182
Oct. 03, 1954 Bressuire (France). Angelo Girardo, 55, a stockyard
dawn employee, was going to work when he saw a circular
craft 3 m diameter and a small figure wearing a diving
suit, standing close by. The object took off at a fan-
tastic speed. (32; M 130)
183
Oct. 03, 1954 Vron (France). Between Rue and Quend on Road
1845 D27, Rene Coudette and B. Devoisin were riding
bicycles with a third witness when they saw an orange
object, shaped like a honeycomb, on the road ahead
of them. A strange "man" wearing a diving suit was
standing close to it. When they got within 70 m of
it, the object took off very fast. (3Z; M 118)
184
Oct. 03, 1954 Chereng (France). The crowd at a fair saw a luminous
1920 object arrive very fast in the sky, stop in flight, emit
sparks, and come down to ground level. As witnesses
rushed to the spot, it took off again. (M 113)
185
Oct. 03, 1954 Quend (France). Less than 3 hrs after case 183, an
2110 orange object chased a car for 8 km, then flew away
toward the sea. Witness: Georges Galant, a butcher.
(35; M 116)
186
Oct. 03, 1954 Ronsenac (France). A circular craft was seen by Jean
1245 Allary between Montmoreau and Villebois-Lavalette.
It seemed to be gliding on the ground. It showed
luminous spots and became completely illuminated
when it took off. It was about 1.20 m high. Grass was
found flattened and scorched over an area 7 m across.
(36; M 130)
187
Oct. 03, 1954 Benet (France). Near La Rochelle. Mr. and Mrs.
1300 Guillemoteau saw an object, 2.5 m high, 5 m diam-
eter, hover for several minutes 1 m above ground,
then rise vertically. Oily marks were found at the
spot. (34; M 131 )
188
Oct. 04, 1954 Limoges (France). An object was said to have landed
in the yard of Mr. Montagne, a railroad employee.
(35)
189
Oct. 04, 1954 Lezignan (France). Andre Garcia and Andre Darzais
were driving a truck betwem Lagrasse and Villemagne
when they saw a luminous object coming slowly to
the ground. It measured about 10 m diameter and
took off with a burst of light. (35)
190
Oct. 04, 1954 Chaleix (France). A farmer, Mr. Garreau, saw an
object the size of a carriage land in his field. Two men
of normal height emerged through a sliding door.
They wore khaki overalls and were of European type.
They shook hands with the witness and said some-
thing like: "Paris? Nord?" (According to another
version they spoke indistinct words.) They gave a pat
on the back to Mr. Garreau's dog and took off at an
amazing speed. (37; Magonia)
191
Oct. 04, 1954 Tregon (France). Several people noticed an object
evening hovering near a hilltop. They drove to the site, but it
flew away. What seems to be the same object was
seen at Megrit, 25 km to the southwest, hovering over
a farm. It was described as metallic, flat, emitting
light (38;M 139)
192
Oct. 04, 1954 Montceau-les-Mines (France). At Les Chavannes,
1830 about 20 people, among them Remy Gaudicourt of
Sanvignes, saw a circular, luminous object rise from
the vicinity of the railroad tracks. It took off vertically.
(M 138)
193
Oct. 04, 1954 Villers-le-Tilleul (France). Ten-year-old Bertiaux saw
1840 an object "like a tent" and an unknown man near it.
(Personal)
194
Oct. 04, 1954 Poncey-sur-Lignon (France). Mrs. Fourneret, a house-
2000 wife, ran away as an orange, circular object 3 m in
diameter swung in mid-air and landed near her farm.
When Messrs. Girardot and Vincent arrived with
rifles, they found that the earth had been "sucked
up" over a quadrilateral area. Francois Bouiller con-
firmed he had seen a luminous object in flight. Ex-
tensive investigation by French Air Force and police.
(37; M 134; Anatomy 71)
195
Oct. 05, 1954 Roverbello (Italy). A fisherman met with a red-clad
being who spoke an unknown language. No details.
(Quincy)
196
Oct. 05, 1954 Loctudy (France). A baker, P. Lucas, was draining
0400 water from a well when he noticed an object some
distance away. It was circular, about 3 m diameter.
