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Reference for this case: 23-Sep-54-Le-Puy-en-Velay.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
The Press, from September 25 to 28, 1954, reported an observation of September 23, 1954, at le Puy-en-Velay.
One Mrs. Chamard or more likely Chaumard, in the district of La Girette where she resided, is said to have observed a "flying cigar" a about 3 p.m.
It was reportedly "a craft in the shape of a cigar red at one end, silent, seemingly motionless"; which she would have observed for more than a quarter of an hour, before it "disappeared while taking altitude."
In 1979, ufologists Michel Figuet and Jean-Louis Ruchon gave the date as September 23, 1954, the time as 03:00 p.m., speaking of a cigar whose front glowed. They recorded it a second time with the date of September 25, 1954. Ufologist Michel Jeantheau found out that the correct date was September 23, 1954.
[Ref. lme1:] "LA MONTAGNE" NEWSPAPER:
This newspaper provides the following paragraph on this case, among a larger article:
Le Puy. -- A flying cigar, one more, was observed in the afternoon of Thursday by a resident of Le Puy, around 3 p.m., in the district of Girette, where she remains, Mrs. Chamard.
[Ref. nnm1:] NEWSPAPER "LE NOUVEAU NORD MARITIME":
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Bayonne, 25. -- Bayonne residents claim to have seen Friday afternoon, very high in the sky, in a northeast direction, three mysterious light-colored objects sharp against the pure sky at that hour.
A peacekeeper, Mr. Carrions, who was in the hall area, observed these three motionless craft, arranged in a triangle, of slightly oval shape. They were, he said, the size of a rugby ball and appeared to be at a considerable height.
Passers-by said they saw the same bright objects in other places.
Nancy, 25. -- Several dozen "Sidelor" workers living in the Lantéfontaine-les-Baroches region (M. et M.), claim to have seen six flying cigars in the sky between 4:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m..
"We first saw, they said, two" cigars ", then later four other craft came to join the first two. All remained motionless for a moment and finally disappeared instantly. These statements are confirmed by several other people... and an isolated one.
Le Puy, 25. -- Mrs. Chaumard, living in the Girette district in Le Puy, saw in the sky a craft having a shape like a cigar glowing at one end, silent and appearing motionless, she could observe the craft for almost a quarter of an hour, then the "cigar" suddenly disappeared while gaining altitude.
Clermont-Ferrand, 25. -- Six residents of Langeac (Haute-Loire) saw a white glow move in the sky in direction South.
A resident of Gelles (Puy-de-Dôme), Mrs. widow Melle, claimed to have seen in the sky a luminous craft of a shape "like a cigar". The craft moved silently.
A resident of Clermont-Ferrand was picking mushrooms: he saw in the sky, at high altitude, a luminous trail "slightly colored in pink".
La Rochelle, 23. - In Charron (Charente-Maritime), three fishermen and a customs officer declare having seen during a of these last nights, a formation of flying saucers moving very low and flying over the shore, before disappearing.
[Ref. nll1:] NEWSPAPER "NORD LITTORAL":
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Bayonne, 21 Sep. -- Some residents of Bayonne claim to have seen this afternoon, very high in the sky, in a northeast direction, three mysterious objects of light tint, cutting on the pure sky at that hour.
A peacekeeper, Mr. Corrions, who was in the Halles district, observed these three immobile craft, arranged in a triangle, of slightly oval shape. They were, he said, the size of a rugby ball and appeared to be at a considerable height.
Passers-by said they saw the same bright objects in other places.
Nancy. -- Several dozen "Sidelor" workers living in the Lantéfontaine-les-Baroches region (M.-et-M.), claim to have seen in the sky six flying cigars, between 4:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m.
"We first saw, they said, two "cigars", then later four other craft came to join the first two. All remained motionless for a moment and finally disappeared instantly. These statements are confirmed by several other people.
Le Puy, 25. -- Mrs. Chaumard, living in the Girette district in Le Puy, saw in the sky a craft having a shape like a glowing cigar at one end, silent and appearing motionless, she could observe the craft for almost a quarter of an hour, then the "cigar" suddenly disappeared while gaining altitude.
[Ref. vmr1:] NEWSPAPER "VAR-MATIN - REPUBLIQUE":
Bayonne, September 25. -- Residents of Bayonne claim to have seen, this afternoon, very high in the sky, in the north-eastern direction, three mysterious objects of light colour, constrasting on the pure sky at this hour there.
