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Reference number for this case: 12-Oct-54-Vernosc-les-Annonay. Thank you for including this reference number in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
[Ref. 111] ERIC ZUERCHER:
Ufologist D. Duquesnoy of the AAMT reported to ufologist Eric Zurcher that the witness, Mrs. Yvonne X..., observed a luminous and transparent ball with two beings inside, on October 12, 1954 at 06:20, in Vernosc-les-Annonay. Duquesnoy notes that the witness underwent physiological consequences.
[Ref. 233] MICHEL FIGUET AND JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:
The two authors report that in Vernosc-les-Annonay in the department of Ardeche, on October 12, 1954, at 06:20 a.m., Yvonne, young woman aged 33, left her residence to go to the milling factory of La Roche, where she worked. As each day, she went through fields. She reported what follows to David Dusquesnoy, president of the association of ufology AAMT (Association of the Friends of Marc Thirouin), and to Jean-Louis Ruchon, one of the two authors, and to Jean-Claude Bourret, major TV news presenter in France in the Seventies:
"I had my glance attracted by this thing which shone in the sky, it started to be dawning. That had a some resemblance to a star, and I would undoubtedly not have noticed it if it had not moved in the same direction than me. The thing went down, went down, its shape lengthened while it wentt rough several color changes. Suddenly, it became motionless above the field, about fifty centimetres above ground-level."
"This thing was at the place where I was to pass. I was sixty, perhaps seventy meters of it. From where I was I saw that it was like some sort of sphere, a large ball. It was of a white and luminous color, you can't imagine how. As by transparency, I managed to distinguish inside this ball like two silhouettes, yes, they were two silhouettes, one larger than the other. They seemed to me to be dressed of a kind of bodysuit. I saw that one of them had the arms along the body. It seemed to me that there were objects also inside the ball, but I cannot say what it was."
"I advanced more. The thing cut my road. Suddenly, it moved away at an extraordinary speed, to disappear behind the other slope of the valley. I must specify that I did not hear any noise, nor felt any odor, nothing."
"I continued my descent on ten meters, when the thing came back very quickly. I moved back of a few meters. This ball came back, not exactly at the same place, hovering just above ground-level, within approximately 50 centimetres. This time, I noticed that the man inside did not have the arms along the body any more, but perpendicular. This apparatus stayed a few seconds, then, again, it set out again, still without noise, and at a very high speed towards Satillieu."
"I started to be very afraid, I have advanced still a few meters when, for the third time, the thing came back..."
"Then there, I frankly was afraid, there were bushes, I hid behind and I put my hands in front of my face... Maybe I shouldn't have done that."
"This still occurred very quickly, the thing remained a few seconds and then it set out again like the preceding times. I resumed my walk downwards, I was very frightened. I passed exactly at the place where the thing had remained in station above ground-level. Thrown into a panic, I did not notice anything. I arrived at the factory where I told what had just occurred. They made fun of me a little. I was in such a state that I could not remain at my workplace. At 9 a.m., I asked for the authorization of go home."The authors note that strangest in this case were the physical marks which appeared a few days after the observation to Mrs. Yvonne. She explained:
"It has been each time similar, on the middle finger of my left hand, my nails do not hold more, for twenty years, the day when I saw the thing. The middle finger nail blackens, then falls, regularly my finger swells."As for her feet, similar phenomenon occurs on the nails of her toes. Yvonne consulted several doctors, but nobody to date could explain the causes for this.
[Ref. 947:] ERIC ZURCHER:
The author indicates that on October 12, 1954,à 06:20 in Vernosc-les-Annonay (07), Mrs. Yvonne X... observed a luminous and transparent ball with two beings inside, and had physiological effects due to this.
The author indicates that the source is a personal communication of D. Duquesnoy of the AAMT, and invites to consult the Figuet/Ruchon catalogue pages 153/154.
[Ref. 611:] JEAN SIDER:
Jean Sider refers to Michel Figuet and indicates that on October 12, 1954, at 06:20, in Vernosc-les-Annonay in Ardeche, the witness, Mrs. Yvonne X, aged 33, was so shocked by what she saw that she could not go to work and returned to her house.
Thereafter, the nail of the major finger of her left hand blackened, and then fell off.
The same thing occurred for all the nails of her toes.
Several doctors were consulted and could not explain it.
[Ref. 325] JACQUES COSTAGLIOLA, MD:
French ufologist and MD Jacques costagliola entered in his listing:
date place witnesses wounds bibliography 10.12.1954 F, Vernosc-lès-Ann Yvonne Scere dizziness, fall of nails still visible in 1974 LDN 339 [Ref. 134:] ALBERT ROSALES, HUMCAT:
150.
Location. Vernose-en-Annonay Ardeche France
Date: October 12 1954
Time: 0620A
Yvonne S, on her way to work on foot, saw a luminous white sphere descend from the sky and hover over her pathway on a hillside, about 70 meters ahead and 50 meters above the ground. She could see inside, as though the walls were transparent, two human forms like men dressed in one piece suits, one larger than the other. The object shot off at great speed, then returned to the same spot; it did this once more, at which time Yvonne was only 50 meters distant, then sped away for good. When she passed by the spot over which the object had hovered, she was greatly frightened. She arrived at work in a highly agitated state. 48 hours later she was required to see a physician, who prescribed a sedative for her. A few days later, the woman's toenails had begun to dry and harden, and subsequently fell off. Those on her left foot were particularly affected. The malady, which remained a mystery to doctors, persisted for the next 20 years.
Humcat 1954-27
Source: Jean Louis Ruchon
Type: A
EXPLANATIONS:
Not looked for yet.
KEYWORDS:
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Vernosc-les-Annonay, Ardèche, Yvonne, luminous, transparent, ball, occupants, effects, fast, nails, Yvonne, path, hill, doctors
REFERENCES:
[-] indicates sources which I have not yet checked.
- [-] "20 years of observations in the Drome and Ardeche - Revealed 20 years afterwards: the curious case of Vernosc-les-Annonay", article by Jean-Louis Ruchon, in the regional newspaper "Le Dauphiné Libéré", April 11, 1974.
- [-] Investigation by David Duquesnoy, president of the Association of the Friends of Marc Thirouin.
- [111] Dossiers personnels, Eric Zuercher, note by David. Duquesnoy.
- [-] "Les apparitions d'humanoïdes", book by Eric Zurcher, Alain Lefeuvre publisher, 1979.
- [223] "OVNI, Premier dossier complet des rencontres rapprochées en France", book by Michel Figuet and Jean Louis Ruchon, Alain Lefeuvre publisher, pp 153-154, 1979.
- [947] "Catalogue Inédit", case 073, compiled by Eric Zurcher, in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans la Nuit (LDLN), #195, page 27, May 1980.
- [-] Ufology magazine "Lumière dans la Nuit", #339.
- [611] "Le dossier 1954 et l'imposture rationaliste", book by Jean Sider, Ramuel publisher, page 253, 1997.
- [325] "Les RRT ou rencontres rapprochées toxiques", listing by Jacques Costagliola, sapiensweb.free.fr/articles/2-costag-b.htm.
- [134] HUMCAT (Humanoids Reports Catalog), Albert Rosales.
