87
Dec., 1951 Red Springs (North Carolina). Sam Coley and his
two children saw an object with a human-looking
occupant. (Humanoids 52)
88
Jan., 1952 Weston (Wyoming). A 38-year-old rancher saw a
2230 "shooting star" that suddenly stopped in mid-air be-
tween him and a mountain. It was seen spinning in a
clockwise direction. It had one red window period-
ially facing the observer. It went down toward the
Little Powder River and came up again. The witness
turned his car to send light signals, to which the object
seemed to respond by stopping its red window facing
the witness's location. Spinning resumed, the object
rose and came down. A similar craft arrived and both
went into the deep valley, out of sight. (Atic)
89
Early 1952 Goose Bay (Labrador). A fiery, spherical object made
2242 a right-angle turn during an observation by a C-54
crew flying from Westover to Goose Bay. It was also
seen from the ground by the control tower and by two
men who plunged to the earth when the object made
a low pass at them. It went away at 2247. (Quincy)
90
Summer, 1952 Itenhaem (Brazil). A woman was awakened by a
0300 thunderclap and a strong bluish light. As she got out,
she saw a large number of hovering disk-shaped ma-
chines resembling "inverted soup plates" 200 m away
at an altitude of about 1 m. She observed them for
30 min, saw two figures standing on one of the craft
and looking at the sky. They went back inside, and
shortly thereafter the "fleet" took off, one object at a
time. (FSR 68,1)
91
Summer, 1952 Martin County (Texas). Mrs. Rogers saw an object
descend slowly and pass across a pasture at 7 m alti-
tude. She stopped her car and observed it was "wob-
bling" in mid-air, was shaped like a turtle, and showed
three oarlike protrusions that moved slowly. Esti-
mated dimensions: 5 by 4 m, 1 m thick. It was
greenish-gray in color, emitted a blue flame, but
showed no other light. (Barker 78)
92
Jun. 15, 1952 Magneville (France). Men at work in the forest saw
large, circular objects similar to parachutes coming
down. Half a dozen witnesses. (France-Soir Jun. 18,
52)
93
Jul. 11, 1952 Hasselbach (Germany). Oscar Linke, former Wehr-
macht major, and his daughter Gabrielle, 11, had to
leave their motorcycle when they had a flat tire. In-
side the woods the girl noticed two men in silvery
suits examining the ground in a clearing near a pink
disk-shaped object, 8 m in diameter, showing a double
row of openings around the rim and a black turret on
top. One of the men had a flashing box. Both men
went inside, and the disk vibrated, rose along the
turretlike cylinder, then spun faster and rose out of
sight. (Guieu 52)
94
Jul. 20, 1952 Dai-el-Aouagri (Morocco). Approximate date. R.
0030 Petijean saw a luminous object, 20 m diameter, on the
ground. It gave off bluish flashes as it took off, leaving
a smell of burning sulphur. (Quincy)
95
Jul. 24, 1952 Vico (Italy). A man who was fishing in the Serchio
night River saw a disk hovering for 10 min. From it hung
a hose that plunged into the water. The object was
20 m in diameter, with five propellers in the rear and
a dome with something like blades on top. An orange
glow could be seen through slits along the deck. A
man wearing a diving helmet looked at the witness
through a window, and he received a kind of electric
shock as a "green ray" hit him. He looked up with
difficulty, in time to see the object fly away toward
the east. Six days later a stranger with a foreign accent
contacted the witness and intimidated him. (FSR
69,1)
96
Jul. 29, 1952 Enid (Oklahoma). Sidney Eubank went to the Enid
police station and told Sergeant Vern Bennell that
an enormous disk had buzzed his car as he drove be-
tween Bison and Waukonis on Highway 81. The rush
of air made the car leave the road while the object
flew west very fast. (Anatomy 134)
97
Aug. 19, 1952 West Palm Beach (Florida). Ronny Desvergers saw
evening a large, round, dark object above him in a clearing. It
had a turret on top. Red balls of light were emitted
by the object and burned him. He also observed a
"hideous" creature aboard the craft. Grass roots were
scorched at the site. (Ruppelt 222; Magonia)
98
Aug. 24, 1952 Frontenac (Kansas). A man driving through a wood
0600 encountred a strange object and stopped to observe
it. It looked like two turtle shells glued together, about
25 m long, with a humanoid creature in what ap-
peared to be a control cabin in front. Windows lighted
by an intense blue light and a throbbing sound were
also reported. The object was oscillating and suddenly
flew straight up with a strong humming noise. The
middle section supported what looked like propellers.
