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October 5, 1954, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire:

Reference number for this case: 5-oct-54-Puy2. Thank you for including this reference number in any correspondence with me regarding this case.

Reports:

[Ref. lqh1:] NEWSPAPER "LE QUOTIDIEN DE LA HAUTE-LOIRE:"

Luminous objects in the sky of Le Puy

On two occasions yesterday in the night, brilliant objects were seen in the sky of Puy without anyone being able to determine their exact nature. At about 08:30 P.M., several of our fellow-citizens saw a machine which resembled a small balloon on which a light would have been hung evolving above the square of Breuil and Square Michelet. This machine which flew appreciably in an Est/West trajectory passed at about fifteen meters to the top of the court and appreciably at the same height above the newly built buildings of Square Michelet. Its speed could be 7 to 8 kilometers per hour since several people followed the luminous machine in its evolutions for a while. A little later, at the exit of the cinema, several Ponots also saw another object whose luminous intensity was variable in the sky, of an apparent diameter lower than that of a soccer ball. This machine which maneuvered seemingly quitefast at a high altitude followed a rectilinear trajectory. Coming from the direction of Ronzon, this craft disappeared a few minutes after above Mons. This afternoon also, at about 03:15 P.M. numerous passers-by on Mal-Fayolle boulevard saw a white shining object, above their head, which rose in the sky vertically.

[Ref. rbt1:] RENAUD BENOIST:

The author indicates that on October 5, 1954, around 03:15 p.m., many passers-by and traders on the Boulevard Mal-Fayolle of Puy-en-Velay observed "a very luminous object rising vertically very high in the sky, then falling back down quickly".

Explanations:

Not looked for yet. Balloon, aircraft?

Keywords:

(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)

Puy, Puy-de-Dôme, luminous, object, multiple, balloon, aircraft, fast, Mons, Ronzon, City

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Document history:

Version: Created/Changed by: Date: Change Description:
0.1 Patrick Gross March 20, 2003 First published.
1.0 Patrick Gross January 5, 2009 Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version.
1.1 Patrick Gross January 27, 2017 Addition [rbt1].

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