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Reference for this case: 29-Sep-54-Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier.
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Many newspapers from October 1, 2 and 3, 1954, reported that Mr. Raymond Deloire, 20, a farm worker in Langeron in the Nièvre, riding a bicycle on the road to Saint-Pierre-le-Moutiers, saw in the sky "a mysterious object of half-spherical shape emitting a bright orange glow an the front", with "flames that gushed from behind."
It was said that "The craft was moving noiselessly with great speed towards the Northeast."
Referring to the national newspaper France-Soir for October 2, 1954, the pioneering ufologist Aimé Michel reported the case in 1958, stating that it was at nightfall, that Raymond Deloire was the son of the Langeron country guard, that he was driving by bicycle on the national road 151 bis, coming from Saint-Pierre-le-Moutier. The object arrived in front of him in the sky, from the west, the witness followed it with his eyes and lost sight of itm on the horizon to the northeast.
Michel said that if one looks at the direction of the road, one notes that the object had passed north of Langeron, towards the line followed according to him by other observations at this date and time, and that the object disappeared precisely along this line, but it was going in the opposite direction than the others. As the description also differed, he estimated that it was not the same object.
[Ref. jps1:] NEWSPAPER "LE JOURNAL DU PAS-DE-CALAIS ET DE LA SOMME":
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At the Mas de Brury, near Perpignan, several grape pickers said they saw in the sky a bright object in the shape of a saucer. After having moved vertically leaving a white trail, the craft disappeared in the clouds.
Mr. Raymond Deloire, 20, agricultural worker in Langeron (Nièvre), who was riding a bicycle on the road to St-Pierre-le-Moutiers, saw in the sky a mysterious object of semi-spherical shape emitting a bright orange glow at the front, flames gushed from the rear. The craft moved without noise with great speed towards the North-East.
Two residents of the commune of Foussignargues, near Bessèges, said they saw in a meadow, near their house, in the night from Sunday to Monday, a luminous apparatus.
Numerous people saw in the sky, at very high altitude, a mysterious craft in the shape of a long and shiny balloon. The craft came from the South and headed to the North West.
[Ref. lon1:] NEWSPAPER "L'OISE-MATIN":
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Flying saucers continue to be talked about more than ever. And their detractors, like those who think they exist, are likewise spoiled.
The first ones in particular, by a precision relating to the "saucer" described last week in Grenoble by Dr Martinet.
The observations of a pilot from Challes-les-Eaux, who attended the same show, established that it was in fact a... flight of starlings.
The latter will be able to report new manifestations of the saucers.
In the Oise in particular, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph van Wymersch, of La Chapelle-en-Serval, who declared to have seen in this locality, Wednesday evening, around 9 p.m., for about 15 minutes, "a luminous craft which rose and fell in the sky to then disappear in the direction of the West."
Elsewhere in France, it is at Mas de Bruzy, near Perpignan, in Rixheïm, in Pau and in Nevers, that witnesses said they saw saucers.
At Mas de Bruzy, several grape pickers claimed to have seen a shiny circular object in the sky which, after moving vertically leaving a white trail, disappeared in the clouds.
In Rheim [sic], near Mulhouse two people said they had observed a luminous craft with binoculars. They found, they say, that the object was shaped like a long cigar and was surrounded by a dozen small satellite cigars. A railway worker on night duty said he had observed the same phenomenon.
Finally in Pau, Wednesday morning, around 11:45 a.m., numerous people, says an A.F.P. dispatch, saw a cigar moving at very high altitude and, near Nevers, a farm worker who was riding a bicycle on the road to Saint-Pierre-le-Moutier, saw, he claims, a semi-spherical object that moved silently with great rapidity in a northeast direction.
The "saucer" that Mr. Ates, engineer-architect from Marseille, specifies having photographed from his home on May 26, at 6:30 p.m. - our photo - was, on the contrary according to him, extremely noisy since, he said, it made the tiles of his room vibrate while remaining motionless in the sky and that, when it rose to disappear, its acceleration was accompanied by an astonishing explosion.