The object hovered 3 m above ground. (Atic)
99
Aug. 27, 1952 Lamberton (North Carolina). A saucer-shaped craft,
3 by 2 m, landed on the witness's property after hitting
a chimney. A little man, about 70 cm tall, emerged
and was asked whether he was hurt, but he did not
answer. The craft took off with a whistling sound.
(Wilkins A 268)
100
Aug. 31, 1952 Pennsylvania, exact location unknown. Herbert Long
saw an object land 15 m away from the road. He made
a drawing of it. (Wilkins A 257)
101
Sep. 12, 1952 Flatwoods (West Virginia). A group of young
sunset people saw a "meteor" land on top of a hill and went
to the site with Kathleen Hill and three men. They
observed a globe as large as a house making a throb-
bing or hissing sound and a huge figure with glowing
orange eyes nearby. About 4 m tall, the figure had a
red face and "floated" toward the witnesses, who fled
in terror. A lingering smell and skid marks were
found. (Humanoids 52)
102
Sep. 13, 1952 Frametown (West Virginia). Mr. and Mrs. George
Snitowski and their little girl suddenly found their
car stalled, and an unpleasant smell (ether mixed with
sulphurous smoke) filled the air. Mr. Snitowski
thought a chemical plant might be burning in the area
and walked toward a strong light visible in the woods,
in spite of the nauseous smell. Coming near it, he felt
pricklings throughout his body, had to stop, lost his
balance several times as he returned to the car-
where he found his wife terrified, pointing to a giant
creature (3 m tall), human-shaped, 10 m away. They
locked the car as "it" inspected the vehicle, glided
away and went into the woods. Soon afterward, the
sphere of light was observed to rise gradually, to swing
like a pendulum, and to leave a luminous trail. (Paul
Lieb)
103
Oct. 15, 1952 Le Vigan (France). Approximate date. Figures with
1910 helmets and masks were seen through lighted windows
inside a bright yellow, cigar-shaped object on the
ground. Length 30 m, diameter 6 m. Forward section
was rounded, and a sort of fog was noted at both ends
of object. (Quincy; Anatomy 62)
104
Oct. 27, 1952 Marignane Airport (France). Customs officer Ga-
0203 briel Gachignard observed a cigar-shaped object land
briefly on the airfield 100 m away, producing a dull
sound. The object was dark with four lighted win-
dows. It took off with a "swish" and a shower of
sparks when the witness ran toward it. (Challenge 6)
105
Nov., 1952 Dublin (Ireland). A child was burned when a strange
disk, 25 cm in diameter, landed near Dublin. (Per-
sonal)
106
Nov. 18, 1952 Castelfranco (Italy). Nello Ferrari, 41, a farmer,
found himself flooded with a reddish light and saw
a large plate 10 m above him, between gold and cop-
per in color. At the center of the bottom surface, 20 m
in diameter, was a cylinder of 5 m diameter made of
rapidly rotating parts, producing a noise similar to
that of an electric motor. On the upper surface was a
turret inside which three occupants were visible, look-
ing directly at the witness. They looked perfectly
human, wore rubber coveralls and transparent face
masks. They spoke a few words, which were not
understood; a loud metallic noise was heard; and the
top part of the object lowered itself toward the lower
plate. The sound gained intensity, and the craft flew
vertically at very high speed. (102)
107
Nov. 21, 1952 Belle-Ile (France). At a place alled "La Butte" a
luminous sphere, which seemed to spin, its color
changing from orange to white, was seen at low alti-
tude. It oscillated left and right, then took off toward
the southwest, according to the witness, Mr. Gauci.
(Challenge 56)
108
Jan. 29, 1953 Conway (South Carolina). Hearing a commotion in
his barn, a farmer observed an object about 7 m long
and 4 m wide at treetop level. It was light gray in
color and lit up inside. It resembled a half egg. The
witness fired his gun at the object. Numerous livestock
died "mysteriously" in the area after the sighting.
