The article below was published in the daily newspaper Le Journal de Biarritz et de la Côte Basque, France, pages 1 and 3, on October 11, 1954.
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In Biarritz, Mr. Migica, a locksmith, who had just returned to the Hôtel d’Angleterre where he works as a concierge, saw above the sea a large, bright red ball coming toward the coast at great speed. As the ball came straight toward the building, he quickly shut the windows. The ball suddenly stopped above the Rocher de la Vierge and descended.
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The hill of Atalaye hid it a few minutes later, then he saw it rise again to disappear at great speed toward the north.
A cylinder kept company for four kilometers with a motorist, Mr. Louis Saint-André, an egg seller in Bayonne, who was returning by car from Capbreton. After that, it twisted into the shape of a question mark and vanished.
STRANGE OBJECTS: SPINNING TOP, SAUCEPAN...
In Soubran (Charente-Maritime), a "fiery" sphere one meter in diameter was reportedly seen by several people.
Near Bergerac, Mr. Massias, an electrician, driving his car, was reportedly stopped on the road by a metallic-looking flying "spinning top." It suddenly took off and disappeared with the sound of a rocket. No trace of the craft was found on the road.
In Marcillac (Gironde), Mr. Mouillot, a fertilizer dealer, reportedly saw a strange object shaped like a saucepan, giving off a reddish smoke that disappeared in the direction of the Médoc.
