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This section contains descriptions of unexplained facts provided by eyewitnesses or published in the media, as well as the results of their analysis by the group.

UFO. France

ID	#1565274749
Added	Thu, 08/08/2019
Author	July N.
Sources	thinkaboutitdocs.com Ouranos 21; Magonia 391
Phenomena	UFO
Status	Hypothesis

Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness

Incident date:

22.04.1957 13:00

Location:

Палальда

France

Mr. and Mrs. Firmin Bason heard an unusual noise and saw a whirlwind of flames at a height of 10 or 15 meters above the ground, descending to the vineyard.

He was red and blue, spinning wildly and slowly flew. It hovered for 5 min over plants which violently moved, and then flew South with a deafening roar, hovered again and departed to the southwest.

Diameter at top: about 5 m.

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Original news

Mr. and Mrs. Firmin Bason heard an unusual noise and saw a whirlwind of flames 10 or 15 m above ground, coming down toward the vineyard. It was red and blue, spinning wildly, flying slowly. It hovered for 5 min over plants which moved violently, then it flew south with a deafening roar, hovered again and departed to the southwest. Diameter at the top: about 5 m.

Hypotheses

List of versions containing features matching the eyewitness descriptions or material evidence

Смерч (вихрь, торнадо)

Atmospheric vortex that occurs in cumulonimbus (thunderstorm) cloud and propagating down, often to the surface of the earth, in the form of a cloud sleeves or trunk diameter of tens to hundreds of meters. Tornadoes can appear in many shapes and sizes.