A policeman, Mr. Carrions, who was in the district of the Halles, observed these three motionless machines, laid out in triangle, of slightly oval shape. They had, he said, the dimension of a rugby ball and appeared to be at a considerable height.
Passers by stated to have seen the same luminous objects in other places.
In the Meurthe et Moselle
Several tens of workmen of "Sidelor" living the area of Lantefontaine-les-Baroches (Meurthe et Moselle) claim to have seen in the sky, six flying cigars, between 04:30 and 05:30. "We initially saw, they stated, two "cigars" then four other apparatuses came to join the two first. All remained perfectly motionless one moment to finally disappear instantaneously." These statements are confirmed by several other people.
In Le Puy
Mrs Chaumard, living in the La Girette district in Le Puy, saw in the sky, a machine having the shape of a cigar, reddish at an end. Silent and appearing motionless, she managed to observe the machine during nearly a quarter of an hour, then the "cigar" suddenly disappeared by taking altitude.
In the sky of the Auvergne
Clermont Ferrand. -- Six residents of Langeac (the Haute Loire) saw a white gleam moving in the sky in direction of the ground.
A resident of Gelles (the Puy de Dôme), Mrs widow Melles claimes to have seen in the sky, a luminous machine of lengthened form "of the cigar kind". The craft moved silently. A resident of Clermont Ferrand gathered mushrooms: he saw in the sky at high altitude, a luminous trail "slightly pink coloured".
Rugby players, training in the Vichy stadium, saw a flying cigar.
Near La Rochelle
La Rochelle. -- At La Charron - (the Charente Maritime), three fishermen and a customs observer state to have seen, during one of these last nights, a formation of flying saucers moving very low and flying over the shore, before disappearing.
[Ref. fso1:] NEWSPAPER "FRANCE-SOIR":
This newspaper provides the following paragraph on this case, among a larger article:
In Le Puy: Mrs Chamard, of the district of la Girette, saw a flying object, reddish at one of its ending.
[Ref. mle1] "LE MIDI LIBRE" NEWSPAPER:
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of a rugby ball and appeared to be at a considerable height."
In the Meurthe-and-Moselle, several tens of workmen of "Sidelor", living the area of Lantefontaine-les-Baroches (M.-and-M.). claim to have seen six flying cigars between 04:30 and 05:00 in the sky.
"We initially saw, they said, two "cigars", then afterwards, four other craft came to join the two first. All remained motionless one moment for finally disappearing instantaneously."
In Le Puy, Mrs. Chaumard, resident of the district of La Girète, saw in the sky a machine having the shape of a cigar reddish glowing at an end, silent and appearing motionless. She managed to observe the machine during nearly a quarter of hour, then the "cigar" suddenly disappeared by taking altitude.
The same observations were made by six inhabitants of Langeac (Haute-Loire) and several inhabitants of Gelles (Puy-de-Dome) or Clermont-Ferrand.
In this area, rugby players training at the Vichy stadium saw a "flying cigar".
From Villefranche-of-Rouergue in Aveyron, it is reported that an owner of Vabre-Tézac, Mr. Marre, saw a yellowish mass of color which moved away towards the south, without leaving behind any trace of smoke.
The attention of Mr. Marre had been drawn by the noise of an engine.
Other inhabitants of the locality also heard, from the inside of their house, the same noise, but not having come out, they did not see the weird "mass."
[Ref. aml1:] AIME MICHEL:
Aimé Michel indicates that there was an observation with a large number of witnesses in Le Puy in the Haute-Loire on September 24, 1954.
[Ref. dvl1:] DANIEL VIDAL:
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Now here is a series of articles that Daniel Vidal of Nîmes sent us. This young boy, well known to the VERONICA group had to carry out a long and painstaking research work in the archive of the newspaper "Midi-Libre" in order to be able to communicate to us these articles and we congratulate him.
- The sky of France is furrowed with "cigars" and "flying saucers"
Paris, September 25 - In several localities in France, there is the appearance of "cigars" or "flying saucers" in the sky.
Thus in Charron (Charente-Maritime), three fishermen and a customs officer declare having seen during one of these last nights, a formation of flying saucers moving very low and flying over the shore before disappearing.
In Bayonne, locals say they saw high up in the sky three mysterious objects of clear hue, sharply visible on the sky. A peace officer, Mr. Carrions, observed these three immobile craft set in triangle, of slightly oval shape.
