182 Oct. 03, 1954 Bressuire (France). Angelo Girardo, 55, a stockyard dawn employee, was going to work when he saw a circular craft 3 m diameter and a small figure wearing a diving suit, standing close by. The object took off at a fan- tastic speed. (32; M 130) 183 Oct. 03, 1954 Vron (France). Between Rue and Quend on Road 1845 D27, Rene Coudette and B. Devoisin were riding bicycles with a third witness when they saw an orange object, shaped like a honeycomb, on the road ahead of them. A strange "man" wearing a diving suit was standing close to it. When they got within 70 m of it, the object took off very fast. (3Z; M 118) 184 Oct. 03, 1954 Chereng (France). The crowd at a fair saw a luminous 1920 object arrive very fast in the sky, stop in flight, emit sparks, and come down to ground level. As witnesses rushed to the spot, it took off again. (M 113) 185 Oct. 03, 1954 Quend (France). Less than 3 hrs after case 183, an 2110 orange object chased a car for 8 km, then flew away toward the sea. Witness: Georges Galant, a butcher. (35; M 116) 186 Oct. 03, 1954 Ronsenac (France). A circular craft was seen by Jean 1245 Allary between Montmoreau and Villebois-Lavalette. It seemed to be gliding on the ground. It showed luminous spots and became completely illuminated when it took off. It was about 1.20 m high. Grass was found flattened and scorched over an area 7 m across. (36; M 130) 187 Oct. 03, 1954 Benet (France). Near La Rochelle. Mr. and Mrs. 1300 Guillemoteau saw an object, 2.5 m high, 5 m diam- eter, hover for several minutes 1 m above ground, then rise vertically. Oily marks were found at the spot. (34; M 131 ) 188 Oct. 04, 1954 Limoges (France). An object was said to have landed in the yard of Mr. Montagne, a railroad employee. (35) 189 Oct. 04, 1954 Lezignan (France). Andre Garcia and Andre Darzais were driving a truck betwem Lagrasse and Villemagne when they saw a luminous object coming slowly to the ground. It measured about 10 m diameter and took off with a burst of light. (35) 190 Oct. 04, 1954 Chaleix (France). A farmer, Mr. Garreau, saw an object the size of a carriage land in his field. Two men of normal height emerged through a sliding door. They wore khaki overalls and were of European type. They shook hands with the witness and said some- thing like: "Paris? Nord?" (According to another version they spoke indistinct words.) They gave a pat on the back to Mr. Garreau's dog and took off at an amazing speed. (37; Magonia) 191 Oct. 04, 1954 Tregon (France). Several people noticed an object evening hovering near a hilltop. They drove to the site, but it flew away. What seems to be the same object was seen at Megrit, 25 km to the southwest, hovering over a farm. It was described as metallic, flat, emitting light (38;M 139) 192 Oct. 04, 1954 Montceau-les-Mines (France). At Les Chavannes, 1830 about 20 people, among them Remy Gaudicourt of Sanvignes, saw a circular, luminous object rise from the vicinity of the railroad tracks. It took off vertically. (M 138) 193 Oct. 04, 1954 Villers-le-Tilleul (France). Ten-year-old Bertiaux saw 1840 an object "like a tent" and an unknown man near it. (Personal) 194 Oct. 04, 1954 Poncey-sur-Lignon (France). Mrs. Fourneret, a house- 2000 wife, ran away as an orange, circular object 3 m in diameter swung in mid-air and landed near her farm. When Messrs. Girardot and Vincent arrived with rifles, they found that the earth had been "sucked up" over a quadrilateral area. Francois Bouiller con- firmed he had seen a luminous object in flight. Ex- tensive investigation by French Air Force and police. (37; M 134; Anatomy 71) 195 Oct. 05, 1954 Roverbello (Italy). A fisherman met with a red-clad being who spoke an unknown language. No details. (Quincy) 196 Oct. 05, 1954 Loctudy (France). A baker, P. Lucas, was draining 0400 water from a well when he noticed an object some distance away. It was circular, about 3 m diameter. From it emerged a dwarf