The French UFO Wave of 1954

Graeme Rendall

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In the second half of 1954, France was the location of numerous UFO sightings, some of which involved encounters with or observations of strange beings. It was the first large-scale "wave" of reports that occurred outside the United States since the start of the modern-day UFO phenomenon at the end of June 1947. A somewhat sceptical public found themselves bombarded with almost daily stories of strange lights, spherical craft or disc-shaped objects in their local newspapers, the press faithfully reporting on the hundreds of incidents that came to their attention. A few were hoaxes but the vast majority involved ordinary French citizens faced with the complete unknown. This new book lists most of the cases where at least some detail beyond a simple "light in the sky" is mentioned, culled from contemporary newspaper accounts. It tells the story of a perplexed nation, one that found it difficult to make sense of what was happening. Witnesses being paralysed, vehicle engines stalling and small hairy beings - the cases here provide a fascinating look at the French UFO "wave" of 1954.

Graeme Rendall is the author of four books dealing with pilot and aircrew encounters with UFOs, plus a critically-acclaimed work on the European "Foo Fighter" phenomenon of World War II. He wrote this book as a homage to the titles he read back in the 1970s dealing with UFO sightings across the world, but hopes that it brings an important chapter in modern-day UFO history to the wider, English-speaking world, showing that the phenomenon is not simply American-centric in nature.

Book Details

Publisher: Independently Published
Publish Date: May 25th, 2024
Pages: 330
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 9.00in - 6.00in - 0.69in - 0.97lb
EAN: 9798326659880
Categories: • UFOs & Extraterrestrials