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November 7, 1954, Brigneau, Finistère:

Reference for this case: 7-Nov-54-Brigneau.
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Summary:

The newspaper Le Courrier de Saône-et-Loire for November 8, 1954, reported that three fishermen aboard the boat "L'Explorateur," from Moëlan-sur-Mer in the Finistère, had discovered a strange object floating on the water offshore, the previous evening.

It was a duralumin circle 1.50 meters in diameter, with two crossbars inside, to which two fully functional flashlights were attached. Five large balloons - three red, one yellow, and one white - were tied to the circle with metal wires.

The newspaper stated that the fake saucer had fallen into the sea after one of the balloons burst, and that the fishermen had brought the device to the port of Brigneau.

The gendarmerie tried to determine who had built this saucer, "which had been seen flying over the region."

Reports:

[Ref. csl1:] NEWSPAPER "LE COURRIER DE SAONE-ET-LOIRE":

A "flying saucer" recovered by sailors off the coast of Finistère

BREST. -- Three fishermen aboard the boat "L'explorateur" from Moëlan-sur-Mer (Finistère) discovered a strange object floating on the water offshore last night.

It was a circle made of duralumin, 1.5 meters in diameter, with two crossbars inside. Attached to the crossbars were two flashlights, both of which were working perfectly. Five large balloons (three red, one yellow, and one white) inflated with oxygen [!] were tied to the circle with metal wires.

This saucer had fallen into the sea after one of the balloons burst. The fishermen brought the object back to the port of Brigneau.

The gendarmerie is trying to determine who built this saucer, which had been seen flying over the region.

Explanations:

Negative case, hoax.

Keywords:

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Brigneau, Finistère, hoax, handcrafted saucre, balloons, flashlight, sea

Sources:

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[csl1] Article in the regional newspaper Le Courrier de Saône-et-Loire, France, page 5, November 8, 1954.

Document history:

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1.0	Patrick Gross	May 17, 2025	First published.

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