with an oval face covered with hair and eyes "as large as raven eggs" who touched him on the shoulder and spoke to him in an unknown language. The dwarf went away, and the object took off. (34) 197 Oct. 05, 1954 Le Mans (France). East of Le Mans on Route N23, 0630 Renault employees were going to work when they saw near the road a luminous object on the ground and felt "pricklings and a sort of paralysis." The ob- ject emitted a burst of green light and flew away very low over the fields. (42; Vuillequez; M 143) 198 Oct. 05, 1954 Mertrud (France). A roadmender, Mr. Narcy, saw an 0715 object near the road between Voillecomte and La Neuville. In a report to police, he stated he saw a hairy dwarf wearing an orange tight-fitting jacket climb aboard the craft, which consisted of a cigar- shaped section under a flat disk. Between the two sections was a kind of porthole through which the entity entered the object. Traces were found at the spot. (38, 39) 199 Oct. 05, 1954 Beaumont (France). Ten km from here, several per- 1545 sons saw an object coming toward them and getting brighter. When it was about 150 m away, they felt "a strange sensation" and found themselves unable to move. The object left a smell compared to that of nitrobenzine. (34; Challenge 53) 200 Oct. 06, 1954 Monchamps (France). Mr. and Mrs. Laroche, from Paris, saw a fiery sphere landing near Chantonnay. (40) 201 Oct. 06, 1954 La Fere (France). Near the military barracks, soldiers 2130 saw a strange object on the ground 300 m away. As one of them approached the torpedo-shaped object, which was about 80 cm high, he found himself paralyzed. (Personal) 202 Oct. 06, 1954 Villers-le-Lac (France). Two women (Mrs. Salabrino 2230 and her daughter) saw a whitish light in the western sky. It seemed slowly to come toward the ground, and was later seen between the railroad station and the bridge 100 m away from their house. When it moved, a very bright light was visible under its dark mass. It gave off a flow of sparks and rose, hovered for a moment and flew away rapidly. (M 138) 203 Oct. 07, 1954 Hennezis (France). The two Lanssellin children wit- nessed the landing of a luminous, red object shaped like a half-egg, and saw two occupants who looked like normal men. (M 145) 204 Oct. 07, 1954 Plozevet (France). The crew of several fishing boats early saw a luminous, orange-colored object over the coast, apparently surrounded by dense smoke. Villagers saw the same object and stated independently that it came within 10 m of the ground, then flew away to the southeast. (41; M 140) 205 Oct. 07, 1954 Beruges (France). A farmer, Mr. Thebault, saw a 0400 luminous object, 2 or 3 m in diameter, emitting a beam of light which swept the countryside. (41; M 142) 206 Oct. 07, 1954 Jettingen (France). A railroad employee, Rene Ott, dawn saw a mushroom-shaped object 3 m in diameter, in a field 3 m away from Route N16 and 1 m above ground. A luminous rectangle, like a door, was seen on the side. It took off and flew about 5 m above the witness, following him to the next village. (41; M 143) 207 Oct. 07, 1954 0620 Saint-Jean-d'Asse (France). On Route N138, a truck- driver, Mr. Tremblay, saw an intense, blue light com- ing toward him. The object producing it was cigar- shaped, red and blue. Engine and headlights died. (41;M 143) 208 Oct. 07, 1954 Monteux (France). R. Margaillan saw an object that 1430 had landed in a field. It was hemispherical, about 2.5 m in diameter. The witness gasped for air and felt "paralyzed." (M 145; Magonia) 209 Oct. 07, 1954 St. Etienne-sous-Barbuise (France). Marcel Guyot 1930 was coming from work near this village, and his son Jacques followed the same road 10 min later. Both saw, at a railroad crossing, three objects on the ground that gave a bright white light. One was circular, the others cigar-shaped. (42; M 146) 210 Oct. 07, 1954 Bompas (France). Mr. Sebelli saw an object land in 2400 the village. He called his