[Photo caption:] This photograph, where the only terrestrial element seems to be the clothesline that can be seen below, was taken by an architect from Marseille, and was communicated to us by the great weekly "Semaine du Monde". It was taken on May 26, 1954, at 6:30 in the evening, in a foggy weather. The second photo was taken at night. It would translate an impression of "flying cigar" rather than that of a "saucer".
[Ref. nll1:] NEWSPAPER "NORD LITTORAL":
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Perpignan, October 1. -- At the Mas de Bruzy, near Perpignan, several grape pickers said they had seen in the sky a shiny object in the shape of a saucer. After having moved vertically leaving a white trail, the craft disappeared in the clouds.
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Mulhouse, October 1. -- Two people declared to have seen a luminous craft in the sky, in Rixheim, using binoculars, they noticed that it was shaped like a long cigar, a dozen little satellite cigars surrounded it, a night shift worker said he observed the same phenomenon.
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Bessèges, 1 Oct. -- Two inhabitants of the commune of Foussignargues, near Bessèges, said they saw in a meadow, near their house, in the night from Sunday to Monday, a mysterious craft in the shape of a long and shiny balloon. The craft came from the south and is heading towards the northwest.
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Nevers, 1 Oct. -- Mr. Raymond Deloire, 20 years old, agricultural worker, in Langeron (Nièvre) who was riding a bicycle, on the road to Saint-Pierre-le-Moutiers, saw in the sky a mysterious object of hemispherical shape emitting a bright orange glow at the front. Flames shot out from the back. The craft moved without noise with great speed towards the northeast.
[Ref. int1:] NEWSPAPER "L'INDEPENDANT":
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MULHOUSE. -- Two people stated to have seen a luminous machine in the sky, in Rixheim. Using binoculars, they noted that it had the shape of a long cigar. A dozen small satellite cigars surrounded it. A railway man on night duty stated to have observed the same phenomenon.
BESSEGES. -- Two residents of the commune of Foussignargues, close to Bessèges, stated to have seen in a meadow, near their house, in the night from Sunday to Monday, a sharp red luminous machine surrounded by vertical stems.
PAU. -- Thursday morning, around 11:45, many people saw in the sky, at a very high altitude, a mysterious machine having the shape of a long and shining balloon. The machine came from the South and moved towards the North-West.
NEVERS. -- Mr. Raymond Deloire, 20 years old, farm laborer in Langeron (the Nievre), who circulated by bicycle on the road of St-Pierre-le-Moutiers, saw in the sky a mysterious object of half-spherical form emitting at the front a sharp orange gleam, flames spouted out from the back. The machine moved without noise at a great speed in direction of the North-East.
PERPIGNAN. -- Mr. Jean-Bertrand Petit, residing at the Conte Farmhouse, close to Perpignan, was sprinkling his salads, around 3:30 in the morning, when he saw a ball of fire in the sky. The display was short and did not leave traces.
In Thuir, Thursday, around 6:15 p.m., a machine having the shape of a haloed barrel of fire was seen by a person worthy of faith. The apparatus, which worked at a slow pace, disappeared in direction of the sea.
In addition, several residents of Perpignan claim to have seen yesterday, at approximately 2 p.m., above the city, a luminous sphere, sometimes red, sometimes white and which moved during several minutes before fainting in the sky.
FLEURY-D'AUDE (C.P.). -- Yesterday evening, from 9 to 10 p.m., the population of Fleury was able to see a luminous sphere, whose color changed from the red to the green, then to the white, moving slowly above the locality. The machine marked times of immobility and it was then possible to detect that it had a rotational movement.
The luminous sphere then moved in direction of Béziers and disappeared.