From it emerged a dwarf with an oval face covered
with hair and eyes "as large as raven eggs" who
touched him on the shoulder and spoke to him in an
unknown language. The dwarf went away, and the
object took off. (34)
197
Oct. 05, 1954 Le Mans (France). East of Le Mans on Route N23,
0630 Renault employees were going to work when they
saw near the road a luminous object on the ground
and felt "pricklings and a sort of paralysis." The ob-
ject emitted a burst of green light and flew away very
low over the fields. (42; Vuillequez; M 143)
198
Oct. 05, 1954 Mertrud (France). A roadmender, Mr. Narcy, saw an
0715 object near the road between Voillecomte and La
Neuville. In a report to police, he stated he saw a
hairy dwarf wearing an orange tight-fitting jacket
climb aboard the craft, which consisted of a cigar-
shaped section under a flat disk. Between the two
sections was a kind of porthole through which the
entity entered the object. Traces were found at the
spot. (38, 39)
199
Oct. 05, 1954 Beaumont (France). Ten km from here, several per-
1545 sons saw an object coming toward them and getting
brighter. When it was about 150 m away, they felt "a
strange sensation" and found themselves unable to
move. The object left a smell compared to that of
nitrobenzine. (34; Challenge 53)
200
Oct. 06, 1954 Monchamps (France). Mr. and Mrs. Laroche, from
Paris, saw a fiery sphere landing near Chantonnay.
(40)
201
Oct. 06, 1954 La Fere (France). Near the military barracks, soldiers
2130 saw a strange object on the ground 300 m away. As
one of them approached the torpedo-shaped object,
which was about 80 cm high, he found himself
paralyzed. (Personal)
202
Oct. 06, 1954 Villers-le-Lac (France). Two women (Mrs. Salabrino
2230 and her daughter) saw a whitish light in the western
sky. It seemed slowly to come toward the ground,
and was later seen between the railroad station and
the bridge 100 m away from their house. When it
moved, a very bright light was visible under its dark
mass. It gave off a flow of sparks and rose, hovered for
a moment and flew away rapidly. (M 138)
203
Oct. 07, 1954 Hennezis (France). The two Lanssellin children wit-
nessed the landing of a luminous, red object shaped
like a half-egg, and saw two occupants who looked like
normal men. (M 145)
204
Oct. 07, 1954 Plozevet (France). The crew of several fishing boats
early saw a luminous, orange-colored object over the coast,
apparently surrounded by dense smoke. Villagers saw
the same object and stated independently that it
came within 10 m of the ground, then flew away to
the southeast. (41; M 140)
205
Oct. 07, 1954 Beruges (France). A farmer, Mr. Thebault, saw a
0400 luminous object, 2 or 3 m in diameter, emitting a
beam of light which swept the countryside. (41; M
142)
206
Oct. 07, 1954 Jettingen (France). A railroad employee, Rene Ott,
dawn saw a mushroom-shaped object 3 m in diameter, in a
field 3 m away from Route N16 and 1 m above
ground. A luminous rectangle, like a door, was seen
on the side. It took off and flew about 5 m above the
witness, following him to the next village. (41; M 143)
207
Oct. 07, 1954
0620 Saint-Jean-d'Asse (France). On Route N138, a truck-
driver, Mr. Tremblay, saw an intense, blue light com-
ing toward him. The object producing it was cigar-
shaped, red and blue. Engine and headlights died.
