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September 28, 1954, Saint-Amand-Montrond, Cher:

Reference for this case: 28-Sep-54-Saint-Amand-Montrond.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.

Summary:

An article in the regional newspaper Le Berry Républicain for September 29, 1954, reported the statements of Mr. Mercier, of Bouzais, who had seen a "flying saucer" that, he said, landed fifty meters from him, and from which three men would have emerged.

The newspaper quoted Mr. Mercier as saying:

"- I had been picking the grapes in my vineyard at Grand-Tertre, and I realized that I had been stolen and I had stayed to try and catch the thieves."

"At about 10:30 p.m., as I was about to leave, I saw a mass of fire falling about fifty meters from me, and then three men came down on the ground. I was unable to make a gesture, the mass of fire appeared to me much faster than a flash, and when I opened my eyes there was nothing left and I ran away, frightened. It was a craft about ten meters in diameter."

The newspaper sais they suggested to Mr. Mercier to drive them to the scene, but he flatly refused, saying he was still too scared.

The newspaper wondered if he had been hallucinating, but finds it difficult to say and notes that just after his adventure he immediately went to the Café du Commerce to tell it, and that he was then very pale.

In 1958, based on this same source, Aimé Michel altered the story somewhat, rewriting the quote, putting "men" in quotation marks, removing the mention that Mr. Mercier refused to go to the scene. He insisted especially on what he thinks is an "alignment" of this case with four others of the following day.

In Jacques Vallée's catalog, the three "men" become three "characters".

Then ufologist Fernand Lagarde explained that since it was night, the "three men", whom he interpreted as occupants of a UFO, had to be endowed with night vision - he did not seem to realize that the craft, described as luminous, would have illuminated the sector anyway.

English-speaking sources summarized the story, forgetting to give a source and forgetting the three men.

In the ufology bulletin INFO-OVNI #0 of April 1975, the only investigation on the case appeared:

"Mr. DUBOIS, delegate LDLN for the Cher, engaged in a counter-investigation on this case. He collected the following elements: In Bouzais, there is no locality named "Le Grand-Tertre"; no Mr. Mercier ever lived on the town, and no one ever heard of such a story. Although this case could be genuine (there may be other Bouzais in France), we do not understand how a place where it obviously cannot have happened, would be aligned as if it really happened there."

As INFO-OVNI had a very limited circulation, it was unsurprising that the case continued to be published in the following decades without reflecting anything of this.

Better: just three years later, ufologists and journalists Charles Garreau and Raymond Lavier give the date as the 25th of September 1954 instead of the 28th, the hour as 10:30 p.m., make "little men" of Mr. Mercier's "men", and give a different quote from the witness without indicating - journalists habit? - where it came from:

"Suddenly, I felt a kind of vibration, and at the same time I saw a mass of fire coming down about fifty meters away from me, the light dimmed. It was a machine about ten meters in diameter, three little beings came down, I felt paralyzed and I could not make a gesture, everything went out, I recovered my senses. I fled, frightened."

In their 1979 catalog, Michel Figuet and Jean-Louis Ruchon indicated that they were able to locate the site with precision. It was located on Bouzais, where there is no place called "Le Grand Tertre". After research, they found this place on the town of Saint-Amand-Montrond. They further indicate that a "counter-investigation is currently underway on this case." In later catalogs, Figuet would put the case in the "dubious" category.

It was in 1987 that Michel Bourron, LDLN regional delegate, exposed his counter-investigation of 1974 on this affair: he did not find any Mr. Mercier in Bouzais in 1954, there was there a Mercier but from 1960 to 1962. The locality "Le Grand-Tertre is not in Bouzais but in Dervant, while there is a "Petit Tertre" in Saint-Amand-Montrond, but there was no "Mercier n either in Dervant, nor in Saint-Amand-Montrond nor in Colombiers.

