The French newspaper "Le Charrollais dimanche" had published on September 19, 1954m a humorous invite to read "on page 12" no less than the "hallucinating story of four inhabitants of Saint-Etienne who met a Martian resembling Hitler emerge of a red boiled egg".
The illustration showed a "Hitler" character in full Martian diving-suit making a vulgar gesture at the readers.
This nevertheless became a ufological case of the 1954 French flap of 1954, car engine failure comprized, claimed to have occurred near Feurs on September 15, 1954, still cited without any explanation decades later.
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[Ref. lc1] "LE CHAROLLAIS-DIMANCHE" NEWSPAPER:
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The caption reads: "and you will read, on page 12, the amazing story by four residents of Saint-Etienne, who have seen a Martian looking like Hitler come out of a red boiled egg."
[Ref. fr1] MICHEL FIGUET AND JEAN-LOUIS RUCHON:
The two authors report that in the night from September 15 to September 16, 1954, at an hour not specified, in the plain of Forez close to Feurs, a mysterious machine landed within a few meters of a group of people from Saint-Etienne who were immobilized by a car failure on a secondary road. A being fled in front of two witnesses who, in spite of their fear, try to come into contact with him.
A woman farmer of the vicinity who did not sleep heard a strange buzz in the sky, and her dog was excited.
The two authors note that it is not known if the breakdown of car was caused by the UFO or not, and that description of the being does not correspond to that given by Mr. Mazaud in the case of Mouriéras.
They indicate as sources the newspaper La Dépêche for September 18, and 19, 1954.
[Ref. js1] JEAN SIDER:
Jean Sider discovered the advertisement of the first page of the newspaper Charollais-Dimanche, which indicates the nature of a hoax of the story, and notes with humour that indeed, as Figuet and Ruchon wrote, the "being" hardly resembles the one described by Mr. Mazaud in this other case in Mouriéras.
[Ref. go1:] GODELIEVE VAN OVERMEIRE:
The Belgian ufologist indicates that in 1954, on September 15, in France in Feurs (St Etienne), "In the night, a mysterious machine lands at a few meters of a group of people immobilized by a breakdown on a secondary road. A being flees in front of two witnesses who, in spite of their fear, try to come into contact with him."
The source is indicated as "M. FIGUET/J.L. RUCHON: 'Ovni, le premier dossier complet..' - Lefeuvre 1979, p. 79".
[Ref. ar1:] ALBERT ROSALES:
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67. Driving through a secondary road the witness vehicle breaks down. Soon a bright undescribed object lands very close to the car. A small being briefly is seen near the car, which runs away from the witnesses as they attempt to approach and communicate with him. The craft soon takes off. No other information. HC addendum |
[Ref. lc1:] LUC CHASTAN:
Luc Chastan indicates that in the Loire in Feurs on September 15, 1954, at an unknown hour, "In the night, a mysterious machine lands at a few meters of a group of people immobilized by a breakdown on a secondary road. A being flees in front of two witnesses who, in spite of their fear, try to come into contact with him."
The source is indicated as "Ovni, Premier dossier complet... par Figuet M./ Ruchon J.L. ** éd. Alain Lefeuvre 1979".
[Ref. ud1:] "UFODNA" WEBSITE:
The website indicates that on 15 September 1954 at 23:00 in Feurs, France, "Car engine quits. Saucer descends. Hitler-like figure runs by several observers. Dog excited. An object was observed. Electromagnetic effects were noted. One disc was observed in a town for two minutes."
"Driving through a secondary road the witness vehicle breaks down. Soon a bright undescribed object lands very close to the car. A small being briefly is seen near the car, which runs away from the witnesses as they attempt to approach and communicate with him. The craft soon takes off. No other information."
The sources are listed as Hatch, Larry, *U* computer database, Author, Redwood City, 2002; Rosales, Albert, Humanoid Sighting Reports Database.
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Journalistic parody.
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