In a catalog published in the United Kingdom in 1979, the French ufologist Alain Gamard indicated that according to the newspaper L'Union for October 13, 1954, there had been a close encounter of the third kind on October 11, 1954, at an unspecified hour, in Soissons, with two witnesses.
The ufologist Michel Figuet seemed to have found another source, since in 1985, in his Francat catalog, he listed a close encounter of the third kind in Soissons on October 8, 1954 at 11:45 a.m., according to the press.
Then, in 1997, Jean Sider indicated that according to the newspaper L'Union, of Reims, on page 2, on October 13, 1954, at the beginning of October 1954 at an unspecified hour, near Soissons in the Aisne, a father and his son saw a saucer posed in a field, and a small man climbing on board with a ladder.
In the 2000s, the British "skeptical" ufologist Peter Rogerson added to this a version that he also said to come from L'Union of Reims for October 13, 1954, saying that on October 8, 1954, at 11:45 a.m. in Soissons, four motorists passing by the Compiègne Avenue saw a walking humanoid.
| Case number: | URECAT-000285 |
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| Date of event: | October 1954 |
| Earliest report of event: | August 1993 |
| Delay of report: | 4 decades. |
| Witness reported via: | Not known. |
| First alleged record by: | Ufology magazine. |
| First certain record by: | Ufology catalogue. |
| First alleged record type: | Ufology magazine. |
| First certain record type: | Ufology catalogue. |
| This file created on: | August 22, 2007 |
| This file last updated on: | August 15, 2019 |
| Country of event: | France |
| State/Department: | Aisne |
| Type of location: | Not reported. |
| Lighting conditions: | Not reported. |
| UFO observed: | Yes |
| UFO arrival observed: | Yes |
| UFO departure observed: | Yes |
| UFO/Entity Relation: | Certain |
| Witnesses numbers: | 2 |
| Witnesses ages: | Adult and young adult or kid. |
| Witnesses types: | A father and his son. |
| Photograph(s): | No. |
| Witnesses drawing: | No. |
| Witnesses-approved drawing: | No. |
| Number of entities: | 1 |
|---|---|
| Type of entities: | Humanoid or human |
| Entities height: | Small |
| Entities outfit type: | Not reported. |
| Entities outfit color: | Not reported. |
| Entities skin color: | Not reported. |
| Entities body: | Not reported. |
| Entities head: | Not reported. |
| Entities eyes: | Not reported. |
| Entities mouth: | Not reported. |
| Entities nose: | Not reported. |
| Entities feet: | Not reported. |
| Entities arms: | Not reported. |
| Entities fingers: | Not reported. |
| Entities fingers number: | Not reported. |
| Entities hair: | Not reported. |
| Entities voice: | Not reported. |
| Entities actions: | UFO landed, occupant climbed ladder to get in, departure. |
| Entities/witness interactions: | Not reported or none. |
| Witness(es) reactions: | Observed. |
| Witness(es) feelings: | Not reported. |
| Witness(es) interpretation: | Not reported. |
| Explanation category: | Insufficient data. |
| Explanation certainty: | High. |
[Ref. agd1:] ALAIN GAMARD:
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October 11 1954: time unnoted. Soissons (Aisne). Witnesses: two. Refs: L'Union 13.10.l954. |
[Ref. mft1:] MICHEL FIGUET:
| CASE Nr | CLASSIFICATION | DATE | HOUR | PLACE | ZIP CODE | CREDIBILITY SOURCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | CE3 | 10 O8 1954 | 11.45 | Soissons | D2 | D presse (FG) |
[Ref. lhh1:] LARRY HATCH - "*U* COMPUTER DATABASE":
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3876: 1954/10/00 00:00 1 3:20:00 E 49:24:00 N 3311 WEU FRN ASN 9:7 SOISSONS,FR:MAN+SON:'LITTLE MAN' CLIMBS LADDER into CLASSIC SCR/FIELD Ref#194 LUMIERES dans la NUIT.(LDLN France) Issue No. 319 : FARMLANDS |
[Ref. ars1:] ALBERT ROSALES:
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88. Father and son see landed metallic saucer shaped object, and then sees a little man climb the ladder into object. Ladder retracts and the object shoots up and high speed. HC addition # 2400 |
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates that in the Aisne in Soissons in October 1954 at an unknown hour, "At the beginning of the month, a father and his son observed an object in the shape of a saucer in a field in which a small man rose using a scale. The two witnesses preferred to return on their premises."
The source is said to be "Lumières dans la Nuit".
[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that in October 1954 in Soissons, France, "Little man climbs down ladder from saucer in field." And: "Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. One disc was observed by two male witnesses on a farm for over one minute. One dwarf was seen."
The sources are noted as Lumieres dans la Nuit; Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Author, Redwood City, 2002.
[Ref. uda2:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that in October 1954 in Soissons, France, "Father and son see landed metallic saucer shaped object, and then sees a little man climb the ladder into object. Ladder retracts and the object shoots up and high speed."
The source is a broken link.
[Ref. prn1:] PETER ROGERSON:
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Early October 1954. SOISSONS (AISNE: FRANCE) A man and his son saw a landed object in a field and a small man climbing up a ladder to get inside. Alain Gamard citing L’Union 13 October 1954. |
Clearly a case with insufficient data, probably reported very late, and probably not investigated.
| Id: | Topic: | Severity: | Date noted: | Raised by: | Noted by: | Description: | Proposal: | Status: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data | Severe | August 22, 2007 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Missing the apparent primary source in LDLN. | - | Closed October 18, 2007: was not the primary source. |
| 2 | Data | Severe | August 22, 2007 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Insufficient data. | Help needed. | Opened. |
| 3 | Data | Severe | October 18, 2007 | Patrick Gross | Patrick Gross | Missing the primary source L'Union for October 13, 1954, newspaper article. | Help needed. | Opened. |
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 | August 22, 2007 | Creation, [ars1]. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | August 22, 2007 | First published. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | October 18, 2007 | Addition: [jsr1]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | March 18, 2010 | Additions [lcn1], [uda1], [uda2]. |
| 1.3 | Patrick Gross | August 15, 2013 | Addition [prn1]. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | August 15, 2019 | Additions [agd1], [mft1], [lhh1]. Summary rewritten, was "The French ufology magazine "Lumières Dans la Nuit" indicated that in France, in Soissons, in October 1954, a father and his son saw a metallic object in the shape of a saucer land, and then saw a small man climb a scale to go inside the object. The scale retracted and the object 'jumped to the sky at a high speed.' There seems to be no other information." |
