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EPISODE · Feb 27, 2026 · 1H 4M

Balls of Aveyron: The Roumagnac Farm Encounters (1966–1969)

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This week on Stories Lost, we travel to rural Aveyron, France – to an old farm where a family’s nights fill with glowing balls that blink out, reappear, and move with unnerving purpose. “I was too old… I did not want to see things like that.” — the grandmother.Across weeks and scattered dates, the phenomenon shifts – six lights in formation, an upright “obus” hovering above the ground, and a son who decides to pursue a waiting ball down a country road… until his engine dies at the national road and a disk-shaped craft drops in close.🔹 Six lights move in perfect formation🔹 A ball blocks him – twice🔹 The “shell” tilts and whistles away🔹 Engine blackout at the crossroads🔹 Two blurred figures in green-lit domes🕰 Chapters00:00 – The Luminous Chase in Aveyron01:19 – A Similar Case Across the Atlantic (Ipswich, 1966)04:18 – The Farm in Aveyron: Setting the Scene05:25 – June 15, 1966 – The Grandmother Sees the Fires08:19 – The Lights Approach the Farm09:46 – The Father’s First Close Encounter11:15 – Six Luminous Balls in Formation14:34 – Fear, Confusion, and the “Thing”17:11 – Repeated Visitations Around the House20:10 – January 6, 1967 – The Ball Follows Him23:27 – The Shell and the Six Branching Lights30:01 – Investigators Consider Intelligent Behavior32:34 – The Dogs Give Chase34:55 – January 11 – The Son Takes the Car37:09 – The Shell Object Tilts and Departs39:41 – High-Speed Pursuit at 100 km/h40:39 – Engine Failure on the National Road42:30 – The Disc-Shaped Craft at Close Range43:46 – Heat, Paralysis, and Departure45:57 – Aftereffects: Extreme Sleep and Paralysis52:15 – Diverging Investigator Interpretations59:36 – Return to the 1966 Ipswich Case01:04:15 – Final Reflections: Coincidence or Connection?Sources:https://files.afu.se/Downloads/Magazines/Belgium/Inforespace/Inforespace%20-%20No%2032%20-%201977.pdfhttps://files.afu.se/Downloads/Magazines/Belgium/Inforespace/Inforespace%20-%20No%2033%20-%201977.pdfhttps://files.afu.se/Downloads/Magazines/Belgium/Inforespace/Inforespace%20-%20No%2034%20-%201977.pdfThis episode weaves together the fieldwork of Dr Dupin de la Guérivière and the on-site inquiry and analysis attributed to Mr Chasseigne – along with later investigative notes that question chronology, physical effects, and what the witnesses may have left unsaid.👍 Like, comment, and subscribe if you enjoy forgotten casework and eerie true accounts.👽 Support the channel:Support the channel:https://www.youtube.com/@storieslost/membershiphttps://buymeacoffee.com/storieslosthttps://www.patreon.com/c/StoriesLostKeywords:Aveyron UFO, luminous balls, shell-shaped object, car pursuit, Ipswich sighting

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