PUIVERT. -- Mr. Saboureau, lemonade seller in Bélesta (the Ariège) made the Bélesta-Puivert way in a van, when he saw in the sky, yesterday towards 5 p.m., a very brilliant ball like a sun following the North-South direction, flying at an altitude which he estimates as 2.000 meters, and moving at a relatively reduced speed.
The ball moved without the least noise and was followed of a long tail of gray smoke. Mr. Saboureau having stopped his vehicle for better observing, could see, after a few minutes the machine disappear in the direction of Ax-les-Termes. His observation allows him to affirm absolutely that it was not a plane.
[Ref. cpd1:] NEWSPAPER "LE COURRIER PICARD":
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In France the saucers continue... to fly
PERPIGNAN, October 1st. -- At the Mas de Bruzy [sic], near Perpignan, several grape harvesters said they had seen in the sky, a shiny object in the shape of a saucer. After having moved vertically leaving a white trail, the craft disappeared in the clouds.
MULHOUSE. -- Two people said they saw a luminous object in the sky, in Rixheim. Using binoculars, they found that it had the shape of a long cigar, a dozen little satellite cigars surrounded it, a railroader of night service declared to have observed the same phenomenon.
BESSEGES. -- Two residents of the commune of Foussignargues, near Bessèges, said they had seen in a meadow near their house in the night from Sunday to Monday, a bright red luminous craft surrounded by vertical rods.
PAU. -- Yesterday morning, around 11:45 a.m., many people have seen in the sky, at very high altitude, a mysterious craft in the shape of a long and shiny balloon. The object came from the south and was heading towards the northwest.
NEVERS. -- Mr. Raymond Deloire, 20 years old, farm worker, in Langeron (Nièvre) who was riding a bicycle, on the road to Saint-Pierre-le-Moutiers, saw in the sky, a mysterious object of hemispherical shape, emitting at the front a bright orange glow. Flames gushed from behind. The craft moved without noise with great speed towards the northeast.
[Ref. non1:] NEWSPAPER "NORD-MATIN":
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M. Joseph Habrat, a farmer in the Perrets district, in Lamps [sic], not far from Tournon (Ardèche), observed, in the sky, last night, a veritable ballet of "flying saucers".
He had first noticed a green light moving slowly, towards Valence. Then the luminous craft began to move at full speed in various directions and finally came to a stop.
The farmer then called his daughter Yvette who until now "had refused to believe in flying saucers".
Like her father, Yvette was able to observe the luminous craft, which advanced, it seemed, up to about 500 meters from them. A little later, a dozen craft came to join the first and sketched with it quite a ballet, before disappearing in the direction of the East.
Shortly after, three craft appeared again, then disappeared in the same direction as the previous ones.
Also, two people declared to have seen a luminous craft, in the sky, in Rixheim. Using binoculars, they found that it had the shape of a long cigar, a dozen small satellites surrounded it. A night shift railway worker said he observed the same phenomenon.
Friday morning, around 6:45 a.m., three workers, including two masons and a carpenter, were on their way to Caudry, on their way to their work place, when they saw a original machine, oval in shape, pale pink in color, very bright, leaving behind an absolutely dazzling trail.
This "flying saucer" seemed to fly over national road 29 and was heading towards Le Cateau.
One of these workers, Mr. Victor Lebon, 43, mason, living in Quiévy, is affirmative in his statements. The other two, one of whom is domiciled in Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai, preferred to remain anonymous, but concurred.
It should also be noted that two residents of the commune of Foussignargues, near Bessègues, declared that they had seen, in a meadow, near their house, in the night from Sunday to Monday, a bright red luminous craft, surrounded by vertical rods.
Many people also saw, in Pau, in the sky at very high altitude, a mysterious craft in the shape of a long and shiny balloon. The object came from the South and was heading towards the North West.
