The index page for the 1954 French flap section of this website is here.
Reference for this case: 54-Liomer.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
On April 7, 2013, a 64-year-old man, giving his last name, first name, address, wrote to me by email to inform me of his observation in 1954 or around 1954:
He was then 6 or 7, and with his father, they drove in a Citroën Traction Avant car from Amiens to Liomer in the Somme department. On the road, very late at night, between Hornoy and Liomer, they had found themselves lit by an intense white light coming from above the car.
His father told him that there are Englishmen behind, since the light was white like the English car headlights while the headlights of the French cars of that time were yellow.
But the son replied that there was no car behind. The light followed them, the father stopped the car, they were frightened.
Once the car stopped, the light disappeared. Seconds later, they looked at the sky, and then saw an olive-shaped red light; which disappeared, without any noise.
My correspondent remembers that according to his parents, there had been articles in the newspaper Le Courrier Picard. His father had made no statement about the sighting. Her mother, who is still alive, remembers his excitement telling this story.
On December 1, 2016, my correspondent wrote to me again by email, reporting the same observation, stating that his father was a travelling salesman, and that Le Courier Picard had published identical testimonies, declared to the Gendarmerie; which reassured them because nobody believed them at that time.
[Ref. pgs1:] EMAIL TO ME:
Subject: witness of 1954
From: [Firstname] [Name] - [Firstname][Name]@free.fr
Date: April 7, 2013
I'm 64, in 1954 I was 6-7 years old, with my father we went by car (Citroen Traction) from Amiens to Liomer in the somme, and on the road late at night between Hornoy and Liomer we found ourselves exposed to an intense white light above the car, My father told me there are English people behind us because of the white headlights (Ps ours are yellow at that time) I replied there are no car behind, the light is following us, my father stopped the car, we had fears of what happens, once stopped the light disappears after a few seconds we look at the sky, we saw a red light, olive-shaped and disappear, (there was no sound) I remember according to my parents, there were articles in the courrier Picard, my mother who is still there, remembers my excitement when i told this story. If it can push research. (My father did not make a statement)
Best regards
[Firsname] [Name]
[Mail address]
22400 Noyal
phone : [Phone]
[Ref. pgs2:] EMAIL TO ME:
Subject: Hello i stumbld a bi.by chance on your website .in 1954 i.was 6 or 7 years old
From: [Firstname Name] - [Firstname][Name]@free.fr
Date: Decemer 1, 2016, 1:14 AM
My father was a salesman we drove from Amiens to Liomer in the somme it was auite late .the vehicle was a traction Citroën
Between Hornoy and Liomer we are surprized and worried to.have right above usa powerful white light that followd us silently .at the.time the headlights were yellow .my father tells me it's an Englishman with its white headlights.i look aeound no car .It's above .We were taken by fright my father stops the vehicle and at this time the light disappears very fast.
We learned that in the courrier Picard thre were identical testimonies stated to the gendarmerie
I.ts reassuring .because nobodys believd us at the time
Regards
[Firsname] [Name]
tel : [Phone]
Unidentified, possible meteor.
|
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Liomer, Hornoy, Somme, father, son, car, light, red, white, silent, oval, night
[----] indicates sources that are not yet available to me.
| Version: | Created/Changed by: | Date: | Change Description: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | October 14, 2016 | First published. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | December 8, 2016 | Addition [pgs2]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | August 20, 2019 | Addition of the Summary. |
