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October 3, 1954, Le Meix, Côte-d'Or:

Reference for this case: 3-Oct-54-Le-Meix.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.

Reports:

[Ref. lbp1:] NEWSPAPER "LE BIEN PUBLIC":

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"Cigars" and "Saucers" reported again

Saint-Brieuc. -- Several people claimed to have seen a "flying cigar" last night around 8:45 p.m., at a distance of 300 to 400 meters from them, at an altitude of about 50 meters. The craft, they stated, was approximately 15 meters long and intermittently emitted pinkish lights. It moved silently.

Brest. -- Mrs. Henry, a farmer in Guesnou (Finistère), reported having seen a cylindrical mauve-colored object in the sky on both Thursday and Friday evenings at the same time. The object moved silently from west to east.

Lille. -- Mr. Anicet Corneille, an agricultural worker, declared that he saw a cigar-shaped craft last night in Comines. It was 8 to 10 meters long and 3 meters wide, flying at about 40 meters above the ground and emitting a strong violet glow. After hovering over the town for a few seconds, the object reportedly vanished into the sky. Mr. Corneille's account was confirmed by a passing motorist from Tourcoing.

Montceau-les-Mines. -- Two bricklayers, Messrs. Romain Sebastiani and Buratto, both competitive cyclists, reported seeing a craft take off with a sharp whistling sound along the roadside between Blanzy and Montceau. According to them, the object was a dark yellow cigar-shaped craft, about three meters long and with a diameter of approximately 50 to 80 centimeters.

A "Saucer" near Seurre?...

A resident of Le Meix, a village near Seurre, Mr. Lucien Minet, 19 years old, also witnessed a strange sighting. He was standing at his doorstep around 9:00 p.m. when he noticed a green glow slowly moving across the sky. A whistling sound accompanied this apparition, which lasted about fifteen seconds. The young man had time to call his mother, who also witnessed the phenomenon.

An "Orange Disc" in the Nièvre

Nevers. -- A representative of a major insurance company, along with several residents of Corbigny, saw a luminous orange disc in the sky on Friday evening around 7:00 p.m.. The object moved up and down alternately from left to right.

These witnesses, all credible ones, observed the phenomenon for a considerable time before the luminous disc disappeared vertically behind a hill.

[Ref. via1:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "VIMANA 21":

MONDAY, OCTOBER 4: A SAUCER NEAR SEURRE -

An inhabitant of Le Meix, Mr. Lucien Minet, 19-year-old, has in his turn noticed a strange apparition. He was standing on his doorstep, around 9 p.m., when he saw in the sky a green glow moving slowly. A whistle accompanied this apparition which lasted about fifteen seconds. The young man had the time to call his mother who noticed the phenomenon.

The source is said to be the newspaper Le Bien Public.

[Ref. via3:] "VIMANA 21" UFOLOGY MAGAZINE - ADRUP:

This magazine listed this case:

54 10 03 9 p.m. NL Seurre (Le Meix)

[Ref. ubk1:] "UFO-DATENBANK":

Case Nr. New case Nr. Investigator Date of observation Zip Place of observation Country of observation Hour of observation Classification Comments Identification
19541002 02.10.1954 Meix France 21.00 NL

[Ref. aln1:] ALAIN LEQUIEN:

The author indicates that on September 29, 1954, there had been numerous observations of a luminous object, a meteor, crossing France, which was seen in Painblanc as in other communes of Burgundy.

In Meix near Seurre, a young 19-year-old resident had noticed a strange apparition. Standing on his doorstep around 9 p.m., he saw a green glow in the sky moving slowly for about fifteen seconds.

The author indicates that the source and the book by Aimé Michel [aml1].

Explanations:

Map.

The description suggests it was a meteor.

Keywords:

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

Le Meix, Côte-d'Or, Seurre, Lucien Minet, night, gleam, green, slow, duration, whistling

Sources:

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

Document history:

Version: Created/Changed by: Date: Change Description:
1.0 Patrick Gross December 22, 2016 First published.
1.1 Patrick Gross February 11, 2021 Additions [via1], [via3], [aln1].
1.2 Patrick Gross March 17, 2025 Addition [lbp1].

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