(41;M 143)
208
Oct. 07, 1954 Monteux (France). R. Margaillan saw an object that
1430 had landed in a field. It was hemispherical, about 2.5
m in diameter. The witness gasped for air and felt
"paralyzed." (M 145; Magonia)
209
Oct. 07, 1954 St. Etienne-sous-Barbuise (France). Marcel Guyot
1930 was coming from work near this village, and his son
Jacques followed the same road 10 min later. Both
saw, at a railroad crossing, three objects on the ground
that gave a bright white light. One was circular, the
others cigar-shaped. (42; M 146)
210
Oct. 07, 1954 Bompas (France). Mr. Sebelli saw an object land in
2400 the village. He called his neighbors, and they observed
the departure of the craft. (43; M 146)
211
Oct. 08, 1954 Teheran (Iran). Ghaseme Fili, of Amireah Street,
0230 was on the second floor of his house when he saw a
luminous, white flying object stop in mid-air 2O m
away. lights were shining from the rear and the sides
of the craft, inside which could be seen a small man
dressed in black, wearing a mask with a trunk like an
elephant. "I was standing with both hands on the bar
of my balcony, looking with astonishment at this
strange object, when I suddenly felt as though I were
being drawn up toward the object by a magnet." Mr.
Fili cried out in terror and woke up his neighbors. The
object shot straight up, emitting sparks, and it was
lost to sight almost immediately. ( 52, 58)
212
Oct. 08, 1954 Calais, (France). On the road to Boulogne a bluish
2115 object, clearly seen with a dome on top, dived toward
the ground, became white and went away. (44, 45;M
154)
213
Oct. 09, 1954 Huy (Belgium). A mailman saw a cigar-shaped object
land. Twn silhouettes "approximately human" were
seen aboard. (45; M 154)
214
Oct. 09, 1954 Montaren (France). Between Montaren and Ser-
viers, 1 km from "Le Mas Blanc," Dr. Fabre, Mr.
Court, and six others saw an orange oval object oscil-
lating in mid-air. It was very bright and "fiery," and
it came very low. (Personal)
215
Oct. 09, 1954 Dreux (France). People out hunting saw a luminous
sphere take off and fly toward the southwest. (Quincy;
M 153)
216
Oct. 09, 1954 Soubran (France). Several local people saw a lumi-
nous, spherical object land in a pasture. (46; M 154)
217
Oct. 09, 1954 Rinkerode (Germany). Willi Hoge, a projectionist,
evening saw four occupants of an object that had come to
ground level 70 m from the road. He was returning
home when he observed a blue light and thought an
airplane had made an emergency landing. The object
was cigar-shaped, and four men wearing rubber
coveralls were working under it. They were about 1.2
m tall and had very large chests and oversized heads;
their legs were short and thin. (47)
218
Oct. 09, 1954 Beauvain (France). Near the Landeforet pool, Chris-
evening tain Carette saw for 10 sec a fiery sphere flying at
treetop level. Diameter: 4 m. Protuberance on top.
(48;M 152)
219
Oct. 09, 1954 Carcassonne (France). As he was driving near Car-
1600 cassonne, Jean Bertrand saw a bright, metallic sphere
on the road ahead. The top half seemed to be made of
transparent plastic, and two humanlike figures were
standing inside. It took off rapidly, flying east. (48;
M 145)
220
Oct. 09, 1954 Pournoy-la-Chetive (France). Four children-Gilbert
1830 Calda, 12; Daniel Hirsch, 9; J. P. Hirsch, 5; and Rob-
ed Maguin 16-were roller-skating when they saw a
luminous object near the cemetery. It was round,
about 2.5 m in diameter, standing on three legs. A
dwarf, about 1.2 m tall, dressed in black, having a face
covered with hair and large eyes, came out and shone
a blinding light at them, and said something in an
unknown language. The children ran away, but looked
back in time to see the object flying away high in the
sky. (49; M 154; Magonia)
221
Oct. 09, 1954 Lavoux (France). Mr. Barrault was riding his bicycle
1900 when he suddenly saw a figure in a diving suit aiming
a double beam of light at him. The individual had
boots without heels and very bright eyes, walked on
the road for one minute and went into the forest. The
witness was "paralyzed" throughout the incident. The
entity had a hairy chest and two lights, one above the
other, in front of him. (45, 48; M 153; Magonia)
222
Oct. 09, 1954 Briatexte (France). On Route N631 at "La Caiffe,"
2030 a technician, J. P. Mitto, was coming back from
Toulouse with two other persons when they saw two
small figures, the height of 11-year-old children, cross
the road about 5 m in front of the car and jump into
a pasture. Stopping immediately, the witnesess saw a
large convex disk take off vertically. It was about 6 m
in diameter, orange in color and was literally "sucked
up" into the sky. Brown oily spots were found at the
site. (43, 50)
223
Oct. 09, 1954 Beirut (Lebanon). The local representative of a
2215 German firm, Max Favell, saw an object give off a
white light and land. It took off vertically, with
a spinning motion, and was lost to sight. (51)
224
Oct. 10, 1954 Mahallat (Persia). Approximate date. Many farmers
observed the landing of a "marvelous luminous ob-
ject," hemispherical in shape, emitting multicolored
beams. The central part appeared to be metallic. The
object shot straight up suddenly and vanished while
the crowd watched. (Creighton; 52)
225
Oct. 10, 1954 Epoisses (France). Between Epoisses and Toutry,
Daniel Grapin and Francois Bolatre, topographers
saw a luminous sphere 3.5 m diameter on the ground
near Route N454. (Quincy)
226
Oct. 10, 1954 Quarouble (France). Second landing here, seen by
Marius Dewilde (cf. Case 144) and his 4-year-old son.
