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Witness typesTwo eyewitnesses, Bicycling witnesses
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesWitness testimony, Same-day investigation, No ground trace found
The case record gives the observation date as September 7, 1954.
Claim #22587 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“Observation date
07/09/1954”
Source: [CD47] FROM HARPONVILLE (80) TO CONTAY (80) 07.09.1954
// [[T0001]] Case details
At around 7:30 a.m., two witnesses traveling by bicycle observed a circular shape on the ground in a field approximately 200 meters from communal road 47 between Harponville and Contay.
Claim #22588 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“On September 7, 1954, at around 7:30 a.m., two witnesses were going to work by bicycle on communal road 47 between Harponville (80) and Contay (80).”
Source: [CD47] FROM HARPONVILLE (80) TO CONTAY (80) 07.09.1954
// [[T0001]] Description
The witnesses observed a circular shape on the ground in a field 200 meters from the road that was affected by an oscillating motion.
Claim #22589 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“They observed on the ground, in a field 200 m from the road, a circular shape affected by an oscillating motion.”
Source: [CD47] FROM HARPONVILLE (80) TO CONTAY (80) 07.09.1954
// [[T0001]] Description
The two witnesses described the object as a dark-colored cylinder with a slightly domed upper surface and an opening around its circumference.
Claim #22590 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The two witnesses describe a dark-colored cylinder with a slightly domed upper surface and an opening around its circumference.”
Source: [CD47] FROM HARPONVILLE (80) TO CONTAY (80) 07.09.1954
// [[T0002]] Description
The witnesses approached to within about one hundred meters and saw the object rise silently, first obliquely for approximately fifteen meters and then vertically.
Claim #22591 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Intrigued, the witnesses approached to within about one hundred meters and saw the object rise silently, obliquely for approximately fifteen meters and then vertically.”
Source: [CD47] FROM HARPONVILLE (80) TO CONTAY (80) 07.09.1954
// [[T0002]] Description
During the ascent, the witnesses noticed gray-blue smoke escaping from a pipe.
Claim #22592 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“During the ascent, the witnesses noticed gray-blue smoke escaping from a pipe.”
Source: [CD47] FROM HARPONVILLE (80) TO CONTAY (80) 07.09.1954
// [[T0002]] Description
The observation lasted between four and five minutes before the phenomenon disappeared into the sky.
Claim #22593 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“The observation lasted between 4 and 5 minutes before the phenomenon disappeared into the sky.”
Source: [CD47] FROM HARPONVILLE (80) TO CONTAY (80) 07.09.1954
// [[T0002]] Description
The witnesses immediately went to the gendarmerie after the observation.
Claim #22594 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Frightened, the witnesses immediately went to the gendarmerie.”
Source: [CD47] FROM HARPONVILLE (80) TO CONTAY (80) 07.09.1954
// [[T0002]] Description
An investigation conducted the same day found no trace on the ground in the field.
Claim #22595 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“That same day, the investigation found no trace on the ground in the field.”
Source: [CD47] FROM HARPONVILLE (80) TO CONTAY (80) 07.09.1954
// [[T0002]] Description
One witness who had previously seen helicopters stated that the object was not such an aircraft.
Claim #22596 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“One of the witnesses, having previously seen helicopters, stated that it was not such an aircraft.”
Source: [CD47] FROM HARPONVILLE (80) TO CONTAY (80) 07.09.1954
// [[T0002]] Description
No other testimony was collected, and the credibility of the witnesses was not questioned.
Claim #22597 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“No other testimony was collected. The credibility of the witnesses was not questioned.”
Source: [CD47] FROM HARPONVILLE (80) TO CONTAY (80) 07.09.1954
// [[T0002]] Description
GEIPAN classified the case as D: Strange to very strange phenomenon / medium to strong consistency.
Claim #22598 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 100% extraction confidence
“GEIPAN classified this case as D: Strange to very strange phenomenon / medium to strong consistency.”
Source: [CD47] FROM HARPONVILLE (80) TO CONTAY (80) 07.09.1954
// [[T0002]] Description