The index page for the 1954 French flap section of this website is here.
Reference for this case: 9-Oct-54-Nice-2.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
In their 1979 book on "close encounters" in France, ufologists Michel Figuet and Jean-Louis Ruchon indicated that in Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department, on October 9, 1954, at 11:15 p.m., Mr. Valicale, an inspector from the Nice mobile brigade observed a luminous craft heading south at high speed.
The authors indicated as source the newspaper La Montagne in October 1954, and their personal archives.
[Ref. fru1:] MICHEL FIGUET AND JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:
The two authors and ufologists indicate that in Nice in the departement of Alpes-Maritime, on October 9, 1954 at 11:15 p.m., Mr. Valicale, a police inspector of the Nice mobile squad, observed a luminous machine moving towards the south at high speed.
The authors indicate that the sources are "La Montagne" in October 1954 and their personal file.
[Ref. goe1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:
The Belgian ufologist indicates in her catalogue that in 1954, on October 9 in France in St Chamas and Nice, "at 20:15 one observes in St Chamas a disc letting out a very thick smoke of fire color, which disappears suddenly by taking altitude above Nice. At 23:15 Mr. Valicale observes in Nice a luminous craft moving at high speed towards the south. Mr. Soulié observes a disc resembling the full moon and leaving a luminous trail."
The source is indicated as "M. FIGUET/ J.L. RUCHON: "Ovni, Premier dossier complet..." Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979, p. 140".
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates in his database that in the Alpes Maritime in Nice on October 9, 1954 at 23:15 hours, "a witness, police inspector, observes a luminous craft moving towards the south at high speed."
The source is indicated as "Ovni, Premier dossier complet... by Figuet M./ Ruchon J.L. ** Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979".
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Insufficient information, possible meteor.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, night, Valicale, police, craft, luminous, fast
[----] indicates sources that are not yet available to me.
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