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Reference number for this case: 1-dec-54-Bassoues. Thank you for including this reference number in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
[Ref. jv1:] JACQUES VALLEE:
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346 Dec. 01, 1954, 04:30, Bassoues (France). A 39-year-old civilian saw an oval light, very bright, illuminating the countryside. After some maneuvers and oscillations in mid-air, it landed for a couple of minutes less than 3 km away, then flew off to the east. (Personal). |
[Ref. gl1] CHARLES GARREAU AND RAYMOND LAVIER:
The two authors indicate that in Bassoues in the Gers, on December 1, 1954, within 3 kilometers in the east of the village, a 39 year old man saw an oval light appearing, very brilliant, who illuminated the area. After some operations and oscillations at average altitude, a craft landed. It remained two minutes on the ground, then took off in direction of the east.
They indicate that their source is the Vallée catalogue and that the information is very brief.
[Ref. fr1] MICHEL FIGUET AND JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:
The two authors indicate that on December 1, 1954, Mr. Paysse was looking through his window of the story and saw a sphere of luminous fire of yellowish color.
He called his wife, her daughter and the servant. The authors give this account:
"When the sphere of yellowish color descended behind the hill, you did not see any more the gleam which revealed a farm with back-light. My wife and my daughter went back to bed while I remained there to look at the gleam. Then, two minutes afterwards approximately, I said: "That's it, it sets out again!" The three other witnesses came back, it rose in diagonal, very quickly, and disappeared gradually."
The authors note that an investigation by the gendarmerie had been done at the time, but did not find other witnesses.
The authors indicate as source the case 346 of Jacques Vallée's catalogue and an investigation by the LDLN ufology group of Mont-de-Marsan published in LDLN #126 on page 13.
[Ref. go1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:
The Belgian ufologist indicates that in 1954, on December 1, in France, in Bassoues, at 04:30 Mr. Paysse, 39 years old, saw an oval light, very brilliant, illuminating the area. After some operations and oscillations at average altitude, it lands during 2 minutes at less than 3 km then took off in direction of the east.
Geneviève van Overmeire indicates that the source is Jacques Vallée: "Chronique des apparitions ET", Denoël 1972 - Coll. J'Ai Lu, p. 293.
[Ref. fb1:] FABRICE BONVIN:
Fabrice Bonvin notes:
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Case #009: 01/12/1954, p. 213 (Bassoues) |
[Ref. jb1:] JEROME BEAU:
Jerome Beau indicates that on December 1, 1954 at 4 hours 30 in Bassoues in France a 39-year-old civilian sees an oval light, very brilliant, illuminating the area. "After some manoeuvers and oscillations at average altitude, it lands during 2 mn at less than 3 km, then takes off in direction of the east."
[Ref. lc1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates that in the Gers in Bassoues on December 1, 1954 at 04:30 hours, while looking by the window of the second floor, the first witness saw a luminous ball which came from the horizon. He called his wife, his daughter and the servant. They then observed a yellowish sphere of color which went down behind the hill. The gleam revealed a farm, backlit. Two minutes later the object went away and rose in diagonal very quickly, disappearing gradually.
the source is indicated as "Ovni, Premier dossier complet... by Figuet M./ Ruchon J.L. ** Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979".
[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 1 December 1954 at 04:30, in Bassoues, France a 39-year-old civilian saw an oval light, very bright, illuminating the countryside. After some maneuvers and oscillations in mid-air, it landed for a couple of minutes less than three kilometers away, then flew off to the east.
The website comments that "An object was observed. Occupants of the craft were seen. One oval object was observed by one male 39-year-old witness for two minutes."
The sources are indicated as Bowen, Charles, The Humanoids: FSR Special Edition No. 1, FSR, London, 1966; Vallee, Jacques, Computerized Catalog (N = 3073); Vallee, Jacques, Challenge to Science: The UFO Enigma, Henry Regnery, Chicago, 1966; Vallee, Jacques, A Century of Landings (N = 923), (in JVallee04), Chicago, 1969; Schoenherr, Luis, Computerized Catalog (N = 3173); Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database; Author, Redwood City, 2002.
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(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Bassoues, Bassoues d'Armagnac, Gers, oval, light, brilliant, luminous, illuminated, manoeuvers, landing, investigation, gendarmerie, night, multiple
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