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Reference for this case: 9-Oct-54-Cloyes-sur-le-Loir.
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The alleged observation of October 9, 1954, in Cloyes-sur-le-Loir is briefly mentioned by "Michel Carrouges" in 1963, and in 1979, ufologists Michel Figuiet and Jean-Louis Ruchon gave a summary, indicating that it came from the newspaper La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest for October 11, 1954, and from the Belgian bulletin of the GESAG ufology group, UFO Info, #34 of March 1974.
At 7:30 p.m., Jack Legeay, 14, an apprentice plumber, who was riding his bike on the road from Cloyes-sur-le-Loir to Montigny-le-Gannelon, saw a "ball of fire", 2 meters in diameter, posed on the road, with a black silhouette visible in the center of the object.
Frightened and unable to back up - but without evidence that he was really paralyzed - the witness reportedly called for help, and the object reportedly have "quickly disappeared in the air."
The case in its Figuet / Ruchon version will be largely cited by other ufology sources thereafter, but without anything else being added.
[Ref. mcs1:] "MICHEL CARROUGES":
Michel Carrouges indicates that the Legeay sighting lasted a few minutes, and that it is a case in which the witness or witnesses reported black silhouettes or human forms inside the UFO.
[Ref. fru1:] MICHEL FIGUET AND JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:
These two authors and ufologists indicate that October 9, 1954, at 07:30 p.m., between Cloyes-sur-le-Loir and Montigny-le-Gannelon, in the department of Eure et Loir, Jack Legeay, aged 14, apprentice plumber who circulated on his bicycle on the road which leads from Cloyes-sur-Loir to Montigny-le-Gannelon, saw a "ball of fire" posed on the road, its diameter being of two meters. A black silhouette was visible in the center of the object.
Frightened and unable to move back, the witness called for help. The object "quickly disappeared in the air." The authors indicate that it should be noted that the witness could not move back, but that does not necessarily mean that he was really paralyzed.
The authors indicate that the sources are Nouvelle République du Centre Ouest for October 11, 1954; and the G.E.S.A.G. bulletin "U.F.O. Info", March 1974, #34, page 9.
[Ref. jge11:] JEAN-FRANCOIS GILLE:
| ICOD | DESIGNATION | (57) | DATE | JV4 | JV1 | COMMENTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 056 | 1130 | CLOYES-SUR-LE-LOIR | RF28 | 541009 | |||
[Ref. mft3:] MICHEL FIGUET:
| Nr of theJ. C. Fumoux list | N° of the Francat list | Localization | Date | Class | Credibility | Sources | Number of W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 056 | 158 | between Cloyes-sur-le-Loir and Montigny-le-Cannelon | 10/09 | CE3 | NI [= Unidentified] P[= Press] RS[= Sparse information] | 2-p. 137 | 1 W |
[Ref. jsr1:] JEAN SIDER:
The author indicates that on October 9, 1954, at 7:30 p.m., between Cloyes-sur-le-Loir and Montigny-le-Gannelon, Eure-et-Loir, Jack Legeay, 14 years old at the time, rode a bicycle in direction of Montigny when he suddenly saw a kind of ball of fire posed on the roadway, of a dimension estimated at two meters in height approximately. A black silhouette was visible in the center of the phenomenon. Frightened, the witness, apparently paralysed, called for help. Then, the object disappeared in the air.
Jean Sider gives as source "Figuet, p.137-138."
[Ref. lhh1:] LARRY HATCH - "*U* COMPUTER DATABASE":
4032: 1954/10/09 19:30 2 1:13:00 E 48:01:00 N 3333 WEU FRN E&L 8:6
N/CLOYES-sur-le-LOIR,FR:2M FBL LANDS/ROAD:BLACK SILHOUETTE:OBS FROZEN/FEAR
Ref# 30 FIGEUT[sic]&RUCHON: OVNI: Le 1er Dossier Page No. 137 : ROAD+RAILS
[Ref. goe1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:
The Belgian ufologist indicates in her catalogue that in 1954, on October 9, in France between Cloyes/loir and Montigny/Gannelon, "Towards 19:30, Jack Legay, 14-year-old by bicycle, sees a ball of fire 2 m in diameter posed on the road. In the center of the object a silhouette is visible. Frightened and unable to move back, the witness calls for help. The object disappears quickly in the airs."
The source is indicated as "M. FIGUET/ J.L. RUCHON: "Ovni, Premier dossier complet..." Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979, p. 138".
[Ref. ars1:] ALBERT ROSALES:
143.
