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Reference for this case: 2-Oct-54-Cholet.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
Newspapers of October 6, 1954, mentioned that there had been an observation in Cholet. No date was given, the other cases mentioned were of October 2nd or 3rd, 1954.
Without mentioning a source, ufologist Aimé Michel, later taken over by others, dated the case of October 2, 1954, and considered that it was "in straight libne" with other cases of that date in a manner that would not be due to mere chance.
[Ref. lae1:] NEWSPAPER "L'ALSACE":
The newspaper reports on October 6, 1954, with no other information, that there was a sighting in Cholet. The date is not given but the sighting is mentioned among others that took place on October 2 and 3, 1954.
See the full article here.
[Ref. ads1:] NEWSPAPER "L'ARDENNAIS":
(Continued from the first page)
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Saucers, cigars, discs, balls and other "flying" objects were seen at Chancelade (Haute-Vienne), Willer (Haut-Rhin) [Sep. 30.], Gouesnach, near Quimper [Oct. 2], Beutignecourt, Ambazac (Haute-Vienne) [Oct. 1], Dijon [Oct. 2], Marcoing near Cambrai [Oct. 3], Pommier (Indre) [Oct. 3], Rouen [Oct. 3], Ajaccio, la Rochelle [Oct. 2], Quimper [Oct. 2], Cholet and Vannes [Oct. 2].
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[Ref. ppe1:] NEWSPAPER "PARIS-PRESSE":
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AFTER the saucers, cigars, spheres, pots, here is the flying barrel. It was in the Charente that it was "seen" by a motorcyclist, Mr. Jean Allary. It was "studded with golden nails" and was swinging by the side of the road.
In Annoeullin, near Lille, a worker who was smoking a cigar (a real one) in his garden, saw a luminous object in the shape of a crescent landing twenty meters from him. At his shouts, ten billiards players came running from a nearby cafe; the saucer had taken off, but a dozen "luminous dots" were moving above them.
Saucers, cigars, discs, balls and other "flying" objects were spotted in Chancelade (Haute-Vienne), Willer (Haut-Rhin), Gouesnach, near Quimper, Bautignecourt, Ambazac (Haute-Vienne), Dijon, Marcoing, near Cambrai, Pommier (Indre), Rouen, Ajaccio, La Rochelle, Quimper, Cholet, Vannes, Lyon and Le Havre. A la Combe-au-Chèvres, in the Haut Jura, also, but it was just a rain gauge.
[Ref. aml1:] AIME MICHEL:
Aimé Michel reports that there was a sighting on October 2, 1954, in Cholet, France.
[Ref. gqy1:] GUY QUINCY:
Saturday, October 2 [, 1954] (continued)
[... other cases...]
unknown h.:.
[... other cases...]
: Cholet (Maine-et-Loire): lum. sph.
[... other cases...]
[Ref. pis1:] "PHENOMENES INCONNUS" UFOLOGY BULLETIN:
In this ufology bulletin, Alain Barbe stated that the cases of October 2, 1954, including that of Cholet, formed a geometrical shape including parallele lines with growing spacing, which, he thought, could not cased by mere chance. He published this diagram, comprizing however only 8 of the 61 cases or more for that date:
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He also published a second map with more cases (but far from the 61 cases), including that of Cholet:
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[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates in his database that in the Maine-et-Loire in Cholet on October 2, 1954 at an unknown hour, there was an observation of a disc.
The source is indicated as "M.O.C. by Michel Aimé ** Arthaud 1958".
[Ref. ubk1:] "UFO-DATENBANK":
This database recorded this case 3 times:
| Case Nr. | New case Nr. | Investigator | Date of observation | Zip | Place of observation | Country of observation | Hour of observation | Classification | Comments | Identification |
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| 19541002 | 02.10.1954 | Cholet | France | |||||||
| 19541002 | 02.10.1954 | Cholet | France | |||||||
| 19541002 | 02.10.1954 | Cholet | France |
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Totally insufficient information.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Cholet, Maine-et-Loire
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| Version: | Created/Changed by: | Date: | Change Description: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | March 4, 2009 | First published. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | June 3, 2010 | Addition [lae1]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | January 2, 2017 | Addition [ubk1]. |
| 1.3 | Patrick Gross | October 2, 2019 | Additions [ads1], [pis1], Summary. Explanations changed, were "Not looked for yet." |
| 1.4 | Patrick Gross | January 16, 2020 | Addition [ppe1]. |
| 1.5 | Patrick Gross | December 4, 2021 | Addition [gqy1]. |
