ufo - UFOS at close sight: the 1954 French flap, September 30, Avignon, Vaucluse

Reference for this case: 30-Sep-54-Avignon.
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Summary:

In the 1970-1980's, the ufology group GREPO published in their bulletin Vaucluse Ufologie that there had been, on "September 31, 1954", at an unknown hour, in Avignon, an observation of an "unusual object" by several witnesses.

Reports:

8) 09/31/54 - Without specified hour - On Avignon

8° - 09/31/54 - Avignon. 1 unusual object (without specified hour)

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 31, 1954

AVIGNON

Reference 6

An unusual object is observed by several witnesses.

COMMENTS

These two cases are known to us from the researches we carried out among the archives of Dauphine Libéré (Ref 6), in Avignon. They are too imprecise and too old for us to undertake a serious investigation. But they do mention unidentified flying object that cannot be related in any way to our technology, airplanes or balloons. And, remember that, the first artificial satellite Sputnik I, was launched only on October 5, 1957.

Explanations:

The month of September does not have 31 days. I dated the sighting September 30, 1954, but it is not a sure date.

It is likely that GREPO found in the newspaper of October 1, 1954, this observation dated "yesterday" and that they were mistaken in thinking that the day before the 1st^st of October was the 31^st of September...

As for the observation, I can only say that the information is totally insufficient.

Sources:

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[----] Article in the regional newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré, France.

[vau1] "La rubrique des années 50, catalog by René Faudrin, in the ufology bulletin Vaucluse Ufologie, of the GREPO ufology group, Avignon, France, #7, January / February 1978.

[vau2] "La rubrique des années 50", catalog by Michel Sorgues, in the ufology bulletin Vaucluse Ufologie, of the GREPO ufology group, Avignon, France, #11, September / October 1978.

[vau3] "30 années d'observations vauclusiennes", catalogue in the ufology bulletin Vaucluse Ufologie, of the GREPO ufology group, Avignon, France, Special Issue #1, page 16, 1981.

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The 1954 French flap:

September 30, 1954, Avignon, Vaucluse:

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