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October 31, 1954, Saint-Ferréol-Trente-Pas, Drôme:

Reference for this case: 31-Oct-54-Saint-Ferréol-Trente-Pas.
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Summary:

In a catalog of observations in Drôme and Ardèche departments published in their newsletter U.F.O. Informations of the 2^nd quarter of 1982, the AAMT ("Association des Amis de Marc Thirouin") reported that the newspaper Le Progrès for November 2, 1954, or probably for November 2, 1954, had reported a sighting of October 31, 1954, in Saint-Ferréol-Trente-Pas, in the Drôme department.

The newspaper reportedly told that around 06:15 p.m., "several reliable people saw a high-altitude disk from west to east - was it a meteor or a flying saucer?"

Reports:

[Ref. uin1:] "U.F.O. INFORMATIONS" UFOLOGY BULLETIN:

DATE: 10/31/1954

PLACE: Saint-Ferreol-Trente-Pas - 26-

HOUR: 06:15 p.m.

OBSERVATION: "Several reliable people have seen a high-altitude disk from west to east. Was it a meteor? Or a flying saucer?"

SOURCE: Le Progrès for November 2 (2), 1954

Explanations:

Obvious description of a meteor, seen and reported again elsewhere in the same region at the same time.

Keywords:

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Saint-Ferréol-Trente-Pas, Drôme, multiple, high, disc, saucer, meteor

Sources:

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

[----] Article in the regional newspaper Le Progrès, Lyon, France, November 2 (?), 1954.
[uin1] "Catalogue Drôme - Ardèche", in the ufology bulletin UFO Informations, of the Association des Amis de Marc Thirouin (AAMT), France, #26, page 28, 2^nd quarter 1982.

Document history:

Version:	Created/Changed by:	Date:	Change Description:
1.0	Patrick Gross	April 28, 2019	First published.

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