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September 27, 1954, Lassus-Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales:

Reference for this case: 27-sep-54-Lassus-Perpignan.
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Summary:

In his 1958 book on the French wave of 1954, Aimé Michel reported that on September 27, 1954, on the road to Lassus at the exit of the suburbs of Perpignan, in the afternoon, a young boy who was going to his high school came home trembling with fear and saying he had seen a round object land on the ground, two beings coming out of it, who returned inside after a few moments, after which the object flew away.

Michel reported that as the boy seemed to be in a state of shock, he was put to bed, a doctor was called, who diagnosed a nervous breakdown.

Michel gave no source, it was not until a summary by Jacques Vallée in 1974 that one learned the source was "France Soir, Oct. 2, 1954."

Nothing more seems to have surfaced about this case.

Reports:

[Ref. aml1:] AIME MICHEL:

Aimé Michel reports that on September 27, on the road to Lassus immediately at the exit of the outskirts of Perpignan, in the afternoon, a young boy who was going to his school came back home shaking with fear. He said he had seen a round object land on the ground, two beings come out of it and go inside of it again after a short while, and the object departed then.

Michel reports that since the young boy seemed to be in a commotion, he was put to bed. A doctor was called, who diagnosed a nervous breakdown.

[Ref. aml2:] AIME MICHEL:

Near Perpignan, one notes a "landing" on the road of Lassus.

[Ref. gqy1:] GUY QUINCY:

September 27 [, 1954]

[... Other cases...]

End-afternoon: Road of Lassus (E suburb of Perpignan, Pyr.Or.):
circular craft on the ground/ 2 beings

[... Other cases...]

[Ref. jve8:] JACQUES VALLEE:

27 Sep., 1954

Perpignan

France

schoolboy

2 beings

[Ref. jve5:] JACQUES VALLEE:

149

-002.90431

42.68700

1954

PERPIGNAN-NE.

0211

C**

140

[Ref. jve2:] JACQUES VALLEE:

The author indicates that on September 27, 1954, on the road of Lassus, in Perpignan, a schoolboy saw a circular object on the ground. Two beings came out of there then again returned in the apparatus; which flew away. The witness was in a state of shock.

[Ref. gep1:] UFOLOGY GROUP "GEPO":

09/27/54

(AM)

Lassus-Perpignan (spain+) F

i 100X2

[Ref. mft3:] MICHEL FIGUET:

Nr of the J. C. Fumoux list	Nr of Francat list	Localization	Date	Class	Credibility	Sources	Number of W
004	81	Perpignan East suburb	27/09	CE3	D-P	2-p. 89	1 T

[Ref. mft1:] MICHEL FIGUET:

CAS Nr	CLASSIFICATION	DATE	HOUR	PLACE	ZIP CODE	CREDIBILITY SOURCE
81	CE3	09 27 1954	afternoon	Perpignan	66000 B6	D-P, OVNI: p. 89

[Ref. lhh1:] LARRY HATCH - "*U* COMPUTER DATABASE":

3848: 1954/09/27 16:00 10 2:54:20 E 42:42:00 N 3332 WEU FRN PYO 9:7

PERPIGNAN,FR:SVRL Grps/OBS IN SHOCK:SCR LANDS:2 OIDS EXIT+REBOARD:>>SSE/IFS#27

Ref# 30 FIGEUT[sic]&RUCHON: OVNI: Le 1er Dossier Page No. 90 : TOWN &CITY

[Ref. goe1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:

The Belgian ufologist indicates that in 1954, on September 27, in France, in Perpignan, "a student saw a circular object, on the ground. Two beings came out of there then returned in the apparatus and left. Witness in a state of shock."

The sources are noted "France-Soir, 2 Oct. 1954" with thanks to Wim van Utrecht, and "Jimmy GUIEU: 'Black-out sur les S.V.' - Fleuve Noir 1956 - p. 148 to 149".

[Ref. jsr1:] JEAN SIDER:

19 - September 27, afternoon, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales.

An anonymous student.

The witness goes to the High School. He sees on the road to Lassus a round object placed on the ground. Two beings come out of it and then return to it. A few moments later the craft takes off and disappears in the sky. The witness was so frightened that he turned around and went home where he arrived so moved that a doctor was summoned, who diagnosed a nervous crisis.

Source: Figuet, p. 90.

