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Reference for this case: 26-Jan-54-Thaon-les-Vosges.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
F. Diolez of the Cercle Vosgien Lumières Dans la Nuit ufology group compiled a catalog of Vosges cases in November 1984, with the help of François Lagarde.
This catalog indicates that on Tuesday, January 26, 1954, at 04:45 (local time) (a.m.), André Pierret and Mr. Parlementot were witnesses of an observation published in an article of the newspaper La Liberté de l'Est for January 28, 1954:
"Tuesday at 4.45, Mr. André Pierrat 101 street of Lorraine went to his work. Little after the coffee shop GOL where the horizon is largely clear he looked up automatically and had his attention drawn by a shining point which, coming from the East moved towards MIRECOURT at a very great speed. Arrived above the city it stopped and set out again almost at once by illuminating all the sky of an unusual gleam. It stopped again little after at the same time as all gleam died out and took again its travel to disappear in the direction of MIRECOURT. The whole having lasted a few seconds. Mr. PARMENTELOT was also witness of this observation."
The author of the catalog indicates that this is the full article, that there was another sighting the same day in Nomexy, suggests to see this following case in his catalog, and comments that what is "again a very fast light dot" could be "Explicable?"
It certainly is, since a meteor was widely seen in the Côte-d'Or and in the Vosges departments at that time.
[Ref. lbs1:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "LA LIGNE BLEUE SURVOLEE?":
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4°) CASE No. F/98/88540126 (01) THAON-LES-VOSGES - TUESDAY JANUARY 26, 1954
04 H 45 L.T.
Witnesses: Me. André PIERRAT Me. PARMENTELOT
Sources: Article from "La Liberté de l'Est", January 28, 1954
"On Tuesday at 4:45 a.m., Mr. André PIERRAT, 101 Lorraine Street, was on his way to work. Shortly after passing the GOLY café, where the horizon is wide open, he instinctively looked up and noticed a bright dot which, coming from the east, was heading toward MIRECOURT at very high speed. When it reached above the town, it stopped and then almost immediately started moving again, lighting up the entire sky with an unusual glow. It stopped again shortly afterward, at the same time as all the light went out, and then resumed its course just as quickly, disappearing in the direction of Mirecourt. The whole event lasted only a few seconds. Mr. PARMENTELOT also witnessed this observation."
(Full article).
Note: Another sighting on the same day at NOMEXY. See next case.
Comments: Once again, a very fast bright point. Explainable?
[Ref. lbs2:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "LA LIGNE BLEUE SURVOLEE?":
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| Num. | DATE | PLACE | TIME | SHORT DESCRIPTION | 1234 | SOURCES | EXPLANATIONS |
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| 01/26/1954 | THAON-LES-VOSGES | 04:45 a.m. | Two witnesses observe the passage of a luminous point which moves quickly, stops then starts again almost immediately by illuminating the sky, stops again with disappearance of any gleam, finally fast departure in the direction of Mirecourt (88). | ...X | Liberté de l'Est for 01/12/1954 |
[Ref. fdz1:] FRANCOIS DIOLEZ:
F. Diolez of the French ufology group CNEGU set up a catalogue of cases in the Vosges, in November 1984, with the help of ufologist François Lagarde.
The catalogue indicates that on Tuesday, January 26, 1954, at 04:45 local time, André Pierret and Mr. Parlementot were witness of an observation published in an article of La Liberté de l'Est for January 28, 1954:
"Tuesday at 4.45, Mr. André Pierrat 101 street of Lorraine went to his work. Little after the coffee shop GOL where the horizon is largely clear he looked up automatically and had his attention drawn by a shining point which, coming from the East moved towards MIRECOURT at a very great speed. Arrived above the city it stopped and set out again almost at once by illuminating all the sky of an unusual gleam. It stopped again little after at the same time as all gleam died out and took again its travel to disappear in the direction of MIRECOURT. The whole having lasted a few seconds. Mr. PARMENTELOT was also witness of this observation."
The author of the catalogue indicate that this is the entire article, that there was another observation the same day in Nomexy, suggests seeing the next case of his catalog, and comments on that what is "again a very fast luminous point" could be "explainable?"
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The meteor of January 26, 1954, at 04:50.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Thaon-les-Vosges, Vosges, André Pierrat, day, spot, shining, Mirecourt, fast, luminous, duration, Parmentelot
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