The index page for the 1954 French flap section of this website is here.
Reference for this case: 54-Sider.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
In a presentation of the author and ufologist Jean Sider by the Belgian ufology magazine Inforespace of May 1998, it is stated that he was born in 1933, had completed secondary studies, was retired from railway catering, and that in 1954, while serving in the military, he had seen a UFO phenomenon along with the other soldiers who accompanied him, and that this observation had sparked his interest in the subject. It is also said that in 1970, he also "experienced a mystical-type event."
In a presentation of the author and ufologist Jean Sider by La Gazette Fortéenne in 2003, it is said, without any further information on this matter, that he "observed a UFO in 1954."
[Ref. ine1:] "INFORESPACE" UFOLOGY MAGAZINE:
Jean Sider was born in 1933. He completed secondary studies. He is now retired from railway catering. In 1954, while serving in the military, he witnessed a UFO phenomenon along with the other soldiers who were with him. This sighting sparked his interest in the subject. In 1970, he also had a mystical-type experience.
[Ref. gfe1:] LA GAZETTE FORTEENNE:
A presentation of contributors to this magazine indicates that the ufologist Jean Sider observed a UFO in 1954.
En date de 2019, il a écrit 20 livres consacrés aux OVNIS; cette observation a probablement suscité son intérêt pour la question.
Jean Sider is a French ufologist writer, born in 1933 in Le Havre. He would have been 21 at the time of this observation.
Of course, the paradox here is that Sider, to my knowledge, never explained what he saw in 1954...
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Jean Sider
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