There was no "Café du Commerce" in Bouzais, but there was one in Saint-Amand-Montrond 2 km away from Drevant's "Grand Tertre". But this café closed at 10:30 p.m., and neither the owner nor any customer he interviewed in 1974 had any memory of the case. He concluded that it was probably an invention of a journalist.

But extrapolations would continue. It will be said that the case must be valid because it was aligned with others, or because it was forming an isosceles triangle with the places of other cases, or because ancient Roman ruins were found under the "Le Grand-Tertre"; someone explained that like the "stealth bombers" of the US Air Force (which were never been "invisible"), these UFO occupants "changed all of a sudden from the 'visible' state to the 'invisible' state and vice versa." Many would add to the pallor of Mr. Mercier that he was "trembling", and many summaries continued to appear without sources or with sources of the x^th hand, without any reference to the negative elements found previously.

Reports:

[Ref. lbr1:] NEWSPAPER "LE BERRY REPUBLICAIN":

[Ref. aml1:] AIME MICHEL:

Aimé Michel indicates that on September 29, 1954, in Bouzais, in the Cher, there was an observation "rigorously in the alignment" of cases of September 29, 1954.

He says that the story of the witness, Mr. Mercier, a vine-grower of Bouzais, in "Le Berry Républicain" for September 29" which is to be compared to the Valensole affair of July 18, 1965, was:

"I went in the afternoon to pick some grapes in my Grand-Tertre vineyard, discovering that thieves had looted my grapes, I stayed at night, hoping to surprise them."

"At about 10:30 p.m., as I was about to leave, I saw a kind of luminous mass literally falling from the sky about fifty meters away from me, and I had hardly noticed that I was paralyzed, unable to move, that something fluttered close to the luminous object, they were three "men." I fell unconscious, and when I recovered my senses, there was no movement, nothing, so I run away, mad with fear."

Aimé Michel says that, as a good winemaker, Mr. Mercier ran straight to the nearest cafe to comfort himself a little, and he was seen walking in, pale and trembling, he was asked questions, and this is how the affair was immediately known.

He comments:

[Ref. gqy1:] GUY QUINCY:

[Ref. gqy2:] GUY QUINCY:

[Ref. jve7:] JACQUES VALLEE:

[Ref. jve8:] JACQUES VALLEE:

[Ref. mcs1:] "MICHEL CARROUGES":

Michel Carrouges indicates that the Mercier observation was made at a distance of 50 meters.

[Ref. rhl1:] RICHARD HALL - NICAP:

[Ref. jve5:] JACQUES VALLEE:

[Ref. jve2:] JACQUES VALLEE:

The author indicates that on September 28, 1954, in Bouzais at "Le Grand Tertre" a "mass of light" suddenly fell from the sky in front of the witness, who was unable to move. Three shapes moved around the light.

[Ref. jve1:] JACQUES VALLEE:

[Ref. fle1:] FERNAND LAGARDE:

[Ref. obr1:] OTTO BINDER:

[Ref. gft1:] G. FAWCETT:

Note: the magazine indicated that this is the translation of "Dangerous Flying Saucers", article by G. Fawcett, in the ufology magazine Flying Saucers Review (FSR), U-K., #78, September 1972, but that magazine did not publish this article.

[Ref. ous1:] :

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

[Ref. prn1:] PETER ROGERSON:

[Ref. ioi1:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "INFO-OVNI":

[Ref. gal1:] CHARLES GARREAU AND RAYMOND LAVIER:

The two authors indicate that in Bouzais in the Cher, on September 25, 1954, at 10:30 p.m., according to newspapers clips and their personal file, a vine grower of this village, Mr. Mercier, had gone in its vine. The vintage was near, the grapes had arrived at maturity, but the previous days, he had noted that petty thieves had prevailed in his vine. He had thus decided to guard the vine to surprise them in obvious offence and to make them harshly pay for the stolen grapes. He watched with care the way which goes up gently through the slopes. All was quiet, "one would have heard the flight of a bat."