neighbors, and they observed the departure of the craft. (43; M 146) 211 Oct. 08, 1954 Teheran (Iran). Ghaseme Fili, of Amireah Street, 0230 was on the second floor of his house when he saw a luminous, white flying object stop in mid-air 2O m away. lights were shining from the rear and the sides of the craft, inside which could be seen a small man dressed in black, wearing a mask with a trunk like an elephant. "I was standing with both hands on the bar of my balcony, looking with astonishment at this strange object, when I suddenly felt as though I were being drawn up toward the object by a magnet." Mr. Fili cried out in terror and woke up his neighbors. The object shot straight up, emitting sparks, and it was lost to sight almost immediately. ( 52, 58) 212 Oct. 08, 1954 Calais, (France). On the road to Boulogne a bluish 2115 object, clearly seen with a dome on top, dived toward the ground, became white and went away. (44, 45;M 154) 213 Oct. 09, 1954 Huy (Belgium). A mailman saw a cigar-shaped object land. Twn silhouettes "approximately human" were seen aboard. (45; M 154) 214 Oct. 09, 1954 Montaren (France). Between Montaren and Ser- viers, 1 km from "Le Mas Blanc," Dr. Fabre, Mr. Court, and six others saw an orange oval object oscil- lating in mid-air. It was very bright and "fiery," and it came very low. (Personal) 215 Oct. 09, 1954 Dreux (France). People out hunting saw a luminous sphere take off and fly toward the southwest. (Quincy; M 153) 216 Oct. 09, 1954 Soubran (France). Several local people saw a lumi- nous, spherical object land in a pasture. (46; M 154) 217 Oct. 09, 1954 Rinkerode (Germany). Willi Hoge, a projectionist, evening saw four occupants of an object that had come to ground level 70 m from the road. He was returning home when he observed a blue light and thought an airplane had made an emergency landing. The object was cigar-shaped, and four men wearing rubber coveralls were working under it. They were about 1.2 m tall and had very large chests and oversized heads; their legs were short and thin. (47) 218 Oct. 09, 1954 Beauvain (France). Near the Landeforet pool, Chris- evening tain Carette saw for 10 sec a fiery sphere flying at treetop level. Diameter: 4 m. Protuberance on top. (48;M 152) 219 Oct. 09, 1954 Carcassonne (France). As he was driving near Car- 1600 cassonne, Jean Bertrand saw a bright, metallic sphere on the road ahead. The top half seemed to be made of transparent plastic, and two humanlike figures were standing inside. It took off rapidly, flying east. (48; M 145) 220 Oct. 09, 1954 Pournoy-la-Chetive (France). Four children-Gilbert 1830 Calda, 12; Daniel Hirsch, 9; J. P. Hirsch, 5; and Rob- ed Maguin 16-were roller-skating when they saw a luminous object near the cemetery. It was round, about 2.5 m in diameter, standing on three legs. A dwarf, about 1.2 m tall, dressed in black, having a face covered with hair and large eyes, came out and shone a blinding light at them, and said something in an unknown language. The children ran away, but looked back in time to see the object flying away high in the sky. (49; M 154; Magonia) 221 Oct. 09, 1954 Lavoux (France). Mr. Barrault was riding his bicycle 1900 when he suddenly saw a figure in a diving suit aiming a double beam of light at him. The individual had boots without heels and very bright eyes, walked on the road for one minute and went into the forest. The witness was "paralyzed" throughout the incident. The entity had a hairy chest and two lights, one above the other, in front of him. (45, 48; M 153; Magonia) 222 Oct. 09, 1954 Briatexte (France). On Route N631 at "La Caiffe," 2030 a technician, J. P. Mitto, was coming back from Toulouse with two other persons when they saw two small figures, the height of 11-year-old children, cross the road about 5 m in front of the car and jump into a pasture. Stopping immediately, the witnesess saw a large convex disk take off vertically. It was about 