Finally, Mr. Raymond Deloire, 20, agricultural worker in Langeron (Nièvre), who was riding a bicycle, on the road to Saint-Pierre-le-Moutiers, saw in the sky a mysterious object of semi-spherical shape emitting, at the front, a bright orange glow, flames gushed from the rear. The craft moved without noise, with great speed, in direction of the North-East.
[Ref. ner1:] NEWSPAPER "NORD-ECLAIR":
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The round of flying saucers, luminous cigars and other mysterious craft continues across France, the country of tourism for Martians on vacation. Yesterday there was a luminous ballet in the sky of the Ardèche, a landing in a farmyard in the Jura and apparitions in all skies, night or day.
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under the title: SAUCERS
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The most amazing story is that told by a 12-year-old boy, Romain Romand, whose parents are farmers in Prémanon, in the Jura. Thursday evening, he saw a flying saucer, two meters high, which had landed in the middle of the farmyard. He threw stones at it and approached. The saucer began to move and the movement of air lifted him from the ground.
Terrorized, he fled. Her 9-year-old sister claims to have also seen the saucer from the window. The two children claim that they had never heard about "flying saucers."
In the Ardèche, in Lemps, not far from Tournon, a farmer, Mr. Joseph Habrat, observed a bright object, brighter than a star and heading for Valence.
With astonishment, he saw it move at a very high speed and suddenly stop. Mr. Habrat called his daughter, very skeptical about the reality of flying saucers, and the two then witnessed a real luminous ballet, led by the first beam. Suddenly all disappeared towards the East. Three craft reappeared for a moment and disappeared in their turn.
At Mas de Bruzy, near Perpignan, several grape pickers said they had seen in the sky a bright object in the shape of a saucer. After moving vertically, leaving a white trail, the craft disappeared in the clouds.
In Rixheim, near Mulhouse, two people said they saw a luminous object in the sky. Using binoculars, they found that it had the shape of a long cigar, a dozen cigarillos accompanied it. A railroader on night duty claims to have observed the same phenomenon.
Two residents of the commune of Foussignargues, near Besseges, in the Gard region, declared that they had seen in a meadow, close to their house, in the night from Sunday to Monday, a bright red luminous craft surrounded by vertical rods.
Thursday morning, many residents of Pau also saw in the sky, at very high altitude, a mysterious craft in the shape of an elongated, shiny balloon coming from the South and heading to the North-West.
In Nevers, Mr. Raymond Deloire, agricultural worker in Langeron (Nièvre), who was riding a bicycle on the road to Saint-Pierre-le-Moutiers, saw in the sky a mysterious object of semi-spherical shapes and putting out a bright orange glow, while flames gushed from behind. It was moving noiselessly at high speed towards the northeast.
[Ref. vmr1:] NEWSPAPER "VAR-MATIN REPUBLIQUE":
Perpignan, October 1. -- At the mas of Bruzy, near Perpignan, several vintagers stated to have seen in the sky a brilliant object having the form of a saucer.
After having moved vertically while leaving a white trail, the craft disappeared in the clouds.
In Mulhouse, two people stated to have seen a luminous machine in the sky of Rixheim, using binoculars, they noted that it had the shape of a long cigar, a dozen small satellites surrounded it. A railwayman on night duty stated to have observed the same phenomenon.
In Bessegues, two residents of the commune of Foussignargues, close to Bessegues, stated to have seen in a meadow, near their house, in the night from Sunday to Monday, a sharp red luminous machine surrounded by vertical stems.
In Nevers, Mr. Raymond Deloire, 20-year-old, farm laborer in Langeron (the Nièvre) who drove on the road of St Pierre les Moutiers, saw in the sky, a mysterious object of half-spherical shape emitting at its front a sharp orange gleam, flames spouted out at the back. The craft moved without noise at a great speed in the direction of the North-East.
[Ref. ads1:] NEWSPAPER "L'ARDENNAIS":
PERPIGNAN. -- At the Mas de Bruzy, near Perpignan, several grape pickers reported seeing in the sky a shiny object in the shape of a saucer. After moving vertically leaving a white trail, the craft disappeared in the clouds.