The authors report the account by Mr. Mercier:

"Suddenly, I felt a kind of vibration. At the same time, I saw a mass of fire falling down to about fifty meters of me. The light dimmed. I saw that it was a craft of ten meters in diameter. Three small beings went down of it. I felt paralyzed and I could not make a move. All died out. I found my senses again. I fled, mad with fright."

The authors indicate that Mr. Mercier was so terrorized that he did not want to return on the spot the following day. And, the following evenings, he gave up his vine to the thieves, extraterrestrial or not.

[Ref. agd1:] ALAIN GAMARD:

[Ref. pdl1:] PIERRE DELVAL:

In his chapter on the cases of paralysis or drowsiness of UFO witnesses during their experience, Pierre Delval indicates 12 cases from the French flap of 1954, among those, that in Bouzais, à la Vigne du Grand Tertre in the department of the Cher on September 29, 1954 at 10:30 p.m.

A farmer, Mr. Mercier, had noted, in the afternoon, that somebody was stealing his grapes. At night, he went in ambush.

Estimating that his watch had been useless, he prepared to get home but he then saw a luminous mass "fall from the sky" at fifty meters from him.

Immediately, it felt completely "paralyzed", unable of any movement.

He saw three "men" busy around the object and then he lost consciousness.

When he regained consciousness, all had disappeared. He was "mad with fear" and fled to his home where he arrived pale and shaking.

[Ref. nsw1:] RICHARD C. NIEMTZOW AND JOHN SCHLUESSER:

[Ref. lsd1:] LEONARD STRINGFIELD:

The American ufologist indicates that on September 28, 1954, in France, in Bouzais, at "Le Grand Têrtre", Mr. Mercier realized that someone was stealing grape in his vine.

He decided to surprise the robber, and amazed, he saw a luminous mass falling from the sky at approximately fifty meters from there.

Immediately paralyzed, he still saw three silhouettes emerging from the light, then he lost consciousness.

The author indicates that this example of case of a close encounter of the third kind comes from the catalogue by Jacques Vallée who extracted it from the Aime Michel's book.

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

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

[Ref. srm1:] SUE REES AND DEREK MANSELL:

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

[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 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. JV4 and jve1 are case numbers in Jacque Vallée's Magonia listing and "Passport to Magonia" book. CE2, CE3 refers to the Hynek classification.

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. mft1:] MICHEL FIGUET:

[Ref. mft2:] MICHEL FIGUET:

[Ref. mbn1:] MICHEL BOURRON - LDLN:

In the ufology magazine LDLN in 1987, Michel Bourron, regional representative of LDLN, explained his 1974 counter-investigation on this case. He found no Mr. Mercier in Bouzais in 1954, there was one Mercier there but from 1960 to 1962.

The place called "Le Gran Tertre" is not in Bouzais but in Dervant, while there was a "Petit Tertre" in Saint-Amand-Montrond.

But there was no "Mercier" nor in Dervant neither in Saint-Amand-Montrond neither in Colombiers in 1954.

There was no "Café du Commerce" in Bouzais, but there was one at a distance of 2 km from the "Grand Tertre" of Saint-Amand-Montrond but the cafe closed at 10:30 p.m., and neither the owner nor any customer interviewed by Michel Bourron in 1974 had any recollection of the case. He concluded that it was probably an invention of a journalist in search of a good article.

[Ref. mft3:] MICHEL FIGUET:

[Ref. lgs1:] LOREN GROSS:

The source reference points to "Berry Republicain, September 29, 54.

[Ref. fcn1:] FRANCOIS COUTEN:

[Ref. jsc1:] JOHN SCHUESSLER:

[Ref. goe1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:

The Belgian ufologist indicates that in 1954, on September 28, in France, in Bouzais, "At the 'Grand Tertre' Mr. Mercier had noticed that afternoon that somebody had stolen grapes in his vine. He decided to remain late to catch the robbers. He was astonished towards 22:30 to see a luminous mass falling from the sky at approximately 50 m of him, was 'paralyzed' while 3 beings left this light and were busy. He faints and when he returned to his sense all had disappeared. He then flees, crazed with fear."

