In a "regional catalogue" of 1995, French ufologist Raoul Robé, dealing with the North-East of France, noted an observation close to Fixin, Côte-d'Or, France, between 1950 and 1956, likely in 1954, at an unknown hour.
A Mr. Baran or Baraban, 40-year-old, saw in the yard of his farm, at La Rente de Chamerey near Fixin, a craft in the shape of a top, of gray color, land, and humanoids in outfits seeming to rise from the ground. They walked with difficulties, their arms spread like "bibendums."
Before that, he had seen brilliant lights going down from the sky.
Raoul Robé indicated that this came from an ADRUP neighborhood investigation in 1984, and that the witness was not retrieved. This witness apparently told neighbors what he had experienced the night before.
In the 2000s, for no reason, Albert Rosales dates the case of "December 1954" and ignores the origin of the story and the doubts expressed by Raoul Robé; these errors and omissions are then copied by others.
| Case number: | URECAT-000053 |
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| Date of event: | December 1954 |
| Earliest report of event: | 1984? |
| Delay of report: | 1 day, 3 decades? |
| Witness reported via: | Told neighbors who told ufologist(s). |
| First alleged record by: | Ufology group ADRUP investigation. |
| First certain record by: | Raoul Robé catalogue. |
| First alleged record type: | Ufology investigation. |
| First certain record type: | Ufology catalogue. |
| This file created on: | October 19, 2006 |
| This file last updated on: | February 8, 2019 |
| Country of event: | France |
| State/Department: | Côte-d'Or |
| Type of location: | Farm yard. |
| Lighting conditions: | Not known. |
| UFO observed: | Yes |
| UFO arrival observed: | Uncertain |
| UFO departure observed: | Not known. |
| UFO/Entity Relation: | Certain. |
| Witnesses numbers: | 1 |
| Witnesses ages: | 40 |
| Witnesses types: | Not known. |
| Photograph(s): | No. |
| Witnesses drawing: | No. |
| Witnesses-approved drawing: | No. |
| Number of entities: | 2 or more |
|---|---|
| Type of entities: | Humanoid |
| Entities height: | Not known. |
| Entities outfit type: | Outfit. |
| Entities outfit color: | Grey. |
| Entities skin color: | Not reported. |
| Entities body: | Not known. Bibendums. |
| Entities head: | Not known. |
| Entities eyes: | Not known. |
| Entities mouth: | Not known. |
| Entities nose: | Not known. |
| Entities feet: | Not known. |
| Entities arms: | Not known. |
| Entities fingers: | Not known. |
| Entities fingers number: | Not known. |
| Entities hair: | Not known. |
| Entities voice: | Not known. |
| Entities actions: | Were around UFO. |
| Entities/witness interactions: | None. |
| Witness(es) reactions: | Observed. |
| Witness(es) feelings: | Not known. |
| Witness(es) interpretation: | Not known. |
| Explanation category: | Possible helicopter, insufficient data. |
| Explanation certainty: | None. |
[Ref. rre1:] RAOUL ROBE - CNEGU:
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Case nr 19: A couple of Flavignerol (21) tells that their neighbor-uncertain name Mr. Baran or Baraban? (40) - came in the 50s (between 1950 and 56), probably 1954, to tell them what he had experienced the night before. In the yard of his farm, at La Rente de Chamerey near Fixin (21), a machine in the shape of a top, of gray color, lands and humanoids in outfits seem to rise from the ground. They walk with difficulties their arms spread like "bibendums". A few days earlier, he had seen lights moving in the sky. Explication: case badly informed, witness not retrieved. Source: neighborhood investigation by the ADRUP in 1984. |
[Ref. ars1:] ALBERT ROSALES:
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239. Location. Near Fixin, France Date: December 1954 Time: unknown 40-year old Mr. Baran spotted a gray top-shaped craft sitting on a field. Several humanoid figures wearing gray combination suits seemed to be moving around the object moving their arms with apparent difficulty. Previous to that he had seen bright lights descend from the sky. HC addendum Source: Raoul Robe, Regional Catalogue Type: C |
[Ref. tai1:] "THINK ABOUT IT" WEBSITE:
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Location. Near Fixin, France Date: December 1954 Time: unknown 40-year old Mr. Baran spotted a gray top-shaped craft sitting on a field. Several humanoid figures wearing gray combination suits seemed to be moving around the object moving their arms with apparent difficulty. Previous to that he had seen bright lights descend from the sky. Source: Raoul Robe, Regional Catalogue |
[Ref. prn1:] PETER ROGERSON - "INTCAT":
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December 1954. FIXIN (COTE D'OR : FRANCE) Mr Baran saw a grey top shaped object sitting in a field. Around it were several humanoid figures wearing grey one piece suits, who appeared to be moving with difficulty. Previous to this he had seen bright lights in the sky (Gross URECAT citing Rosales citing Raul Robe regional catalogue) |
Note: The source reference "Gross URECAT" is my file as it appears in my CE3 catalogue URECAT; the file content is the same as this page of my France 1954 catalogue.
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Above: "Bibendum" was the nickname given to the "Michelin man", mascot of that French tires manufacturer.
Rosales [ars1] indicates that this case appears in the regional catalogue by Raoul Robé. I can tell that it does not appear in the version of this catalogue published in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans La Nuit for September / October 1986. But I finally found it in 2019 in the version published in Les Mystères de l'Est [rre1].
The sparse information does not allow discarding the possibility that Mr. Baran saw an helicopter and its crew.
| Id: | Topic: | Severity: | Date noted: | Raised by: | Noted by: | Description: | Proposal: | Status: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data | Severe | October 19, 2006 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | No original sources known. | Closed, ADRUP. | Closed. |
| 2 | Data | Severe | October 19, 2006 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Most primary source Raoul Robé catalogue not at hand. | Closed [rre1] | Closed |
| 3 | Data | Severe | February 8, 2019 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | ADRUP data not found. | Opened. | Opened |
Possible helicopter, insufficient data.
* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.
| Main Author: | Patrick Gross |
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| Contributors: | None |
| Reviewers: | None |
| Editor: | Patrick Gross |
| Version: | Created/Changed By: | Date: | Change Description: |
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| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | October 19, 2006 | Creation, [ars1] |
| 0.2 | Patrick Gross | October 19, 2006 | First published. |
| 2.0 | Patrick Gross | October 18, 2011 | Conversion from HTML4 to XHTML Strict. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | September 29, 2017 | Addition [tai1]. |
| 1.3 | Patrick Gross | November 25, 2018 | Addition [prn1]. |
| 1.4 | Patrick Gross | February 8, 2019 | Addition [rre1]. In the Summary, addition of "of 1995"; change of "reportedly noted" to "noted"; "in December 1954" changed to "between 1950 and 1956, likely 1954"; "Mr. Baran" changed to "Mr. Baran or Baraban"; addition of the paragraphs "Raoul Robé indicated that..." and "In the 2000's..."; change of "spotted a grey machine posed in a field. Several humanoid characters wearing gray outfits seemed to move around the craft, moving their arm with difficulties, apparently" into "saw in the yard of his farm, at La Rente de Chamerey near Fixin, a craft in the shape of a top, of gray color, land, and humanoids in outfits seeming to rise from the ground. They walked with difficulties, their arms spread like 'bibendums.'" In the Explanations, addition of "But I finally found it in 2019 in the version published in Les Mystères de l'Est [rre1]." |
