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Reference for this case: 5-nov-54-Moulins.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
According to the ufology magazine Ouranos, New Series #8 of the 3rd quarter of 1973, on November 5, 1954, at 8:40 p.m. in Moulins, Mr. Georges Biquet observed a luminous ball which crossed the sky above the Cours Jean-Jaurès in a north-south trajectory, letting a shower of sparks fall in its wake. According to some other witnesses, it was in a fast movement of rotation. The source was given as La Montagne, Aurillac issue for November 8, 1954.
According to the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit #125 of May 1973, on November 5, 1954 at 8:40 p.m. in Moulins, an object similar to the one seen 10 minutes earlier by M. Aubert in Chanat in the Puy-de-Dôme, which would give it the size of a plate, tinged with light yellow, and a trajectory from South to North, was seen in Moulins.
According to #128 of October 1973 of the same magazine, on November 5, 1954 at 8:40 p.m., according to La Montagne for November 6, 1954 this time, in Moulins, Mr. Biquet saw a ball of blue-green light, having a rotational motion, followed by sparks, moving rapidly on a south - north trajectory.
The magazine made a connection with other similar sightings at the same time but did not seem to have understood that the description was that of a meteor.
[Ref. ous1:] UFOLOGY MAGAZINE "OURANOS":
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FRANCE -- [... others...] 5/11 [... others...] Moulins, [... others...]
[Ref. ldl1:] UFOLOGY MAGAZINE "LUMIERES DANS LA NUIT":
This magazine indicates that on November 5, 1954, at 08:40 P.M. in Moulins, the same object than the one Mr Aubert saw in Chanat in Puy-de-Dôme ten minutes earlier was seen. The object seen in Chanat was of the size of a plate, tinted of pale yellow, and dazed in the direction from the South to the North.
[Ref. ous2:] UFOLOGY MAGAZINE "OURANOS":
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11/05/1954 Moulins (08:40 p.m.)
Mr. Georges Biquet observed a luminous ball that crossed the sky above the Cours Jean-Jaurès along a north-south path, dropping a shower of sparks in its wake. According to some other witnesses, it would have been animated by a rapid movement of rotation. (La Montagne-Aurillac du 11/08/1954).
[Ref. ldl2:] UFOLOGY MAGAZINE "LUMIERES DANS LA NUIT":
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November 5 (La Montagne for 11/6) Moulins 08:40 p.m..
M. Biquet perceived a blue-green fireball, with a rotational movement, followed by sparks, rapidly moving on an S-N trajectory. At Chanat (63) at 08:30 p.m., a witness had seen a clear yellow FS, becoming blue-green, rotational movement and luminous trail: probably the same object as Louroux-Hodemont.
[Ref. ioi1:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "INFO OVNI":
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056 05/ll/54 8:40 p.m. Moulins
Fireball with green reflections. Rain of sparks trajectory S.N. rotation
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates in his database that in the Allier in Moulins on November 5, 1954 at 20:40 hours, there was an "Observation of an object going from the south to the north."
The source is noted: "Lumières dans la Nuit".
[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 5 November 1954 at 20:40 in Moulins, France, "An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object, the size of the moon, was observed by several witnesses for over four minutes."
The source is noted "Poher, Claude, Etudes Statistiques Portant sur 1000 Temoignag, Author, undated" and "Vallee, Jacques, Computerized Catalog (N = 3073)".
[Ref. ubk1:] "UFO-DATENBANK":
| Case Nr. | New case Nr. | Investigator | Date of observation | Zip | Place of observation | Country of observation | Hour of observation | Classification | Comments | Identification |
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| 19541105 | 05.11.1954 | Moulins | France | 20.40 | NL |
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Obviously the meteor of that day.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Moulins, Allier, Georges Biquet, multiple, plate, disk, saucer, yellow
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| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | February 2, 2017 | Addition [ubk1]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | November 30, 2018 | Addition [ubk1]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | November 30, 2018 | Additions [ous2], [ldl2]. Explanations changed, was "Not looked for yet." |
| 1.3 | Patrick Gross | May 16, 2019 | Addition [ous1]. |
| 1.4 | Patrick Gross | November 6, 2021 | Addition of the Summary. |
| 1.5 | Patrick Gross | June 2, 2022 | Addition [ioi1]. |