A disk, 6 m diameter, about 1 m high, landed again
on the tracks. Seven little men emerged and spoke in
an unknown language. The craft then vanished with-
out noise or smoke. Traces larger than the first, and
symmetrical, were observed. Dewilde refused to re-
port the case. (Personal; Magonia)
227
Oct. 10, 1954 Charmes-la-Cote (France). Roger Thiriet, jailer in
0630 Ecouvres detention center, was riding his motorcycle
when he suddenly saw an aluminum colored object
shaped like a plate, with a dome and two portholes.
It was about 2 m in diameter and 1 m high. It took
off immediately. (54)
228
Oct. 10, 1954 Saint-Germain-de-Livet (France). A math professor,
1400 Mr. Bon, observed a silvery disk about 7 m in diam-
eter rise silently from a point about 250 m to the side
of the road. Spinning, it dived to the ground from an
altitude of about 800 m, then flew off horizontally at
a dizzying speed. (55, 57)
229
Oct. 10, 1954 Saillat-sur-Vienne (France). Roger Gayout and fam-
nightfall ily saw a very bright object come very close to the
ground. (56; M 162)
230
Oct. 11, 1954 Doncourt-Village (France). Farmers awakened by a
0130 whistling sound saw a flat object land near the woods.
It soon rose very fast, vertically, and flew away. The
ground was found calcined. Samples were taken by
police officials for analysis. (56)
231
Oct. 11, 1954 Acquigny (France). Two men riding motorcycles saw
0300 a bell-shaped craft about 2.5 m high, hovered 1 m
above the Evreux-Louviers railroad line. The lower
part was ringlike, and the object gave off reddish and
greenish sparks. A burst of orange light was seen as it
jumped about 10 m high, then it remained motion-
less for about 1 hr, during which time a third witness
joined the first two. It ultimately turned brighter and
flew away toward the east. (55; M 162)
232
Oct. 11, 1954 Fonfrede, near Chambon Feugerolles (France). Bap-
0415 tiste Jourdy, who was making the daily collection of
milk, was suddenly stopped as the engine and head-
lights of his truck died. He got out and saw a light
above him. After it crossed the road, the headlights
came on again and he was able to restart his truck.
(57)
233
Oct. 11, 1954 Lacanche (France). Mr. Labonde was driving at the
0420 intersection of D14 and D104 when he was followed
by a sort of luminous globe surrounded with a reddish
glow, about 2 m in size. It stayed within 25 m of the
car. (58; M 158)
234
Oct. 11, 1954 Sassier, near La Carie (France). Messrs. Gallois and
0430 Vigneron who were driving from Clamecy to Cor-
bigny felt an "electric shock" as the car headlights
died. They then saw a craft in a pasture 50 m away.
It was cylindrical, fairly thick, and three dwarfs were
standing close by. No light was seen, except a small,
reddish point. Both witnesses were "paralyzed" until
the craft left. A third witness, Mr. Chaumeau, had
seen a lighted object fly over the woods at La Carie.
