The index page for the 1954 French flap section of this website is here.
Reference for this case: 23-Sep-54-Thenon.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
In 1979, French ufologists Michel Figuet and Jean-Louis Ruchon indicated that in Thenon, in the Dordogne department, according to their personal archive, on September 23, 1954, at 05:00, p.m., a group of sixteen hunters had observed a "saucer" flying at a dizzying speed at the edge of the trees.
In the 2000s, US ufologist Larry Hatch noted the case in his database, stating that it was a hoax.
[Ref. fru1:] MICHEL FIGUET AND JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:
The two authors indicate that in Thenon in the Dordogne, according to their personal file, on September 23, 1954 at 17:00, a group of 16 hunters observed a "saucer" flying at a vertiginous speed at the level of the trees.
[Ref. lhh1:] LARRY HATCH - "*U* COMPUTER DATABASE":
3822: 1954/09/23 17:00 1 1:04:20 E 45:08:00 N 3333 WEU FRN DRD 6:2
THENON,FR:12 HUNTERS:SCR/DIZZY SPEED OVR TREETOPS:hoax by hunters alleged.
Ref# 30 FIGEUT[sic]&RUCHON: OVNI: Le 1er Dossier Page No. 84 : FOREST
[Ref. goe1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:
The Belgian ufologist indicates that in 1954, on September 23, in France, in Thenon (the Dordogne), "Twelve hunters observe around 17 hours, a flying saucer at vertiginous speed at the level of the trees."
She adds that actually it is a hoax by the hunters.
The source is indicated as "M. FIGUET/J.L. RUCHON: 'Ovni, le premier dossier complet..' - Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979, p. 84".
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates that in the Dordogne in Thenon on September 23, 1954 at 17:00 hours "Twelve hunters observe a flying saucer at vertiginous speed the level of the top of the trees." "Actually it is a hoax by the hunters."
Luc Chastan indicates: "This case is to be discarded because: Invention of the Witness".
The source is noted as "Ovni, Premier dossier complet... by Figuet M./ Ruchon J.L. ** Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979".
[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 23 September 1954 at 17:00 in Thenon, France, "Hunters incident." And: "Disc flies over hunters and treetops at dizzying speed. A flying disc was observed. One disc was observed by 12 witnesses in a forest briefly."
The source is indicated as "Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Author, Redwood City, 2002".
[Ref. prn2:] PETER ROGERSON - "INTCAT":
September 23 1954. 1700hrs.
THENON (DORDOGNE : FRANCE)
A group 16 hunters saw a strange object travelling a terrific speed, brushing the treetops.
Gross 1954. citing Figuet and Ruchon 1979 p84
Evaluation - Hoax
Note: "Gross 1954" was meant to refer to my web page on the case. No link was given, and my page was certainly not just "quoting Figuet and Ruchon 1979 p84". Moreover Peter Rogerson did not credit "his" evaluation.
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Hoax.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Thenon, Dordogne, saucer, low, fast, multiple, hunters, daylight, anonymous, hoax
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | October 2, 2005 | First published. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | January 27, 2010 | Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version. Additions [goe1], [uda1]. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | April 7, 2010 | Addition [lcn1]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | May 9, 2019 | Additions [lhh1], [prn2], Summary. |
