The index page for the 1954 French flap section of this website is here.
Reference for this case: 14-Oct-54-Barcelonnette.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
In the 2000s, a US website, referring to the first book by Jimmy Guieu, and to Jacques Vallée, indicated that on October 14, 1954, at 04:00 p.m. in Barcelonnette, France "An unidentified object was sighted", by several witnesses "for 99 minutes", "but with an appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation."
[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 14 October 1954 at 16:00 in Barcelonnette, France "An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed by several witnesses for 99 minutes."
The sources are said to be Guieu, Jimmy, Flying Saucers Come from Another World, Citadel, New York, 1956; Vallee, Jacques, Computerized Catalog (N = 3073).
[Ref. ubk1:] "UFO-DATENBANK":
| Case Nr. | New case Nr. | Investigator | Date of observation | Zip | Place of observation | Country of observation | Hour of observation | Classification | Comments | Identification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19541014 | 14.10.1954 | Barcelonnette | France | 16.00 |
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Jimmy Guieu's book "Flying Saucers Come from Another World" stops at the January 1954 sightings. The book is given as a source in [uda1], but unless there is a different US edition, is not the correct source.
I strongly suspect that this so-called observation of the 14th is actually that of October 16, 1954; which was a misinterpretation caused by a high-altitude balloon.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, daylight, multiple
[----] indicates sources that are not yet available to me.
| Version: | Created/Changed by: | Date: | Change Description: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | July 11, 2010 | First published. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | February 23, 2017 | Addition [ubk1]. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | July 17, 2019 | Addition of the Summary. Explanations changed, were "Not looked for yet." |