(Personal)
109
May. 20, 1953 Brush Creek (California). Two miners, John Q.
1830 Black, 48, and John Van Allen, reported that an
object, silvery, 2.5 m in diameter, 2 m thick, with a
tripod landing gear, landed on a sand bar 50 m away
from them. An occupant described as a broad-
shouldered dwarf wearing clothing that covered the
head and the trunk was also seen. His arms and legs
were covered with tweedlike cloth fastened at the
wrists and ankle. He filled a shiny pail with water
and handed it to someone inside the craft. He then
appeared to notice Black and jumped into the craft,
which made a hissing sound and departed. (Human-
oids 53)
110
Jun. 18, 1953 Houston (Texas). Howard Phillips, Hilda Walker
0230 and Judy Meyers saw in a garden at 118 East Third
Street a strange "shadow" on the lawn which re-
sembled a "flying man," and they watched it take off.
(Wilkins A 261)
111
Jun. 20, 1953 Brush Creek (California). John Q. Black, witness of
1830 the May. 20 incident, observed an exact repetition of
the scene, including the "little man." Van Allen saw
only the landing marks, about 30 cm wide and re
sembling elephant tracks. (Humanoids 53)
112
Jun. 24, 1953 Hampton Bay (Long Island). A civilian woman saw
0018 something like "a large aircraft" flying very slowly
and low. It had a lighted red band around the middle
and was coming straight toward her house with an
oscillating motion. She still thought it was an aircraft
of some new design when it stopped near her, 25 m
above ground. Then it flew backward over the water
and hovered, making the same noise as a swarm of
bees. The top section supported a series of red lights
and a cabin with four portholes through which a con-
trol panel was visible. No occupant was seen. The
cabin rose above the object, rotated, then glided back.
The object tilted toward the west and rose toward the
southeast, disappearing within 3 sec at an 80 degree angle
of climb after the 3-min sighting. Diameter: 30 m.
Two days later a yellowish moss was observed at the
site. (Atic)
113
Jul. 02, 1953 Villares des Saz (Spain). Approximate date. An il-
1300 literate boy cowherd, Maximo Munos Olivares, 14,
saw a "big balloon" on the ground behind him when
a faint whistling attracted his attention. Shaped like
a water jug, it was metallic. Through an opening came
three dwarfs 60 cm tall, with yellow faces, narrow
eyes, and oriental features. They spoke in a language
he could not understand. They were dressed in blue,
had a sort of flat hat with a visor in front and a metal
sheet on their arms. One of them smacked the boy's
face, then they reentered the machine, which glowed
very brightly, made a soft whistling sound and went
off "like a rocket." Footprints and four holes 5 cm
deep forming a perfect square 36 cm in side were
found by police. (Humanoids 29)
114
Jul. 31, 1953 Wolin (Poland). A metallic object 30 m in diameter
1900 was observed by five Polish and two German workers
as it landed in a field close to a railway. It was shaped
like a sphere with a flat disk around it, showing
numerous openings at the periphery. (Intelligence
Digest Nov., 53)
115
Aug. 16, 1953 Tours (France). Claude Pasquier saw two disks flying
2030 very low, quite slowly, along a straight course, with a
"hard" sound. (Anatomy 65, 141)
116
Aug. 18, 1953 Ciudad Valleys (Mexico). Approximate date. Cab
evening driver Salvador Villanueva, 40, observed two creatures
1.2 m tall wearing coveralls with wide, shiny, per-
forated belts, metal collars, and small, black, shiny
boxes on their backs. They had helmets under their
arms. The witness thought they were pilots of Indian
race. One of them spoke to him in Spanish, "stringing
the words together" in a strange accent. Trivial mat-
ters were discussed until dawn, when they returned to
their craft, 13 m in diameter, through a staircase under
the lower disk. The witness ran away when invited to
follow them. The object rose with a pendulum mo-
tion and shot up vertically. (Humanoids 32; FSR 56, 2)
117
Sep. 04, 1953 Tonnerre (France). A woman saw two objects on the
2130 ground and three 1.5-m-tall men running toward the
craft. They had oversized heads and wore helmets
and boots. One entered the elongated object, 5 m
long, 1.5 m wide, which spread "wings" that made it
look like a butterfly. It then took a vertical position,
resting on a tripod, and took off with the spherical
object into which the other two creatures had gone.
