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Reference for this case: 5-Oct-54-Hettange-Grande.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
The regional newspaper Le Républicain Lorrain for October 7, 1954, reported that on October 5, 1954, around 7:30 p.m., two young people from Hettange-Grande, Jean Da-Pont and Giuseppe Portolan, had seen in the sky a "flying saucer" with a diameter of about 10 meters, moving at a certain height and at an extreme speed.
It was oval in shape, yellow in color with red reflections. After flying in a wide arc in the northeast-southwest direction, it disappeared into the sky.
The newspaper ends its article by adding that other witnesses also observed "this operation."
[Ref. lrl1:] NEWSPAPER "LE REPUBLICAIN LORRRAIN":
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Hettange-Grande. -- Yesterday Wednesday, around 7:30 p.m., two young men of the locality, MM. Jean Da-Pont and Giuseppe Portolan, saw in the sky a "flying saucer" with a diameter of about 10 meters, moving at a certain height and at an extreme speed. Of oval shape and yellow color with red reflections, the mysterious machine, after making a large arc in the northeast-southwest direction, disappeared in the ether. Other witnesses also attended the operation.
[Ref. clu1:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "LES CHRONIQUES DE LA CLEU":
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Frisange, 10/ll/l954
Always and always "flying saucers"!! Under this title the Lorraine press receives information from Hettange-Grande. If we count the mysterious appearances made until today in our small town, we can conclude that our population is especially spoiled with flying saucers.
A first appearance was made on 8/3/1952. A craft turned at 3000 meters then slowly disappeared. From that day the observations followed one another: 11/4/1953, 9/28/1953 and 10/6/1954.
The source of several such articles is noted in indiscriminated manner as "Tageblatt + Luxemburger Wort - Articles translated by Monique Sassel (CLEU)".
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Insufficient information, possible meteor.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Hettange-Grande, Moselle, evening, young, Jean Da-Pont, Giuseppe Portolan, saucer, high, fast, oval, yellow, reflections, red, craft
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| Version: | Created/Changed by: | Date: | Change Description: |
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| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | February 24, 2017 | First published. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | March 24, 2022 | Addition of the Summary. Explanations changed, were "Not looked for yet." |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | May 2, 2022 | Addition [clu1]. |
