The index page for the 1954 French flap section of this website is here.
Reference for this case: 15-Oct-54-Coucouron.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
In the 2000s, on the Web, ufologist Luc Chastan indicated that according to the newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré (date not specified), there was an observation in the Ardàche in Coucouron on the 15th of October 1954 between 8:30 and 10:30, with an indeterminate number of witnesses.
They would have observed an object resembling a shiny sphere. One of the witnesses thought of a balloon and said that around 10:15 two planes flew in the vicinity of the object; which disappeared right after that.
[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
| Place of observation: | Coucouron |
| Department: | Ardèche (07) |
| Lat. 44.8 | Long. +3.966 |
| Date of observation: | 15 October 1954 |
| Time: | 08:30 a.m. |
| Type of observation: | Visual: distant |
| Number of witnesses: | unknown |
| Between 8:30 and 10:30 an object resembling a brilliant sphere was observed. One of the witnesses thinks of a weather balloon and specifies that towards 10:15 two planes flew near the object. The latter disappeared just afterwards. | |
| Number of objets: | 1 |
| Type of objet: | Sphere |
| Duration: | 02:00:00 |
| Flightpath | Unknown |
| Speed | Undefined |
| Undefined color | |
| Observed luminosity: | Reflects light |
| No weather indication | |
| Physical effects: | None |
| Effects on the witness: | No |
| Entities presence: | No |
| Sources: | Le Dauphiné Libéré by ** |
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The high-altitude balloon launched by the University of Padua.
See Raymond Veillith's information and Aimé Michel's information.
The photograph of the ballon by the Observatory of Haute-Provence:
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(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Coucouron, Ardèche, ball, sphere, balloon, plane, shining
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| Version: | Created/Changed by: | Date: | Change Description: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | Patrick Gross | January 16, 2006 | First published. |
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | April 24, 2009 | Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | August 5, 2019 | Addition of the Summary. Explanations changed, was "Not looked for yet. Possible weather balloon." |