The source is noted "Jacques Vallée: 'Chronique des apparitions ET' - DENOEL 1972 - J'AI LU COLL. - p. 261, 262".

[Ref. kbd1:] KEITH BASTERFIELD:

The Australian ufologist indicates that on 28 September 1954 in Bouzais, France, a male vineyard owner saw a luminous mass 50m away. He was paralysed. Three beings came out. He lost consciousness. When he came to, the object and the beings were gone. He was crazy with fear.

He says it is one of the 15 cases in France in 1954 where there was a reported paralysis of the witness or witnesses when they were within a certain distance of a low-level UFO, distances that are 6m (1 case), 20m (2), 50m (2) 100m (1) and 150m (1). He adds that there seems little doubt about a relationship between the UFO and the paralysis, as the paralysis commenced upon observing the UFO and then ceased when the UFO left.

The source is noted "Bowen, C. 1969. The Humanoids. Neville Spearman. London. p33".

[Ref. jbo1:] JAVIER GARCIA BLANCO:

The author indicates that in September 1954, a farmer named Mercier was in his vineyard to catch thieves in the act. While preparing to leave in the middle of the night, a mass of light fell from the sky and landed about fifty meters away. He was paralyzed, seeing three men moving closer to the light, and lost consciousness. When he came to his sense, everything was gone. He fled to a nearby cafe where people noted that he was pale and trembling.

[Ref. ars1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

[Ref. gdn1:] GEOFF DITTMAN:

[Ref. ---:] UNATTRIBUED SOURCE:

The following summary circulates on the Internet about this case. I have not yet been able to trace the source.

[Ref. djn1:] DONALD JOHNSON:

[Ref. jbu1:] JEROME BEAU:

The sources are noted as: "Berry Républicain, September 29, 1954"; "Vallée, J., case #25, 'Rapport sur l'analyse de 200 observations documentées faites en 1954'".

[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on 28 September 1954, in France, at 22:30 in Bouzais, "Physiological effects. Vineyard owner saw luminous mass descend from sky, 50m away from him. Paralysis. He saw three men near the craft before he passed out. When he came to, nothing was there."

And: "At "Le Grand Tertre" in St-Amand-Montrond, France Mr. Mercier, a vintner, observed that someone had stolen grapes from his vineyard. He decided to stay late and catch the "robbers." Around 10:30 p.m. he was amazed when he saw a luminous mass descend from the sky about 50 meters away, and found himself paralyzed while three figures emerged from the light and moved about. He lost consciousness. When he came to his senses, everything had vanished."

And: "An object was observed. Physiological effects were noted. One luminous ball, around 100 feet away, was observed by one male witness in a forest (Mercier). Three humanoids were seen."

And: "M Mercier, a vineyard owner, saw a luminous mass fall from the sky 50 yards away, and found he was paralyzed. He saw 3 men near the luminous object before losing consciousness. When he came to, nothing was there."

The sources are listed as "Webb, David, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports; Michel, Aime, Flying Saucers and the Straight-Line Mystery, S. G. Phillips, New York, 1958; Sparks, Brad, Computer Catalog of Type 9 Cases (N=150), Vallee, Jacques, Computerized Catalog (N = 3073); Vallee, Jacques, Challenge to Science: The UFO Enigma, Henry Regnery, Chicago, 1966; Vallee, Jacques, A Century of Landings (N = 923), (in JVallee04), Chicago, 1969; Schoenherr, Luis, Computerized Catalog (N = 3173); Binder, Otto, What We Really Know About Flying Saucers, Fawcett T1863, Greenwich, 1967; Rogerson, Peter, World-Wide Catalog of Type 1 Reports, Hall, Richard H., The UFO Evidence, NICAP, Washington, 1964; Flying Saucers, Flying Saucers Magazine, (Palmer); Delaire, J. Bernard, UFO Register Volume 7 (1976), Data Research, Oxford, 1976; Stringfield, L; Rosales, Albert, Humanoid Sighting Reports Database".