MULHOUSE. -- Two people said they saw a luminous craft in the sky at Rixheim. Using binoculars, they found that it was shaped like a long cigar. A dozen small satellite cigars surrounded it. A night service worker said he observed the same phenomenon.
BESSEGES. -- Two residents of the town of Foussignargues, near Bessèges, said they saw in a meadow, near their house, in the night from Sunday to Monday, a bright red luminous craft surrounded by vertical lines.
PAU. -- Many people saw in the sky, at a very high altitude, a mysterious craft shaped like a long, brilliant balloon. The craft was coming from the south and heading northwest.
NEVERS. -- Mr. Raymond Deloire, agricultural worker in Langeron (Nièvre), who was riding a bicycle on the road to Saint-Pierre-le-Moutiers, saw in the sky a mysterious object of semi-spherical shape emitting at the front a bright orange glow. Flames burst from the back. The craft moved noiselessly at great speed towards the northeast.
[Ref. ler1:] NEWSPAPER "L'EST REPUBLICAIN":
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Stockholm. -- The "Bjuv meteor", photographed in the night of Monday to Tuesday by a resident of that city, was only a jet plane, the Swedish military headquarters estimated by examining the photograph of the craft. However, professor Bertil Lindblad, attached to the Lund observatory, after enlarging, had believed to detect a robot-weapon.
Based on the direction taken by the object, one had thought that it could come from Eastern Germany where, according to certain information, the Russians would currently carry out rockets experiments.
In addition, the "flying saucers" continue to be reported in the four corners of the sky of France. There is not a single day without witnesses in good faith see "mysterious machines" with weird shapes, and slipping by at great pace in an impressive silence.
Near Perpignan, several vintagers stated to have seen in the sky a brilliant object having the shape of a saucer. After having moving at the vertical while leaving a white trail, the apparatus disappeared in the clouds.
Two people stated to have seen a luminous craft in the night of Thursday to Friday, in Rixheim (Haut-Rhin). Using binoculars, they noted that it had the shape of a long cigar. A dozen small cigars surrounded it. A railwayman on night duty night stated to have observed the same phenomenon.
Two residents of the commune of Foussignargues, close to Bessèges, saw in a meadow, near their house, in the night from Sunday to Monday, a sharp red luminous machine surrounded by vertical stems.
in Pau, Thursday, many people saw in the sky, at very high altitude, a mysterious machine having the shape of a long and shining balloon. The machine came from the south and moved towards the North-West.
Lastly, Mr. Raymond Deloire, aged 20, farm laborer in Langeron (the Nievre), who circulated the other night with a bicycle on the road of Saint-Pierre-le-Moutier, saw in the sky a mysterious object of half-spherical shape emitting with a sharp orange gleam at its front. Flames spouted out of the back. The craft moved without noise at a great speed in the direction of the North-East.
[Ref. prs1:] UNKNOWN FRENCH NEWSPAPER FOR OCTOBER 5, 1954:
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Perpignan. -- A truck driver who was collecting milk yesterday morning in the vicinity of Cabestany (Pyrénées-Orientales) said he saw in front of his vehicle a "bluish globe", bluish in color, "which evolved at an altitude of 'About 180 meters producing a very soft hum."
Having stopped his truck, the driver was able to observe the evolutions of the craft for almost a quarter of an hour and then, suddenly, it would have risen in the sky and disappeared in direction of the sea.
La Rochelle. -- A flying saucer would have been seen in Auge (Deux-Sèvres).
Also, Mr. Picaud, the manager of a brewery in Sainte-Pozenne, said he had seen for a few minutes while on the road to Fontenay-le-Comte a curious yellow disc.
Brest. - The inhabitants of Landeda and the Aberwrac'h (Finistère) saw last night at high altitude a machine of circular shape and resembling a "flying saucer".