6 m in diameter, orange in color and was literally "sucked up" into the sky. Brown oily spots were found at the site. (43, 50) 223 Oct. 09, 1954 Beirut (Lebanon). The local representative of a 2215 German firm, Max Favell, saw an object give off a white light and land. It took off vertically, with a spinning motion, and was lost to sight. (51) 224 Oct. 10, 1954 Mahallat (Persia). Approximate date. Many farmers observed the landing of a "marvelous luminous ob- ject," hemispherical in shape, emitting multicolored beams. The central part appeared to be metallic. The object shot straight up suddenly and vanished while the crowd watched. (Creighton; 52) 225 Oct. 10, 1954 Epoisses (France). Between Epoisses and Toutry, Daniel Grapin and Francois Bolatre, topographers saw a luminous sphere 3.5 m diameter on the ground near Route N454. (Quincy) 226 Oct. 10, 1954 Quarouble (France). Second landing here, seen by Marius Dewilde (cf. Case 144) and his 4-year-old son. A disk, 6 m diameter, about 1 m high, landed again on the tracks. Seven little men emerged and spoke in an unknown language. The craft then vanished with- out noise or smoke. Traces larger than the first, and symmetrical, were observed. Dewilde refused to re- port the case. (Personal; Magonia) 227 Oct. 10, 1954 Charmes-la-Cote (France). Roger Thiriet, jailer in 0630 Ecouvres detention center, was riding his motorcycle when he suddenly saw an aluminum colored object shaped like a plate, with a dome and two portholes. It was about 2 m in diameter and 1 m high. It took off immediately. (54) 228 Oct. 10, 1954 Saint-Germain-de-Livet (France). A math professor, 1400 Mr. Bon, observed a silvery disk about 7 m in diam- eter rise silently from a point about 250 m to the side of the road. Spinning, it dived to the ground from an altitude of about 800 m, then flew off horizontally at a dizzying speed. (55, 57) 229 Oct. 10, 1954 Saillat-sur-Vienne (France). Roger Gayout and fam- nightfall ily saw a very bright object come very close to the ground. (56; M 162) 230 Oct. 11, 1954 Doncourt-Village (France). Farmers awakened by a 0130 whistling sound saw a flat object land near the woods. It soon rose very fast, vertically, and flew away. The ground was found calcined. Samples were taken by police officials for analysis. (56) 231 Oct. 11, 1954 Acquigny (France). Two men riding motorcycles saw 0300 a bell-shaped craft about 2.5 m high, hovered 1 m above the Evreux-Louviers railroad line. The lower part was ringlike, and the object gave off reddish and greenish sparks. A burst of orange light was seen as it jumped about 10 m high, then it remained motion- less for about 1 hr, during which time a third witness joined the first two. It ultimately turned brighter and flew away toward the east. (55; M 162) 232 Oct. 11, 1954 Fonfrede, near Chambon Feugerolles (France). Bap- 0415 tiste Jourdy, who was making the daily collection of milk, was suddenly stopped as the engine and head- lights of his truck died. He got out and saw a light above him. After it crossed the road, the headlights came on again and he was able to restart his truck. (57) 233 Oct. 11, 1954 Lacanche (France). Mr. Labonde was driving at the 0420 intersection of D14 and D104 when he was followed by a sort of luminous globe surrounded with a reddish glow, about 2 m in size. It stayed within 25 m of the car. (58; M 158) 234 Oct. 11, 1954 Sassier, near La Carie (France). Messrs. Gallois and 0430 Vigneron who were driving from Clamecy to Cor- bigny felt an "electric shock" as the car headlights died. They then saw a craft in a pasture 50 m away. It was cylindrical, fairly thick, and three dwarfs were standing close by. No light was seen, except a small, reddish point. Both witnesses were "paralyzed" until the craft left. A third witness, Mr. Chaumeau, had seen a lighted object fly over the woods at La Carie. (57; M 158) 235 Oct. 11, 1954 Heimersdorf (France). Anny Pracht, her sister