[Ref. uda2:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on 28 September 1954, in France, at 22:30 in Bouzais, "At 'Le Grand Tertre' Mr. Mercier observed that someone had stolen grapes from his vineyard. He decided to stay late and catch the "robbers." He was amazed when he saw a luminous mass fall from the sky about 50 meters away, and found himself "paralyzed" as three figures emerged from the light and moved about. He lost consciousness. When he came to his senses, everything had vanished. One star was observed."

The source is noted Vallee Magonia Database.

[Ref. unt1:] "UFO NORTHWEST" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that Dr. Jacques Vallee wrote a book titled "Passport to Magnolia" [sic] that highlighted French humanoid incidents associated with UFOs in 1954, which were also described in the more recent book "Situation Red - The UFO Siege" (1977) by Leonard H. Stringfield, including the following:

On September 28 in Bouzais, a "Le Grand Terte" [sic] Monsieur Mercier observed that someone had stolen grapes from his vineyard. He decided to stay late and catch the thief. He was amazed when he saw a luminous mass fall from the sky about 50 meters away and found himself paralyzed as three figures emerged from the light. He lost consciousness.

[Ref. prn2:] PETER ROGERSON:

[Ref. unt2:] "UFO NORTHWEST" WEBSITE:

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

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

[Ref. jgz1:] JULIEN GONZALEZ:

The author indicates that there was a false close encounter of the third type in Bouzais, at the place "Le Grand Tertre", Cher, September 28, 1954, around 10:30 pm:

Mr. Mercier, a vine-grower, thought that thieves were stealing his grapes. He watched by night in his vineyard, when he saw a luminous mass falling from the sky to about fifty meters from him. He was paralyzed. Shapes bobbed near the luminous mass, and he then saw three beings and had the impression of losing consciousness. When he regained his normal state, everything had disappeared. As a good winegrower, he ran straight up to the "Café du Commerce" to comfort himself a little.

The sources are indicated as Le Berry Républicain for September 29, 1954; Aimé Michel, "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", pages 157-158; C. Garreau and R. Lavier, "Face aux Extra-Terrestres", pages 150-151.

Julien Gonzalez indicates that in fact a first investigation carried out by the delegation of the Centre of the Lumières Dans La Nuit group in 1969 had proved totally negative and the facts were contradictory. A counter-investigation in 1974 confirmed this conclusion and established that Mr. Mercier is unknown to Bouzais in 1954, a Mercier resided there but it was from 1960 to 1962. It was established that the place "Le Grand Tertre" is not in Bouzais but in Drevant while "Le Petit Tertre" is on the town of Saint-Amand-Montrond. It has been established that there is no M. Mercier in Bouzais in 1954, no "Grand Tertre" either and no "Café du Commerce". The investigation established that there was a "Café du Commerce" in Saint-Amand, 2 km from the "Grand Tertre" in Drevant, but that this cafe closed at 10:30 pm and neither the owner of the café nor any of the old guests remembered this case; which is therefore probably a hoax mounted by a journalist in search of a sensation article.

The source of this explanation is given as Lumières dans la Nuit #275-276, pages 47-48, with an update by Michel Bourron, regional delegate of the LDLN group for the Centre.

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

This database recorded the case 16 times:

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

[Ref. jqy1:] JEAN DE QUERCY:

Explanations:

Probable Press invention.

