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September 18, 1954, Vichy, Allier:
Reference for this case: 18-Sep-54-Vichy.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
The regional newspaper Le Provençal for September 20, 1954, reported that on the night of Saturday, September 18, 1954, many residents of Vichy observed a luminous saucer-shaped craft moving fast in the sky.
One of the witnesses, Mr. Isnardon, said that this "craft" had "disappeared almost immediately."
In 1958, the ufologist Aimé Michel gave a wrong date to the case, writing it was on October 19, 1954.
[Ref. lpl1:] NEWSPAPER "LE PROVENCAL":
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Vichy (A.F.P.).
Many residents of Vichy stated to have observed, during the night of Saturday, a luminous craft having the shape of a saucer and which moved in the sky at a sharp pace.
The craft, added Mr. Isnardon, one of the witnesses, disappeared almost at once.
[Ref. fio1:] NEWSPAPER "LE FIGARO":
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(From our special correspondent Maurice Montabre)
Rome, September 19. -- Italy, in turn, has received visits from "flying saucers," or rather from a "flying half-cigar," if we are to refer to the shape of the craft seen by thousands of people, including military personnel belonging to aeronautical observation services.
Let us say right away that while the presence of the mysterious object is indisputable, its nature could not be identified, and no conclusions can be drawn from the observation of the phenomenon.
Here are the facts.
Friday afternoon in Rome, many onlookers had their eyes to the sky: "A flying saucer! - No, it looks more like a half-cigar!"
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Vichy, September 19. -- Numerous residents of Vichy reported having observed, during the previous night, a luminous craft shaped like a saucer moving rapidly through the sky.
[Ref. pdc1:] NEWSPAPER "LE POPULAIRE DU CENTRE":
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Vichy, September 20 (A.F.P.). -- Many residents of Vichy reported having observed a luminous craft shaped like a saucer, moving rapidly across the sky.
The craft, witnesses added, disappeared almost immediately.
[Ref. csl1:] NEWSPAPER "LE COURRIER DE SAONE-ET-LOIRE":
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CLERMONT-FERRAND. -- A flying saucer was reportedly seen not far from Langogne (Lozère) in the early afternoon by several farmers.
Meanwhile, several residents of Vichy stated that they saw a luminous object moving rapidly across the sky during the night from Saturday to Sunday.
[Ref. ous1:] "OURANOS" UFOLOGY MAGAZINE:
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09/19/1954 Vichy (night).
Numerous Vichy residents saw in the sky of their city a luminous craft in the shape of a saucer that moved fast. (Centre matin for 09/21/1954.
M.O.C. p. 90 Aimé Michel (No trace in the local press) 09/19/54.
[Ref. ldl1:] UFOLOGY MAGAZINE "LUMIERES DANS LA NUIT":
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September 19 (doc. Graziana and Centre Matin for 9/21) Vichy.
Many Vichy residents observed during the night a luminous craft, FS shape, moving at high speed.
[Ref. ioi1:] "INFO-OVNI" UFOLOGY MAGAZINE:
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024 19/09/54 NT Vichy
Luminous saucer
[Ref. gep1:] UFOLOGY GROUP "GEPO":
| 09 19 54 ( ) | Vichy(03)and algeria | 100C2 |
[Ref. gep2:] "GEPO" UFOLOGY GROUP:
| 09 24 54 (15) | Vichy | 300C2 | Y |
[Ref. uda1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 18 September 1954 in Vichy, France, "An unidentified object was sighted, but with appearance and behavior that most likely would have a conventional explanation. One object was observed."
The sources are indicated as "Vallee, Jacques, Computerized Catalog (N = 3073); Vallee, Jacques, Anatomy of a Phenomenon, Henry Regnery, Chicago, 1965".
[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19540918 | 18.09.1954 | Vichy | France | NL |
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Possible plane or meteor.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Vichy, Allier, multiple, Isnardon, lumineux, fast, night
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| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | June 15, 2009 | Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version. Addition [uda1]. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | January 26, 2017 | Addition [ubk1]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | June 27, 2019 | Additions [ous1], [ioi1], Summary. |
| 1.3 | Patrick Gross | April 8, 2022 | Additions [gep1], [gep2]. |
| 1.4 | Patrick Gross | June 20, 2022 | Addition [ldl1]. |
| 1.5 | Patrick Gross | April 26, 2025 | Addition [csl1]. |
| 1.6 | Patrick Gross | October 21, 2025 | Addition [pdc1]. |
| 1.7 | Patrick Gross | March 16, 2026 | Addition [fio1]. |
