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October 18, 1954, Béthune, Pas-de-Calais:

Reference for this case: 18-oct-54-Béthune.
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Summary:

The author and ufologist Aimé Michel had pointed out in his 1958 book on the 1954 wave in France that on October 18, 1954, in Béthune in the north of France, a very classical fireball is seen, confirmed because it is seen at the same hour than in Douai, Pommier, Audruicq, Hesdin, Huby-Saint-Leu.

Reports:

[Ref. aml1:] AIME MICHEL:

The author indicates that on October 18, 1954, in Béthune in the north of France, a very classical fireball is seen, confirmed because it is seen at the same hour than in Douai, Pommier, Audruicq, Hesdin, Huby-Saint-Leu.

[Ref. gqy1:] GUY QUINCY:

October 18, [1954]

? [= unknown hour]: Béthune (Pas-de-Calais) (meteor?)

[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on 18 October 1954 in "Vendin.Bethune, France", "A hovering object was observed. One object was observed by one witness for a few seconds."

The source is indicated as "Vallee, Jacques, Computerized Catalog (N = 3073)".

[Ref. uda2:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on 18 October 1954 at 21:00, Bethune, France, "An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed (Vinck)."

The source are indicated as Bonabot, Jacques, Catalog of Belgian Cases; Vallee, Jacques, Computerized Catalog (N = 3073).

[Ref. ubk1:] "UFO-DATENBANK":

Case Nr.	New case Nr.	Investigator	Date of observation	Zip	Place of observation	Country of observation	Hour of observation	Classification	Comments	Identification
19541018			18.10.1954		Bethune	France	21.00	NL

Explanations:

The 08:45 p.m. meteor.

Keywords:

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

Béthune, Pas-de-Calais, meteor, night

Sources:

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

[aml1] "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book by Aimé Michel, Arthaud publisher, France, 1958.
[aml1] "Flying Saucers and the Straight Line Mystery", book by Aimé Michel, English version of "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", S.G. Phillips publisher, France, page 265, 1958.
[gqy1] "Observations 1954", monograph by Guy Quincy, France - Algeria, private publication, page 19, the 1950's.
[aml1] "A Propos des Soucoupes Volantes", book by Aimé Michel, reprint of "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", Planète publishers, France, page 241, 1969.
[aml1] "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book by Aimé Michel, Arthaud publisher, France, page 261, 1977.
[aml1] "Mystérieux Objets Célestes", book by Aimé Michel, Robert Laffont publisher, France, page 261, 1977.
[uda1] "18 Oct 1954 - Vendin.Bethune, France", web page by the UFOdna website, circa 2008, at www.ufodna.com/uf02/uf3/023218.htm
[uda2] "18 Oct 1954 - Bethune, France", web page by the UFOdna website, circa 2008, at www.ufodna.com/uf02/uf3/023178.htm
[ubk1] Online database UFO-Datenbank, Germany, found in 2016, at ufodatenbank.de

Document history:

Version:	Created/Changed by:	Date:	Change Description:
1.0	Patrick Gross	June 11, 2009	First published.
1.1	Patrick Gross	March 4, 2017	Addition [ubk1].
1.2	Patrick Gross	January 18, 2019	Addition of the Summary. Explanations changed, were "Not looked for yet. Probable meteor."
1.3	Patrick Gross	September 29, 2021	Addition [gqy1].

This page was last updated on September 29, 2021.