The “Dr. X” Encounter And The 1960s French UFO Invasion
- By
Marcus Lowth
- June 18, 2018
- November 14, 2021
- 6 min read
- Expert Opinion
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- UFOs, Waves
The bizarre sighting of a witness known only as “Dr. X” in the Aixen Provence of south-east France in November 1968 was not only one of many sightings in the French skies in the late-1960s, but it proved to result in a miraculous cure of sorts to an injury he was suffering from at the time. It was also a sighting that seemed to have a bizarre, shared effect on both the witness and his young son. Due to the amount of detail recorded by the anonymous doctor, the sighting remains one of the most intriguing in French UFO history.
A depiction of two UFOs over a French farmhouse
We have written before of the 1965 alien encounter of Maurice Masse, which was not merely a sighting, but one which left physical evidence of its pres...
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Marcus Lowth
Marcus Lowth is a writer with a love for UFOs, aliens, and the Ancient Astronaut Theory, to the paranormal, general conspiracies, and unsolved mysteries. He has been writing and researching with over 20 years of experience.
Marcus has been Editor-in-Chief for several years due to his excellent knowledge in these fields. Marcus also regularly appears as an expert on radio talk shows including Troubled Minds and Unexplained Radio discussing these topics.
You can contact Marcus via email.
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