OCTOBER 1954, SOISSONS, AISNE, FRANCE, A MAN AND HIS SON:
BRIEF SUMMARY OF EVENT AND FOLLOW-UP:
The French ufology magazine "Lumières Dans la Nuit" indicated that in France, in Soissons, in October 1954, a father and his son saw a metallic object in the shape of a saucer land, and then saw a small man climb a scale to go inside the object.
The scale retracted and the object "jumped to the sky at a high speed."
There seems to be no other information.
BASIC INFORMATION SUMMARY:
Case number:
URECAT-000285
Date of event:
October 1954
Earliest report of event:
August 1993
Delay of report:
4 decades.
Witness reported via:
Not known.
First alleged record by:
Ufology magazine.
First certain record by:
Ufology catalogue.
First alleged record type:
Ufology magazine.
First certain record type:
Ufology catalogue.
This file created on:
August 22, 2007
This file last updated on:
March 18, 2010
Country of event:
France
State/Department:
Aisne
Type of location:
Not reported.
Lighting conditions:
Not reported.
UFO observed:
Yes
UFO arrival observed:
Yes
UFO departure observed:
Yes
UFO/Entity Relation:
Certain
Witnesses numbers:
2
Witnesses ages:
Adult and young adult or kid.
Witnesses types:
A father and his son.
Photograph(s):
No.
Witnesses drawing:
No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:
No.
Number of entities:
1
Type of entities:
Humanoid or human
Entities height:
Small
Entities outfit type:
Not reported.
Entities outfit color:
Not reported.
Entities skin color:
Not reported.
Entities body:
Not reported.
Entities head:
Not reported.
Entities eyes:
Not reported.
Entities mouth:
Not reported.
Entities nose:
Not reported.
Entities feet:
Not reported.
Entities arms:
Not reported.
Entities fingers:
Not reported.
Entities fingers number:
Not reported.
Entities hair:
Not reported.
Entities voice:
Not reported.
Entities actions:
UFO landed, occupant climbed ladder to get in, departure.
88.
Location. Soissons France
Date: October 1954
Time: unknown
Father and son see landed metallic saucer shaped object, and then sees a little man climb the ladder into object. Ladder retracts and the object shoots up and high speed.
Luc Chastan indicates that in the Aisne in Soissons in October 1954 at an unknown hour, "At the beginning of the month, a father and his son observed an object in the shape of a saucer in a field in which a small man rose using a scale. The two witnesses preferred to return on their premises."
The website indicates that in October 1954 in Soissons, France, "Little man climbs down ladder from saucer in field." And: "Close encounter with a an unidentified craft and its occupants. One disc was observed by two male witnesses on a farm for over one minute. One dwarf was seen."
The sources are noted as Lumieres dans la Nuit; Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Author, Redwood City, 2002.
The website indicates that in October 1954 in Soissons, France, "Father and son see landed metallic saucer shaped object, and then sees a little man climb the ladder into object. Ladder retracts and the object shoots up and high speed."
The source is a broken link.
POINTS TO CONSIDER:
Clearly a case with insufficient data, probably reported very late, and probably not investigated.
LIST OF ISSUES:
Id:
Topic:
Severity:
Date noted:
Raised by:
Noted by:
Description:
Proposal:
Status:
1
Data
Severe
August 22, 2007
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Missing the apparent primary source in LDLN.
-
Closed October 18, 2007: was not the primary source.
2
Data
Severe
August 22, 2007
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Insufficient data.
Help needed.
Opened.
3
Data
Severe
October 18, 2007
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Missing the primary source L'Union newspaper article.
Help needed.
Opened.
EVALUATION:
Insufficient data.
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES:
* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.
[---] ? Article in the regional newspaper L'Union, Reims, France, page 2, October 13, 1954.
[---] ? Report in the ufology magazine Lumières Dans la Nuit (LDLN), France, #319, August 1993.
[js1] * "Le Dossier 1954 et l'Imposture Rationaliste", book by Jean Sider, Ramuel publisher, France, page 176, 1997.
[---] ? "*U* Computer Database", compiled by Larry Hatch, USA, 2002.
[ar1] * HUMCAT (Humanoid sightings report catalog), compiled by Albert Rosales.
[lc1]Base OVNI France, website by Luc Chastan, France, circa 2007, at baseovnifrance.free.fr/listgen.php?typlist=1&page=0&numobs=2002
[ud1] * "In October 1954 - Soissons, France", web page by the UFOdna website, circa 2008, at www.ufodna.com/uf16/uf9/169661.htm
[ud2] * "October 1954 - Soissons, France", web page by the UFOdna website, circa 2008, at www.ufodna.com/uf19/uf8/198775.htm
