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The index page for the 1954 French flap section of this site is here.
Reference number for this case: 30-sep-54-Bourgneuf. Thank you for including this reference number in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
[Ref. br1:] "LE BERRY REPUBLICAIN" NEWSPAPER:
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Two young boys of the class of Mr. Chataigne, principal of the Vierzon-Bourgneuf school, claim to have seen flying saucers and made a complete description to their teacher. First of all, the young Alain Baumgarten saw, Thursday towards 10:30 a.m., with some comrades of his class, a machine evolving in the sky. Finally, Friday evening at 19:00 p.m., it is the young Jean Rousseau who, in the garden of his parents, saw a luminous machine, which, after having made a turn on itself rose at high speed. |
[Ref. ld1:] "LUMIERES DANS LA NUIT" MAGAZINE:
On September 30, 1954, in Bourgneuf near Vierzon in the département of Cher, a craft has been seen in broad daylight, manoeuvering in the sky.
[Ref. ed1:] EMMANUEL DEHLINGER:
Emmanuel Dehlinger has an entry for this case in his listing for the French 1954 UFO flap:
| Location | Approximate coordoninates | Date | Civilian time | Z time | Duration | Sky | Distance and movement of ufo | Altitude of ufo | Angle B of sun to horizon | Azimut of sun | Angle B of moon to horizon | Azimut de la lune | EL | State of night | Case | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourgneuf, Vierzon (Cher) | 2° 4' E 47° 13' N | Sept 30 | ~10:30C | daylight | Sky | 32° 21' | 140° | 12%+ | J5 | Craft evolving in the sky. | N° 319 p. 8 |
[Ref. lc1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates that in the Cher, in St Eloy de Gy, on September 1954, at 10:30, "at the place called Bourgneuf, a craft was seen in daylight moving in the sky."
Luc Chastan indicates that the source is "Les OVNI vus de près par Gross Patrick ** http://ufologie.net".
[Ref. lc2:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates that in the Cher in Vierzon, on September 30, 1954, at 10:30 hours "Several children observe an object moving in the sky (without precision)".
Luc Chastan indicates that the source is "Lumières dans la Nuit".
[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 30 September 1954 at 10:30 in Vierzon, France, "An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed".
The source is indicated as Vallee, Jacques, Computerized Catalog (N = 3073).
Not looked for yet.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Bourgneuf, Cher, craft, Alain Baumgarten, Chataigne, kids, flying saucers
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| Version: | Created/Changed by: | Date: | Change Description: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | October 5, 2005 | First published. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | February 11, 2010 | Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version. Addition [lc1]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | February 14, 2010 | Additions [lc2], [ud1]. |
