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December 26, 1947, Plescop. Morbihan, France, Thérèse Le Cam, Annic and Monique Goasguen:

Brief summary of the event and follow-up:

It was in the 1948 Press via the Reuters news agency that the case became known for the first time. The newspapers reported that girls from Plescop in France said that they were going to church on December 26 and that they were stunned by a fireball that fell from the sky, from which a young girl came out, radiant, dressed in a long blue dress, who told them she is the Virgin Mary and asked them to come back to the same place the next day.

The next day, the Press told, they returned to the place and saw the "Virgin Mary" accompanied by "Archangel Gabriel!"

The "Virgin" told them four great secrets that the girls refused to divulge. Their story drew many pilgrims from all over France to the very place where they first saw the appearance.

Researchers studying such things gave the following details:

This took place near Plescop, Morbihan, France, in the Diocese of Vannes. Thérèse Le Cam, 15, Annie and Monique Goasguen, 13 and 11, said that from December 26, 1947 to February 27, 1948, at a place called Kergroix, they saw the "Virgin": "We saw a fireball on the hedge [...] A lady appeared "who told them not to be afraid", that she is "the Mother of Jesus, the Virgin", accompanied by "angel Gabriel" according to one of the seers.

They claimed they heard these words: "Pray a lot for France and for sinners." On December 27, 1947, at the second apparition, the "Virgin" reportedly alluded to the previous appearances of the Ile-Bouchard, also in France, saying "Near Tours, children are praying at the church, go you also pray at the church."

Dozens of people met every night at the place. On January 3, 1948, one of the visionaries asked the apparition to make a sign by healing a blind man, but in vain. A sign is still asked on February 27, 1948, to which the "Virgin" replies that "As long as people are mean, I will not make any sign, Our Lord and I are scandalized by people." The diocesan bishop did not take these events seriously, there was no validation by the Church.

It was in 1974 that the well-known author Erich von Däniken took over the case in one line saying only "12/26/1947 Mary appears to girls Thérèse Le Cam, Annik and Monique Goasguen of Pleskop [sic], near Vannes, in France, as the Immaculate Conception", this, in his opinion, being a manifestation of the "Gods", that is to say, extraterrestrials mistaken for gods by humanity. Then ufologist Albert Rosales included this in one of his books on "encounters with humanoids", with no more details than von Däniken.

Basic information table:

Narratives:

[Ref. lp1:] "LA PATRIE" NEWSPAPER:

[Ref. ed1:] ERICH VON DANIKEN:

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

Albert Rosales indicates that in Pleskop [sic] near Vannes, France, on December l6, 1947, at an unknown time, three local girls, Therese Le Cam, Annica and Monique Goasguen reported encountering the Virgin Mary. Albert Rosales says that there is no other information.

The source is indicated as "Erich Von Daniken 'Erscheinungen'".

Points to consider:

Erich von Däniken, (www.daniken.com), Swiss citizen, born in 1935, became famous by publishing from 1968 on, books translated worldwide claiming the influence of extraterrestrial visitors on the first human civilizations - what is now called the "Ancient Astronaut Theory". He used ideas already published in France by author Robert Charroux. In his book "Erscheinungen", there is a list of "Blessed Virgin" appearances reports, briefly described and without any indication of sources, such as this one, which he attributed to extraterrestrials influencing humanity through such supernatural manifestations of religious appearance. Some ufologists share this point of view and therefore cited the reports of this list, without any other effort.

The "Dictionnaire des 'apparitions' de la Vierge Marie" by Laurantin and Sbalchiero [ls1] says:

The irony here is that, for once, ufologists could have talked of a "UFO" because of the "fireball" but both von Däniken and Rosales seem to have missed it.

That being said, this "UFO" is quite dubious, since in the Press it is "a ball of fire that fell from the sky, from which came out" the "Virgin", who thus could be called a "UFO occupant". But in Laurantin and Sbalchiero, the girls only "saw a fireball on the hedge" and the "Lady appeared" without being explicitly said to have emerged from the ball of fire.

Be that as it may, there is little reason to give credence to the stories of these children. This kind of story was then almost common, but there was never anything to suggest that there is anything real in all this. Thus, one finds here a "quasi-constant" of such alleged "appearances": people come to attend the appearances once the children have made their claims, but they do not see anything of what the children claim to see.

Imagine that a child tells some ufologists near them: "I see an alien in front of me" and that these ufologists see nothing. What would they conclude? I think that apart from some lunatics, none would consider having proven facts here.

List of issues:

Evaluation:

Children religious invention, not UFO-related.

Sources references:

* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.

• [lp1] * Article in the newspaper La Patrie, Montréal, Quebec, Canada, January 8, 1948.
• [lm1] ? Article in the newspaper La Liberté du Morbihan, Vannes, Morbihan, France, January 9, 1948.
• [lm2] ? Article in the newspaper La Liberté du Morbihan, Vannes, Morbihan, France, January 14, 1948.
• [ed1] * "Erscheinungen: Phänomene, die die Welt erregen", book by Erich von Däniken, Econ-Verlag publishers, Germany, 1974.
• [ed1] * "Le Livre des Apparitions, book by Erich von Däniken, French translation of "Erscheinungen", A. Michel publisher, France, 1975.
• [ed1] * "Miracles of the Gods - A Hard Look at the Supernatural, book by Erich Von Daniken, English translation of "Erscheinungen", Bukupedia publishers, USA, page 179, 2000.
• [ls1] * "Dictionnaire des 'apparitions' de la Vierge Marie", book by René Laurentin and Patrick Sbalchiero, Fayard publisher, France, 2007.
• [ar1] * "Humanoid Encounters - International Catalogue - 1947", book by Albert Rosales, Digital Mirage publishers, page 48, 2009.

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