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OCTOBER 13, 1954, BOURRASOLE, MIDI-PYRENEES:

Reference number for this case: 13-oct-54-Bourrasole. Thank you for including this reference number in any correspondence with me regarding this case.

REPORTS:

[Ref. cm1:] JOURNAL "CENTRE-MATIN:"

A flying being in diving suit is said to have landed in Toulouse
... where his saucer left oil traces

Toulouse. -- A small being wearing a diving suit, with large head in comparison to the body, two enormous eyes, such is the description that Mr. Olivier gave Wednesday evening in Toulouse, of a mysterious character descended from a spherical machine which had been just landed at 07:30 P.M., on a vacant site.

Mr. Olivier, owner of Establishments Javel Neto, rue des Fontaines, in Toulouse, was accompanied by an employee, Mr. Perano, and of a young boy aged about fifteen years. All three saw the luminous craft land, it had a spherical shape and a reddish color. Then, they saw the character whose diving-suit according to the witnesses statement shone like glass, come towards them.

Thereafter, Mr. Olivier drew the diving suit equipped being in an impressive manner, with chalk, on a door. "I did not believe in it, added Mr. Perano, but I saw it as I see you. That was quite a shock."

After a very short time, approximately a minute, the diver regained the luminous sphere which flew away vertically, without noise, and disappeared in the sky at an extraordinary speed leaving a trail of fire.

Because of the night, no observation could be done at the place where the machine is said to have landed.

Oily traces were noted Thursday morning in several place of a vacant site located in a suburb of Toulouse.

According to declarations of the three witnesses, the mysterious craft, piloted by a character wearing a diving suite had landed on this location yesterday at 07:35 P.M.

The Air Police Force interrogated these three people, among whom figure an industrialist, they maintained their statement, specifying that the mysterious individual measured approximately 1 m 20, exceeded the machine with his head and had, consequently, to bend to penetrate there.

One of the witnesses insisted that the saucer was surrounded by iridescent reflections and emitted a light fog around it. He added that having wanted to get closer, he had been retained at about 20 meters of it by a paralysing force and that, when the craft rose in the sky, he had been violently thrown to ground.

[Ref. qh1:] "LE QUOTIDIEN DE LA HAUTE-LOIRE" NEWSPAPER:

[...]

A DIVER WITH HUGE EYES APPEARS TO THE RESIDENTS OF TOULOUSE

A diver of small size, with a large head compared to the bodies, two enormous eyes, such is description that has just made a resident of Toulouse, Mr. Olivier, of a mysterious character that descended from a spherical machine which had been just landed on a vacant site. Mr. Olivier, owner of the establishments Javel Neto, street of the fontaines in Toulouse, was accompanied by an employee, Mr. Perano and a young boy of about fifteen years old. All three saw the luminous machine of spherical form and reddish color land, then saw coming towards them the character whose diving-suit, according to the statements of the witnesses, shone like glass. Thereafter, Mr. Olivier, former airplane pilot, drew with chalk in a stunning manner, on a door, the diver. "I did not believe in it", added Mr. Perano, "but I saw it as I see you. That does the hell of a shock to you". After a very short time, approximately a minute, the diver regained the luminous sphere which flew away vertically, without noise and disappeared in the sky at a vertiginous speed while leaving a wake of fire. One of the witnesses ensured that the saucer was surrounded by iridescent reflections and emitted around itself a light fog. He added that having wanted to approach, he had been retained at a score of meters by a paralysing force and that, when the machine rose in the sky, he had been violently thrown to the ground.

[...]

Full article here.

[Ref. ls1:] "LE SOIR" NEWSPAPER:

When two journalists act as
"Martians" near Toulouse

Some witnesses did "see the saucer"...
... which was nothing else than a car!

Paris, October 21 (Agence France Presse). -- A Parisian weekly magazine tried a curious experiment. Wishing, according to THEIR OWN WORDS, to show the share of the individual or collective hallucination in the many "applications" [sic; appearances] of mysterious craft landing with their pilots in the French countryside, this weekly magazine sent two "Martians" in exploration in the south-west of France.

