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October 2, 1954, Châteaumeillant, Cher:

Reference for this case: 2-Oct-54-Chateaumeillant.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.

Summary:

In his 1958 book on the 1954 wave in France, Aimé Michel reported, without giving any sources or details, that there had been an observation on October 2, 1954, in Châteaumeillant in France.

Other ufologists told the same later, but without more information, except for Guy Quincy assuring that it was a luminous sphere.

Reports:

[Ref. aml1:] AIME MICHEL:

Aimé Michel reports that there was a sighting on October 2, 1954, in Chateaumeillant, France.

[Ref. gqy1:] GUY QUINCY:

[Ref. jve5:] JACQUES VALLEE:

[Ref. pis1:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "PHENOMENES INCONNUS":

This ufology bulletin indicated that there was a case on October 2, 1954, in Châteaumeillant; which was a part of a "network" of aligned cases of that day, in their opinion.

[Ref. pis2:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "PHENOMENES INCONNUS":

In this ufology bulletin, Alain Barbe told that the coses of October 2, 1954, including the one in Châteaumeillant, were on a geometrical figure comprizing parallel lines with constantly increasing intervals; which he said could not be by mere chance. He published this sketch, whowing however only 8 of the 61 or more cases of that day:

He published a second sketch with more cases (but far from the 61 I know of), including the case of Châteaumeillant:

[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:

Luc Chastan indicates in his database that there was a sighting of a disc in the Cher in Chateaumeillant on October 2, 1954, at an unknown hour.

The source is indicated as "M.O.C. by Michel Aimé ** Arthaud 1958".

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

This database recorded the case twice:

[Ref. jqy1:] JEAN DE QUERCY:

Explanations:

Totally insufficient information.

Keywords:

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

Chateaumeillant, Cher, sphere, luminous

Sources:

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

• [aml1] "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book by Aimé Michel, Arthaud publisher, France, 1958.
• [aml1] "Flying Saucers and the Straight Lines Mystery", book by Aimé Michel, English version of "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", S.G. Phillips publisher, USA, 1958.
• [gqy1] "Observations 1954", monograph by Guy Quincy, France - Algeria, private publication, page 10, the 1950's.
• [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.
• [pis1] Ufology bulletin Phénomènes Inconnus, C.F.R.S, France, #14, page 19, 1971.
• [pis2] "Du nouveau sur l'orthothénie?", article by Alain Barbe, in the ufology bulletin Phénomènes Inconnus, C.F.R.S, France, #14, page 17,18, 1971.
• [aml1] "A Propos des Soucoupes Volantes", book by Aimé Michel, reprint of "Mystérieux Objets Célestes" Planète publisher, France, 1972.
• [aml1] "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book by Aimé Michel, Seghers publisher, France, pages 148,152, 1977.
• [aml1] "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book by Aimé Michel, Robert Laffont publisher, France, pages 148,152, 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.
• [lcn1] Base OVNI France, website by Luc Chastan, France, circa 2005, at baseovnifrance.free.fr/detobs.php?numobs=2452
• [ubk1] Online database UFO-Datenbank, Germany, found in 2016, at ufodatenbank.de
• [jqy1] "Les OVNIS du Centre", book by Jean de Quercy, Lulu.com publishers, France, page 62, 2017.

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