Perpignan entity encounter — 1954

Retired customs officer Damien Figuères, fifty-six, told L’Indépendant that he saw a large red sphere settle in a roadway near Saint-Assiscle, Perpignan, on Thursday 14 October 1954. The original article gives approximately 19:30, whereas a later summary on the same historical-source page says 19:50. The Thursday chronology supports 14 October;15 October in later catalogues appears to reflect the reporting date. Figuères said he was about thirty metres away with two dogs when a tall man, dressed like a diver, emerged. The figure moved around the object, then returned hurriedly when it noticed the dogs approaching. The sphere reportedly departed extremely quickly without sound or flames. In a follow-up quotation, Figuères estimated the episode at thirty seconds to a minute and specifically mentioned his large wolfdog barking. The diving-suit comparison does not supply a dependable suit colour, face or alien anatomy. He went home and alerted his son-in-law, who returned with him. They found no marks on the ground or on the surrounding electrical and telephone wires. Later researchers proposed a meteor or a costumed-journalist prank, but the available chronology does not establish either for this exact report. The plate selects the landed-sphere phase, with the witness, two dogs and covered figure together. Its helmet, second dog’s breed, sphere size and road layout are restrained interpretations of incomplete descriptions.