Traces were found at the spot. (GEPA 68, 1)
118
Sep. 12, 1953 Brovst (Denmark). Brovst was the scene of an at-
tempted abduction of a girl by two humanoids emit-
ting a golden light. Their hands were rugged and cold
like a fish. (Guieu)
119
Oct. 25, 1953 Santa Fe (New Mexico). Jim Milligan, 16, was driv-
2130 ing through a park when he saw something fall in
front of his car and stopped as the object landed in
some bushes. He walked toward it, found a craft that
looked like two ship hulls, about 3 m long, 2 m wide
glued together. When he tried to touch it, the object
flew away. (Wilkins A 223)
120
Nov., 1953 Gjasjoen Bridge (Norway). Mr. Trygve, Mrs. Bufflot
and a neighbor saw an object rise from behind a hill,
oscillate over a lake, follow their car, and stop ahead
of them just above the ground. They stopped, felt
"pricklings" until the craft took off vertically. A watch
stopped working, and numerous people vouch for the
fact that the paint on the car changed from dark
beige to bright green. (APRO Mar., 62; FSR 56, 5)
121
Dec., 1953 Sherbrook (Canada). Mrs. Orfei heard a knock at
the door in the middle of the night and obtained no
answer when she asked who it was. When more furi-
ous knocks were heard, her Alsatian dog jumped to-
ward the door, but suddenly retreated, trembling as
if terrified and retired to a corner. Mrs. Orfei went
to an upper door and saw two "indescribable" shadows
go away from the house. A while later a big, round
object took off 100 m away with a blue-green lightning.
The police found broken bushes as evidence of an
enormous weight. (Oltre il Cielo, Vol. I)
122
Dec. 31, 1953 Quantico Marine Base (Virginia). Marines observed
the landing of an unknown round object which
throbbed and pulsated, emitting red lights. (Wilkins
U 210)
123
Jan. 04, 1954 Marignane Airport (France). Mr. Chesneau, fireman,
2100 saw a round luminous object slowly coming down
and called the control tower to report it. When he
came out again, the object had disappeared. (Guieu)
124
Feb., 1954 Todd River Downs (Australia). A native was riding
a horse over a low ridge when a spherial object about
13 m in diameter "nearly skittled me off my horse."
It went up suddenly with a heavy wind, rumbling
and emitting four columns of smoke. (Wilkins U 211)
125
Feb., 1954 Peakskill (New York). Mr. and Mrs. Forster stated
they saw a craft on the ground, with a woman close
by. She was wearing luminous clothing, a sort of hood,
and thick glasses and held a tube in one hand and a
box in the other. Mrs. Forster had to be taken to the
hospital in a state of shock. (Barker)
126
Mar., 1954 Santa Maria (Brazil). Rubem Hellwig was driving
1700 when he saw a football-shaped machine, the size of a
Volkswagen, on the ground. He walked toward it and
met two men of slim build, normal height, their faces
brownish, wearing no helmets. One was inside the
object while the other collected grass samples. They
spoke to Hellwig in a strange language, and yet he
said he understood they were asking for ammonia.
He directed them to a nearby town. The craft van-
ished silently and instantly with blue and yellow
flames. (1; Humanoids 33)
127
Mar., 1954 Santa Maria (Brazil). Rubem Hellwig again saw a
early strange machine the next day. He observed a tall, fair-
complexioned man and two women, who had light
brown skin, long black hair, dark, slanted eyes. All
three wore one-piece garments of a fabric resembling
suede, with zippers. They told Hellwig that they were
scientists, spoke of the natural riches of Brazil, and
expressed surprise that he did not run away. (1;
Humanoids 33)
128
Apr. 22, 1954 San Nicholas Island (California). American military
1400 personnel saw a cigar-shaped object of a gray color
coming to the ground. Smoke was seen to rise where
it landed, but a search yielded no results. (Atic)
129
May. 18, 1954 Cannon Air Force Base (New Mexico). Two persons
1900 witnessed the landing of a lens-shaped object the size
of a house. It came to the ground near the railroad
tracks, kicking up a small sand storm in the desert.
