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October 15, 1954, Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire:

Reference number for this case: 15-Oct-54-Le-Puy-en-Velay. Thank you for including this reference number in any correspondence with me regarding this case.

Summary:

In their 1979 book on the French saucer flap of 1954, the two "skeptical" ufologists Gérard Barthel and Jacques Brucker briefly indicated that on October 15, 1954, what was observed in "Le Puy" was a weather balloon.

Reports:

[Ref. bbr1:] GERARD BARTHEL AND JACQUES BRUCKER:

The two authors briefly indicate that on October 15, 1954, what was observed in Le Puy was a weather balloon.

Explanations:

The information is insufficient; but it is possible that it was the University of Padua balloon was widely reported that day.

Keywords:

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Le Puy-en-Velay, Le Puy, , Haute-Loire, balloon

Sources:

[----] indicates sources that are not yet available to me.

[bbr1] "La Grande Peur Martienne", book by Gerard Barthel and Jacques Brucker, Les Nouvelles Editions Rationalistes publishers, France, page 156, 1979.

Document history:

Version:	Created/Changed by:	Date:	Change Description:
0.1	Patrick Gross	December 7, 2005	First published.
1.0	Patrick Gross	April 24, 2009	Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version.
1.1	Patrick Gross	August 4, 2019	Additions of the Summary. Explanations changed, were "Not looked for yet."

This page was last updated on August 4, 2019.