The accessories of the perfect "Martian"

Equipped with the perfect "Martian" disguize, as imagined by authors of certain books and films of scientific [sic] science fiction, two reporters, covered with rubber diving-suits, capped with enormous helmets of copper pierced with portholes, went on board a "saucer" which was nothing else than an honest car, to appear to the peaceful farmers of the area of Toulouse.

The two "Uranides" had carried in their luggage complete implements of fireworks experts: red, green and white Bengal lights, "Roman candles" - guns launching small green or red balls of fire at fifteen meters - flying rockets, going up up to fifty meters. Armed with these fireworks accessories, the two reporters approached, at night of course, in front of several insulated farms. The first Bengal light made the lights of the farm die out. With the second, a door squeaked, somebody carefully came out on the threshold, while the dog howled to death. This is the time that the fake "Martians" chose to launch a rocket and to promptly regain their car which they had dissimulated, all fires extinguished, behind a hedge. In front of one of the visited farms, the two jokers met a "terretrial" pushing her bicycle. "She threw her bicycle in the ditch and rushed towards the farm, they told."

"One of us barred the way to her. She sais: "Jesus, Mary, Joseph!"! We were not malicious "Martians." We left her there , a little sad, in the end, that we had not helped her to pick her bicycle up."

Where "terrestrials" become a menace

But the adventure of the reporters almost turned bad in a hamlet close to Montauban, in the honor of which eight rockets had been fired. A furious farmer advanced to confront the "Martians ", holding up a pickaxe above his head. This terrestrial was afraid of nothing, neither of the "paralyzing" ray of the flashlights of the invaders, nor of the incandescent bubbles. Other farmers joined him, ready to organize a hunt. Both reporters had only time to fly away on board their four wheels "saucer", the green rocket simulating the departure of the "spacecraft".

Giants or Pygmees?

To supplement the experiment, the two journalists have toured again, by day, and without disguise, the round which they had made as visitors of another world.

Naturally, the unterrogated people often made diverting answers. In the same farm, some "had seen" the "Martians", others saw only the "saucer." Some saw "giants," others saw small men of one meter twenty! Skeptics affirmed that they "did not believe in it," spoke of shooting stars, rockets or odd objects about which they avoided coming to a conclusion. The newspapers seized these various testimonys, presenting them generally admittedly with loads of question marks!

The weekly magazine stresses that the purpose of its experiment was not at all to ridicule the witnesses of strange phenomena, nor to question their good faith, but only to explain of fragile the testimonys of the "terrestrials" are.

[Ref. jv1:] JACQUES VALLEE:

249

Oct. 13, 1954, 07:35 P.M., Bourrasole (France).

Messrs. Olivier and Perano and 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. (Paris-Presse, Libération, 15 oct 1954, La Croix, 16 oct 1954) (62, 63) (Personal)

[Ref. mc1:] MICHEL CARROUGES:

The author indicates that the incident "O and P." was the most clearly claimed of the pranks by the journalists of Samedi-Soir, and clearly appears to date from October 13, around 07:35 p.m..

He indicates that there were two A.F.P. news releases on October 13, and 14.

The sunset was at 05:05 p.m. there and the pranksters said that they wen to the suburbs of Toulouse when the the sun was set for an hour; which coincidence rather well.

The journalists came by car, stopped it and at least one of the two came out in a diving-suit to make a rapid tour, close to the car, and fled after having launched two or three rockets.

According to the witnesses', a reddish spherical machine landed not far from them, in a vacant site, and they then saw "a diver of small size with a large head compared to the body, two enormous eyes... a diving-suit which shone like glass", according to the A.F.P. release for October 13, which also said:

"After a very short time, approximately a minute, the diving-suit got back into the luminous sphere which flew away vertically without noise and disappeared in the sky at an extraordinary speed, leaving a wake of fire."

