Valensole Encounter
On July 1, 1965, lavender farmer Maurice Masse encountered an egg-shaped craft on six legs in his field near Valensole, France, accompanied by two small humanoid figures. The following day, gendarmes photographed and measured a cross-shaped ground impression 1.2 meters across. Lavender did not regrow on the spot until 1975.
On July 1, 1965, lavender farmer Maurice Masse encountered an egg-shaped craft on six legs in his field near Valensole, France, accompanied by two small humanoid figures.
Brief
On July 1, 1965, lavender farmer Maurice Masse encountered an egg-shaped craft on six legs in his field near Valensole, France, accompanied by two small humanoid figures. The following day, gendarmes photographed and measured a cross-shaped ground impression 1.2 meters across. Lavender did not regrow on the spot until 1975. Masse reported being temporarily immobilized before the craft departed. GEIPAN's successor agencies later reviewed the gendarmerie file and classified the case Category D (unexplained). The lasting soil sterility over a decade, independently noted by neighbors, remains the primary corroborating physical evidence.
Metadata
- Date
- 1965-07-01
- Year
- 1965
- Location
- Valensole, France
- Region
- Continental Europe
- Status
- confirmed
- Tag
- civilian claim
- Primary
- VALENSOLE (04) 01.07.1965. GEIPAN Case File
- Source type
- html
- Sources
- 2
Key Points
- On July 1, 1965, lavender farmer Maurice Masse encountered an egg-shaped craft on six legs in his field near Valensole, France, accompanied by two small humanoid figures.
- The following day, gendarmes photographed and measured a cross-shaped ground impression 1.2 meters across.
- Lavender did not regrow on the spot until 1975.
- Masse reported being temporarily immobilized before the craft departed.
Most Interesting
- The following day, gendarmes photographed and measured a cross-shaped ground impression 1.2 meters across.
- On July 1, 1965, lavender farmer Maurice Masse encountered an egg-shaped craft on six legs in his field near Valensole, France, accompanied by two small humanoid figures.
- Lavender did not regrow on the spot until 1975.
Timeline
- 1965-07-01 · Encounter
On July 1, 1965, lavender farmer Maurice Masse encountered an egg-shaped craft on six legs in his field near Valensole, France, accompanied by two small humanoid figures.
- 1965 · Source record
VALENSOLE (04) 01.07.1965. GEIPAN Case File is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.
Sources
- VALENSOLE (04) 01.07.1965. GEIPAN Case FileCNES / GEIPAN, 1965
- Valensole, France Landing (Maurice Masse Case)UFO Evidence, 2003
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