The index page for the 1954 French flap section of this website is here.
Reference for this case: 22-Aug-North.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
In the archive of Project Blue Book, the study - and debunking - program for UFO sighting reports conducted by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) of the U.S. Air Force, there is a list of foreign observations in August 1954, collected by the CIA from the press.
One of the cases is noted as dated August 22, 1954, and having occurred in northern France; the assessment is that it was an "unknown."
[Ref. bbk1:] PROJECT BLUE BOOK - ATIC:
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FOREIGN UFO SIGHTINGS
The information presented below are reports of UFO sightings in foreign countries. The information was extracted from various intelligence reports and are in the ATIC Repository under the index listed.
| 5. 17 Aug 54 | Central France | 19371 | - Poss balloon |
| 6. 22 Aug 54 | Northern France | 19371 | - Unknown |
| 7. 31 Aug 54 | Lyon | 19371 | - Poss a/c [= possible aircraft] |
The above information was extracted from ATIC Rpt No. 199371 (CIA-00-W-30904, dtd 25 Oct 54) which is on file at the ATIC Repository. The report contained numerous UFO sightings with some very radical descriptions. Insufficient data on most of the observations prevents accurate analysis in many cases. AWB 23 November 54
Project Blue Book was the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) of the U.S. Air Force UFO sighting reports study - and debunking - project. The above document is from the Blue Book archivw, and is a summary made from intelligence reports by the CIA containing supposed UFO sightings in countries outside the USA. The CIA collected these reports in the local press. I kept only the French reports in this extract.
Totally isufficient information.
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North, CIA
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| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | October 10, 2025 | First published, [bbk1]. |
