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NOVEMBER 14, 1954, APT, VAUCLUSE:

Reference number for this case: 14-Nov-54-Apt. Thank you for including this reference number in any correspondence with me regarding this case.

REPORTS:

[Ref. 1614] "LE PROVENCAL" NEWSPAPER:

A mysterious object in the sky of Apt

Apt. (C.P.).
Sunday, around 08:30 p.m., people worthy of faith living in the district of the Plan, in Apt, saw in the sky, an enormous ball of fire, leaving behind itself a long luminous trail similar to a tail.
During its progression in space, during one minute approximately, the machine in question changed color, passing from the white to the orange and vice versa.
After having undergone a horizontal trajectory, the ball went up vertically and disappeared to the eyes of the observers.

EXPLANATIONS:

Not looked for yet. Possible meteor.

KEYWORDS:

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

Apt, Vaucluse, multiple, ball, fire, trailed, luminous, white, orange, horizontal, vertical, duration

REFERENCES:

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[1614] Article in the regional newspaper "Le Provençal", page 9, November 18 1954.

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