The index page for the 1954 French flap section of this website is here.
Reference for this case: 2-Oct-54-Vannes.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
The regional newspaper L'Alsace reported on October 6, 1954, without any other information, an observation in Vannes. The date was not given but the observation was mentioned among many others that are on October 2nd and 3rd, 1954.
The regional newspaper L'Ardennais of the same day did the same.
In his 1958 book, ufologist Aimé Michel dated the case of October 2, 1954, but proveded no other information.
[Ref. lae1:] NEWSPAPER "L'ALSACE":
The newspaper reports on October 6, 1954, with no other information, that there was a sighting in Vannes. The date is not given but the sighting is mentioned among others that took place on October 2 and 3, 1954.
See the article here.
[Ref. ads1:] NEWSPAPER "L'ARDENNAIS":
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Saucers, cigars, discs, balls and other "flying" objects were seen at Chancelade (Haute-Vienne), Willer (Haut-Rhin) [Sep. 30.], Gouesnach, near Quimper [Oct. 2], Beutignecourt, Ambazac (Haute-Vienne) [Oct. 1], Dijon [Oct. 2], Marcoing near Cambrai [Oct. 3], Pommier (Indre) [Oct. 3], Rouen [Oct. 3], Ajaccio, la Rochelle [Oct. 2], Quimper [Oct. 2], Cholet [Oct. 2] and Vannes.
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[Ref. ppe1:] NEWSPAPER "PARIS-PRESSE":
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AFTER the saucers, cigars, spheres, pots, here is the flying barrel. It was in the Charente that it was "seen" by a motorcyclist, Mr. Jean Allary. It was "studded with golden nails" and was swinging by the side of the road.
In Annoeullin, near Lille, a worker who was smoking a cigar (a real one) in his garden, saw a luminous object in the shape of a crescent landing twenty meters from him. At his shouts, ten billiards players came running from a nearby cafe; the saucer had taken off, but a dozen "luminous dots" were moving above them.
Saucers, cigars, discs, balls and other "flying" objects were spotted in Chancelade (Haute-Vienne), Willer (Haut-Rhin), Gouesnach, near Quimper, Bautignecourt, Ambazac (Haute-Vienne), Dijon, Marcoing, near Cambrai, Pommier (Indre), Rouen, Ajaccio, La Rochelle, Quimper, Cholet, Vannes, Lyon and Le Havre. A la Combe-au-Chèvres, in the Haut Jura, also, but it was just a rain gauge.
[Ref. aml1:] AIME MICHEL:
Aimé Michel reports that there was a sighting on October 2, 1954, in Vannes, France.
[Ref. gqy1:] GUY QUINCY:
Saturday October 2 [, 1954]
[...other cases...]
: Vannes (Morbihan): lum.sph.
[...other cases...]
[Ref. jve5:] JACQUES VALLEE:
| 190 | 000.88200 | 47.06100 | 02 | 10 | 1954 | VANNES | F | 151 | C** | 170 |
[Ref. pis1:] "PHENOMENES INCONNUS" UFOLOGY BULLETIN:
In this ufology bulletin, Alain Barbe published a map with cases (but not all the 61 cases or more) for October 2, 1954, including that of Vannes, which he, like Aimé Michel did, thooght to often be "aligned" beyond mere chance:
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[Ref. lcn1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates in his database that in the Morbihan in Vannes on October 2, 1954 at an unknown hour, there was an observation of a disc.
The source is indicated as "M.O.C. by Michel Aimé ** Arthaud 1958".
[Ref. ubk1:] "UFO-DATENBANK":
This database recorded the case three times:
| Case Nr. | New case Nr. | Investigator | Date of observation | Zip | Place of observation | Country of observation | Hour of observation | Classification | Comments | Identification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19541002 | 02.10.1954 | Vannes | France | |||||||
| 19541002 | 02.10.1954 | Vannes | France | |||||||
| 19541002 | 02.10.1954 | Vannes | France |
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Totally insufficient information.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Vannes, Morbihan, disc
[----] indicates sources that are not yet available to me.
| Version: | Created/Changed by: | Date: | Change Description: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Patrick Gross | June 12, 2009 | First published. |
| 1.1 | Patrick Gross | June 3, 2010 | Addition [lae1]. |
| 1.2 | Patrick Gross | June 20, 2010 | Addition [jve5]. |
| 1.3 | Patrick Gross | January 2, 2017 | Addition [ubk1]. |
| 1.4 | Patrick Gross | October 5, 2019 | Additions [ads1], [pis1], Summary. Explanations changed, were "Not looked for yet." |
| 1.5 | Patrick Gross | January 16, 2020 | Addition [ppe1]. |
| 1.6 | Patrick Gross | april 15, 2022 | Addition [gqy1]. |
