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End of October 1954, Vienne:

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Summary:

In the 1970s, French ufologist Michel Jeantheau had transcribed a number of newspaper articles relating to the 1954 French wave. One of his transcripts was from the local newspaper L'Armentiérois, on page 1 for October 30, 1954, according to which in the Vienne department, a motorist dazzled by a "flying saucer" had struck a tree and had been seriously injured.

Reports:

[Ref. mjt1:] MICHEL JEANTHEAU:

Weekly newspaper "L'ARMENTIEROIS" (ARMENTIERES,59)

Saturday 10/30/1954,p.I: VARIOUS EVENTS

In the Vienne, a motorist dazzled by a "flying saucer" hits a tree and is seriously injured.

Explanations:

Totally insufficient information.

As I did not find any other source of the time or other source relating to this incident which should logically have had much press coverage, I do not exclude that the incident was invented by a journalist.

Keywords:

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Vienne, car, single, accident, blinding, saucer

Sources:

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[mjt1] Article in the local newspaper L'Armentiérois, Armentières, France, page 1, October 30, 1954, according a transcription by the ufologist Michel Jeantheau.

Document history:

Version:	Created/Changed by:	Date:	Change Description:
1.0	Patrick Gross	April 21, 2020	First published.

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