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1954 French UFO Wave Peak

DATE3 Oct 1954
LOCAL TIME—
LOCATIONFrance (nationwide)
COORDINATES46.40°N, 2.77°E

The autumn of 1954 saw the first major large-scale UFO wave outside the United States, centered on France. October 3 marked a peak day with 84 UFO and humanoid sighting reports recorded across France alone, out of approximately 750 French cases total.

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