Melun. -- Several inhabitants of the commune of Rebais declared to have seen a strange, very brilliant machine, circulating at night fall in the sky, above Rebais.
The witnesses specified that the craft, which was traveling very slowly, had then moved towards Coulommiers, having increased its speed, and had disappeared.
The day before yesterday morning, the CRS, also saw a bright disc in the sky, above Vaudoy.
Montpellier. -- Mrs. Picot de la Baume, a resident of Montpellier, stated that at an altitude of about 1,500 meters she saw a cigar-shaped device, which was shiny and appeared to be surrounded by a halo. The machine, which she could observe for a minute or so, suddenly disappeared in an easterly direction, without making a sound or leaving a trace.
Casablanca. -- Reliable witnesses saw in the sky of Kourigra, about 130 kilometers from Casablanca, a circular, red-colored machine, evolving at high altitude and at high speed, which seemed to be spitting green blue flames [as a meteor would do].
Safi [Morocco]. -- An elongated craft was seen last night around 8:30 pm, in the sky of Safi, by credible witnesses. The "cigar" was moving at a high speed, from east to northwest. He was surrounded by a bluish light and left behind a luminous trail. Witnesses testified that the aircraft was unrelated to a jet plane [but may have had a "relationship" with a meteor.]
Saint Brieuc. -- Several people said they saw 300 or 400 meters from them last night, around 8 pm. 45, a "flying cigar" at an altitude of about 50 meters. The machine, they said, could be 13 meters in length and lit up intermittently with pink gleams. He moved noiselessly.
Brest. -- Mrs. Henry, a farmer in Gouesnou (Finistère) said she had seen a mauve cylindrical craft moving noiselessly from west to east on Thursday and Friday in the evening at the same time.
Lille. -- Anicet Corneille, an agricultural worker, said he saw a cigar-shaped device in Comines last night, 8 to 10 meters long by 3 meters wide, which was about 40 meters Height and exuded a lively violet glow. After flying over the city for a few seconds, the craft would have disappeared into the sky.
Mr. Corneille's statements were confirmed by a Touring engineer passing through Comines.
Montceau-les-Mines. -- Two bricklayers, MM. Romain Sebastiani and Buratto, both cyclists, said they saw a craft take off with a shrill whistle along the road from Blanzy to Montceau. The apparatus had, they said, the shape of a very dark yellow cigar, a length of three meters and a diameter of about 50 to 80 centimeters.
An inhabitant of the Meix, a village near Seurre, Mr. Lucien Minet, 19 years old, has in turn found a strange appearance. He was standing by the doorway at about 9 o'clock in the evening, when he saw in the sky a green glow moving slowly. A whistling accompanied this apparition which lasted fifteen seconds. The young man had time to call his mother, who could also see the phenomenon.
Dole (C.P.). -- The two young Dolois, Jacky Chapoutot and André Lacour, who "saw a flying saucer" last week in Dole, noticed the same phenomenon Wednesday, around 8 pm, while they were at two different points of the city.
"I did not believe in flying saucers," Jacky Chapoutot told us, "but this time I'm sure of what I saw, and I'm particularly interested in aviation and what was going on in the sky of Dole was moving at a speed that certainly is not yet achieved in the machines we know. I must add to be complete, that last week, as this time I heard, when this saucer appeared, an airplane hum that seemed to evolve without navigation lights."
Nevers (C.P.) -- An agricultural worker, Raymond Delovre, 20 years old, saw between Saint-Pierre-le-Moutier and Langeron a kind of disk moving towards the N.-E. This celestial body emitted a Bright orange light while a yellow light gushed to the rear. The appearance was maintained on a horizontal plane and was noticed for a few seconds."
[Ref. fde1:] NEWSPAPER "FRANCE-DIMANCHE":
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A farm worker from Langeron, Mr. Raymond Deloire, saw, on September 30, around 11 p.m., a kind of semi-spherical disc which projected a bright orange glow while long red flames escaped from the back.
