The article below was published in the daily newspaper La Liberté de l'Est, France, last page, on February 17, 1960.
Anchorage, Alaska. -- A mysterious "object" which flew at a dizzying pace at an altitude of about 900 meters, was reportedly spotted in the skies of Alaska by a witness on Sunday. It was said to be a "silver cigar" from which flames similar to those of rockets escaped. The presence of this "object" would is said zo have been recorded by the radar stations. However, the soldiers interviewed declined to comment. According to the witness "the object" came from the direction of Siberia and reportedly suddenly made a turn at the level of Cape Nome, which would reveal that it is not a ballistic device.
