Quarouble encounter
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| Also known as | Marius Dewilde, Quarouble |
The Quarouble encounter was the report by French railway worker Marius Dewilde (1921–1996) that on the night of 10 September 1954 he saw two small beings and a landed craft by the railway line at his home in Quarouble, in northern France. It was one of the reports of the great French UFO wave of 1954 and received wide media attention.[1][2]
The encounter
Dewilde lived beside the tracks near Quarouble station. At about 10:30 p.m. his dog began barking frantically, and he went out with a torch. He said he saw a dark object six or seven metres away on the tracks and two small figures, about a metre tall, whose heads reflected the light as if they wore mirrored helmets. A beam of light from the object paralysed him, and the beings boarded the craft, which rose into the sky, changing colour.[1]
The investigation
Neither his wife nor his neighbour had seen or heard anything. Police came to the house, and investigators were on the scene before dawn. Dewilde said he felt ill when he approached the spot, and that his torch and telephone had stopped working.[1] In daylight, investigators reported a depression and symmetrical marks on the railway sleepers, and crushed, burnt-looking stones under the tracks.[1]
Aftermath
Dewilde later reported breathing problems, and his dog died three days later. Local people reported further sightings of similar objects and beings.[1] The case was publicised by the magazine Radar.[1][2]
References
- Marius Dewilde — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- UFO sightings in France — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
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