One witness first decided to approach it, then ran
away in fear. (Binder)
130
May. 20, 1954 Bruton (Great Britain). Nigel Frapple was cycling
0200 home from a dance in Wincanton. At Redlynch
crossroads, he saw an orange glow in a field and
observed it from a hedge. It came from a huge object
35 m away, less than 7 m above the ground, which
made a throbbing sound. After 1 min, it moved to-
ward the northwest, accelerating and climbing. (2;
Humanoids 3)
131
Jun. 09, 1954 East Dandenong (Australia). Janet Brown, 16, and a
1820 13-year-old friend heard a loud noise and saw a large,
dark object that "burst into light" hovering 20 m
away at the height of a factory gate. It was cylindrical,
10 m long, 5 m high, with a canopy on top. It flew
away and was lost to sight behind some trees. (Wil-
kins U 216)
132
Jun. 21, 1954 Ridgeway (Canada). Mr. and Mrs. Guy Baker saw a
disk, about 14 m in diameter, with a dome and several
rotating lights. They had to push their car, which
could not be started until the object left the ground.
They found a large, brown, circular spot in the pasture
where the disk had been resting. (104)
133
Jul. 7, 1954 Garson (Canada). A miner saw a landed object and
a giant man with strange, burning eyes. He fainted.
When he regained consciousness, object and entity
had vanished. Investigated by the Royal Canadian
Air Force. (Keyhoe C 184)
134
Jul. 20, 1954 Oslo (Norway). Near this city, two men were chased
by an object and stopped their car to observe it. After
the sighting, a watch stopped working and the paint
on the car allegedly changed color. (Challenge 129;
3; cf. Case 120)
135
Aug. 10, 1954 Hemmingford (Canada). The Coupal childrm said
2130 that a brightly lighted object followed them to the
farm. Mr. Coupal and his oldest son went to the field
where the children had been playing and saw an
orange object rise and speed off to the west. Grass
was flattened over 15 m, with two tracks about 5 m
long. (Wilkins U 237)
136
Aug. 23, 1954 Varennes, near Diges (France). Approximate date.
A strange object hovered low over the house of Mr.
Lucas and left straight up. (4)
137
Aug. 23, 1954 Lugrin, near Thonon (France). Elise Blanc ap-
proached an object looking like an aluminum trailer
with two small beings in silvery dress, grunting like
pigs, standing close by. The craft took on a fiery color
and flew away. (Challenge 129)
138
Aug. 27, 1954 Boston Creek (Canada). A wingless flying object was
2030 seen by Bill Supa, an employee of the Caswell Con-
struction Co. It landed about 2 km way from the
witness, who approached within 300 m before it took
off and flew away. Grass was flattened where it had
landed. (Wilkins U 227)
139
Aug. 28, 1954 Quebec (Canada). Two boys saw a craft land and
two or three men come out. No details given. (Con-
stance 277)
140
Aug. 30, 1954 North Bay (Canada). Sgt. Durdle saw a brilliant,
0525 circular object flying across Lake Nipissing toward the
Royal Canadian Air Force base. An oblong canister
was hanging down from a central section, which sup-
ported a long cone with a spinning globe on top.
When it tilted, the witness was able to observe
regulatorlike devices inside the machine through a
vertical lighted slit. Six brilliant appendages, which
looked like necklaces, were hanging from the craft.