(57; M 158)
235
Oct. 11, 1954 Heimersdorf (France). Anny Pracht, her sister Rose-
dawn lyne, and two other persons saw a luminous object on
the ground. It became fiery red in color and flew away
when they came near. (56; M 162)
236
Oct. 11, 1954 Bauquay (France). A large red object was seen flying
dawn very fast at treetop level while cattle panicked. Three
witnesses. (Quincy; M 162)
237
Oct. 11, 1954 Lavarande (Algeria). A large disk flying very low over
0500 a road scared two truck drivers, Messrs. Gaston Breau
and Amoura, who stopped their gasoline truck and
ran away into the fields while the object flew on to-
ward Medea in silence. (59)
238
Oct. 11, 1954 Taupignac (France). Three men driving near Tau-
1930 pignac got out of their car to observe an intense red
sphere in the sky. Then they discovered a round ma-
chine with a dome, 6 m diameter, giving off a yellow-
red light, 200 m away at 10 m altitude. It was motion-
less and silent. It suddenly moved horizontally for a
short distance and landed behind a woods. Two
witnesses went closer and saw four dwarfs, 1 m tall,
who seemed busy with the machine. The creatures
rushed inside when the witnesses arrived within 15 m.
The witnesses wae blinded by a sudden burst of light,
blue, then orange, then red, and the object took off
vertically at fantastic speed. (Personal)
239
Oct. 11, 1954 Birac (France). Four persons, among them Julia
2150 Juste, Maria Barbeau, and Marion Le Tanneur, of
Jarnac, saw two luminous spheres flying in the same
direction. Having stopped and maneuvered in mid-
air, the larger one took on a deep red color, turned to
an intense white light with a red aura, and both
landed. Witnesses did not wait. (Quincy; M 160)
240
Oct. 11, 1954 Montbazens (France). A round craft, 4 m diameter,
2200 landed in a pasture. It gave off a powerful red light,
took off with a formidable acceleration when wit-
nesses (garage owner Mr. Carriere and son; Mr.
Gardelle, farmer; Mr. Ginestre, shoemaker; and two
others) came close to it. Mr. Gardelle felt "an electric
shock." (60, 61; M 162)
241
Oct. 12, 1954 Mamora Forest (Morocco). A French engineer driv-
afternoon ing to Port Lyautey saw a dwarf about 1.2 m in height
enter an object which soon took off. The little man
was wearing silver coveralls. (62)
242
Oct. 12, 1954 Orchamps (France). A farmer, Mr. Beuc, saw a small
2100 pilot enter an object. It glided over the road for 30 m,
then rose rapidly. (M 167; Carrouges 98)
243
Oct. 12, 1954 Montlucon (France). A railroad employee, Mr.
evening Laugere, saw a torpedo-shaped, metallic craft on the
ground near a gas-oil tank. An individual covered with
hair was standing nearby, emitting sounds that were
not understood. The witness went to get his friends,
but the thing disappeared in the meantime. (63; M
167)
244
Oct. 12, 1954 Leguevin (France). Jan Marty, 42, mechanic, was
2230 in his shop when he saw a luminous disk about 6.5 m
diameter and 2.5 m thick, land. He tried to approach
it, but the craft rose vertically and silently at an amaz-
ing speed. (62, 63)
245
Oct. 12, 1954 Sainte-Marie d'Herblay (France). Gilbert Lelay, 13,
2230 saw a phosphorescent cigar in a pasture and a man
near it, wearing a gray suit, boots, and a gray hat. He
held a flashing sphere and told Gilbert in French not
to touch it. He went back inside the craft, which flew
in loops and vanished. (Carrouges 103; Magonia)
246
Oct. 12, 1954 Dompierre-les-Tilleuls (France). A businessman, Mr.
Vielle, was on Route N471 between Frasnes and
Pontarlier when he saw a circular flying craft, which
gave off a yellowish and a purple light. Losing altitude,
the craft came very close to the ground, changed its
course to southwest, and rose again in the sky.