Keywords:

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

St-Amand-Montrond, Cher, Le Grand Tertre, Mercier, vine, grapes, luminous, paralyzed, effects, humanoids, three, unconscious, vibration, fire, mass, object, small, afraid

Sources:

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

• [lbr1] Article in the regional newspaper Le Berry Républicain, France, September 29, 1954.
• [aml1] "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book Aimé Michel, Arthaud publisher, France, page 97, 1958.
• [aml1] "Flying Saucers and the Straight Line Mystery", book by Aimé Michel, English version of "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", S.G. Phillips publisher, USA, 1958.
• [----] Flying Saucers magazine, Ray Palmer editor, USA.
• [gqy1] "Observations 1954", monograph by Guy Quincy, France - Algeria, private publication, page 8, the 1950's.
• [gqy2] "Liste des lieux d'atterrissages d'ESPI et des témoins de ces atterrissages au XXe siècle", list by Guy Quincy, private publication, France - Algeria, 1960.
• [jve7] "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.
• [jve8] "Entities associated with type 1 sightings - Part 2 - The scientific interpretation", article by Jacques Vallée, in the ufology magazine Flying Saucer Review (FSR), U-K., Volume 10, #3, page 3, May / June 1964.
• [mcs1] "Les Apparitions de Martiens", book by "Michel Carrouges" (pseudonym of Louis Couturier), Fayard publisher, France, page 80, 1963.
• [rhl1] "The UFO Evidence", book by Richard H. Hall, NICAP, USA, page 97, 1964.
• [aml1] "A Propos des Soucoupes Volantes - Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book Aimé Michel, Planète publisher, France, page 125, 1966.
• [----] "O Livro Vermelho dos Discos Voadores", book by Flavio Augusto Pereira, Edições Florença publishers, Portugal, page 189, 1966.
• [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.
• [fle1] "Les Visiteurs du crépuscule", article by Fernand Lagarde, in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, #91, page 3, November / December 1967.
• [obr1] "Flying Saucers Are Watching Us", book by Otto Binder, Belmont publisher, USA, 1968.
• [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 6, October 1969.
• [jve1] "Passport to Magonia - On Ufos, Folklore, and Parallel Worlds", book by Jacques Vallée, Contemporary Books publishers, USA, 1969.
• [jve1] "Chronique des Apparitions Extra-Terrestres", French translation of "Passport to Magonia", book by Jacques Vallée, Denoël publisher, France, page 261, 1972.
• [gft1] "Soucoupes volantes dangereuses", article by G. Fawcett, in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, #123, page 20, March 1973.
• [ldl1] Ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, N° 123, page 20, March 1973.
• [ous1] "La Paralysie (Synthèse provisoire des recherches entreprises par l'équipe GABRIEL)", in the ufology magazine Ouranos, France, special issue #1, page 3, 4^th quarter 1973.
• [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.
• [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.
• [ioi1] "Le Lapin et le Renard", unsigned article in the ufology bulletin Info OVNI, France, Series 1, N° 0, page 3, April 1975.
• [gal1] "Face aux Extra-Terrestres", book by Charles Garreau and Raymond Lavier, Delarge publisher, J'ai Lu, France, page 154, 1975.
• [----] Official UFO, USA, February 1976.
• [agd1] "A Provisional Check-list of French Humanoid Cases", list by Alain Gamard, in "The UFO Register", J. Bernard Delaire editor, Data Research, U-K., page 43, 1976.
• [pdl1] "Le Grand Livre des Objets Volants Non-Identifiés", book by Pierre Delval with the Oranos Committee, De Vecchi publisher, page 249, 1976.
• [lsd1] "Situation Red: The UFO Siege!", book by Leonard Stringfield, Doubleday and Co publisher, 1977.
• [aml1] "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book Aimé Michel, Seghers publisher, France, page 136, 1977.
• [aml1] "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book Aimé Michel, Robert Laffont publisher, France, page 136, 1978.
