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September 17, 1954, Chavanoz, Isère:

Reference for this case: 17-Sep-54-Chavanoz.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.

Summary:

According to the catalog of Luc Chastan on the Web, the newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré reported that in the Isère department, in Chavanoz on September 17, 1954, at 07:10 p.m., several people had observed in the sky a large ball of fire extended by a trail of smoke.

Three times, this ball has descended to the ground, the fourth time it disappeared in the distance.

Reports:

[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:

Luc Chastan indicates that in the Isère in Chavanoz on September 17, 1954 at 19:10 hours "Several people observed in the sky a large ball of fire prolonged by a trail of smoke. By three times this ball descended to the ground, the fourth time it disappeared in the distance."

The source is indicated as "Le Dauphiné Libéré".

Explanations:

Map.

Unidentified but sparse information.

Keywords:

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

Chavanoz, Isère, evening, multiple, big, ball, fire, trail, smoke, manoeuvers

Sources:

[----] indicates sources that are not yet available to me.

Document history:

Version: Created/Changed by: Date: Change Description:
1.0 Patrick Gross June 16, 2009 First published.
1.1 Patrick Gross June 30, 2019 Addition of the Summary. Explanations changed, were "Not looked for yet."

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