(Quincy; M 167)
247
Oct. 12, 1954 Vielmur (France). Roger Ramond, a nightwatch-
2330 man saw a great light and noticed an oval object
which landed 300 m away. It looked like a fiery-
orange ball, illuminated the vinyard for nearly 3 hrs,
then assumed a vertical position, rose slowly, hovered
30 m above ground for a few seconds, and took off at
fantastic speed. (64; M 168)
248
Oct. 13, 1954 Crocq (France). At Donjon de Montlaur, five per-
1930 sons, among them J. Dubois, saw a round craft
maneuver, give off a blinding light. It had some open-
ings or portholes, and seemed to land far from them.
(Personal)
249
Oct. 13, 1954 Bourrasole (France). Messrs. Olivier and Perano and
1935 a third man saw a reddish disk about 4 m diameter
with a small being close by, about 1.2 rn tall, wearing
a diving suit: "His head was large with respect to the
rest of the body and he had two enormous eyes. The
suit was bright and shiny like glass." The craft was
surrounded by a sort of misty glow. One of the men
came within 2O m of it and found himself paralyzed.
The craft took off, throwing him to the ground, and
rose very fast. (62, 63)
250
Oct. 14, 1954 Saint-Ambroix (France). Several witnesses saw seven
small beings flee into a phosphorescent object when
they were approached. It took off immediately. It is
claimed that "unknown seeds" were found at the
site. (62)
251
Oct. 14, 1954 Shamsabad (Iran). A man coming out of his house
0630 saw a luminous object resembling a bright star. Com-
ing near, he observed it was an object 5 m long, near
which a "short young man" was standing on a circular
piece of metal, laughing at the witness's terrified ex-
pression. The witness was 20 m away when the craft
took off at unbelievable speed. (52)
252
Oct. 14, 1954 Lewarde (France). In Erchin Wood, Casimir Starov-
1530 ski, a miner, met a strange being of small height and
bulky figure with large slanted eyes. Its body was cov-
ered with fur. (Anatomy 143; Magonia)
253
Oct. 14, 1954 Biot (France). A municipal employee, Jose Casella,
1815 was riding home when he suddenly found in front of
him on the road an oval-shaped aluminum object
about 5.5 m in diameter, 1 m high. As he applied the
brakes, the object took off at very high speed. Sev-
eral persons confirmed the sighting. The disk was
gray, supported a dome, and emitted a soft whistle.
It took off when Casella was only 6 m away. (65)
254
Oct. 14, 1954 Angles (France). A farmer saw a bright object, which
nightfall came almost to the ground. When he tried to ap-
proach it the object produced an intense "screen of
light" and vanished without a noise. Several persons
in Angles observed the scene. (62)
255
Oct. 14, 1954 Meral (France). A farmer observed an orange sphere
nightfall land and went near it. He found it was shaped like a
flattened dome, 5.5 m in diameter, and gave off a
blinding light, which illuminated the countryside for
about 200 m. It was transparent, and a dark figure
could be seen inside. After remaining at ground level
for 10 min it flew north, while a bright cloud slowly
fell to the ground at the site. When the witness ar-
rived home he found his clothes covered with a white
film of adhesive substance, not unlike paraffin wax.
(62; M 174)
256
Oct. 14, 1954 Saint-Germain-du-Bois (France). Mr. Lonjarret ob-
nightfall served a luminous orange object on the ground near
a corn field. (Quincy; M 175)
257
Oct. 14, 1954 Chazey Wood (France). South of Gueugnon, Messrs.