[Ref. ars1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

79.
Location. Lassus-Perpignan France
Date: September 27 1954
Time: 1500

A boy who had started out for high school came home trembling with fear; he said he had seen a round object land and that 2 grotesque little creatures had emerged from it, but after a few minutes re-entered the object, which flew off. The witness was in a state of shock.

Humcat 1954-57
Source: Aime Michel
Type: B

[Ref. jve1:] JACQUES VALLEE:

159) September 27, 1954 afternoon, Perpignan (France):

A college student saw a circular object on the ground. Two beings came out of it, then reentered the craft and left. Witness in a state of shock. (P 19, M 88).

[Ref. ldl1:] UFOLOGY MAGAZINE "LUMIERES DANS LA NUIT":

In a list of cases that the magazine called for investigation or re-investigation, there was:

"159 27-9-54 Perpignan"

[Ref. jve3:] JACQUES VALLEE:

159) September 27, 1954 afternoon, Perpignan (France):

A college student saw a circular object on the ground. Two beings came out of it, then reentered the craft and left. Witness in a state of shock. (P 19, M, 88).

[Ref. jve4:] JACQUES VALLEE:

September 27, 1954 afternoon, Perpignan (France):

A college student saw a circular object on the ground. Two beings came out of it, then reentered the craft and left. Witness in a state of shock. (France Soir, Oct. 2, 1954).

[Ref. prn1:] PETER ROGERSON:

333 Z7 September 1954 afternoon PERPIGNAN (FRANCE)

A high school student saw a circular object on the ground on the road to Lassus. Two "grotesque little creatures" came out of it, then re-entered the craft and left. The witness was so shaken that his parents called the doctor.

(Ml59; France-Soir, 2 October 1954; Michel II, 88)

[Ref. agd1:] ALAIN GAMARD:

Case #	Date	Time	Locality	Department	Witness(es) name
024	27/09/1954	Aft.n	Perpignan.	66	-

[Ref. tbw1:] TED BLOECHER AND DAVID WEBB:

54-30 Sept. 27. 1954 1500 Lassus-Perpignan, France Type B

A boy who had started out for high school came home trembling with fear: he said he had seen a round object land & that 2 grotesque little creatures had emerged, but after a few minutes reentered the object, which flew off. The witness was in a state of shock.

Investigator:

Source: Michel, Straight-Line Mystery, p. 88.

[Ref. fru1:] MICHEL FIGUET ET JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:

The two ufologists and authors indicate that on September 27, 1954 in the afternoon on the road of Lassus in the Eastern suburbs of Perpignan, an anonymous schoolboy went to the college when he saw a round object posed on the ground from which two beings came out, then returned in after a few moments, and the machine flew away.

He came back trembling of fear and a doctor diagnosed a nervous breakdown.

The sources are noted as Quincy; A Propos des Soucoupes Volantes by Aimé Michel page 114; the Vallée catalogue, case 159 and France-Soir for 2/10/1954.

[Ref. jgs1:] JEAN-FRANCOIS GILLES:

French ufologist Jean-François Gilles had established a computerized catalogue of landings on the French territory between September 26 and October 18, 1954 in order to study if their geographical distribution were the fact of the chance or not.

	ICOD	Désignation	(57)	Date	jve4	jve1	COMMENTS
UFO LANDINGS ON THE CONTINENTAL TERRITORY OF FRANCE FROM SEPTEMBER 26, 1954 TO OCTOBER 18, 1954
004	0520	PERPIGNAN, Banlieue E.	RF66	540927	159	149	CE3

ICOD is an internal code of this listing. (57) refers to column 57 of the Condon group's computerized UFOCAT, where RF is France and the number is the department. jve4 and jve1 are case numbers in Jacque Vallée's Magonia listing and "Passport to Magonia" book. CE2, CE3 refers to the Hynek classification.

ICOD	Longitude	Latitude	Longitude	Latitude	Longitude	Latitude
	V		F		G
0520	-2.904	42.687	-2.908	42.692	-2.921	42.697

V,F,G are codes for people who determined the coordinates: V = Jacques Vallée, ufologist, F = Jean Charles Fumoux, officer of the French Air Force, G = Jean François Gille, ufologist.

[Ref. mcn1:] MARK CASHMAN:

Perpignan (France).

9/27/1954 afternoon

A college student saw a circular object on the ground. Two beings came out of it, then reentered the craft and left. Witness in a state of shock.

[Ref. djn1:] DONALD JOHNSON:

On this Day

September 27

[...]

