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October 10, 1954, Valence, Drôme:

Reference for this case: 10-Oct-54-Valence.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.

Summary:

In a catalog of observations in the Drôme and Ardèche department, the U.F.O. Informations, of the Association des Amis de Marc Thirouin (AAMT), 4th quarter 1981, indicated an observation of Saturday, October 10, 1954, at noon in Valence in the Drôme.

For several minutes, many passers-by and motorists had observed a shining sphere "shining metallic", moving at high altitude, slowly. It was very visible and the phenomenon posed "a serious problem for the traffic police".

The bulletin indicates that the source is the archive of the AAMT.

Reports:

[Ref. uin1:] "U.F.O. INFORMATIONS" UFOLOGY BULLETIN:

DATE: Saturday, October 10, 1954

PLACE: VALENCE (Drôme)

HOUR: 12:00

DURATION: several minutes

WITNESSES: numerous passers-by and automobilists

OBSERVATION: Shining sphere "with metallic luster", moving at high altitude, slowly. It was very visible and the phenomenon posed "a serious problem for the traffic police".

SOURCE: AAMT archive

Explanations:

Map.

Marc Thirouin was a pioneer of French ufology.

As for the observation, I do not see what will differentiate this thing from a balloon.

Keywords:

(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)

Valence, Drôme, duration, several minutes, numerous, passers-by, motorists, sphere, shiny, metallic, high, slow

Sources:

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Document history:

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