1930 Jeannet and Garnier saw a reddish fireball fly low over
their car as their engine and headlights died. (M 175)
Anatomy 130)
258
Oct. 14, 1954 Chazey Wood (France). Andre Cognard, coming
nightfall from Gueugnon, was blinded by a light as a disk-
shaped object flew low over his car. (Anatomy 130)
259
Oct. 14, 1954 Saint-Romain (France). Mr. B. saw a circular craft
nightfall shaped like an upside-down plate. At the same time,
the engine on his motorcycle stalled. In the same area
an engineer saw a luminous object coming down
rapidly. (Anatomy 130)
260
Oct. 14, 1954 Thieulloy-la-Ville (France). On the road between
2010 Thieulloy-la-Ville and Beauvais, Mr. Covemacker saw
an object fly over his car as the headlights died. It
went on toward the north, seemingly following a
train. (Personal)
261
Oct. 15, 1954 Perpignan (France). Near the swimming pool in
Saint-Assiscle, Damien Figueres, 56, was walking
with his dogs when a reddish, luminous sphere landed
30 m away and an individual in a diving suit walked
around it. The dogs barked at him. He boarded the
machine, and it flew away in silence. (65; Carrouges
120)
262
Oct. 15, 1954 Boaria (Italy). A farmer leading cows to a pond sud-
denly saw an object fly over his house. The cows
panicked and ran away, throwing a girl to the ground,
while the object emitted a burst of light. The witness
ran to the house and fainted; three other persons saw
the craft depart. Dark, surrounded by short blue and
yellow flames, the object was egg-shaped, flew 15 m
above the ground, and emitted intense heat. The little
pond was found desiccated, and haystacks caught fire
as it flew over, while the cattle suffered burns. (67;
Plantier 104)
263
Oct. 15, 1954 Saint-Pierre-Halte (France). A baker saw a brilliant
0340 yellow craft descend rapidly and land on the railroad
tracks. It was shaped like a mushroom, about 4 m
diameter, 2 m high. (62; M 180)
264
Oct. 15, 1954 Luino (Italy). An ovoid object made a pass over a
1300 range of trees; two caught fire. (83)
265
Oct. 15, 1954 Po-di-Gnocca (Italy). Farmers saw a disk-shaped
afternoon object land, then take off vertically. At the site was
found a deep crater about 6 m in diameter. Poplar
trees were partially burned. Official investigation.
(65; M 181)
266
Oct. 15, 1954 Nimes-Courbessac Airfield (France). A yellow, cigar-
1950 shaped object with brilliant portholes, 30 m long, 6 m
diameter, was seen on the ground. Figures with hel-
mets covering the head could be seen inside. A sort of
haze was observed at both ends of the craft. (Quincy)
267
Oct. 15, 1954 Southend (Great Britain). Pat Hennessey ran away
night when she saw an object land on the road near Chalk-
well Park. It had vanished silently when she looked
back. (M 182; Humanoids 4; FSR 62, 12)
268
Oct. 15, 1954 Isbergues (France). A steelworker observed a lumi-
night nous sphere land in the countryside; it then emitted
lights of various colors. (54, 68; M 181)
269
Oct. 15, 1954 Fouesnant (France). Truck driver Rene Le Viol saw
night a flat craft, shaped like an inverted plate, fly very low
toward the sea. A second disk followed shortly after-
ward. Both emitted a red glow. (69; M 182)
270
Oct. 16, 1954 Quasso (Italy). Two objects were seen, one of which
made a pass at treetop level. It top-shaped, and a
small, gesticulating human figure was seen under it.
The witness was a bus driver, Mr. De Rossi. (84)
271
Oct. 16, 1954 Thin le Moutiers (France). Approximate date. An
object landed about 30 m away from a woman, who
fainted. The witness suffered from a skin disease fol-
lowing the incident. (Challenge 53)
272
Oct. 16, 1954 Cier-de-Riviere (France). Guy Puyfourcat, 22, who
was coming back from the fields, leading a mare by
the bridle, was surprised when the animal became
restless. Rising from the side of the road, a gray object
about 1.5 m in diameter flew over them. The mare
rose about 3 m in the air, and the witness had to re-
lease the bridle. Then the animal fell like a mass and
for 10 min was unable to move. At last, it rose and
attempted to walk, but it was still trembling and
stumbling with fear. The object had long since flown
away at high speed. The witness himself had felt
absolutely nothing. (Personal)
273
Oct. 16, 1954 Mazaye (France). Mr. Bachelard was driving a light
1730 truck on road D52-E between Chanat and Couhay
when suddenly the engine seemed to slow down and
he felt "paralyzed." He then saw in a field near the
road a brown object about 10 m long, 2.5 m high.
Silent, it gave off no light and showed no opening.
