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The French UFO Wave of 1954: The Humanoids
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- Jun 15, 2026
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Summary
Nothing like it had ever happened before. And it would never happen again. The French UFO wave of 1954 was unprecedented. Starting in early September of 1954, hundreds, if not thousands of UFO encounters swept across the country of France with incredible fury. For the next two months, encounters occurred daily, often multiple accounts each day. These were not just sightings, but landings and face-to-face encounters with humanoids of all kinds. Witnesses included people from all walks of life: farmers, teachers, housewives, business-owners, government officials, children, even entire families. As the activity mounted, so did the fear. People were afraid to go outside at night. Others began to arm themselves for protection, sometimes attacking neighbors or passersby thinking they were “Martians!” Skeptics and debunkers became overwhelmed, unable to explain away the experiences. The press went wild, unable to keep up with the huge onslaught of cases. Day after day, people reported UFOs flying overhead, landing next to their homes, blocking the roads. The sightings are incredible enough. But most interesting are the cases involving humanoids. This video presents a day-by-day accounting of more than fifty humanoid encounters in the months of September and October 1954 alone. ETs coming out of their craft, collecting plants and animals, approaching terrified citizens, and in some cases communicating with them in various ways. The cases provide nearly the entire gamut of physical evidence with many producing landing traces, animal reactions, weird medical effects, electromagnetic disturbances and more. The question is, why? Why did this super-wave of such unparalleled ferocity strike France? Why France? Why September and October of 1954? Why so many landings and humanoids? We…