26NOV53 [sic, 54]

Ref#194 LUMIERES dans la NUIT.(LDLN France) Issue No. 128 : TOWN &CITY

Explanations:

The information is totally insufficient; the large luminous disc may have been a plane's reflection or a meteor, for example.

Keywords:

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

Trézelles, Allier, Edelin, large, luminous, disc, day, multiple

Sources:

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

[----] Article in the regional newspaper La Montagne, Aurillac, France, November 26, 1954.
[ous1] "Dossier Allier", catalogue in the ufology and parapsychology magazine Ouranos, France, Nouvelle Série #8, page 8, 3^rd quarter 1973.
[ldl1] "Les Archives de 1954 pour l'Allier", catalogue in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, #128, page 18, October 1973.
[ioi1] "Le Lapin et le Renard", article, not signed, by Jean Giraud, in the ufology bulletin Info OVNI, France, Series 1, #0, page 1, April 1975.
[ioi2] "Un demi-siècle d'observations régionales", catalogue in the ufology bulletin Info OVNI, France, special issue, page 6, December 1975.
[lhh1] "*U* Computer Database", database by Larry Hatch, USA, circa 2002.

Document history:

Version:	Created/Changed by:	Date:	Change Description:
1.0	Patrick Gross	November 29, 2018	First published.
1.1	Patrick Gross	September 18, 2021	Addition [ioi1].
1.2	Patrick Gross	May 24, 2022	Addition [ioi2].

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