Michel Carrouges quotes the A.F.P. release of the 14th:

"The mysterious individual (the diver) measuring approximately 1 m 20, was taller than the machine of one head and was, consequently, had to bend himself to go inside" and the saucer "emitted a light fog around it."

Having wanted to approach, one of the witnesses "was retained at some 20 meters by a paralysing force" and even adds that "when the machine rose in the sky, he was violently thrown to the ground."

[Ref. jv2:] JACQUES VALLEE:

The author indicates that on October 13, 1954, in Bourrassole, close to Toulouse, Mr. Olivier, former pilot, Mr. Perano and a third witness, saw a reddish disc approximately 4 meters in diameter with a small being close to him. The individual had about 1 m 20 height and wore a diving suit.

The author quotes:

"Its head was large compared to the remainder of the body, and it had enormous eyes. Clothing was brilliant and shining like glass."

The apparatus was surrounded by a kind of gleam. One of the men approached with less than 20 meters, but was paralysed. The apparatus flew away, by rejecting it on the ground, then rose very quickly.

[Ref. gl1:] CHARLES GARREAU AND RAYMOND LAVIER:

Toulouse, October 13 1954, at about 19:35. References: newsclipping, personal files.

While returning at his home, an industrialist, Mr. Olivier, sees a luminous ball landing close to a football field, at a hundred meters of him. Near it, he soon distinguishes a being from small size which seems to him clothed of a diving-suit. Mr. Olivier calls one of his neighbors, Mr. Perano. The two men then see the "diver" entering in the machine by bending themselves down. At this time a third witness arrives, who wants to approach the thing. He is stopped by a "paralysing force" when he comes to a score of meters. The machine takes off without noise and disappears in the sky leaving a trail of fire. The nearest to the three men is violently thrown to the ground at the time when the machine leaves the ground.

[Ref. lo1:] CORAL AND JIM LORENZEN:

The authors indicate that on October 13, 1954, in Bourasole, near Toulouse, France, Mr. Olivier, an ex-pilot, and two others, separately saw a reddish disc about 12 feet in diameter with a small being close by. The three men reported that the being was about 4-feet tall, wearing a bright suit "like glass", it had a large head and two enormous eyes. The craft was surrounded by a glow. One of the men approached but was paralyzed, and the object then took off, throwing the man to the ground.

[Ref. mb1:] MICHEL BOUGARD:

The author indicates that on October 13, 1954, in Bourasole, near Toulouse, France, Mr. Olivier, an ex-pilot, and two others, separately saw a reddish disc about 12 feet in diameter with a small being close by. The three men reported that the being was about 4-feet tall, wearing a bright suit "like glass", it had a large head and two enormous eyes. The craft was surrounded by a glow. One of the men approached but was paralyzed, and the object then took off, throwing the man to the ground.

[Ref. ls1:] LEONARD STRINGFIELD:

The American ufologist indicates that on October 13, 1954, in France, in Bourrasole, Messrs Olivier and Perano, and a third man, not identified, saw a reddish disc of approximately four meters in diameter with a small being of 1.20 approximately wearing a "diver's suit" standing near.

One of the witnesses said that "its head was large compared to the remainder of the body, and it had enormous eyes. The clothing was shining and reflecting like glass."

The machine was surrounded by a vaporous light. One of the witnesses went at some 20 meters and was paralysed. The machine left while throwing him at the ground.

The author indicates that this example of case of a close encounter of the third kind comes from the catalogue by Jacques Vallée who extracted it from Aimé Michel's book.

[Ref. fr1:] MICHEL FIGUET AND JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:

The two authors indicate that on Tuesday, October 12, 1954 at 4 hours in the morning, two residents of the Toulouse suburbs saw a machine in the shape of giant rocket which rose from a field at a hundred meters of their house. It disappeared quickly in the sky, generating a clearness of a rare intensity.

