The index page for the 1954 French flap section of this website is here.
Reference for this case: 2-oct-54-Morvan.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
The British author Harold T. Wilkins reported in his 1954 book "Flying Saucers Uncensored" that in October 1954, the French government meteorological station "in Morvan" saw an oval-shaped craft climbing at 3000 feet high at amazing speed.
[Ref. hws1:] HAROLD T. WILKINS:
The author reports that in October 1954, the French government meteorological station of Morvan saw an oval-shaped craft going at amazing speed, 3,000 feet up.
[Ref. lhh1:] LARRY HATCH - "*U* COMPUTER DATABASE":
3903: 1954/10/02 00:00 1 4:10:00 E 47:11:00 N 3331 WEU FRN CDO 5:7
MORVAN Mtns.,FR:GOVT.WEATHERMEN:OVOID PASSES/AMAZING SPEED:ALT=3000':NFD
Ref#107 WILKINS,Harold: F.S. UNCENSORED Page No. 57 : MOUNTAINS
[Ref. jtr1:] UFO ROUNDUP:
from the UFO Files...
1954: FRANCE'S LONGEST DAY
Forty-three years ago, on October 2, 1954, a wave of UFOs invaded France. Here's the summary...
"The French government meteorological station at Morvan saw an oval-shaped craft going at amazing speed, 3,000 feet up."
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[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 2 October 1954 there was a sighting in Morvan Mtns, France.
The source is indicated as Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Author, Redwood City, 2002.
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"Morvan" is not a city but a mountainous region, a low mountain range located in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, on the borders of the departments of Côte-d'Or, Nièvre, Saone-et-Loire and Yonne.
I found no other source for this alleged sighting.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Morvan, Yonne, weather station, official, craft, oval, fast
[----] indicates sources that are not yet available to me.
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| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | October 5, 2019 | Addition [lhh1], Summary. |
