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Reference for this case: 28-Sep-54-Chalon-sur-Saône.
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The regional newspaper Le Courrier de Saône-et-Loire of October 30, 1954, reported that on September 28, 1954, around 5:45 p.m., a group of shopkeepers on Avenue Boucicaut and many residents of the block located at the corner of Rue du Champ-Gaillard, in Chalon-sur-Saône, saw a mysterious object "which they could not describe, as it was flying at a very high altitude."
The newspaper added that Mr. Maugey, a physical education teacher who was on his balcony and was able to follow the movement of the object a bit longer as it headed toward the Dheune Valley, said he thought it was a huge rocket, because he could clearly see a long red trail "likely caused by the propulsion system of the mysterious object, dubbed by some a 'flying cigar.'"
[Ref. csl1:] NEWSPAPER "LE COURRIER DE SAONE-ET-LOIRE":
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On Thursday evening, around 5:45 p.m., a group of shopkeepers on Avenue Boucicaut and many residents living near the corner of Rue du Champ-Gaillard saw a mysterious object that they could not describe, as it was flying at a very high altitude.
Mr. Maugey, a physical education teacher, who was on his balcony and able to observe the object's movement a bit longer as it headed toward the Dheune Valley, said he believed it was a huge rocket, noting he clearly saw a long red trail likely caused by the propulsion system of the mysterious object, which some people dubbed a "flying cigar."
According to credible witnesses from Rue des Chênes, in Montceau, the same object flew over the mining basin shortly afterward before vanishing from view.
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The very scant description makes me think it might have been a meteor. Unfortunately, the duration of the observation is not reported.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Chalon-sur-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, craft, cigar, high, Maugey, Dheune, huge, rocket, trail, red
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