Location. Cloyes-sur-le-Loir France
Date: October 9 1954
Time: 1930
Witness sees a two-meter fireball land on the road. A dark human silhouette is then seen standing in front of it. The witness is paralyzed and feels fear. No other information.
HC addition # 2436
Source: Figeut/Ruchon Ovni Dossier
Type: C
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates in his database that in the Eure et Loir in Cloyes sur le Loir on October 9, 1954, at 19:30 hours, "the young witness, who rides by bicycle on the road which leads from Cloyes-sur-le-Loir to Montigny-le-Gannelon, sees a 'ball of fire' posed on the road, its diameter being of two meters. A black silhouette is visible in the center of the object. Frightened and unable to move back the witness calls for help. The object disappears quickly in the airs. It is necessary to note that the witness could not move back, but nothing makes it possible to say that he was really paralyzed."
The source is indicated as "Ovni, Premier dossier complet... by Figuet M./ Ruchon J.L. ** Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979".
[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 9 October 1954 at 19:30, in Cloyes-sur-le-Loir, France, "Witness sees a two-meter fireball land on the road. A dark human silhouette is then seen standing in front of it. The witness is paralyzed and feels fear. No other information. "
The source is a link to a nonexistent web page.
[Ref. uda2:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 9 October 1954 at 19:30, north of Cloyes-Sur-Le-Loir, France, there was a sighting.
The source is indicated as Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Author, Redwood City, 2002.
[Ref. tyr1:] "LA TAVERNE DE L'ETRANGE" WEBSITE:
The grounding of Cloyes-Montigny le Ganelon is the only one with a witness name of 13 letters: Jacques Legeay.
[Ref. mlr1:] MARC LEMONNIER:
Ten appearances of UFO in the French sky in 1954
[... Other cases ...]
7 - Cloyes sur le Loir (Eure-et-Loir)
On October 9, 1954, a young witness circulating in the bicycle on the road of Cloyes-sur-le-Loir in Montigny-le-Gannelon, sees a "ball of fire" two meters in diameter posed on the road. A black human silhouette is visible at the center of the object. When the witness, frightened, calls for help, the ball and its occupant disappear in the airs.
[... Other cases ...]
More about this:
Le Dictionnaire de la France Insolite et Bizarre, Marc Lemonier, City Publishers, 2009
[Ref. jgz1:] JULIEN GONZALEZ:
The author indicates that there was a close encounter of the third kind between Cloyes-sur-le-Loir and Montigny-le-Gannelon, in the Eure-et-Loir, on October 9, 1954, towards 7:30 p.m.
Jack Legeay, 14, apprentice plumber circulating by bicycle on the road which leads from Cloyes-sur-le-Loir to Montigny-le-Gannelon saw a "ball of fire" posed on the road, two meters in diameter.
A black silhouette was visible with the center of the object. Frightened and not being able to move back, the witness called for help. The object disappeared quickly in the air.
The sources are given as La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest for October 11, 1954; Michel Figuet and Jean-Louis Ruchon, "OVNI, le premier dossier complet des rencontres rapprochées en France", pages 137-138; Jean Sider, "Le dossier 1954 et l'imposture rationaliste", page 191.
[Ref. tai1:] "THINK ABOUT IT" WEBSITE:
Location: Cloyes-sur-le-Loir France
Date: October 9 1954
Time: 1930
Witness sees a two-meter fireball land on the road. A dark human silhouette is then seen standing in front of it. The witness is paralyzed and feels fear. No other information.
Source: Figeut/Ruchon Ovni Dossier
[Ref. jqy1:] JEAN DE QUERCY:
Around 7:30 p.m., between Cloyes and Montigny-lé-Gannelon, a 14-year-old young man, an apprentice plumber, observed a sphere two meters in diameter lying on the road. In the center of this sphere he distinguished a black silhouette.
The witness was riding a bicycle when the apparition imposed itself on him. He later described a kind of "ball of fire". When he saw this silhouette in the center of the object, he was paralyzed because he could not move back.
This scenario is consistent with the numerous cases of humanoid appearances throughout France. It confirms the presence of ufonauts in our regions for almost two months.
(Source: La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest for October 11, 1954)
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The information is insufficient, the credibility unknown, and the primary source is not available to me for now.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Cloyes-sur-le-Loir, Jack Legeay, Jacques Legay, Jacques Legeay, Eure-et-Loir, ball, fire, road, occupant, paralysis, frightened, bicycle, landing
[----] indicates sources that are not yet available to me.
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