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Reference for this case: 19-sep-54-Montluçon.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
French ufologist Aimé Michel noted in his 1958 book that on September 19, 1954, after 04:30 p.m. and before 05:00 p.m., a number of people observed from Montluçon a circular flying object during two minutes.
Michel said it was "similar to the previous observations" of that day.
[Ref. aml1:] AIME MICHEL:
French ufologist Aimé Michel notes that on September 19, 1954, after 04:30 p.m. and before 05:00 p.m., a number of people observed from Montluçon a circular flying object during two minutes.
Michel said it was "similar to the previous observations" of that day.
[Ref. gqy1:] GUY QUINCY:
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September 19, [1954]
about 04:45 p.m.: Montluçon (Allier)
[Ref. jve5:] JACQUES VALLEE:
| 126 | -002.59821 | 46.34100 | 19 | 09 | 1954 | 17 | 00 | 202 | MONTLUCON-ALLIER | F | 1516 | C | 091 |
[Ref. ioi1:] "INFO-OVNI" UFOLOGY MAGAZINE:
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023 09/19/54 04:45 p.m. Montluçon
Observation noted in the Quincy report (?)
[Ref. lgs1:] LOREN GROSS:
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September 19th.
Just north of Vichy and approximately in the center of France is the village of Rongers [sic] where a bright elliptical UFO crossed the sky at 4:30 the afternoon of September 19th. A second UFO quickly followed the first, zipping by directly overhead, the object clearly revealed its circular outline. Instead of ignoring the village like the earlier UFO, this object braked to a stop, made a big orbit of the community, and then swiftly left on a southeastly course.
Moments later at Beal Pass, some 40 miles southeast of Rongers, three sisters having a picnic, Mme. Delaire, Madeline [sic] Gauthier, and Marie Christine; sighted a gray metallic-looking disc come out of the northern sky and hover within easy viewing distance. The women watched as the flat object hovered for approximately half a minute, swaying gently, until it sped away in the direction of Clermont-Ferrand.
A couple of motorcyclists passing by at the time added their testimony to that of the sisters.
Another such object appeared at Montlucon at the same time. Montlucon is about 70 miles northwest of Beal Pass. 93.
The source "93" is indicated further on as: "Michel, Aime. Flying Saucers and the Straight-Line Mystery. p.62."
[Ref. lhh1:] LARRY HATCH - "*U* COMPUTER DATABASE":
3796: 1954/09/19 17:00 2 2:36:00 E 46:20:40 N 3333 WEU FRN ALR 6:A
MONTLUCON,FR:MANY OBS:GREY MTLC SCR HOVERS+MANEUVERS:NFD:/Aime Michele [sic]
Ref# 49 MICHEL,Aime: FS & STRAIGHT LINE TH: Page No. 62 : TOWN &CITY
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates that in the Allier in Montlucon on September 19, 1954 at 16:30 hours there was an "Observation of a flat and gray circular object by many witnesses."
The source is indicated as "M.O.C. by Michel Aimé ** Arthaud 1958".
[Ref. ubk1:] "UFO-DATENBANK":
This database recorded this case three times:
| Case Nr. | New case Nr. | Investigator | Date of observation | Zip | Place of observation | Country of observation | Hour of observation | Classification | Comments | Identification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19540919 | 19.09.1954 | Montlucon | France | 17.00 | ||||||
| 19540919 | 19.09.1954 | Montlucon | France | 17.00 | ||||||
| 19540919 | 19.09.1954 | Montlucon | France | 17.00 |
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Insufficient information, possible meteor.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Montluçon, Allier, multiple, object, flying, circular, duration
[----] indicates sources that are not yet available to me.
| Version: | Created/Changed by: | Date: | Change Description: |
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | July 11, 2004 | First published. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | January 5, 2010 | Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version. Addition [lcn1]. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | June 17, 2010 | Addition [jve5]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | January 29, 2017 | Addition [ubk1]. |
| 1.3 | Patrick Gross | June 26, 2019 | Additions [ioi1], [lhh1], Summary. Explanations changed, were "Not looked for yet." |
| 1.4 | Patrick Gross | March 11, 2021 | Addition [gqy1]. |
| 1.5 | Patrick Gross | April 8, 2022 | Addition [lgs1]. |