[Ref. aml1:] AIME MICHEL:
Aimé Michel noted a number of sightings on September 29, 1954, and says there was one in Langeron, in the Nièvre.
He indicates that after night fall, Raymond Deloire, aged 20, son of the guard-forester of Langeron, was riding his bicycle on the national road 151a from Saint-Pierre-le-Moutier, when he saw in front of him in the sky, coming from the west, an object of hemispherical shape, of bright orange color, traveling horizontally in silence.
The young man followed the object with the eyes and saw it disappear over the horizon to the northeast.
Aimé Michel said that if one observes the direction of the road, it appears that the object passed north of Langeron, that is to say in the direction of the line followed in other observation at this date and time, and that the object has disappeared precisely along the line, but it was going in the opposite direction. As the description also differs, he feels that it was not the same object.
He indicates his source is the newspaper France-Soir, for October 2, 1954.
[Ref. gqy1:] GUY QUINCY:
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OBSERVATION 1954 (9)
September 29 (continued)
11:00 p.m.: Langeron/Saint-Pierre-le-Moutier(Nièvre): hemisphéric craft
[Ref. jve5:] JACQUES VALLEE:
| 164 | -003.08331 | 46.91700 | 29 | 09 | 1954 | 21 | 00 | 201 | LANGERON | F | 1511 | C** | 157 |
[Ref. gep1:] UFOLOGY GROUP "GEPO":
| 09/29/54 | ( ) | Langeron (nièvre) F | WE VB-Y | 106V2 |
[Ref. via1:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "VIMANA 21":
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1st [Date of source]: IN THE NIEVRE, AN ORANGE DISC -
A farm worker, Raymond Delovre, 20, saw between St-Pierre Moutier and Langeron, a kind of disc moving north east. This celestial body emitted a bright orange light, while a red light gushed from behind. The apparition was standing on a horizontal plan and was noticed for a few seconds.
The source is said to be the newspaper Le Bien Public.
[Ref. via2:] "VIMANA 21" UFOLOGY BULLETIN:
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WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 13 [Publication date]: THREE "MARTIANS" IN THE NIVERNAIS! -
Nevers - Two residents of Clamecy, Mrs. Henri Gallois and Louis Vigneron, fair merchants, said they had seen, in a meadow, a few hundred meters from the road, as they crossed the Cabigny region, a cylindrical craft of a fairly large size. "As we felt through the whole body, like an electric shock," he said, "the engine of our van was getting stuck and at the same time the headlights were going out. We clearly distinguished around the mysterious craft, three beings of small size and bizarre shape". It was only after the disappearance of the craft that the two men were able to continue their trip.
During the last three weeks, residents of Mars sur Allier, Langeron and Chantenoux, claim to have seen luminous discs that crisscrossed the sky without noise and with speed. Sometimes these machines were orange, sometimes blue.
The source is indicated to be the newspaper Le Bien Public.
[Ref. lhh1:] LARRY HATCH - "*U* COMPUTER DATABASE":
3866: 1954/09/29 21:00 1 3:05:20 E 46:48:00 N 3333 WEU FRN NVR 6:6
LANGERON,NIEVRE,FR:N151:SILENT ORG HEMISPHERE GOES W>NE OVER HORIZON.
Ref# 49 MICHEL,Aime: FS & STRAIGHT LINE TH: Page No. 97 : FARMLANDS
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates that in the "Nièvres" in Langeron on September 29, 1954 at an unknown hour, "The witness rides a bicycle as the night fell on the N151b coming from St Pierre le Moutier. He sees arriving opposite him from the west a luminous object of hemispherical form of orange color which slipped by horizontally in silence. The object disappeared at the horizon towards the north east."
The source is indicated as "M.O.C. par Michel Aimé ** Arthaud 1958".