Rose- dawn lyne, and two other persons saw a luminous object on the ground. It became fiery red in color and flew away when they came near. (56; M 162) 236 Oct. 11, 1954 Bauquay (France). A large red object was seen flying dawn very fast at treetop level while cattle panicked. Three witnesses. (Quincy; M 162) 237 Oct. 11, 1954 Lavarande (Algeria). A large disk flying very low over 0500 a road scared two truck drivers, Messrs. Gaston Breau and Amoura, who stopped their gasoline truck and ran away into the fields while the object flew on to- ward Medea in silence. (59) 238 Oct. 11, 1954 Taupignac (France). Three men driving near Tau- 1930 pignac got out of their car to observe an intense red sphere in the sky. Then they discovered a round ma- chine with a dome, 6 m diameter, giving off a yellow- red light, 200 m away at 10 m altitude. It was motion- less and silent. It suddenly moved horizontally for a short distance and landed behind a woods. Two witnesses went closer and saw four dwarfs, 1 m tall, who seemed busy with the machine. The creatures rushed inside when the witnesses arrived within 15 m. The witnesses wae blinded by a sudden burst of light, blue, then orange, then red, and the object took off vertically at fantastic speed. (Personal) 239 Oct. 11, 1954 Birac (France). Four persons, among them Julia 2150 Juste, Maria Barbeau, and Marion Le Tanneur, of Jarnac, saw two luminous spheres flying in the same direction. Having stopped and maneuvered in mid- air, the larger one took on a deep red color, turned to an intense white light with a red aura, and both landed. Witnesses did not wait. (Quincy; M 160) 240 Oct. 11, 1954 Montbazens (France). A round craft, 4 m diameter, 2200 landed in a pasture. It gave off a powerful red light, took off with a formidable acceleration when wit- nesses (garage owner Mr. Carriere and son; Mr. Gardelle, farmer; Mr. Ginestre, shoemaker; and two others) came close to it. Mr. Gardelle felt "an electric shock." (60, 61; M 162) 241 Oct. 12, 1954 Mamora Forest (Morocco). A French engineer driv- afternoon ing to Port Lyautey saw a dwarf about 1.2 m in height enter an object which soon took off. The little man was wearing silver coveralls. (62) 242 Oct. 12, 1954 Orchamps (France). A farmer, Mr. Beuc, saw a small 2100 pilot enter an object. It glided over the road for 30 m, then rose rapidly. (M 167; Carrouges 98) 243 Oct. 12, 1954 Montlucon (France). A railroad employee, Mr. evening Laugere, saw a torpedo-shaped, metallic craft on the ground near a gas-oil tank. An individual covered with hair was standing nearby, emitting sounds that were not understood. The witness went to get his friends, but the thing disappeared in the meantime. (63; M 167) 244 Oct. 12, 1954 Leguevin (France). Jan Marty, 42, mechanic, was 2230 in his shop when he saw a luminous disk about 6.5 m diameter and 2.5 m thick, land. He tried to approach it, but the craft rose vertically and silently at an amaz- ing speed. (62, 63) 245 Oct. 12, 1954 Sainte-Marie d'Herblay (France). Gilbert Lelay, 13, 2230 saw a phosphorescent cigar in a pasture and a man near it, wearing a gray suit, boots, and a gray hat. He held a flashing sphere and told Gilbert in French not to touch it. He went back inside the craft, which flew in loops and vanished. (Carrouges 103; Magonia) 246 Oct. 12, 1954 Dompierre-les-Tilleuls (France). A businessman, Mr. Vielle, was on Route N471 between Frasnes and Pontarlier when he saw a circular flying craft, which gave off a yellowish and a purple light. Losing altitude, the craft came very close to the ground, changed its course to southwest, and rose again in the sky. (Quincy; M 167) 247 Oct. 12, 1954 Vielmur (France). Roger Ramond, a nightwatch- 2330 man saw a great light and noticed an oval object which landed 300 m away. It looked like a fiery- orange ball, illuminated the vinyard for nearly 3 hrs, then assumed a vertical position, rose slowly, hovered 30 m above