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Mid October, 1954, Boulay, Moselle:

Reference for this case: Mid-Oct-54-Boulay.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.

Summary:

The newspaper Le Républicain Lorrain for October 24, 1954, reported that upon leaving a dance in Boulay, several young men and women had observed "the other evening" a "cigar" in the sky, which, after briefly stopping above the town, headed southwest, leaving behind it a yellow-orange trail and without any noise, despite the apparent altitude - the rest of the article is missing.

Reports:

[Ref. rln1:] NEWSPAPER "LE REPUBLICAIN LORRAIN":

THE WALTZ OF THE "SAUCERS"

A team of powerline
workers
mistaken for a
"Martians" commando

BOULAY. -- On leaving a ball, several young people and young girls observed, the other evening, a "cigar" in the sky of Boulay, which moved, after a short stop above the city, in the direction of the southwest, leaving behind a yellow-orange streak and without any noise, despite the height apparently [...remaining text missing...]

Explanations:

Map.

Insufficient information, possible meteor.

Keywords:

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

Boulay, Moselle, Boulay-Moselle, dance, mutiple, young, cigar, stop, city, trail, yellow, orange, silent

Sources:

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Document history:

Version: Created/Changed by: Date: Change Description:
1.0 Patrick Gross June 28, 2025 First published, [rln1].

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