(70;M 198)
274
Oct. 16, 1954 Baillolet (France). Dr. Robert, while driving through
nightfall this village, saw four objects, at about 300 m altitude,
flying slowly in echelon formation. Suddenly one of
them dropped to the ground with a dead-leaf motion,
100 m away. The witness felt an electric shock as
engine and headlights died, and the car stopped when
the object touched the ground. Incapable of moving,
Dr. Robert saw a figure about 1.2 m tall moving in
the light of the object, then all went dark. Some time
later the headlights resumed operation by themselves,
and Dr. Robert saw the craft take off toward the
north. (71; M 185)
275
Oct. 16, 1954 Dompierre (France). Messrs. Deschamp and Laclotre
2145 saw a craft, about 20 m diameter, 2 m high, come
within 4 m of the ground for 3 or 4 min. It gave off a
yellowish light and a glow extended for 4 m around.
(Personal)
276
Oct. 16, 1954 Siena (Italy). Several people saw a landed object in a
2400 meadow. It appeared phosphorescent and of large
size. It took off very suddenly. (83)
277
Oct. 17, 1954 Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer (France). Leon B., a city council
member, saw a circular, orange craft take off from
the ground. (Quincy)
278
Oct. 17, 1954 O Alvito (Portugal). A hunter, Manuel Madeira,
saw an object, which flew away as he approached it,
rose in the sky, and was lost to sight. (Personal)
279
Oct. 17, 1954 Cabasson (France). A 65-year-old man was hunting
2030 with his dog, near the junction of the Brillance Canal
and the Durance River, when he saw a gray object,
about 4 m long and 1 m high on the ground and 40
m away. It showed a dome from which two helmeted
figures emerged. The witness fled, but his dog started
toward the object. The dog soon retreated, walking
awkwardly as if partialIy paralyzed. (Personal)
280
Oct. 17, 1954 Varigney (France). Several witnesses, among them
2030 Mr. Beuclair a policeman, saw a bright red dome-
shaped object descend to ground level 20 m away.
The underside showed red and white lights. (M 188)
281
Oct. 17, 1954 Cape Massulo (Italy). On Capri, an artist Raffael
night Castelle, saw a disk 5 m in diameter land on the
property of Curzio Malaparte. Upon approaching it,
he discovered it was not a helicopter and saw four
dwarfs wearing coveralIs emerge from it. After 30
min the craft made a soft whirring sound and rose
vertically, leaving blue sparks. (72)
282
Oct. 18, 1954 Cisternes-la-Foret (France). J. Augard and J. Chan-
zotte saw an oval object with a dome, emitting a
bright white light, resting in a field. When they ap-
proached it, the object rose vertically, leaving a red-
dish trail, and flew to the northeast. (70; M 198)
283
Oct. 18, 1954 Pont l'Abbe d'Arnoult (France). Mr. Meunier, a
construction supervisor, was terrified by a strange
craft, which rose vertically from the ground. He said
he had never been so afraid, even during the war.
(73; M 196)
284
Oct. 18, 1954 Fontenay-Torcy (France). Mr. and Mrs. Lherminier
2040 saw a cigar-shaped red object dive toward them with
a reddish trail and land near the road. Upon reaching
the top of the hill, they were confronted with a bulky
human figure, about 1 m tall. The creature wore a
helmet and his eyes were glowing with an orange
light. One witness fainted on the spot. Four others
saw the object in flight from separate locations. The
countryside was illuminated over 2 or 3 km. (Per-
sonal; Magonia)
285
Oct. 18, 1954 Royan (France). Mr. and Mrs. Labassiere and other
2100 witnesses saw two disks in the sky, one orange and
the other red, with a sort of luminous "bridge" be-
tween them. They landed, and one dwarf came out of
each craft and went into the other without any sign.
After this exchange of pilots both objects flew away
with a tremendous flash. (74)
286
Oct. 18, 1954 Saint-Point Lake (France). Miss Bourriot saw a bright
2245 red light on Route N437 near the old factory. Near it
were three beings: two, dwarfs, crossed the road ahead
of her; the third was a man of medium size. The craft
took off, flying over the lake at high speed. (Quincy;
M 197; LDLN 97; Magonia)