1954 - Perpignan, France. A college student saw a circular object on the ground this afternoon. Two beings came out of it, then reentered the craft and left. The witness was reportedly in a state of shock. (Sources: Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 212).

[Ref. jbu1:] JEROME BEAU:

September 1954

[...]

Mon 27

Afternoon In Perpignan (Pyrenées-Orientales), an anonymous student is so much moved after a CE3 that he makes a half-turn and returns home. A doctor called diagnoses a nervous crisis.

[...]

And in the same page as if it were a different case:

September 1954

[...]

Mon 27

Afternoon On the road of Lassus, in Perpignan, a schoolboy sees a circular object on the ground 2 beings leave there, then return in the apparatus which flies away. Witness in a state of shock.

[...]

With source for this second entry: France-Soir, October 2, 1954; and "Vallée, J., case #22, 'Rapport sur l'analyse de 200 observations documentées faites en 1954'".

[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:

Luc Chastan indicates in his database that in the Pyrenees Orientales (66) in Perpignan on September 27, 1954 at an unknown hour, "Lassus Yard (east of the city). In the middle of the afternoon a teenager who goes to the college returns precipitately home trembling with fear: he says to have seen a round object posed on the ground two beings to come out, return in after a few moments and fly away from there. The child seems conditioned, a doctor diagnoses a nervous breakdown."

The sources are indicated as: "Ovni, Premier dossier complet... by Figuet M./ Ruchon J.L. ** éd. Alain Lefeuvre 1979" and "M.O.C. by Michel Aimé ** Arthaud 1958".

[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on 27 September 1954 at 15:00, between Perpignan and Lassus, Perpignan, France, "Boy who had left for school ran home in fear. Had seen round object land, two grotesque little creatures had emerged. After few minutes re-entered craft, flew off."

And: "Perpignan, France. A college student saw a circular object on the ground this afternoon. Two beings came out of it, then reentered the craft and left. The witness was reportedly in a state of shock."

And: "An object was observed. Occupants of the craft were seen. One round object was observed by one male child on a road for two minutes. Two 3-foot-tall creature-like beings were seen."

The sources are indicated as "Webb, David, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports; Michel, Aime, Flying Saucers and the Straight-Line Mystery, S. G. Phillips, New York, 1958; Bowen, Charles, The Humanoids: FSR Special Edition No. 1, FSR, London, 1966; Vallee, Jacques, Computerized Catalog (N = 3073); Vallee, Jacques, Challenge to Science: The UFO Enigma, Henry Regnery, Chicago, 1966; Vallee, Jacques, Preliminary Catalog (N = 500), (in JVallee01); Vallee, Jacques, A Century of Landings (N = 923), (in JVallee04), Chicago, 1969; Schoenherr, Luis, Computerized Catalog (N = 3173); Rogerson, Peter, World-Wide Catalog of Type 1 Reports; Delaire, J. Bernard, UFO Register Volume 7 (1976), Data Research, Oxford, 1976; Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Author, Redwood City, 2002."

[Ref. prn2:] PETER ROGERSON:

September 27 1954. Afternoon.

PEPINGNAN [sic] (PYRENEES ORIENTALES : FRANCE)

A high school student saw a circular object on the ground on the road to Lassus. Two �grotesque little creatures� got out of it, then e-entered the object and left. The boy was so shaken that his parents called the doctor

Michel 1958, p.88.
Vallee Case 159 citing France Soir, 2 October 1954)

[Ref. nip1:] "THE NICAP WEBSITE":

*Sep. 27, 1954 - Perpignan, France. A college student saw a circular object on the ground this afternoon. Two beings came out of it, then reentered the craft and left. The witness was reportedly in a state of shock. (Sources: Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia: A Century of Landings, p. 212).

[Ref. tai1:] "THINK ABOUT IT" WEBSITE:

Date: September 27 1954

Location: Lassus-Perpignan France

Time: 1500

Summary: A boy who had started out for high school came home trembling with fear; he said he had seen a round object land & that 2 grotesque little creatures had emerged from it, but after a few minutes re-entered the object, which flew off. The witness was in a state of shock.

