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October 1, 1954, Bordeaux, Gironde:

Reference for this case: 1-Oct-54-Bordeaux.
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Summary:

In a general catalog of observations of the Gironde written by the Bordeaux section of the CFRU, published in the ufology magazine Ouranos in the fourth quarter of 1973, it is said that according to the newspaper Sud-Ouest for October 2, 1954, the following observation took place:

On October 1^st 1954, at 4 p.m., in Bordeaux, Messrs. Mangin, Lafargue and Lemongat saw an unknown object above the Place de la Comédie, which was observed with binoculars.

There were other witnesses at the Capuchins and at the Place de la Victoire.

The object was a sounding-balloon.

Reports:

[Ref. ous1:] MAGAZINE UFOLOGIQUE "OURANOS":

1^str October 1954 4 p.m. Bordeaux HA VI

Witnesses: MM. Mangin, Lafargue, Lemongat.

Unknown object above the Place de la Comedie, observed with binoculars. Other witnesses at the Capuchins and Victory Square. (Sounding balloon).

S.O. 2 octobre 54

[Ref. ufa1:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "UFOLOGIA":

01 OCTOBER 1954 4:00 p.m. Bordeaux HA/V 1

Witnesses: Messrs. MANGIN, LAFARGUE and LEMONGAT. Unknown object above the Place de la Comédie observed with binoculars. Other witnesses at the Capuchins and place de la Victoire. (Sounding balloon?)

(S.O. October 04, 1954)

Note: "HA" stands for "High Altitude"; "V 2 " stands for "bad observation", a report for which it is difficult to rule out a misinterpretation.

[Ref. fru1:] MICHEL FIGUET AND JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:

The two authors indicate that in Bordeaux in the Gironde on October 1st, 1954, at 4 p.m., several witnesses observe an unknown object, some witnesses used binoculars to observe it.

The authors do not provide any source.

Explanations:

Weather balloon.

Keywords:

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

Bordeaux, Gironde, binocular, multiple, Mangin, Lafargue, Lemongat, daytime, balloon, sounding-ballon

Sources:

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

[----] Article in the regional newspaper Sud Ouest, Bordeaux, France, October 2, 1954.
[----] Article in the regional newspaper Sud Ouest, Bordeaux, France, October 4, 1954.
[ous1] "Catalogue général des observations de la Gironde - Résumé des Archives et dossiers de la section de Bordeaux du C.F.R.U.", catalogue in the ufology magazine Ouranos, France, Nouvelle Série #9, page 21, 4^th quarter 1973.
[ufa1] "Catalogue général des observations de la Gironde (I)", catalogue in the ufology bulletin Ufologia, ufology group C.F.R.U., France, #1, page 8, November / December 1975.
[fru1] "OVNI, Premier Dossier Complet des Rencontres Rapprochées en France", book by Michel Figuet and Jean Louis Ruchon, Alain Lefeuvre publisher, France, page 106, 1979.

Document history:

Version:	Created/Changed by:	Date:	Change Description:
1.0	Patrick Gross	February 28, 2009	First published.
1.1	Patrick Gross	December 29, 2018	Addition [ous1]. Explanations changed, was "Not looked for yet."
1.2	Patrick Gross	May 25, 2022	Addition [ufa1].

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