The two witnesses went to the place where they located the starting point of the mysterious machine. They found that the grass had been packed on a circular surface of five meters in diameter.

In the center of this zone they discovered four prints in the ground appearing to have been left by the heavy apparatus. The grass was covered with droplets coming from a fatty vapor condensation and which released an oil odor. There was an investigation by the Air Police.

According to Michel Figuet et Jean-Louis Ruchon, journalists of "Samedi-Soir" who had faked a UFO earlier by launching a rochet in Graulhet, decided to ridicule the inhabitants of Toulouse. They put on diving suits, used a car disguized in spacecraft and used Bengal lights and fireworks.

[Ref. mf1:] FRANCAT, MICHEL FIGUET:

10/13/1954

Toulouse "Bourrasole"

The witnesses were the victims of the prank by the journalists of Samedi-soir. "OVNI" p. 669.

[Ref. js2:] JEAN SIDER:

This French ufologist and author did not believe that the case would have been journalists' prank. Referring to the witnesses reports in the local press, he raises some essential questions:

How did the journalists proceed to cause the paralysis of the witness?
How did the car of the journalists rise in the air, throwing the nearest witness at the ground?
How could the witness, probably Mr. Olivier who according to Jimmy Guieu was a former pilot, be fooled by a few petards?

He notes then that the article in "Le Soir" indicates that the two journalists would have practised their art "in front of various isolated farms" while the case in question occurs in urban environment.

He notes that the Radar magazine had sent its journalists to the site and that according to them it is not Mr. Pérano but Mr. Panero.

[Ref. js2:] JOHN F. SHUESSLER:

1954/10/13 FRANCE, BOURRASOLE

Source: Official UFO, Feb. 76

Three people saw a disk-shaped UFO with one small being. One person approached the object and was paralyzed. When the being entered the object and flew away, the immobilized person was thrown to the ground.

EFFECTS: Paralysis

[Ref. go1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:

The Belgian ufologist indicates that on October 13, 1954 in France in Toulouse, in Bourrassole, at 7:35 p.m., three witnesses, Misters Olivier, Pérano and another witness, saw a disc 4 m in diameter and a humanoid being of small size in a diver's suit. Compared to the body it had a large head and two enormous eyes. His clothing shone like glass. The craft was surrounded by a kind of misty brightness. One of the witnesses approached up to 20 m the machine where he was paralysed, while the apparatus took off at high speed, throwing him to the ground.

The sources are indicated as Paris-Presse, Libération, 15 oct 1954, La Croix, 16 oct 1954; and Jacques Vallée: "Chronique des apparitions ET" - Denoël 1972 - J'Ai Lu Coll. - p. 279; and Michel Bougard: "Des S.V. aux OVNI" SOBEPS 1976 - p. 211.

Godelieve van Overmeire indicates that the other version is that actually, returning from Graulhet, the journalists of "Samedi-Soir" decided to have fun at the expense of the Toulouse residents. Covered of their diving suits, they manoevered in front of a red firework and shot a a fireworks rocket.

The source for this other version is indicated as M. Figuet/ J.L. Ruchon: "Ovni, premier dossier complet..." - Alain Lefeuvre pub. 1979, p. 669.

[Ref. kb1:] KEITH BASTERFIELD:

Keith Basterfield indicates that on 13 October 1954 in Bourrasole, France, 3 people, Perano, Olivier and one more, saw a 4m diameter disk-shaped UFO with one small being. This being was 1.2m tall, wore a diving suit. One person approached the object within 20m and was paralysed. When the being entered the object and flew away, the immobilised person was thrown to the ground, and the craft left.

The source is indicated as: Bowen, C. 1969. The Humanoids. Neville Spearman. London. pp44-45.

[Ref. lh1:] LARRY HATCH:

1954/10/13 BOURRASOLE/TOULOUSE, FR: Disk
and humanoid. A journalistic prank.

