The article below was published in the daily newspaper Le Courrier de Saône-et-Loire, France, page 2, on October 7, 1954.
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A few days ago, around 7:15 p.m., while making deliveries, Mr. René Beaufort, director of the Commercial Counter of Saône-et-Loire in Châlons, was driving a truck on the road to Demigny. As he reached the exit of the woods of Lessard-le-National, his attention was caught by the presence of a dark mass, which he initially took for a stationary vehicle.
Suddenly stopping, the Châlons merchant leaped out of his vehicle, as he had distinctly seen in his headlights the silhouette of a metallic object with an elongated shape, similar to the "flying cigar" already described multiple times by other witnesses in newspapers.
He barely had time to take a few steps before the mysterious craft disappeared before his eyes, moving vertically, propelled by a combustion system strangely reminiscent of that produced by a blowtorch.
Two truck drivers from Mores-Saint-Denis, who were closely following Mr. Beaufort's vehicle, confirmed his account. He remained extremely reserved about the event until the following day when, passing through Lessard-le-National again, he noticed that the mysterious craft had left a large imprint on the embankment.
FLYING SAUCERS SEEN IN SANTENAY-LES-BAINS AND SURROUNDING AREAS
Several residents of Côte-d'Or reported seeing a spherical luminous object emitting a bright green glow in the sky on Sunday evening around 8:45 p.m., moving southward. This statement seems to align with those of several people from Santenay-les-Bains, including Mr. Bernard Legros, 25 years old, manager of the Docks Bourguignons.
Returning from Epinac-les-Mines around 8:45 p.m. with his wife, his mother-in-law Mrs. Rizet, and his aunt Mrs. Réty, Mr. Legros, while between La Garenne and Saisy-la-Forêt, saw a luminous ball moving rather slowly and silently in his direction, losing altitude. Mr. Legros immediately stopped, as did several other motorists, and all watched (not without fear) for about five minutes as the luminous craft maneuvered before suddenly disappearing in the direction of Le Creusot.
The craft, they stated, was orange in color and seemed to be topped with a kind of dome with a dark greenish glow.
