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Reference number for this case: 15-sep-54-Carpiquet. Thank you for including this reference number in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
[Ref. ci1:] CIA:
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SIGHTINGS OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, WESTERN EUROPE [... (Reports from other countries) ...] France [... (Previous reports)] UNUSUAL OBJECTS SIGHTED OVER NORMANDY -- Paris, Franc-Tireur, 16 Sep 54 At 0800 hours on 15 September, according to the report of Leclere, a newspaper agent in Carpiquet, Calvados Department, a white point of light appeared in the sky and grew rapidly in size. It was oval-shaped and had unusual brilliance. The phenomenon lasted 2 minutes. The witness stated that he was not subject to hallucination. A similar phenomenon was reportedly seen by a farmer in Thaon, also in Calvados Department. [... (Next reports)] |
[Ref. am1:] AIME MICHEL:
Aimé Michel indicates that in Carpiquet, a village which is between Caen and Arromanches, witnesses saw a circular, luminous and white object observed during two minutes, on September 15, 1954, at eight o'clock.
Michel provides the account made by one of the witnesses, Mr. Leclère, inhabitant of Carpiquet:
"I initially saw a white shining point. It quickly grew bigger while coming on us. At the time of its greater proximity, it had the shape of an ellipse (I saw its profile). Then it moved away while decreasing from volume and disappeared in the north on the horizon."
[Ref. fr1:] MICHEL FIGUET AND JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:
The two ufologists and authors indicate that on September 15, 1954 close to Caen at 8 o'clock a circular object was observed in flight by several witnesses, according to Aimé Michel in "A Propos des Soucoupes Volantes".
[Ref. jb1:] JEROME BEAU:
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September 15, 8 o'clock: According to the report by Lecière, a Press correspondent in Carpiquet (Calvados), a witness to see during 2 mn a point of white light appears in the sky and increases his size quickly, revealing an oval form and an unusual brightness. The witness would deny to have had a hallucination, and a similar observation is made in Thaon (Calvados) [unusual objects observed above Normandy, Frank-Tireur, Paris, September 16, 1954]. |
[Ref. lc1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates that in the Calvados in Carpiquet on September 15, 1954, at 08:00 hours, "a witness sees during 2 mn a dot of white light appearing in the sky and quickly increasing in size, revealing an oval form and an unusual brightness."
The sources are indicated as "Ovni, Premier dossier complet... by Figuet M./ Ruchon J.L. ** Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979" and "M.O.C. by Michel Aimé ** Arthaud 1958".
[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 15 September 1954 at 08:00 in Carpiquet, France, "An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One white elliptical was observed by one witness at a village for two minutes (Leclerc)."
The sources are listed as Michel, Aime, Flying Saucers and the Straight-Line Mystery, S. G. Phillips, New York, 1958; Vallee, Jacques, Computerized Catalog (N = 3073); Hall, Richard H., UFO Reports from the Files of the CIA, Fund for UFO Research, Washington; Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Author, Redwood City, 2002.
Not looked for yet.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Carpiquet, Calvados, Leclère, Leclerc, point, white, brilliant, shiny, multiple, circular, round, oval, duration, journalist
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