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Reference for this case: 9-Oct-54-Decazeville.
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The regional newspaper Le Midi Libre of October 11, 1954 reported, among other sightings, that a “luminous sphere” had been seen in the sky over Decazeville on October 9, 1954 at around 8:30 p.m.
On Avenue Cabrol, Mr. Paul Delbos, of the U.C.M. of Decazeville, residing in Le Broual, saw in the sky a luminous sphere whose color was alternately white or orange. This glow lasted about ten minutes before disappearing.
[Ref. mle1:] NEWSPAPER "LE MIDI LIBRE":
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Alexandria, October 10. -- From an official source it is stated that a mysterious craft remained in the air above the control tower of the Musha aerodrome for one hour last night.
The craft, shaped like an elongated "saucer," changed color, shifting from red to orange, then from green to gray, before departing at lightning speed (Reuter).
Carcassonne, October 10. -- Jean Bertrand, mechanic, 100 Rue Voltaire, reportedly sighted a flying saucer on Saturday around 4 p.m. According to statements Mr. Bertrand is said to have made to friends, it was while he was returning from test-driving a car that, on the Limoux road on the Maquens hill, near Carcassonne, he allegedly spotted a craft in the sky.
According to Mr. Bertrand's statements, the craft was round in shape and appeared to be made of very shiny metal. The upper part seemed to consist of a dome made of plastic material. Still according to Mr. Bertrand, the craft was at a fairly low altitude, since the witness claims he was able to distinguish two human silhouettes.
The device disappeared at high speed heading East-South-East.
Decazeville, October 10. -- On Saturday evening, around 8:30 p.m., on Avenue Cabrol, Mr. Paul Delbos, U.C.M. Decazeville, residing in Le Broual, saw in the sky a luminous sphere whose color was alternately white or orange. This glow persisted for about ten minutes before disappearing.
Montpellier, October 10. -- At the end of the day, around 7:10 p.m., a mysterious craft was seen by several persons considered entirely trustworthy, to the southwest of the village.
It had an elongated shape and its brightness was similar to that of a piece of iron heated white-hot, projecting showers of sparks.
The craft was visible for a few minutes and disappeared in the direction of the Pyrenees.
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Le Broual is a district of Decazeville.
There were two astronomical objects of ufological significance in the sky at that time and place: the Moon and Mars. I cannot rule out that one or the other, rendered unrecognizable and then obscured by a cloud, could have been the cause of the observation.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Decazeville, Aveyron, avenue Cabrol, Le Broual, Paul Delbos, ball, luminous, white, orange, duration
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