[Ref. dj1:] DONALD JOHNSON:

Donald Johnson indicates that on October 13, 1954, Messrs. Olivier and Perano and a third man in Bourrasole, France, saw a reddish disc about 4 meters in diameter with a small humanoid close by. The being stood about 1.2 meters (5 feet) 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 Disc was surrounded by a sort of misty glow. One of the witnesses came within 20 meters of it and found himself paralyzed. The craft took off, throwing the man who stood closest to the ground, and rose into the sky very fast.

The sources are indicated as La Croix, October 16, 1954; Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia, p. 227.

[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:

157.

Location. Bourrasole France

Date: October 13 1954

Time: 1935

Mr. Olivier and Perano and a 3rd man saw a reddish disc about 12 ft in diameter, with a 4 foot being close by, wearing a "diving suit." His head was large with respect to the body and he had 2 enormous eyes. The suit was bright and shiny like glass. A sort of misty glow surrounded the craft. One of the men came within 20 yards of it and found himself paralyzed. The craft took off, throwing him to the ground, and rose very fast.

Humcat 1954-93

Source: Jacques Vallee, Passport to Magonia

Type: C

[Ref. jb1:] JEROME BEAU:

Jérôme Beau indicates that on October 13, 1954 at 19:35 in Bourrasole (France), Misters Olivier and Perano and one 3rd man see a reddish disc approximately 4 m in diameter with, nearby, 1 small being approximately 1,20 m in height, carrying a divers' suit. He has a large head, compared to the remainder of the body, and 2 enormous eyes. The clothing gltters and shines like glass. The apparatus is surrounded by a kind of misty brightness. One of the men approached at 20 m and is paralysed. The machine takes off, throwing him on the ground, and rises very quickly.

The sources are indicated as Paris-Presse, Libération, October 15, 1954, La Croix, October 16, 1954.

[Ref. mp1:] MICHEL PADRINES:

Michel Padrines indicates that on October 13, 1954, at 19:35 in Bourrasole, Misters Olivier and Perano and one 3rd man see a reddish disc approximately 4 m in diameter with, nearby, 1 small being approximately 1,20 m in height, carrying a divers' suit. He has a large head, compared to the remainder of the body, and 2 enormous eyes. The clothing gltters and shines like glass. The apparatus is surrounded by a kind of misty brightness. One of the men approached at 20 m and is paralysed. The machine takes off, throwing him on the ground, and rises very quickly.

[Note: the author simply cut and pasted the [jb1] page for October 13, without giving credit.]

[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on 13 October 1954 19:35 in Bourrasole, France, there was a close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. The explanation is: Hoax.

"One luminous disc, about 20 feet across, was observed by three male experienced military witnesses in a city briefly. One 4-foot-tall dwarf, wearing a diver's suit, was seen."

The sources are indicated as Webb, David, HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports; Lorenzen, Coral E., Flying Saucer Occupants, Signet T3205, New York, 1967; Lorenzen, Coral E., Encounters with UFO Occupants, Berkley Medallion, New York, 1976, ISBN:425-03093-8; Bowen, Charles, The Humanoids: FSR Special Edition No. 1, FSR, London, 1966; Pereira, Jader U., Les Extra-Terrestres, Phenomenes Spatiaux, Paris, 1974; Vallee, Jacques, Computerized Catalog (N = 3073); Vallee, Jacques, Challenge to Science: The UFO Enigma, Henry Regnery, Chicago, 1966; Vallee, Jacques, Preliminary Catalog (N = 500), (in JVallee01); Vallee, Jacques, A Century of Landings (N = 923), (in JVallee04), Chicago, 1969; Schoenherr, Luis, Computerized Catalog (N = 3173); Carrouges, Michel, Les Apparitions de Martiens, Fayard, Paris, 1963; Delaire, J. Bernard, UFO Register Volume 7 (1976), Data Research, Oxford, 1976; Newspaper Clippings; Civilian Saucer Intelligence-New York; Hatch, Larry, internet data; Stringfield, L

[Ref. ud2:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on 13 October 1954 at 19:35 in Bourrasole, France, Messrs. Olivier and Perano and a third man saw a reddish disk about four meters diameter with a small being close by, about 1.2 meters 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 20 meters of it and found himself paralyzed. The craft took off, throwing him to the ground, and rose very fast.

