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Reference for this case: 8-Oct-54-Marcillac.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
The newspaper Sud-Ouest for October 11, 1954, reported a sighting of October 8, 1954, in the evening, in Marcillac:
Mr. Mouillot, fertilizer dealer, would have seen a "casserole-shaped object" letting out a reddish smoke, which disappeared in direction of the Médoc.
[Ref. ous1:] "OURANOS" UFOLOGY MAGAZINE:
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October 8, 1954 Evening Marcillac V2
Witness: Mr. Mouillot. Object in the form of "pan" letting out a reddish smoke. Disappearance towards the Médoc.
S.O. Oct. 11, 54
[Ref. ufa1:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "UFOLOGIA":
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08 OCTOBER 1954 Evening Marcillac V 2
Witness: Mr. MOUILLOT; object in the shape of a "saucepan" letting out a reddish smoke. Disappeared in the direction of the Médoc.
(S.O. October 11, 1954)
Note: "V 2" stands for "bad observation", a report for which it is difficult to rule out a misinterpretation.
[Ref. bbr1:] GERARD BARTHEL AND JACQUES BRUCKER:
The two authors indicate that if the newspaper "Sud-Ouest" for October 11, 1954, is to be believed, there was the following happening on the 8th in Marcillac de Blaye:
"Mr Mouillot, merchant of manure saw, Friday evening, a strange object, in the shape of pan, letting escape a reddish smoke, which disappeared in direction of the Medoc."
[Ref. fru1:] MICHEL FIGUET AND JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:
The two authors indicate that in Marcillac in the Gironde, on October 8, 1954, in the evening, there was an observation of an object in the shape of a pan, letting a reddish smoke escape, and which disappeared in the direction of the Medoc.
They indicate as source the newspaper "Sud-Ouest" for October 11, 1954.
[Ref. gep1:] UFOLOGY GROUP "GEPO":
| 10/8/54 | Evening | Marcillac --> Médoc | T07 | 100V2 |
[Ref. goe1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:
The Belgian ufologist indicates in her chronology that in 1954, on October 8 in France, in Marcillac, in the evening, there is an "observation of an object in the shape of a pan, letting escape a reddish smoke. Disappearance in direction of Medoc."
La source is indicated as "M. FIGUET/ J.L. RUCHON: "Ovni, Premier dossier complet..." Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979, p. 135".
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates that in the Gironde in Marcillac on October 8, 1954 at one unknown hour, in the evening, there is an "observation of an object in the shape of a 'pan' letting escape a reddish smoke. Disappearance in direction of the Medoc."
Luc Chastan indicates that the source is "Ovni, Premier dossier complet... by Figuet M./ Ruchon J.L. ** Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979".
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This quite undetailed report might be explained by a meteor.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Marcillac, Gironde, Mouillot, Médoc, object, pan, smoke, red, evening
[----] indicates sources that are not yet available to me.
| Version: | Created/Changed by: | Date: | Change Description: |
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | December 7, 2005 | First published. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | January 26, 2009 | Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version. Additions [goe1], [lcn1]. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | December 26, 2018 | Addition [ous1], Summary. Explanations changed, were "Not looked for yet." |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | May 1, 2022 | Addition [gep1]. |
| 1.3 | Patrick Gross | May 22, 2022 | Addition [ufa1]. |
