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Reference for this case: 16-Oct-54-Racecourt.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
The regional newspaper La Liberté de l'Est for October 20, 1954, reported that "Saturday" - thus in October 16, 1954 - around 9:00 p.m., a "red craft" crossed at high speed the sky of Racecourt. heading west. The newspaper reported that a farmer and his family had seen the phenomenon and stated that it was different from that produced by a shooting star and that the ball was larger than a soccer ball.
[Ref. ler1:] "LA LIBERTE DE L'EST" NEWSPAPER:
Racecourt. -- Saturday towards 9 p.m. an apparatus of red color crossed at high speed the sky of our locality moving towards the west. A farmer and his family saw the phenomenon and state that this one was different from that produced by a shooting star. The ball was larger than a soccer ball.
Is it the same apparatus which was observed in Bruyères the same 16th at the same hour?
[Ref. lbs1:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "LA LIGNE BLEUE SURVOLEE?":
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19°) CASE No. F/98/88541016(02)
RACECOURT - SATURDAY OCTOBER 16, 1954
9:00 p.m. approx. H.L.
Witnesses: A farmer and his family
Sources: La Liberté de l'Est article of October 20, 1954
"Saturday around 9 p.m. a red craft crossed the sky at high speed in our locality heading west. A farmer and his family saw the phenomenon and declared that it was different from the one produced by a shooting star. The ball was bigger than a soccer ball."
"Is this the same craft that was observed in BRUYERE on the same day and at the same time?"
(Full article).
[Ref. lbs2:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "LA LIGNE BLEUE SURVOLEE?":
| Num. | DATE | PLACE | TIME | SHORT DESCRIPTION | 1234 | SOURCES | EXPLANATIONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/16/1954 | RACECOURT | 09:30 p.m. | Idem. [="Big luminous ball with trail."] Several witnesses. | ...X | Liberté de l'Est for 10/20/1954 | Meteor? |
[Ref. cnu1:] CNEGU:
CNEGU catalogued their case number F/98/88541016 (02) as having occurred in Racecourt on Saturday, October 16, 1954 at approximately 09:00 p.m. local time, with as witnesses a farmer and his family, and as source the article of La Liberté de l'Est for October 20, 1954 which follows:
"Saturday towards 9 p.m. an apparatus of red color crossed at high speed the sky of our locality moving towards the west. A farmer and his family saw the phenomenon and state that this one was different from that produced by a shooting star. The ball was larger than a soccer ball."
"Is it the same apparatus which was observed in BRUYERES the same 16th at the same hour?"
CNEGU specifies that this is the integral article.
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The 09:30 p.m. meteor that day.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Racecourt, Vosges, red, multiple, anonymous, ball, fast, night
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