The index page for the 1954 French flap section of this website is here.
Reference for this case: 25-26-Oct-54-Rânes.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
In the nineties, author Jean Sider discovered this case of October the 25, or 26, 1954, in Rânes in the department of Orne, through an article of the newspaper Ouest-France, of Rennes, for October 27, 1954, of which he gave the content:
"The young Aumoitte, 15, house employee resident at 'Chêne Angot' close to Rânes, saw a big cigar, five meters long, pointed at the front and rounded at the back, which sought to land in a field. The young man ran to approach the machine, which took again altitude, initially gently then at a vertiginous speed."
[Ref. jsr1:] JEAN SIDER:
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October 25 or 26, Unknown time, near Rânes, Orne
The young Aumoitte, 15, a servant living in "Chêne-Angot", near Rânes, saw a big cigar five meters long, pointed at the front and rounded at the back, trying to land in a field. He ran to get closer to the craft, which regained altitude, gently at first. then at breakneck speed.
(I couldn't find anything in the more localized press. J.S.)
source:
Ouest France, Rennes, 10/27/54, p.1
[Ref. jsr2:] JEAN SIDER:
Jean Sider discovered this case of October the 25, or 26, 1954, in Rânes in the department of Orne, through an article of the newspaper Ouest-France, of Rennes, for October 27, 1954, of which he gives the content:
The young Aumoitte, 15-year-old, house employee resident at "Chêne Angot" close to Rânes, saw a big cigar, five meters long, pointed at the front and rounded at the back, which sought to land in a field. The young man ran to approach the machine, which took again altitude, initially gently then at a vertiginous speed.
[Ref. lhh1:] LARRY HATCH - "*U* COMPUTER DATABASE":
4279: 1954/10/26 00:00 2 0:13:00 W 48:38:00 N 3321 WEU FRN ORN 7:5
RANES,FR:1 OBS:5M CGR ^DOWN/WOODS:RISES SLOW+>> AWAY AS OBS NEARS:/LDLN#325
Ref#217 Jean SIDER: Le DOSSIER 1954 (2 vol.) Page No. 121 : FOREST
[Ref. djn1:] DONALD JOHNSON:
Encounters with Aliens On this Day
October 26
[...]
1954 - On this day a five meter long cigar-shaped object came down in some woods in Ranes, Orne, France. It began to rise off the ground slowly, then shot away when the witness approached. (Source: Jean Sider, Dossier 1954 et l'Imposture Rationaliste, p. 121).
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates that in the Orne in Rânes on October 25, 1954 at an unknown hour, "Dubious day perhaps the 26th. A teenager observes large cigar five meters long pointed at the front and rounded at the back which tries to land in a field. The witness runs to approach the object which takes again altitude gently then at a vertiginous speed."
He indicates the source as "Lumières dans la Nuit".
[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 26 October 1954 in Ranes, France "5m long cigar comes down in some woods. Rises slowly, then shoots away as witness approaches."
And: "An object was sighted that had an appearance and performance beyond the capability of known earthly aircraft. One cigar-shaped object, about 20 feet across, was observed by one witness in a forest for two minutes."
The source is indicated as Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Author, Redwood City, 2002.
[Ref. mre1:] MICHEL RIBARDIERE:
September 20, 2010
1954 is an important year in the history of French ufology.
[General information]
Here some one of the encounters:
[Other cases]
October 25 or 26 in Rânes (Orn): the young Aumoitte, 15 years old, house caretaker domiciled at the "Chêne Angot", close to Rânes, sees a flying object in the shape of a cigar. The object tries to land in a field. The young man runs in direction of the machine but it takes again altitude then.
[Ref. ovo1:] "OVNI 61" BLOG:
On October 25 or 26 in Rânes (the Orne): the young Aumoitte, 15 years old, domestic domiciled with the "Chêne d'Angot", close to Rânes, saws [sic] a flying object in the shape of a cigar. The object tries to landin a field. The young man runs in direction of the machine but it then takes altitude again.
[Ref. nip1:] "THE NICAP WEBSITE":
*Oct. 26, 1954 - On this day a five meter long cigar-shaped object came down in some woods in Ranes, Orne, France. It began to rise off the ground slowly, then shot away when the witness approached. (Source: Jean Sider, Dossier 1954 et l'Imposture Rationaliste, p. 121).
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Possible helicopter.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Rânes, Orne, Aumoitte, house employee, Chêne Angot, cigar, field, takeoff, slow, fast
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| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | February 10, 2010 | Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version. Additions [lcn1]. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | February 20, 2010 | Addition [djn1], [uda1]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | October 19, 2011 | Addition [oo3]. |
| 1.3 | Patrick Gross | November 15, 2014 | Addition [nip1]. |
| 1.4 | Patrick Gross | October 19, 2016 | Addition [mre1]. |
| 1.5 | Patrick Gross | December 23, 2018 | Addition [lhh1], Summary. |
| 1.6 | Patrick Gross | June 19, 2022 | Addition [jsr1]. |