Durdle woke up four Air Force men, who observed
the object spiraling away. (Wilkins U 227)
141
Sep. 03, 1954 Souk-el-Khemis (Tunisia). Many workers in the fields
12 km south of the town saw an object apparently
made of transparent plastic fly over the houses, stop
on edge, and swing like a pendulum a few meters
above the ground. It made several erratic jumps, then
resumed its horizontal position and flew away. (5)
142
Sep. 07, 1954 Harponville (France). Between Harponville and
0715 Contay, two bricklayers, Emile Renard, 27, and Yves
Degillerboz, 23 saw an object floating in mid-air
over a field: "It looked like an unfinished haystack,
with a plate turned upside down on top of it." When
they approached, it took off. Diameter 10 m, height 3
m. A kind of door was noticed. The observation lasted
over 3 min. The object released smoke when it de-
parted. (6; M 35)
143
Sep. 10, 1954 Mourieras (France). A farmer, Mr. Mazaud was
2030 walking home when he was suddenly confronted with
a helmeted being of average height who made friendly
gestures, then went back into the brush, entered a
cigar-shaped object about 4 m long, which took off
toward Limoges. A few minutes later witnesses in
Limoges reported a disk-shaped, red object leaving a
bluish trail. (7; M 40)
144
Sep. 10, 1954 Quarouble (France). A metal worker, Marius De-
2230 wilde, 34, came out of his house as a dog was barking
and saw a dark object on the railroad tracks, then
observed two dwarfs walking toward it. When he
tried to stop them, he found himself paralyzed as a
strong orange light was projected at him.The creatures
were under 1 m tall, bulky, and wore dark diving suits.
No face or arms were visible. Traces made by an
object of estimated weight 30 tons were noted by
French Air Force and police on the ballast. (8; M 44;
Magonia)
145
Sep. 14, 1954 Coldwater (Kansas). John J. Swain, 12, was driving
2200 a tractor back from the fields when he saw a small
man no bigger than a 5-year-old child a few meters
away from him. He had a long nose and long ears and
seemed to "fly" when he moved toward a saucer-
shaped craft hovering less than 2 m above ground. It
"opened up" and the creature "popped inside." The
craft became luminous and went out of sight. Strange
traces were found by police. The creature was dressed
in shiny clothes, and his shoes seemed to have "fins."
He carried two cylinders on his back and had long,
pointed ears. (9; Humanoids 53; Wilkins U 239)
146
Sep. 15, 1954 Feyzin (France). A white light suddenly swept the
2320 road in front of Roland M., 19, who observed that it
came from a large, dark object 10 m above ground. It
flew away with the noise of a wet firework, throwing
magnesiumlike sparks. (10; M 49)
147
Sep. 17, 1954 Cenon (France). Between Cenon and Vouneuil,
2230 Yves David, 28, met a being in a diving suit who made
friendly gestures. He was very small and had a voice
"inhuman and incomprehensible." The witness could
not move throughout the encounter. He saw the crea-
ture enter an object on the road, about 3 m by 1 m in
size; it took off "like lightning," throwing a greenish
light. (11; M 58)
148
Sep. 18, 1954 Casablanca (Morocco). A small gray disk flew over a
2015 car at very high speed, followed by cold air currents.
This was reported by Mr. Guitta of Casablana.
(Ouranos)
149
Sep. 19, 1954 Oberdorff (France). A bright light was seen in the
2115 east, came to the ground, lost its brightness, remained
on the spot about 40 sec. It was the size of a small
bus, and there was a figure in front of it. It rose and
took on the appearance of a red ball. (12; M 63)
150
Sep. 20, 1954 Santa Maria Airport (Azores). A guard saw a craft,
2300 3.5 m in diameter and 1.5 m thick, land on the air-
field. The witness, Vitorino Lourenco Monteiro, said
a figure emerged from the craft and said something
he could not understand, before taking off again.
There were antennalike protrusions on top of the
object. (Personal)
151
Sep. 23, 1954 Le Jou (France). The Patient family witnessed the
2100 landing of a bright object giving off a magnesiumlike
light, a red glow, and a narrow beam of light. It took
off again a moment later and followed their car until
they reached Fontland. Policemen in Plombieres and
several independent witnesses observed the object as
it flew erratically over the area for 60 min. (13; M 69)
152
Sep. 23, 1954 Lencouacq (France). Mrs. Vignolles saw a luminous
2100 object come down rapidly, without noise, and land in
a field near the church. It took off very fast a few
seconds later. (15; M 77)
153
Sep. 24, 1954 Becar, near Diges and "Les Michauts" or "Les Joli-
0900 vets" (France). Two women (Widow Geoffroy and
Miss Gisele Fin) made independent reports of a dark
gray disk, 6 m in diameter, 1 m high, seen in a clear-
ing. A man of normal height was standing close to it.
