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Reference for this case: 8-Oct-54-Marcillac.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
The newspaper Le Journal de Biarritz et de la Côte Basque, and the newspaper Sud-Ouest, on October 11, 1954, reported a sighting of October 8, 1954, in the evening, in Marcillac:
Mr. Mouillot, fertilizer dealer, would have seen a "casserole-shaped object" letting out a reddish smoke, which disappeared in direction of the Médoc.
[Ref. jbz1:] NEWSPAPER "LE JOURNAL DE BIARRITZ":
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The hill of Atalaye hid it a few minutes later, then he saw it rise again to disappear at great speed toward the north.
A cylinder kept company for four kilometers with a motorist, Mr. Louis Saint-André, an egg seller in Bayonne, who was returning by car from Capbreton. After that, it twisted into the shape of a question mark and vanished.
STRANGE OBJECTS: SPINNING TOP, SAUCEPAN...
In Soubran (Charente-Maritime), a “fiery” sphere one meter in diameter was reportedly seen by several people.
Near Bergerac, Mr. Massias, an electrician, driving his car, was reportedly stopped on the road by a metallic-looking flying "spinning top." It suddenly took off and disappeared with the sound of a rocket. No trace of the craft was found on the road.
In Marcillac (Gironde), Mr. Mouillot, a fertilizer dealer, reportedly saw a strange object shaped like a saucepan, giving off a reddish smoke that disappeared in the direction of the Médoc.
[Ref. ous1:] "OURANOS" UFOLOGY MAGAZINE:
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October 8, 1954 Evening Marcillac V2
Witness: Mr. Mouillot. Object in the form of "pan" letting out a reddish smoke. Disappearance towards the Médoc.
S.O. Oct. 11, 54
[Ref. ufa1:] UFOLOGY BULLETIN "UFOLOGIA":
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08 OCTOBER 1954 Evening Marcillac V 2
Witness: Mr. MOUILLOT; object in the shape of a "saucepan" letting out a reddish smoke. Disappeared in the direction of the Médoc.
(S.O. October 11, 1954)
Note: "V 2" stands for "bad observation", a report for which it is difficult to rule out a misinterpretation.
[Ref. bbr1:] GERARD BARTHEL AND JACQUES BRUCKER:
The two authors indicate that if the newspaper "Sud-Ouest" for October 11, 1954, is to be believed, there was the following happening on the 8th in Marcillac de Blaye:
"Mr Mouillot, merchant of manure saw, Friday evening, a strange object, in the shape of pan, letting escape a reddish smoke, which disappeared in direction of the Medoc."
[Ref. fru1:] MICHEL FIGUET AND JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:
The two authors indicate that in Marcillac in the Gironde, on October 8, 1954, in the evening, there was an observation of an object in the shape of a pan, letting a reddish smoke escape, and which disappeared in the direction of the Medoc.
They indicate as source the newspaper "Sud-Ouest" for October 11, 1954.
[Ref. gep1:] UFOLOGY GROUP "GEPO":
| 10/8/54 | Evening | Marcillac --> Médoc | T07 | 100V2 |
[Ref. goe1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:
The Belgian ufologist indicates in her chronology that in 1954, on October 8 in France, in Marcillac, in the evening, there is an "observation of an object in the shape of a pan, letting escape a reddish smoke. Disappearance in direction of Medoc."
La source is indicated as "M. FIGUET/ J.L. RUCHON: "Ovni, Premier dossier complet..." Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979, p. 135".
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates that in the Gironde in Marcillac on October 8, 1954 at one unknown hour, in the evening, there is an "observation of an object in the shape of a 'pan' letting escape a reddish smoke. Disappearance in direction of the Medoc."
Luc Chastan indicates that the source is "Ovni, Premier dossier complet... by Figuet M./ Ruchon J.L. ** Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979".
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This quite undetailed report might be explained by a meteor.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Marcillac, Gironde, Mouillot, Médoc, object, pan, smoke, red, evening
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | December 7, 2005 | First published. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | January 26, 2009 | Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version. Additions [goe1], [lcn1]. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | December 26, 2018 | Addition [ous1], Summary. Explanations changed, were "Not looked for yet." |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | May 1, 2022 | Addition [gep1]. |
| 1.3 | Patrick Gross | May 22, 2022 | Addition [ufa1]. |
| 1.5 | Patrick Gross | August 25, 2025 | Addition [jbz1]. In the Summary, addition of this source. |