[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 29 September 1954 at 21:00 on the N151, near Langeron, France, "Silent orange hemisphere goes W to the northeast over horizon." "An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One orange dome-shaped object was observed by one witness on a farm for over one minute (Deloire). No sound was heard."
The sources are indicated as "Michel, Aime, Flying Saucers and the Straight-Line Mystery, S. G. Phillips, New York, 1958; 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); Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Author, Redwood City, 2002".
[Ref. ubk1:] "UFO-DATENBANK.DE:
This online database managed to record the same case 6 times with different hours:
| Case Nr. | New case Nr. | Investigator | Date of observation | Zip code | Place of observation | Pays of observation | Time of observation | Classification | Note | Identification |
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| 19540929 | 29.09.1954 | Langeron | France | Nightfall | NL | |||||
| 19540929 | 29.09.1954 | Langeron | France | 19.00 | NL | |||||
| 19540929 | 29.09.1954 | Langeron | France | 21.00 | ||||||
| 19540929 | 29.09.1954 | Langeron | France | Nightfall | NL | |||||
| 19540929 | 29.09.1954 | Langeron | France | 19.00 | NL | |||||
| 19540929 | 29.09.1954 | Langeron | France | 21.00 |
[Ref. aln1:] ALAIN LEQUIEN:
This author indicates that on September 29, 1954, a young 20-year-old farm worker, son of the Langeron rural guard, was riding a bicycle on the road to Saint-Pierre-le-Moutiers, when he saw a mysterious semi-spherical object in the sky emitting a bright orange glow in front. Flames erupted from behind.
The young man followed with his eyes the craft which moved silently with great rapidity in a northeastern direction.
The author indicates that the source is France-Soir for October 2, 1954.
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Possibly the September 29, 1954, meteor, about 08:30 p.m., or another meteor.
The RN 151 bis national road was the national road linking Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier to Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure.
Following the decommissioning of 1972, it is renamed Route Nationale 76 from Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier to Sancoins. It is now the Departmental Road D2076, which I represented using the red line below.
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This red line giving the possible positions of the witness is 12 kilometers long.
Admittedly, Aimé Michel's version seems to indicate a displacement in the opoiste direction than that of the meteor of that night at about 08:30 p.m.; but his information is not necessarily reliable.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier, Nièvre, Raymond Deloire, farmer, Langeron, half-sphere, orange, gleam, flames, silent, fast.
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| Version: | Created/Changed by: | Date: | Change Description: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | February 26, 2010 | First published. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | May 25, 2010 | Addition [ler1]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | June 19, 2010 | Addition [jve5]. |
| 1.3 | Patrick Gross | October 24, 2011 | Addition [int1]. |
| 1.4 | Patrick Gross | September 30, 2014 | Additions [aml1], [ubk1]. Explanation changed from "Not looked for yet. Probable meteor." to "The September 29, 1954, meteor, about 08:30 p.m." |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | December 22, 2016 | Addition [prs1]. |
| 1.3 | Patrick Gross | June 20, 2019 | Additions [ads1], [via1], [via2], [lhh1], Summary. Explanations changed, were "Possibly the September 29, 1954, meteor, about 08:30 p.m." |
| 1.4 | Patrick Gross | March 5, 2020 | Addition [cpd1]. |
| 1.5 | Patrick Gross | March 30, 2020 | Addition [non1]. |
| 1.6 | Patrick Gross | April 15, 2020 | Addition [nll1]. |
| 1.7 | Patrick Gross | April 25, 2020 | Addition [jps1]. |
| 1.8 | Patrick Gross | June 3, 2020 | Addition [ner1]. |
| 1.9 | Patrick Gross | February 10, 2021 | Addition [aln1]. |
| 2.0 | Patrick Gross | May 7, 2021 | Addition [lon1]. |
| 2.1 | Patrick Gross | October 30, 2021 | Addition [gqy1]. |
| 2.2 | Patrick Gross | April 12, 2022 | Additions [fde1], [gep1]. |