The website comments that "A flying disc was observed. Physiological effects were noted. Multiple independent witnesses. One red saucer, about 20 feet across, was observed by three male experienced military witnesses in a city briefly (Olivier; Ott). One 4-foot-tall dwarf, wearing a diver's suit, was seen."

The website further adds that "Mr. Olivier and Perano and a 3rd man saw a reddish disc about 12 ft in diameter, with a 4 foot being close by, wearing a "diving suit." His head was large with respect to the body and he had 2 enormous eyes. The suit was bright and shiny like glass. A sort of misty glow surrounded the craft. One of the men came within 20 yards of it and found himself paralyzed. The craft took off, throwing him to the ground, and rose very fast."

The sources are indicated as Guieu, Jimmy, Flying Saucers Come from Another World, Citadel, New York, 1956; Vallee, Jacques, Challenge to Science: The UFO Enigma, Henry Regnery, Chicago, 1966; Rosales, Albert, Humanoid Sighting Reports Database.

PHOTOGRAPH:

The rare photograph below was taken just after the sighting. On the left, Mr. Perano, on the right, his boss Mr. Olivier; the third witness is the young man behind Mr. Olivier. As it was rather usual at the time, a drawing was made with chalk on some door for the Press photographer.

EXPLANATIONS:

Not looked for yet.

The case is generally considered to be one of the pranks by the "Samedi-Soir" journalists.

KEYWORDS:

(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)

Bourrasole, Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées, prank, hoax, multiple, Perrano, Olivier, diving suit, car, fireworks, fire, rockets

REFERENCES:

[---] indicates sources which I have not yet checked.

