The index page for the 1954 French flap section of this website is here.
Reference for this case: 8-12-Oct-54-Blanzay.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
In his 1997 book on the 1954 French wave, author Jean Sider reported a case which he had found in Le Journal de Civray, of Civray, Vienne department, for October 14, 1954, on page 6:
Between October 8 and 12, 1954, at an unknown hour, in Blanzay in the Vienne, a lady from the town who wanted to remain anonymous had seen as she was going to Civray, at a place called "La Combe D'Airoux", a flying saucer posed in a field by the road.
Beside the craft stood a small man as wide as tall with huge luminous eyes.
A reader of my Website found out that "La Combe D'Airoux" was probably "Combedéroux", along the D7 road linking Blanzay to Civray.
[Ref. ldl1:] "LUMIERES DANS LA NUIT" UFOLOGY MAGAZINE:
The magazine indicates that between October 8 and 12, 1954, a female resident of Blanzay who wished to remain anonymous saw on her way to Civray, at the place called Combe d'Airoux, a flying saucer posed in a field along the road. Beside the bizarre craft stood a small man as tall as he was wide, with huge, luminous eyes.
The source is noted as Le Journal de Civray for October 14, 1954, on page 6.
[Ref. jsr1:] JEAN SIDER:
The author indicates that between October 8th and 12th, 1954, at an unknown hour in Blanzay in the Vienne, a lady of the commune wishing to remain anonymous saw when going to Civray, at the place "La Combe D'Airoux", a flying saucer posed in a field beside the road.
Near this weird machine stood a small man as wide as high with enormous and luminous eyes.
Jean Sider indicates that the source is Le Journal de Civray, Civray, the Vienne, for October 14, 1954, page 6.
He comments that the succinct narrative leaves us wondering.
[Ref. lhh1:] LARRY HATCH - "*U* COMPUTER DATABASE":
4042: 1954/10/10 00:00 1 0:15:20 E 46:12:20 N 3321 WEU FRN VNN 9:6
BLANZAY,FR:1/CAR:SCR in FIELD:SHORT SQUAT FIG. W/LUMn EYES OUTSIDE:/LDLN#319
Ref#217 Jean SIDER: Le DOSSIER 1954 (2 vol.) Page No. 189 : FARMLANDS
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates that in Vienne in Blanzay, a woman observed in the days between the 8th and 12th of October, at a place called Combe D'Airoux, an object placed in a field by the roadside. Beside the latter stood a figure of human form, small, but as wide as he was tall with huge, luminous eyes.
He indicates that the source is "Lumières Dans La Nuit".
[Ref. jgz1:] JULIEN GONZALEZ:
The author indicates that there was a close encounter of the third kind in Blanzay, in the Vienne, between 8 and 12 October 1954, at an unknown hour.
A lady of the commune who wanted to remain anonymous saw a flying saucer placed in a field beside the road, when she going to Civray, at the place called "La Combe d'Airoux". Near this weird machine stood a little man as wide as he was high, with enormous and luminous eyes.
The sources are indicated as Le Journal de Civray (Civray) for October 1, 1954; Jean Sider, Le dossier 1954 et l'imposture rationaliste, pages 189-190.
[Ref. pgs1:] FROM A READER OF MY WEBSITE:
Subject: Observation of Blanzay (86-Vienne) between the 8 and 12 Oct. 1954
Sent: October 8, 2017
From: [Firstname Name] [email]@orange.fr
I saw on your website, about the observation of Blanzay (86-Vienne) between 8 and 12 October 1954, that you had not identified a place called "Combe d'Arroux" or a similar name.
On the IGN map of Blanzay (by Géoportail, for example), I found the name "Combedéroux" along the D7 linking Blanzay to Civray. I think this is this place.
Hoping to have informed you properly,
Best regards,
[Firstname Name]
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Possible extraterrestrial visitors, but unknown credibility, succinct information, and no investigation.
The logical route from Blanzay to Civray is by the departmental road 7, on about 6 kilometers. It is a road in the open countryside virtually devoid of dwelling, the road is bordered of hedges and fields. There is a quarry on the left. I could not identify, in 2017, a locality Combe d'Arroux or some approaching name.
My reader [pgs1] specified the place.
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But as of 2019 the location "Combedéroux" is not marked by a roadsign.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Blanzay, Vienne, Civray, Civray-les-Essarts, La Combe D'Airoux, Combedéroux, anonymous, single, landing, saucer, field, occupant, bulky, luminous eyes, huge eyes
[----] indicates sources that are not yet available to me.
| Version: | Created/Changed by: | Date: | Change Description: |
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| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | February 4, 2017 | First published. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | April 20, 2018 | Addition [pgs1]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | December 23, 2019 | Additions [lhh1], Summary, map; in the Explanations, "Not looked for yet" replaced by "Possible extraterrestrial visitors, but unknown credibility, succinct information, and no investigation." |
| 1.3 | Patrick Gross | December 30, 2020 | Additions [ldl1]. |
