The index page for the 1954 French flap section of this website is here.
Reference for this case: 18-Oct-54-Velotte.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
In 1984, the Cercle Vosgien Lumières Dans La Nuit ufology group noted in their catalogue their case number F/98/88541018 (02) that took place on Monday, October 18, 1954 at approximately 08:45 local time, the witness being Mr. Wucherier.
The source is an article in the newspaper La Liberté de l'Est for October 23-24, 1954, telling:
"Monday evening, Mr. Wucherier, returning of his work and getting out of the rail-car of 08:45 p.m., clearly saw a ball of fire crossing the space while emitting blue, white, red and orange gleams."
[Ref. lbs1:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "LA LIGNE BLEUE SURVOLEE?":
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22°) CASE Nr F/98/88541018 (02)
VELOTTE - MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1954
Approximately 8:45 p.m.
Witness: Mr WUCHERIER
Sources: La Liberté de l'Est article, October 23-24, 1954
"Monday evening, Mr. WUCHERIER, returning from his work and getting off the 8:45 p.m. railcar, clearly saw a ball of fire crossing the space emitting blue, white, red and orange lights."
[Ref. lbs2:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "LA LIGNE BLEUE SURVOLEE?":
| Num. | DATE | PLACE | TIME | SHORT DESCRIPTION | 1234 | SOURCES | EXPLANATIONS |
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| 10/18/1954 | VELOTTE | 08:45 p.m. | A witness observes a "ball of fire" crossing space emitting colored lights. | ...X | Liberté de l'Est for 10/21/1954 |
[Ref. cnu1:] CNEGU:
CNEGU noted in their catalogue their case number F/98/88541018 (02) that took place on Monday, October 18, 1954 at approximately 08:45 local time, the witness being Mr. Wucherier.
The source is an article in the newspaper La Liberté de l'Est for October 23-24, 1954, telling:
"Monday evening, Mr. WUCHERIER, returning of his work and getting out of the rail-car of 08:45 p.m., clearly saw a ball of fire crossing the space while emitting blue, white, red and orange gleams."
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The 08:45 p.m. meteor.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Velotte, Vosges, night, Wucherier, blue, white, red, orange, ball, fire, luminous, single
[----] indicates sources that are not yet available to me.
| Version: | Created/Changed by: | Date: | Change Description: |
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | August 16, 2007 | First published. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | June 7, 2009 | Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | January 18, 2019 | Addition of the Summary. Explanations changed, were "Not looked for yet. Probable meteor." |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | June 10, 2022 | Additions [lbs1], [lbs2]. In the Summary, "In 1986, the CNEGU" changed to "In 1984, the Cercle Vosgien Lumières Dans La Nuit". |
