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Reference for this case: 16-Oct-54-Châteauneuf-du-Rhône.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
[Ref. bbr1:] GERARD BARTHEL AND JACQUES BRUCKER:
The two authors note this case of October 16, 1954:
"Châteauneuf-du-Rhone - 26 - towards 06:30 a.m. (dubious date): no investigation, balloon confusion."
Further on, they note that it had to be the Italian balloon launched on October 14, 1954 and which was photographed by the observatory of Haute-Provence, and that it was to be at the vertical of Gap at an altitude of 26.000 meters.
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The high altitude balloon that day.
One or more stratospheric balloons to study cosmic rays were launched from Milan, Italy, as a project of the Padova University, and floated in the French sky on October 14, 15 and 16, 1954; this photograph was taken from the observatory of Haute-Provence:
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Châteauneuf-du-Rhône, Drôme, balloon
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