Source: Aime Michele [sic]; Magonia 159

[Ref. ubk1:] "UFO-DATENBANK":

This database recorded the case 9 times:

Case Nr.	Date of observation	Place of observation	Country of observation	Hour of observation	Classification
19540927	27.09.1954	Lassus Road	France		CE III
19540927	27.09.1954	Lassus	France		CE III
19540927	27.09.1954	Perpignan Lassus	France	Afternoon	DD
19540927	27.09.1954	Perpignan Lassus	France	15.00	CE III
19540927	27.09.1954	Perpignan	France	15.00	CE III
19540927	27.09.1954	Perpignan	France	Afternoon	CE III
19540927	27.09.1954	Perpignan	France	15.00	CE III
19540927	27.09.1954	Perpignan	France	Afternoon	CE III
19540927	27.09.1954	Perpignan	France	Afternoon	CE III

[Ref. prn3:] PETER ROGERSON - "INTCAT":

September 27 1954. Afternoon.

PEPINGNAN [sic] (PYRENEES ORIENTALES : FRANCE)

A high school student saw a circular object on the ground on the road to Lassus. Two "grotesque little creatures" got out of it, then e-entered the object and left. The boy was so shaken that his parents called the doctor

Michel 1958 p88
Vallee Case 159 citing France Soir 2 October 1954.

Explanations:

Nervous breakdown. Possible helicopter.

Keywords:

(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)

Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Lassus, daylight, circular, round, landing, occupants, multiple

Sources:

[----] indicates sources that are not yet available to me.

