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Reference number for this case: 18-oct-54-LeVézenay. Thank you for including this reference number in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
[Ref. 548:] AIME MICHEL:
Aimé Michel indicates the place and the date of the observation as the edge of the Lake of Saint-Point, near Le Vezenay in the Jura, on the Route Nationale 437 road, on October 18, 1954 at 10:45 P.M.
The witness is Miss Marie-Louise Bourriot, resident of Montperreux, aged 25, and returning by motorcycle from Malbuisson where she spent the evening with friends.
While arriving in front of the orphanage, she saw a sharp red light which illuminated all the width of the road at approximately 200 meters in front of her, but she did not too much attention, because she thought that it could come from a car. The light went out while she approached.
While arriving at the location known as "Le Vézenay" who is before the old "la Cascade" plant, she saw a being of human form and size a little below the average on her left. The character carried a sort of bright colored suit. she would categorically indicate to have seen this character very clearly.
At the moment when she passed in front of him, two "sort of dwarves, small vertical beings "difficult to describe" coming from the meadow, who crossed the road in front of her and joined the first character. She would say that the form of the "small being" remained indefinable to her.
Up to this point, the witness did not feel particularly impressed of afraid, she rode while thinking of other things without paying much attention to what occurred. At the time when she crossed the characters path, she became very frightened and accelerated. A little further she turned over to see whether she was being followed, and at this time she saw a luminous object which rose "vertically at an impressive pace" above the Lake Saint-Point. She did not stay around and returned quickly to her parent's place, very frightened.
The following day, traces of very small steps and light furrows laid out in right angle were found in the meadow where she had seen the two small beings come out.
Aimé Michel notes that it would be wise to refrain from concluding on this case.
[Ref. 415:] MICHEL CARROUGES:
Author Michel Carrouges mentions the case in his book among a group of six cases of UFO sightings in which there is talk of occupants wearing suits or clothes of an ordinary nature.
He indicates that the case took place on October 18, 1954 in Vézenay in the Jura, when Miss Bourriot, who rode her bicycle in the night at about 10:45 P.M., very briefly saw a being, smaller than the average, then two dwarves who crossed the road, and after that she saw a luminous object flying away.
Michel Carrouges notes that the incident may have been very real, but that the data of the case "only form a mosaic allowing the intrusion of many mistakes."
[Ref. 106:] JACQUES VALLEE:
The author indicates that on October 18, 1954 at 10:15 p.m. close to the Lake of Saint-Point in the East of France, Miss Bourriot saw a brilliant light on the road and stopped her bicycle. She saw a man of average size very close to the light, who was with two dwarves.
[Ref. 187:] JACQUES VALLEE:
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286 Oct. 18, 1954, 10:45 P.M., Saint-Point Lake (France). Miss Bourriot saw a bright 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). |
[Ref. 198] CHARLES GARREAU AND RAYMOND LAVIER:
The two authors cite the case of "Malbuisson (Doubs), October 18, 1954, at about 22h45." They indicate personal files and newspaper clippong as source, and report that a motorbike rider, Miss Marie-Louise Bourriot, aged 25, regained her residence in Montpeureux, coming from Malbuisson. While arriving at Vezenay, she saw a strange red gleam in front of her, who lightened all the road. At the level of the halt of the jalopy [halte du tacot], she has a glimpse on the left of the small building, of a character whose size does not exceed 1,50 m, dressed of a kind of white overall. At the time when she passes in front of him, "two sorts of dwarves" crossed the road in front of the motorcycle rider, coming from a meadow located opposite the man in white. Frightened, she accelerated, while looking back from time to time, to make sure that she was not followed. Thus she saw, a few minutes later, "a luminous sphere" which rose straight up in the sky. The following day, of very small steps traces were found on the premises.
[Ref. 223] MICHEL FIGUET AND JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:
The two authors indicate that in Malbuisson in the department of the Doubs, on October 18, 1954, at 10:45 p.m., the witness was returning by motorcycle from Malbuisson where she worked as employee.
At the height of the orphanage of Malbuisson, whereas she rode on National Road RN 437, she saw a sharp red light illuminating the road and the first houses of the hamlet. She continues her travel, thinking that it was the headlights of a car. This light died out whereas she arrived at the bottom of the hill before the hamlet, and she crossed Le Vezenay without anything to notice the abnormal one.
After having exceeded Vezenay by a hundred meters, and in front of a small shelter for the users of the C.F.D., she saw, on the other side of the road, and within 60 centimeters of the verge of the road, a standing man of 1 meter 50 to 1 meter 60 of height, dressed of a dark gabardine or hood with a hat. The woman is not afraid, the being does not look at her. She is on the point of passing in front of him when she suddenly saw beside this man, two small entirely black and motionless beings. As she approached, those started to cross the road without hastening.
They pass within 10 meters in front of the motorcycle while moving towards the shelter. The man remained always impassive, and did not appear at any moment to realize the presence of the two small beings, nor the passage of the motorcycle driven by the witness.
Seized with fear, the witness rode approximately 3 kilometers, accelerating her pace. Little time before taking the Departmental Road D204 which leads to Montperreux, she turns her head back in order to observe if something abnormal occurs behind her. At this point in time she sees an oval, red object, which rises vertically and rather quickly above the hamlet of Vezenay.
Later she was told that this must have been young scouts with their chief, this because of the hat worn by the man of normal size. She rejected this assumption.
[Ref. 216:] ERIC MAILLOT:
In an article explaining confusions between the moon and UFOs, Eric Maillot of Cercle Zététique presents this case as example of such a confusion and writes that the witness saw the rising moon and boy-scouts on patrol.
[Ref. 134:] ALBERT ROSALES, HUMCAT:
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180. Location. Le Vezenay France Date: October 18 1954 Time: 2245 Marie Louise Bourriot, 25, was motorcycling home when she saw a bright red light illuminating the whole road, which went out as she approached. The she encountered a man in a darkish overcoat, who was standing on the road in company of 2 dwarfish black beings, "difficult to describe.” These left the man and crossed the road in front of her. A little further on, she looked back and saw a red luminous object swiftly rising. Humcat 1954-106 Source: J Tyrode, LDLN # 97 Type: C |
[Ref. 1601] RICHARD HALL:
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TABLE 1. UFO OCCUPANT SIGHTINGS, 1954-1963 [...] October 18, 1954 Marie-L. Bourriot, St.-Point (Doubs), France 10:45 P.M. One human in coveralls, two dwarflike beings; luminous object over road, motorcycle almost struck human form, joined by small beings, craft departed; small footprints found. [...] |
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