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END OCTOBER 1954, VALS-LES-BAINS, ARDECHE:

Reference number for this case: End-Oct-54-Vals-les-Bains. Thank you for including this reference number in any correspondence with me regarding this case.

REPORTS:

[Ref. lm1:] "LE MERIDIONAL" NEWSPAPER:

[...]

A luminous machine crosses the sky of Vals-les-Bains

VALS-LES-BAINS (C.P.).
An object of round form emitting a sharp reddish-orange gleam crossed at a very high speed the sky of our city.

This phenomenon was seen by many inhabitants of the various districts of the city.

Full article here.

[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:

The website indicates that on 27 September 1954 at 02:30 on the D130, "near Vals.Bains", France, "One object was observed by two witnesses."

The source is indicated as Vallee, Jacques, Anatomy of a Phenomenon, Henry Regnery, Chicago, 1965.

EXPLANATIONS:

Not looked for yet. Possible airplane or meteor.

KEYWORDS:

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

Vals-les-Bains, Ardèche, multiple, round, object, luminous, fast, red, orange, gleam

REFERENCES:

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

[lm1] Article in the regional newspaper Le Méridional, France, page 1, October 31, 1954.
[ud1] "27 Sep 1954 - Vals.Bains, France", web page by the UFOdna website, circa 2008, at www.ufodna.com/uf02/uf1/021250.htm

Document history:

Version:	Created/Changed by:	Date:	Change Description:
0.1	Patrick Gross	February 26, 2006	First published.
1.0	Patrick Gross	March 5, 2010	Conversion from HTML to XHTML Strict. First formal version.

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