ground for a few seconds, and took off at fantastic speed. (64; M 168) 248 Oct. 13, 1954 Crocq (France). At Donjon de Montlaur, five per- 1930 sons, among them J. Dubois, saw a round craft maneuver, give off a blinding light. It had some open- ings or portholes, and seemed to land far from them. (Personal) 249 Oct. 13, 1954 Bourrasole (France). Messrs. Olivier and Perano and 1935 a third man saw a reddish disk about 4 m diameter with a small being close by, about 1.2 rn tall, wearing a diving suit: "His head was large with respect to the rest of the body and he had two enormous eyes. The suit was bright and shiny like glass." The craft was surrounded by a sort of misty glow. One of the men came within 2O m of it and found himself paralyzed. The craft took off, throwing him to the ground, and rose very fast. (62, 63) 250 Oct. 14, 1954 Saint-Ambroix (France). Several witnesses saw seven small beings flee into a phosphorescent object when they were approached. It took off immediately. It is claimed that "unknown seeds" were found at the site. (62) 251 Oct. 14, 1954 Shamsabad (Iran). A man coming out of his house 0630 saw a luminous object resembling a bright star. Com- ing near, he observed it was an object 5 m long, near which a "short young man" was standing on a circular piece of metal, laughing at the witness's terrified ex- pression. The witness was 20 m away when the craft took off at unbelievable speed. (52) 252 Oct. 14, 1954 Lewarde (France). In Erchin Wood, Casimir Starov- 1530 ski, a miner, met a strange being of small height and bulky figure with large slanted eyes. Its body was cov- ered with fur. (Anatomy 143; Magonia) 253 Oct. 14, 1954 Biot (France). A municipal employee, Jose Casella, 1815 was riding home when he suddenly found in front of him on the road an oval-shaped aluminum object about 5.5 m in diameter, 1 m high. As he applied the brakes, the object took off at very high speed. Sev- eral persons confirmed the sighting. The disk was gray, supported a dome, and emitted a soft whistle. It took off when Casella was only 6 m away. (65) 254 Oct. 14, 1954 Angles (France). A farmer saw a bright object, which nightfall came almost to the ground. When he tried to ap- proach it the object produced an intense "screen of light" and vanished without a noise. Several persons in Angles observed the scene. (62) 255 Oct. 14, 1954 Meral (France). A farmer observed an orange sphere nightfall land and went near it. He found it was shaped like a flattened dome, 5.5 m in diameter, and gave off a blinding light, which illuminated the countryside for about 200 m. It was transparent, and a dark figure could be seen inside. After remaining at ground level for 10 min it flew north, while a bright cloud slowly fell to the ground at the site. When the witness ar- rived home he found his clothes covered with a white film of adhesive substance, not unlike paraffin wax. (62; M 174) 256 Oct. 14, 1954 Saint-Germain-du-Bois (France). Mr. Lonjarret ob- nightfall served a luminous orange object on the ground near a corn field. (Quincy; M 175) 257 Oct. 14, 1954 Chazey Wood (France). South of Gueugnon, Messrs. 1930 Jeannet and Garnier saw a reddish fireball fly low over their car as their engine and headlights died. (M 175) Anatomy 130) 258 Oct. 14, 1954 Chazey Wood (France). Andre Cognard, coming nightfall from Gueugnon, was blinded by a light as a disk- shaped object flew low over his car. (Anatomy 130) 259 Oct. 14, 1954 Saint-Romain (France). Mr. B. saw a circular craft nightfall shaped like an upside-down plate. At the same time, the engine on his motorcycle stalled. In the same area an engineer saw a luminous object coming down rapidly. (Anatomy 130) 260 Oct. 14, 1954 Thieulloy-la-Ville (France). On the road between 2010 Thieulloy-la-Ville and Beauvais, Mr. Covemacker saw an object fly over his car as the headlights died. It went on toward the north, seemingly following a train. (Personal) 