This article was published in the daily newspaper Le Méridional, France, page 22, on February 9, 1989.
An unidentified flying object was seen by several people during the night of Monday to Tuesday in the area of Saint-Martory (the Haute-Garonne).
Whereas he was going back home by car in company of his wife and his son towards 11:30 p.m., Mr. André Rieu was suddenly dazzled by a bright light.
"All the landscape was suddenly enlightened as in full day by a blue-green light of which the source was not seen", he said.
This phenomenon was also seen by several inhabitants of the area being with several kilometers of Mr. Rieu.