The index page for the 1954 French flap section of this website is here.
Reference for this case: 16-Oct-54-Modane.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
[Ref. gqy1:] GUY QUINCY:
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October 15 [, 1954]
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? [=unknown hour]: Modane (Haute-Savoie)
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[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 16 October 1954 in Modane, France, "Hovered. A hovering object was observed. One object was observed by several witnesses."
The source is indicated as Vallee, Jacques, Computerized Catalog (N = 3073).
[Ref. uda2:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 28 October 1954 in Modane, France, "A hovering object was observed. One object was observed. Explanation: Meteor."
The source is indicated as Vallee, Jacques, Computerized Catalog (N = 3073).
[Ref. ubk1:] "UFO-DATENBANK":
| Case Nr. | New case Nr. | Investigator | Date of observation | Zip | Place of observation | Country of observation | Hour of observation | Classification | Comments | Identification |
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| 19541016 | 16.10.1954 | Modane | France | NL |
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Probably 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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Modane, Savoie
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| Version: | Created/Changed by: | Date: | Change Description: |
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| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | January 4, 2010 | First published. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | February 23, 2010 | Addition [uda2]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | May 7, 2022 | Addition [gqy1]. |
