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Reference for this case: 29-Sep-54-Voillecomte.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
The regional newspaper Le Républicain Lorrain of October 2, 1954, reporting on sightings in the Saint-Dizier area of Haute-Marne, states that Mr. Pierre Leclerc, an employee of the S.N.C.F. in Saint-Dizier, was walking alone through the center of Voillecomte when he "witnessed the phenomenon."
Referring to the two other sightings in the area, it was reportedly a "luminous cigar," with no further detail, or a violet glow followed by a red trail, moving quickly.
It was said to be "in the evening" or "around 8 p.m."
[Ref. rln1:] NEWSPAPER "LE REPUBLICAIN LORRAIN":
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ST-DIZIER. -- Wednesday evening, the mayor of St-Dizier and two railway workers saw a luminous cigar-shaped object cross the sky and disappear at the zenith.
Mr. Raoul Laurent, mayor of St-Dizier, had left the town hall around 8 p.m. when he noticed the strange apparition.
Meanwhile, Mr. Gilbert Daunay, an employee of the S.N.C.F. in St-Dizier, living in Ancerville, was with his father-in-law Mr. Deschamps in front of his home when he saw a glow coming from the east, about the size of the moon, violet in color, followed by a red trail. It was moving much faster than a plane.
Finally, Mr. Pierre Leclerc, also an S.N.C.F. employee in St-Dizier, was walking alone in the center of Voillecomtecomte when he too witnessed the phenomenon.
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The newspaper wrote "Villecomte," but it is clearly a typo for Voillecomte.
The information is very sparse, but it is most likely that what was observed was the meteor from that day.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Voillecomte, Haute-Marne, Pierre Leclerc, luminous
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