He wore dark clothes and a kind of cap. Miss Fin
came within 30 m of the craft and stated the man was
repairing it. Traces were found on the grass. (14;
Carrouges 98)
154
Sep. 24, 1954 Almaseda, near Castelibranco (Portugal). Cesar Car-
1000 doso and three others saw two individuals, 2.5 m tall,
dressed in shiny clothes, emerge from a landed craft
and gather flowers, shrubs, and twigs in a shiny box,
then take off. They seemed to be inviting the wit-
nesses aboard, but their language was not understood.
(Wilkins U 55, 245; 24)
155
Sep. 24, 1954 Farm Lachassagne, near Ussel (France). Mr. Cisterne,
2300 who was coming back with his tractor, saw a luminous
object fly very low over him. Two other witnesses.
(16;M 76)
156
Sep. 26, 1954 Chabeuil (France). Mrs. Leboeuf was suddenly con-
1430 fronted with a creature resembling "a child in a plastic
bag, with eyes larger than human eyes." This creature
entered a flat, circular machine, which took off toward
the northeast with a soft whistling. Traces. Witnesses
in state of shock. (17; Carrouges 116; Anatomy 70;
Magonia)
157
Sep. 27, 1954 Foussignargues (France). At "Revety," people in a bus
0230 saw a reddish light coming down. Later Mr. and Mrs.
Roche noticed an object on the ground, softly glow-
ing, a short distance from their home, but were afraid
to approach it. It remained there for several hours. It
was described as "a sort of glowing tomato, with
antennae on top." (18; M 84; Anatomy 71)
158
Sep. 27, 1954 Figeac (France). Children saw "a box" and "an un-
0840 known man" standing nearby. The object took off.
(Personal)
159
Sep. 27, 1954 Perpignan (France). A college student saw a circular
afternoon object on the ground. Two beings came out of it, then
reentered the craft and left. Witness in a state of
shock. (19;M 88)
160
Sep. 27, 1954 Premanon (France). Four children came out of their
2030 home as dog barked furiously. They found a large
object on the ground and a small being they thought
was a "ghost" in the yard. Raymond Romand, 12,
threw stones at the intruder. (20; Challenge 170)
161
Sep. 28, 1954 Froncles (France). Mr. and Mrs. Alexis Lartillot and
2130 Georgette Mongot observed a large, bright object
oscillate, then land. It changed color and was lost to
sight behind some trees. (21; M 94)
162
Sep. 28, 1954 Bouzais (France). At "Le Grand Tertre" Mr. Mercier
2230 observed that someone had stolen grapes from his
vineyard. He decided to stay late and catch the "rob-
bers." He was amazed when he saw a luminous mass
fall from the sky about 50 m away, and found himself
"paralyzed" as three figures emerged from the light
and moved about. He lost consciousness. When he
came to his senses, everything had vanished. (22;
M 97)
163
Sep. 28, 1954 Saint Nicolas de Redon (France). At "La Butte
2310 Rouge" two railroad engineers, Bernard and Potraux,
who were bringing a locomotive from Nantes to
Auray, saw a dark object take off with a purple glow
and follow them for 15 sec before veering off. Po-
traux had to see a doctor. (23; M 95; Anatomy 70)
164
Sep. 30, 1954 Dearborn (Michigan). While driving to work, Law-
0445 rence Cardenas, 41, a laundry employee, saw 15
strange men wearing dark green uniforms to his right.
They had cylinders on their shoulders, tight-fitting
skull caps with pointed peaks in front, and heavy
goggles. They were of medium height, and a taller
man seemed to be giving them instructions. About
80 m away was a craft 4 m high with colored lights
flickering on and off. The witness did not wait.
