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October 20, 1954, Maubeuge, Nord:

Reference for this case: 20-Oct-54-Maubeuge.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.

Summary:

In their local edition of Maubeuge, the regional newspaper Nord-Matin for October 24, 1954, reported that the chief mailman of their town, Mr. Arthur Bury, living on rue de la Providence, reportedly saw "Wednesday" - therefore on October 20, 1954 - around 9:55 p.m., for only a few seconds, an illuminated mass moving towards the Northeast at breakneck speed.

The newspaper wondered if it was a "saucer."

The same information was also published in the regional newsaper La Voix du Nord, local issue of Avesnes for the same October 24, 1954.

Reports:

[Ref. nmn1:] NEWSPAPER "NORD-MATIN":

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SAUCER?

Our chief mailman, Mr. Arthur Bury, residing on rue de la Providence, reportedly saw Wednesday, around 9:55 p.m., an illuminated mass moving towards the northeast at a dizzying speed. The apparition only lasted a few seconds.

[Ref. vdn1:] NEWSPAPER "LA VOIX DU NORD":

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SAUCER?

Our head postman, Mr. Arthur Bury, living rue de la Providence, reportedly saw, Wednesday, around 9:15 p.m., an illuminated mass moving in a northeastern direction at breakneck speed.

The apparition lasted only a few seconds.

Explanations:

Map.

Probable meteor.

Keywords:

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

Maubeuge, Nord, Arthur Bury, postman, fast, mass, luminous

Sources:

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Document history:

Version: Created/Changed by: Date: Change Description:
1.0 Patrick Gross March 16, 2020 First published.
1.1 Patrick Gross October 13, 2021 Addition [vdn1]. In the Summary, addition of the paragraph "The same information was also published..."

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