• [nsw1] "Seeking the Mechanism of Paralysis in Close Encounter Cases", article by Richard C. Niemtzow, M.D. MUFON Consultant and Former APRO French Representative, and John F. Schuessler (MUFON Deputy Director, Administration) in the ufology magazine The MUFON UFO JOURNAL, Mutual UFO netWork (MUFON), USA, #127, page 6, June 1978.
• [lsd1] "Alerte Générale OVNI", book by Leonard Stringfield, French translation of "Situation Red: The UFO Siege!", France Empire publisher, page 112, 1978.
• [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 249, 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 93, 1979.
• [srm1] "Are UFO's Hostile?", article by Sue Rees and Derek Mansell, in the ufology bulletin Awareness, U-K., Volume 10, #3, page 4, Autumn 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.
• [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.
• [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.
• [mft2] "Liste des Cas Très Douteux", list compiled by Michel Figuet, in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, #265-266, page 205, July / August 1986.
• [mbn1] Article by Michel Bourron, in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, #275-276, pp 47-48, May / June 1987.
• [mft3] "Réponse de M. Michel FIGUET au courier de M. BERNARD", article by Michel Figuet, in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit (LDLN), France, #271-272, page 45, January / February 1987.
• [----] "Computerized Catalog", compiled by Luis Schoenherr.
• [----] "Computer Catalog of Type 9 Case", compiled by Brad Sparks, USA.
• [lgs1] "UFOs: A History - 1954 September", monograph by Loren E. Gross, self-published, USA, page 72,74, 1991-1994.
• [fcn1] "Nouvelles Révélations sur la Recherche "Officielle" OVNI en France", article by François Couten, "Documentalist-expert", "text updated on April 12, 1994", in the ufology magazine Univers OVNI, France, #1, page 23, March 1996.
• [jsc1] "UFO-Related Human Physiological Effects", paper by John F. Schuessler, in "Physical Evidence Related to UFO Reports, The Proceedings of a Workshop Held at the Pocantico Conference Center, Tarrytown, New York September 29 – October 4, 1997", published by the Journal of Scientific Exploration, USA, 1997.
• [goe1] "Chronologie OVNI", compiled by Godelieve van Overmeire, Belgium, circa 1999, at users.skynet.be/sky84985/asept54.htm
• [kbd1] "Paralysis and the UFO Phenomenon", compiled by Keith Basterfield, Australia, 2002, at auforn.com/Keith_Basterfield_4.htm
• [jbo1] "Humanoides: Encuentros con entidades desconocidas", book by Javier García Blanco, EDAF publishers, Spain, page 150, 2003
• [djn1] "Encounters with Aliens on This Day: September 28", written by Donald A. Johnson, Ph.D., compiled from the UFOCAT 2003 computer database, www.ufocat.com/on_this_day/September28.html.
• [ars1] HUMCAT, Humanoid sightings catalog, compiled by Albert Rosales.
• [gdn1] "The Summary of Cases", compiled by Geoff Dittman, for his "Injury/Healing Database", USA, circa 2004, at www.geocities.com/Area51/Rampart/2653/injurywriteup.html
• [jbu1] "Septembre 1954", web page by Jérôme Beau, RR0 website, France, circa 2006, at www.rr0.org/data/1/9/5/4/09/index.html
• [uda1] "28 Sep 1954 - Bouzais, France", web page by the UFOdna website, circa 2008, at www.ufodna.com/uf02/uf1/021319.htm
• [uda2] "28 Sep 1954 - Bouzais, France", web page by the UFOdna website, circa 2008, at www.ufodna.com/uf18/uf9/189036.htm
• [unt1] "1954 French UFO Humanoid Encounters", web page on the UFO Northwest website, USA, circa 2010, at www.ufosnw.com/sighting_reports/older/1954french/1954french.htm
• [prn2] "Intcat 1954 - International Catalogue of Entity Reports", compiled by Peter Rogerson, U-K., circa 2012, at intcat.blogspot.fr/search/label/1954
• [unt2] "1954 French UFO Humanoid Encounters", web page on the UFO Northwest website, found 2013, at www.ufosnw.com/sighting_reports/older/1954french/1954french.htm
• [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
• [jgz1] "RR3 - Le Dossier des Rencontres du Troisième Type en France", book by Julien Gonzalez, Le Temps Présent publishers, France, page 431, 2014.
• [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
• [jqy1] "Les OVNIS du Centre", book by Jean de Quercy, Lulu.com publishers, France, pp 60-61, 2017.

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