Aimé Michel
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Aimé Michel was a UFO
Unidentified flying object
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 specialist.

Biography

Educated with diplomas in psychology
Psychology
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 and philosophy
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, Aimé Michel joined the French Radio Broadcasting in 1944. (He had successfully passed an entrance exam for studio sound engineers in 1943.) In 1946, he worked in the research department, making contact with Pierre Schaeffer
Pierre Schaeffer
Pierre Henri Marie Schaeffer was a French composer, writer, broadcaster, engineer, musicologist and acoustician of the 20th century. His innovative work in both the sciences —particularly communications and acoustics— and the various arts of music, literature and radio presentation after the end...

 (a member of the association "Work and Culture" (Travail et Culture) in association with Louis Pauwels
Louis Pauwels
Louis Pauwels was a French journalist and writer.- Biography :Louis Pauwels was a teacher at Athis-Mons from 1939 to 1945 , Louis Pauwels wrote in many monthly literary French magazines as early as 1946 until the...

).

In 1958, with the publication of his book about the 1954 wave of UFOs (Mystérieux Objets Célestes) in France, Michel devised a theory called orthoténie with the help of Jacques Bergier
Jacques Bergier
Jacques Bergier , was a chemical engineer, member of the French-resistance, spy, journalist and writer...

 on the corner of a restaurant tablecloth. Michel posited so-called "alignments": Straight lines which corresponded to large circles traced and centered on the earth. Michel claimed that UFO sightings could be concentrated along these grid lines. He proposed, for example, that there was a line known as “Bavic” (for “Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...

 - Vichy
Vichy
Vichy is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. It belongs to the historic province of Bourbonnais.It is known as a spa and resort town and was the de facto capital of Vichy France during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.The town's inhabitants...

”) where, out of nine UFO observations cited in the press on September 24, 1954, six aligned (Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...

, Lencouacq
Lencouacq
Lencouacq is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Landes department*Parc naturel régional des Landes de Gascogne...

, Tulle
Tulle
Tulle is a commune and capital of the Corrèze department in the Limousin region in central France. It is also the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulle...

, Ussel
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, Cold
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, Vichy
Vichy
Vichy is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. It belongs to the historic province of Bourbonnais.It is known as a spa and resort town and was the de facto capital of Vichy France during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.The town's inhabitants...

).

A member of the editorial board of Lights in the Night (Lumières dans la nuit) since 1969, he wrote numerous articles on UFOs, mysticism, the animal kingdom as well as other topics in various journals. In the journal The Life of the Animals (La vie des bêtes), during the 1960s, he authored the column The Mysteries of the Animal Kingdom (Les mystères du monde animal). From September 26 to October 10, 1964, Aimé Michel also led cultural workshops on the theme of "Life in the Sidereal Universe" (La vie dans l'Univers sidéral), taking place under the auspices of the magazine Planet (Planète) at Cefalu in Sicily.

He wrote the television screenplay Mycènes Celui qui vient du futur: Mycènes, He who comes from the future.

His readers generally appreciate his interest in "anything that is beyond human" and in challenges of the mind. Described as a free spirit by his entourage, Michel had a stated goal to avoid being limited by external constraints.

He was a friend of the controversial Jacques Bergier and Louis Pauwels, and described himself as a "pathological" rebel.

Works

  • Heroic Mountains, A History of Mountaineering (Montagnes héroïques, histoire de l'alpinisme), ed. Mame, 1953, collection Découvertes: This is a layman's book on the history of mountaineering in the world. Michel Aimé writes about the exploits of climbers from the dawn of history to the most recent of expeditions.
  • Glimmering lights on flying saucers (Lueurs sur les soucoupes volantes) (edition Mame, 1954, coll. Découvertes; preface by his friend Jean Cocteau
    Jean Cocteau
    Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Kenneth Anger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Jean Marais, Henri Bernstein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, María...

    ) is the second book on French UFOs, following Flying Saucers Come From Another World (Les soucoupes volantes viennent d'un autre monde), written by Jimmy Guieu (edition Fleuve Noir, 1954) but before Propulsion of Flying Saucers (Propulsion des soucoupes volantes) written by Jean Plantier (edition. Mame, 1955).
  • About Flying Saucers" ("Mystérieux objects célestes"), ed. Arthaud, 1958, coll. "Clefs de l'Adventure/Clefs du Savoir," new ed. Planète (Présence Planète), 1966; new ed. Robert Laffont (Malesherbes) and Seghers, 1977: A study devoted to an outbreak of UFOs in France in late 1954. Michael claimed to be the first to detect "rows" in the sightings.
  • The Voice poets, spring 1960, a collective tribute to Jean Cocteau
    Jean Cocteau
    Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Kenneth Anger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Jean Marais, Henri Bernstein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, María...

     text Francois Reichenbach
    François Reichenbach
    François Reichenbach was a French film director, cinematographer producer and screenwriter. He directed 40 films between 1954 and 1993.-Selected filmography:* America As Seen by a Frenchman...