[----] Article in the national newspaper France Soir, Paris, France, October 2, 1954.
[aml1] "Mystérieuses Soucoupes Volantes", book by Aimé Michel, Arthaud publisher, France, 1958.
[aml2] "Soucoupes Volantes - L'étrange découverte d'Aimé Michel", article by Aimé Michel, in the popular science magazine Science et Vie, France, #485, February 1958.
[gqy1] "Observations 1954", monograph by Guy Quincy, France - Algeria, private publication, page 8, the 1950's.
[jve8] "A Descriptive Study of the Entites Associated with the Type 1 Sighting", article by Jacques Vallée, in the ufology magazine Flying Saucer Review (FSR), U-K., Volume 10, #1, page 8, January / February 1964.
[jve5] "Catalogue préliminaire de 500 observations", listing in "Les Phénomènes Insolites de l'Espace", book by Jacques and Jannine Vallée, Table Ronde publisher, France, 1966.
[jve2] Summary by Jacques Vallée in "The Humanoids: A Survey of World-Wide Reports of Landings of Unconventional Aerial Objects and their Alleged Occupants", book by Charles Bowen, Neville Spearman publishers, U-K., 1969.
[jve1] "Un Siècle d'Atterrissages", catalogue by Jacques Vallée, in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans la Nuit (LDLN), France, #102, page 5, October 1969.
[aml1] "A Propos des Soucoupes Volantes", book by Aimé Michel, reprint of "Mystérieuses Soucoupes Volantes", Planète publishers, France, page 114, 1969.
[ldl1] "Réenquêtes 1954", in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, #118, page 4, June 1972.
[jve3] "Passport to Magonia - On Ufos, Folklore, and Parallel Worlds", book by Jacques Vallée, Contemporary Books publishers, USA, 1969.
[jve3] "Chronique des Apparitions Extra-Terrestres", French translation of "Passport to Magonia", book by Jacques Vallée, Denoël publisher, France, page 285, 1972.
[jve2] Summary by Jacques Vallée in "En Quête des Humanoïdes", book by Charles Bowen, French translation of "The Humanoids", J'ai Lu publisher, France, page 38, 1974.
[jve4] "Chronique des Apparitions Extra-Terrestres", French translation of "Passport to Magonia", book by Jacques Vallée, J'Ai Lu publisher, France, page 261, 1974.
[prn1] "International catalog of Type 1 Reports - Part 6", catalog compiled by Peter Rogerson, in the ufology bulletin MUFOB (Merseyside UFO Bulletin), U-K., Volume 6, #4, page 71, April 1974.
[agd1] "A Provisional checklist of French humanoid cases", list by Alain Gamard, inThe UFO Register, "The Official Organ of Data Research CONTACT INTERNATIONAL (U.K.)", J. Bernard Delaire editor, U-K., Volume 7, 1976.
[aml1] "Mystérieux Objects Célestes", book by Aimé Michel, Seghers publisher, France, page 123, 1977.
[aml1] "Mystérieux Objects Célestes", book by Aimé Michel, Robert Laffont publisher, France, page 123, 1978.
[----] "Computerized Catalog", compiled by Luis Schoenherr.
[jve5] "Catalogue préliminaire de 500 observations", listing in "Les Phénomènes Insolites de l'Espace", book by Jacques and Jannine Vallée, Robert Laffont publisher, France, page 248, 1978.
[tbw1] "HUMCAT", catalog by Ted Bloecher and David Webb, USA, circa 1979.
[fru1] "OVNI, Premier Dossier Complet des Rencontres Rapprochées en France", book by Michel Figuet and Jean Louis Ruchon, Alain Lefeuvre publisher, France, page 90, 1979.
[jgs1] "L'Isocélie de Fumoux: Un Premier Résultat Scientifique", article by Jean-François Gilles, ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, #209, novembre 1981.
[gep1] "Catalogue mondial des observations - Fichier OVNI GEPO Pasqualini 1954, list, in the ufology bulletin GEPO Informations, ufology group GEPO, France, #16, 1^st quarter, 1981.
[mft3] "ATTERRISSAGES D'UFO sur le continent français du 26 septembre 1954 au 18 octobre 1954", list by Michel Figuet in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, #249-250, page 25, March / April 1985.
[mft1] "Catalogue Francat des rencontres rapprochées en France (Listing 800 1982) (2 - Suite)", list compiled by Michel Figuet, in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, #257-258, page 16, November - December 1985.
[jsr1] "Le Dossier 1954 et l'Imposture Rationaliste", book by Jean Sider, Ramuel publisher, France, page 171, 1997.
[lhh1] "*U* Computer Database", database by Larry Hatch, USA, circa 2002.
[goe1] "Chronologie OVNI", compiled by Godelieve van Overmeire, Belgium, circa 2003, at users.skynet.be/sky84985/asept54.htm
[ars1] HUMCAT, Humanoid sightings catalog, compiled by Albert Rosales.
[mcn1] The Temporal Doorway UFO Sightings Database, by Mark Cashman, CUFOS member, at http://www.temporaldoorway.com/ufo
[jbu1] "September 1954", web page by Jérôme Beau, site web RR0 website, France, circa 2006, at www.rr0.org/data/1/9/5/4/09/index.html
[djn1] "Encounters with Aliens on This Day", written by Donald A. Johnson, Ph.D., compiled from the UFOCAT 2003 computer database, www.ufocat.com.
[lcn1] Base OVNI France, website by Luc Chastan, France, circa 2010, at baseovnifrance.free.fr/listgen.php?typlist=9&page=0&numobs=423
[uda1] "27 Sep 1954 - Perpignan, France", web page by the UFOdna website, circa 2008, at www.ufodna.com/uf00/uf3/003412.htm
[prn2] "Intcat 1954 - International Catalogue of Entity Reports", compiled by Peter Rogerson, U-K., circa 2012, at intcat.blogspot.fr/search/label/1954
[nip1] List on The NICAP Website, USA, found in 2014, at http://www.nicap.org/reports/1954_ufocat.htm
[tai1] "1954: September Sightings", catalog on the UFO website Think About It, USA, not dated, found in 2014, at http://www.thinkaboutitdocs.com/4-1954-august-september-sightings
[ubk1] Online database UFO-Datenbank, Germany, found in 2016, at ufodatenbank.de
[prn3] "INTCAT 1954", catalogue compiled by Peter Rogerson, U-K., circa 2016, at https://intcat.blogspot.com/search?q=1954

Document history:

Version:	Created/Changed by:	Date:	Change Description:
0.1	Patrick Gross	January 3, 2006	First published.
1.0	Patrick Gross	February 5, 2010	Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version. Additions [fru1], [goe1], [lp1], [uda1].
1.1	Patrick Gross	June 18, 2010	Addition [jve5].
1.2	Patrick Gross	August 13, 2013	Addition [prn1].
1.3	Patrick Gross	November 15, 2014	Addition [nip1].
1.4	Patrick Gross	January 12, 2017	Additions [tai1], [ubk1].
1.5	Patrick Gross	July 30, 2019	Additions [agd1], [mft3], [mft1], [lhh1], [prn2], Summary. Explanations changed, were "Not looked for yet. Nervous breakdown. Possible helicopter."
1.6	Patrick Gross	November 30, 2019	Additions [prn1], [jsr1].
1.7	Patrick Gross	August 25, 2021	Additions [aml2], [gqy1], [tbw1].
1.8	Patrick Gross	April 14, 2022	Addition [gep1].
1.9	Patrick Gross	June 25, 2022	Addition [jve8].

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