261 Oct. 15, 1954 Perpignan (France). Near the swimming pool in Saint-Assiscle, Damien Figueres, 56, was walking with his dogs when a reddish, luminous sphere landed 30 m away and an individual in a diving suit walked around it. The dogs barked at him. He boarded the machine, and it flew away in silence. (65; Carrouges 120) 262 Oct. 15, 1954 Boaria (Italy). A farmer leading cows to a pond sud- denly saw an object fly over his house. The cows panicked and ran away, throwing a girl to the ground, while the object emitted a burst of light. The witness ran to the house and fainted; three other persons saw the craft depart. Dark, surrounded by short blue and yellow flames, the object was egg-shaped, flew 15 m above the ground, and emitted intense heat. The little pond was found desiccated, and haystacks caught fire as it flew over, while the cattle suffered burns. (67; Plantier 104) 263 Oct. 15, 1954 Saint-Pierre-Halte (France). A baker saw a brilliant 0340 yellow craft descend rapidly and land on the railroad tracks. It was shaped like a mushroom, about 4 m diameter, 2 m high. (62; M 180) 264 Oct. 15, 1954 Luino (Italy). An ovoid object made a pass over a 1300 range of trees; two caught fire. (83) 265 Oct. 15, 1954 Po-di-Gnocca (Italy). Farmers saw a disk-shaped afternoon object land, then take off vertically. At the site was found a deep crater about 6 m in diameter. Poplar trees were partially burned. Official investigation. (65; M 181) 266 Oct. 15, 1954 Nimes-Courbessac Airfield (France). A yellow, cigar- 1950 shaped object with brilliant portholes, 30 m long, 6 m diameter, was seen on the ground. Figures with hel- mets covering the head could be seen inside. A sort of haze was observed at both ends of the craft. (Quincy) 267 Oct. 15, 1954 Southend (Great Britain). Pat Hennessey ran away night when she saw an object land on the road near Chalk- well Park. It had vanished silently when she looked back. (M 182; Humanoids 4; FSR 62, 12) 268 Oct. 15, 1954 Isbergues (France). A steelworker observed a lumi- night nous sphere land in the countryside; it then emitted lights of various colors. (54, 68; M 181) 269 Oct. 15, 1954 Fouesnant (France). Truck driver Rene Le Viol saw night a flat craft, shaped like an inverted plate, fly very low toward the sea. A second disk followed shortly after- ward. Both emitted a red glow. (69; M 182) 270 Oct. 16, 1954 Quasso (Italy). Two objects were seen, one of which made a pass at treetop level. It top-shaped, and a small, gesticulating human figure was seen under it. The witness was a bus driver, Mr. De Rossi. (84) 271 Oct. 16, 1954 Thin le Moutiers (France). Approximate date. An object landed about 30 m away from a woman, who fainted. The witness suffered from a skin disease fol- lowing the incident. (Challenge 53) 272 Oct. 16, 1954 Cier-de-Riviere (France). Guy Puyfourcat, 22, who was coming back from the fields, leading a mare by the bridle, was surprised when the animal became restless. Rising from the side of the road, a gray object about 1.5 m in diameter flew over them. The mare rose about 3 m in the air, and the witness had to re- lease the bridle. Then the animal fell like a mass and for 10 min was unable to move. At last, it rose and attempted to walk, but it was still trembling and stumbling with fear. The object had long since flown away at high speed. The witness himself had felt absolutely nothing. (Personal) 273 Oct. 16, 1954 Mazaye (France). Mr. Bachelard was driving a light 1730 truck on road D52-E between Chanat and Couhay when suddenly the engine seemed to slow down and he felt "paralyzed." He then saw in a field near the road a brown object about 10 m long, 2.5 m high. Silent, it gave off no light and showed no opening. (70;M 198) 274 Oct. 16, 1954 Baillolet (France). Dr. Robert, while driving through nightfall this village, saw four objects, at about 300 m altitude, flying slowly in echelon formation. Suddenly one of them