  • The Mystery of Dreams (with Wilhelm Moufang, William O. Stevens), World Encyclopedia, 1965.
  • The Animal performance, ed. Hachette, 1966, coll. "The Adventure of Life."
  • History and Guide to Secret France (with John Paul Clébert), Encyclopedia Planet, No. 31, 1968, repr. Denoël, 1979, "Legends and Traditions of France" My spiritual journey through France, seen and unseen. Birth of the sacred: the France of megaliths: the Gallic Charm: France says no: the long march (mountaineering and alchemy): routes: guide to the fantastic and wonderful, a geography of the sacred (France swallowed: Wild France: France sanctuaries: Traditional France: Haunted France: Miraculous France (signs in the sky): France as sacred space.
  • From animal to man: an interview with Konrad Lorenz by Jacques Brissot, documentary film, writer Aimé Michel, 1968, ORTF al. "Un certain regard", 50 '.
  • For or against the Flying Saucers (with George Lear), ed. Berger-Levrault, 1969
  • Mysteriousflying saucers (with Jacques Vallée
    Jacques Vallée
    Jacques Fabrice Vallée is a venture capitalist, computer scientist, author, ufologist and former astronomer currently residing in San Francisco, California....

     and Fernand Lagarde "Lights in the Night"), ed. Albatros, 1973, repr. 1976
  • The mysticism, the inner man and the ineffable, ed. Culture, Arts and Leisure (CAL - CELT), 1973, coll. "Library of the Irrational and the Great Mysteries: Psychology of the ineffable. Abnormal surnormal. The alchemy of pain. Marie-Madeleine de Pazzi or the abyss of love. Carve the meat. The body of the soul to the sources. The ninth key. Conclusion: beyond human rights
  • Metanoia, physical phenomena of mysticism, ed. Albin Michel, 1973, repr. 1986, coll. "Modern Spirituality" series "Comparative Religion", No. 57 (revised and enlarged rééd. mysticism, the inner man and the ineffable).
  • In Search of humanoids (with Jacques Vallee, Charles Bowen (director of "Flying Saucer Review and author of the book), Antonio Ribera, William T. Powers, Gordon Creighton, Coral Lorenzen, Dr. W. Buhler, etc.), ed. Lu I, et al. "The Mysterious Adventure", 1974.
  • The Extra-Sensory / Calculators prodigies, volume of the collection The Unknown Powers of Man (14 volumes), ed. Chu-Laffont, 1976-1977: two texts Aimé Michel: These extra-sensory surround us in the introduction, Towards a new key of dreams about dreams in the second section "Creating and creativity."
  • The end of the world? Resumption of items under the aegis of Louis Pauwels an issue of the journal "Question" on the subject, ed. Retz (or Albin Michel?), 1977.
  • 'Mysterious celestial objects, repr. Robert Laffont, 1977, coll. "The other worlds and their riddles." Enriched (same year: repr. Malesherbes, and repr. Seghers).
  • The Hidden Face of France (with Jean-Paul Clébert Pierre Crepon, Jean-Michel Varenne and Jacques Brosse), coll. Memory Cheers, Volume I, ed. Seghers, 1978 (edited by Louis Pauwels, preface). Chapter AM: "The Soul of France through the folk tradition."
  • Soft The Apocalypse, ed. Aldana, 2008. Preface by Jacques Vallee. This book consists of original texts by the author learned of the correspondence addressed to Bertrand Méheust from 1978 to 1990.
  • Clarity in the heart of the labyrinth, ed. Aldana, 2008. Chronicles on science and religion from the magazine Catholic France. Selected Writings, introduced and annotated by Jean-Pierre Rospars.

Biography

  • Aimé Michel, or the quest for Superman, Michel Picard, eds. Orion, 1996, coll. "Man Conscience", repr. JMG, 2000.*Cartas de très herejes, Antonio Ribera, ed. Corona Borealis, 1999. Editor of Planet, his last work based on his personal correspondence with Bruno Michel and Jacques Vallee, the years 1960 to 1990.
  • (Note: The Guest another world, French TV every Saturday afternoon from 1974 to 1975. Louis Pauwels received a weekly personality. Aimé Michel was part ...)

Prefaces

  • Astrology in Modern Science, Michel Gauquelin
    Michel Gauquelin
    Michel Gauquelin was a French psychologist and statistician. Along with his first wife Françoise Schneider-Gauquelin , he conducted statistical research in an attempt to develop a scientific basis for astrology.-Early interest:Although he was highly critical of certain areas of the art, Gauquelin...

    , ed. Planet, 1963, coll. Encyclopaedia Planet
  • The Life and the cosmos, CH-N. Martin, ed. Planet, 1963, repr. The Pocket Book, 1970, coll. Encyclopaedia Planet
  • Three Billion Years of Life, A. Cayeux, ed. Planet, 1964, coll. Encyclopaedia Planet
  • The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury
    Ray Bradbury
    Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles and The Illustrated Man , Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th...

    , ed. Club of Friends of the Book, 1964
  • The irrational certainties, Dr. A. Guénot, ed. Planet, 1967, coll. "Presence Planet
  • Those from elsewhere, J. Lob and R. Gigi, ed. Dargaud, 1973
  • The Invisible College, Jacques Vallee, eds. Albin Michel, 1975, repr. J'ai Lu, 1976, 1981
  • Science Fiction and flying saucers: a reality mythicophysique Méheust B., ed. Mercure de France, 1978
  • The Gordian knot, or the fantastic history of UFOs, T. Pinvidic, ed. France-Empire, 1979
  • UFO: the first complete record of close encounters in France, Mr. Figuet and JL. Ruchon, ed. Alain Lefeuvre, 1979
  • China and Aliens, Shi Bo, ed. Mercure de France, 1983

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