"They had, he said, the size of a rugby ball and seemed to be at a considerable height."
In the Meurthe-et-Moselle, dozens of workers from "Sidelor" living in the region of Lantéfontaine-les-Baroches (M-and-M) claim to have seen six "flying cigars" in the sky between 4:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m.
"We first saw, they said, two "cigars", then after four other craft joined the first two, all remained motionless to finally disappear instantly."
In Le Puy, Mrs. Chaumard, living in the Trinité district, saw in the sky a craft in the shape of a cigar glowing red at one end, silent and motionless. She was able to observe the craft hovering nearly fifteen minutes, then the "cigar" suddenly disappeared while gaining altitude.
The same observations were made by six residents of Langeac (Haute-Loire) and several others from Les Gelles (Puy-de-Dôme) or Clermont-Ferrand. In this region, rugby players at the Vichy stadium, saw a "flying cigar".
In the Aveyron
From Villefranche de Rouergue in the Aveyron, an owner of Vabre-Tizac, Mr. Marre, is reported to have seen a yellow-colored mass moving southwards, without leaving behind any traces of smoke.
Mr. Marre's attention was drawn to the sound of a motor. Other inhabitants of the locality also heard the same noise from inside their house, but not having come out, they did not see the singular "mass". (Midi Libre 09/26/54.) (2-3)
[Ref. fru1:] MICHEL FIGUET ET JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:
The two authors indicate that in Le Puy in the Haute-Loire, on September 23, 1954 at 03:00 p.m., there was an observation of a cigar of which the front had a reddish gleam.
The authors list the case twice: first as dated of September 23, and a second time dated of September 25.
[Ref. via1:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "VIMANA 21":
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SATURDAY 25 AND SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 26 [publishing date]: RED GLOWING CIGAR -
Le Puy - Madame Chaumard saw in the sky, a machine shaped like a red glowin cigar at one end, silent, seeming motionless. She was able to observe the craft for more than a quarter of an hour. Then the cigar suddenly disappeared while gaining altitude.
The source is said to be the newspaper Le Bien Public.
[Ref. mju1:] MICHEL JEANTHEAU:
Ufologist Michel Jeantheau closely checked the date of this observation allegedly being one of the points of an alignment of sightings pled by ufologist Aimé Michel and called "the BAVIC line" for "BAyonne-VIChy."
He notes that the newspaper "La Montagne" for September 25, 1954, dates the case of September 23, 1954, not September 24, 1954 as indicated by Aimé Michel. He also notes that the newspaper "France-Soir" for September 26, 1954, does not provide a date or a time. He found in two newspapers of Le Puy for September 25, 1954, "L'Eveil" and "Le Quotidien" that the case is dated of "Yesterday", but that usually the journalist write their article the day before it gets published. He thus concludes that the correct date for this case is September 23, 1954.
[Ref. lhh1:] LARRY HATCH - "*U* COMPUTER DATABASE":
3819: 1954/09/23 15:00 1 3:53:00 E 45:03:00 N 3333 WEU FRN HLR 6:6
LE PUY,FR:RED CGR/CONTINUOUS TRAJECTORY:ON MICHELE LINE [sic]/TULLE-LANGEAC /r49
Ref# 30 FIGEUT[sic]&RUCHON: OVNI: Le 1er Dossier Page No. 84 : PASTURE
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates that in the Haute Loire in Le Puy on September 24, 1954 at an unknown hour "a woman observes an object in the shape of a reddish cigar gleaming at an end, motionless silent and seeming motionless. She observes the object 15 minutes before the latter disappears suddenly by taking altitude. "
Luc Chastan notes that the source is "Le Midi Libre".
[Ref. rbt1:] RENAUD BENOIST:
The author indicates that on 24 and 25 September 1954, several inhabitants of Puy-en-Velay told reporters that they had seen "an oblong object whose front glowed red across the sky over the city" during long minutes.
Madame Chaumard, living in the neighborhood of La Girète, observed "a strange craft in the shape of a cigar glowing red at the end, and flying without any noise" over the city of Puy-en-Velay, this UFO then disappeared into the sky by taking altitude.
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Unidentified but insufficient information.
This is one of the misdated cases that Aimé Michel pt on his "Bayonne Vichy" (BAVIC) line for September 24, 1954.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy, Haute-Loire, Chamard, Chaumard, cigar, red, la Girète, motionless, duration, manoeuver, ascension
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