[---] News release by Agence France Presse (A.F.P.), France, October 13, 1954.
[---] News release by Agence France Presse (A.F.P.), France, October 14, 1954.
[---] Article in the national newspaper Libération, France, October 15, 1954.
[---] Article in the national newspaper Paris-Presse, France, October 15, 1954.
[---] Article in the national newspaper La Croix, France, October 16, 1954.
[cm1] Article in the regional newspaper Centre-Matin, Montluçon, France, page 8, October 15, 1954.
[qh1] Article in the regional newspaper Le Quotidien de la Haute-Loire, France, October 16, 1954.
[ls1] Article in the national newspaper Le Soir, Bruxelles, Belgium, October 22 or 23, 1954.
[---] Article in the magazine Radar, Paris, France, page 3, October 24, 1954.
[---] Ufology group Civilian Saucer Intelligence (CSI), USA.
[---] "Black-Out sur les Soucoupes Volantes", book by Jimmy Guieu, Fleuve Noir publisher, France, page 189, 1956.
[---] "Flying Saucers Come from Another World", book by Jimmy Guieu, Citadel Press, USA, 1956.
[mc1] "Les Apparitions de Martiens", book by Michel Carrouges (aka Louis Couturier), Fayard publisher, France, page 165, 1963.
[jv1] "Un Siècle d'Atterrissages", article by Jacques Vallée, in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans la Nuit (LDLN), France, #43.
[lo1] "Flying Saucer Occupants", book by Coral and Jim Lorenzen, Signet Books publishers, USA, pp 95-96, 1967.
[jv1] "Passport to Magonia - On Ufos, Folklore, and Parallel Worlds ", book by Jacques Vallée, Contemporary Books publisher, USA, page 227, 1969.
[jv1] "Chronique des Apparitions Extra-terrestres", French translation of "Passport to Magonia", book by Jacques Vallée, Denoel publisher, France, page 278, 1972.
[jv2] "The Humanoids: a survey of world-wide reports of landings of unconventional aerial objects and their alleged occupants", book by Charles Bowen, Neville Spearman publisher, U-K., pp 44-45, 1969.
[jv2] "En Quête des Humanoïdes" book by Charles Bowen, French translation of "The Humanoids", J'ai Lu publisher, France, page 54, 1974.
[---] "Les Extra-Terrestres", booklet by Jader U. Pereira, Phénomènes Spatiaux, GEPA, France, 1974.
[gl1] "Face Aux Extra-Terrestres", book by Charles Garreau and Raymond Lavier, Delarge publisher, France, page , 1975.
[lo1] "Encounters with UFO Occupants", book by Coral and Jim Lorenzen, reprint of "Flying Saucer Occupants", Berkley Medallion publishers, USA, 1976.
[---] "Des Soucoupes Volantes aux OVNIS", book by Michel Bougard, published by the SOBEPS, Belgium, page 211, 1976.
[---] "HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports", case A1689, compiled by David F. Webb and Ted Bloecher, CUFOS, USA, circa 1977.
[---] "UFO Register", compiled by J. Bernard Delaire, Data Research, Oxford, U-K., 1976.
[ls1] "Situation Red: The UFO Siege!", book by Leonard Stringfield, Doubleday and Co publisher, USA, 1977.
[ls1] "Alerte Générale OVNI", book by Leonard Stringfield, French translation of "Situation red: The UFO siege!", France Empire publisher, USA, pp 113-114, 1978.
[fr1] "OVNI, Premier Dossier Complet des Rencontres Rapprochées en France", book by Michel Figuet and Jean-Louis Ruchon, Alain Lefeuvre publisher, France, page 669, 1979.
[js1] "Le Dossier 1954 et l'Imposture Rationaliste", book by Jean Sider, Ramuel publisher, France, pagea 198, 231, 253, 1997.
[mf1] "Catalogue Francat des Rencontres Rapprochées en France - Listing 800", catalogue by Michel Figuet, France, 1982.
[---] "Computerized Catalog", compiled by Luis Schoenherr.
[js2] "UFO-Related Human Physiological Effects", by John F. Schuessler, in "Physical Evidence Related to UFO Reports, The Proceedings of a Workshop Held at the Pocantico Conference Center, Tarrytown, New York September 29 – October 4, 1997", published by the Journal of Scientific Exploration, 1997.
[go1] "Chronologie OVNI", page web par Godelieve Van Overmeire, Belgique, circa 1999, à users.skynet.be/sky84985/afin54.htm
[kb1] "Paralysis and the UFO Phenomenon", listing compiled by Keith Basterfield, Australia, 2002, at auforn.com/Keith_Basterfield_4.htm
[lh1] "A Short List of Discredited UFO Sightings", compiled by Larry Hatch, July 2003, in The International Roswell UFO Museum Newsletter, USA, page 4, September 2003.
[dj1] "Encounters with Aliens on this Day - October 13", web page by Donald Johnson, USA, circa 2005, at www.ufoinfo.com/onthisday/October13.html.
[ar1] "1954 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2003, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1954.shtml
[jb1] "Mercredi 13 octobre 1954", web page by Jérôme Beau, RR0 website, France, circa 2006, at rr0.org/data/1/9/5/4/10/13/index.html
[mp1] "Générations UFO", book by Michel Padrines, self-published, France, page 126, December 2006.
[ud1] "13 Oct 1954 - Bourrasole, France", web page by the website UFOdna, circa 2008, at www.ufodna.com/uf00/uf1/001389.htm
[ud2] "13 Oct 1954 - Bourrasole, France", web page by the website UFOdna, circa 2008, at www.ufodna.com/uf18/uf9/189123.htm

Document history:

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1.0	Patrick Gross	December 27, 2008	Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version. Addition [jb1].
1.1	Patrick Gross	December 29, 2008	Addition [lo1], [go1], [kb1], [lh1], [dj1], [mp1], [ud1], [ud2].

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