(Wilkins U 230)
165
Sep. 30, 1954 Marcilly-sur-Vienne (France). Georges Gatay and
1630 seven construction workers saw a disk at ground level,
with a humanoid standing close by. Both vanished in
a very strange manner. Physiological effects in all wit-
nesses. (25; Magonia)
166
Sep. 30, 1954 Brest (France). At sea between Brest and Roven,
dusk the crew of the tanker "Port Lyautey" observed an
object touch the surface of the sea, then take off
vertically and give off a red flame before being lost
to view. (26)
167
Sep. 30, 1954 Grand-Couronne (France). Jean Andrieux, ferry
2200 operator, saw a large white sphere, with a smaller
green sphere below, hang motionless above the Seine
for 20 min. Two witnesses. It eventually flew away to
the southwest. (27)
168
Sep. 30, 1954 Isle of Re (France). As he was returning home near
2200 La Flotte-en-Re, Celeste Simonutti saw a bright light
and, fearing a fire, rushed to the scene. There he
observed a luminous sphere 12 m in diameter hover-
ing at 1 m altitude, turning red, blue, and taking off.
Two other witnesses. (28)
169
Oct. 01, 1954 Dhubri (India). A woman reported to police she had
seen a luminous disk leaving a long trail. It landed in
a field, then took off again. (29; Challenge 132)
170
Oct. 01, 1954 Blanzy (France). Two bricklayers, Sebastiani and
1300 Buratto, approached a cigar-shaped object 3 m long,
80 cm wide, which took off from the ground with a
whistling sound. The pointed section of the object
was yellow, the rest brown. From the fore part, two
appendages extended to the ground. (30)
171
Oct. 01, 1954 Bry (France). A man and his dog were "paralyzed"
1600 as a luminous white object dived toward them and
climbed again. (Personal)
172
Oct. 01, 1954 Ressons-sur-Matz (France). Approximate date. A
1815 farmer saw a white craft in a field. Flattened grass
was later found at the site. (Personal)
173
Oct. 01, 1954 Jussey (France). Two young men saw a luminous
1900 white disk moving in the sky. It dived to the ground
and two men, described as being very tall and dressed
in white, emerged from it and made gestures. The
witnesses ran away in fear. (Personal)
174
Oct. 01, 1954 La Roulerie (France). Near Saint Jan d'Angely, two
2000 businessmen, Messrs. Estier and Phelippeau, who
were driving back from Royan, saw a little man cross
ing the road in front of their car. Having stopped, they
saw the figure disappear into the woods. (28)
175
Oct. 01, 1954 Branges, near Louhans (France). Coming home at
2200 night, Gilbert Prudent saw a lighted object on the
side of the road. It had a flat section and a sort of
"mushroom" on top. As he approached it, the object
became dark and took off vertically with a soft
whistling sound. (Personal)
176
Oct. 01, 1954 Bergerac (France). Returning home, fireman Jean
2200 Dufix, 26, saw an oval light in the sky and thought it
was a shooting star. Later he was alarmed when his
yard seemed to be ablaze. Rushing out again, he saw
a disk rise from the ground with a whistling sound. It
flew off, became luminous again, and took off at fan-
tastic speed. A neighbor, Jean Labonne, 61, saw the
disk, 3 m in diameter, resting on three legs in the
yard. (31)
177
Oct. 02, 1954 Levroux (France). At the Bourg du Cerisier, two
women (Janiki and Lacotte) independently reported
to police that a luminous disk about 3 m in diameter
had flown very low over the village. (32)
178
Oct. 02, 1954 Jonches (France). Two creatures were seen on the
ground, and two hours later a luminous red object
was observed at the same spot, at very low altitude.
(Quincy)
179
Oct. 02, 1954 Louhans (France). In the immediate vicinity of case
0230 175, Mr. Nicolas saw a craft with a dome on top, on
the ground between the road and the railroad tracks.
Through some openings a strong yellow light shone.
(33;M 109)
180
Oct. 02, 1954 Croix d'Epine (France). A mechanic, Ernest Delat-
2000 tre, 19, was riding home on his motor scooter when an
egg-shaped object, brilliantly illuminated, landed on
the left side of the road 15 m away. He saw short,
dark shapes "like potato bags" moving about the
object. He sped up, saw the object, the size of a small
bus, taking off while its color changed from orange to
blue and then to grayish-blue. The witness fainted
while telling his story. Two persons in neighboring
villages independently reported observing the object.
(Personal)
181
Oct. 02, 1954 Guebling (France). A disk emitting a weak green
2345 glow landed in a field. Witnesses: Messrs. Domant
and Gilcher. (M 105)