dropped to the ground with a dead-leaf motion, 100 m away. The witness felt an electric shock as engine and headlights died, and the car stopped when the object touched the ground. Incapable of moving, Dr. Robert saw a figure about 1.2 m tall moving in the light of the object, then all went dark. Some time later the headlights resumed operation by themselves, and Dr. Robert saw the craft take off toward the north. (71; M 185) 275 Oct. 16, 1954 Dompierre (France). Messrs. Deschamp and Laclotre 2145 saw a craft, about 20 m diameter, 2 m high, come within 4 m of the ground for 3 or 4 min. It gave off a yellowish light and a glow extended for 4 m around. (Personal) 276 Oct. 16, 1954 Siena (Italy). Several people saw a landed object in a 2400 meadow. It appeared phosphorescent and of large size. It took off very suddenly. (83) 277 Oct. 17, 1954 Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer (France). Leon B., a city council member, saw a circular, orange craft take off from the ground. (Quincy) 278 Oct. 17, 1954 O Alvito (Portugal). A hunter, Manuel Madeira, saw an object, which flew away as he approached it, rose in the sky, and was lost to sight. (Personal) 279 Oct. 17, 1954 Cabasson (France). A 65-year-old man was hunting 2030 with his dog, near the junction of the Brillance Canal and the Durance River, when he saw a gray object, about 4 m long and 1 m high on the ground and 40 m away. It showed a dome from which two helmeted figures emerged. The witness fled, but his dog started toward the object. The dog soon retreated, walking awkwardly as if partialIy paralyzed. (Personal) 280 Oct. 17, 1954 Varigney (France). Several witnesses, among them 2030 Mr. Beuclair a policeman, saw a bright red dome- shaped object descend to ground level 20 m away. The underside showed red and white lights. (M 188) 281 Oct. 17, 1954 Cape Massulo (Italy). On Capri, an artist Raffael night Castelle, saw a disk 5 m in diameter land on the property of Curzio Malaparte. Upon approaching it, he discovered it was not a helicopter and saw four dwarfs wearing coveralIs emerge from it. After 30 min the craft made a soft whirring sound and rose vertically, leaving blue sparks. (72) 282 Oct. 18, 1954 Cisternes-la-Foret (France). J. Augard and J. Chan- zotte saw an oval object with a dome, emitting a bright white light, resting in a field. When they ap- proached it, the object rose vertically, leaving a red- dish trail, and flew to the northeast. (70; M 198) 283 Oct. 18, 1954 Pont l'Abbe d'Arnoult (France). Mr. Meunier, a construction supervisor, was terrified by a strange craft, which rose vertically from the ground. He said he had never been so afraid, even during the war. (73; M 196) 284 Oct. 18, 1954 Fontenay-Torcy (France). Mr. and Mrs. Lherminier 2040 saw a cigar-shaped red object dive toward them with a reddish trail and land near the road. Upon reaching the top of the hill, they were confronted with a bulky human figure, about 1 m tall. The creature wore a helmet and his eyes were glowing with an orange light. One witness fainted on the spot. Four others saw the object in flight from separate locations. The countryside was illuminated over 2 or 3 km. (Per- sonal; Magonia) 285 Oct. 18, 1954 Royan (France). Mr. and Mrs. Labassiere and other 2100 witnesses saw two disks in the sky, one orange and the other red, with a sort of luminous "bridge" be- tween them. They landed, and one dwarf came out of each craft and went into the other without any sign. After this exchange of pilots both objects flew away with a tremendous flash. (74) 286 Oct. 18, 1954 Saint-Point Lake (France). Miss Bourriot saw a bright 2245 red light on Route N437 near the old factory. Near it were three beings: two, dwarfs, crossed the road ahead of her; the third was a man of medium size. The craft took off, flying over the lake at high speed. (Quincy; M 197; LDLN 97; Magonia)
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