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Reference for this case: Beg-Nov-54-Villepinte.
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The regional newspaper La République de Seine-et-Marne, in its November 12, 1954 issue, reported that two workers from Mitry-le-Neuf had been telling everyone that they had seen a flying saucer at a standstill in the territory of the commune of Villepinte. They claimed that the occupants of the saucer had approached them cheerfully, gesturing for them to touch the saucer if they were skeptical, and even offering, through gestures, to take them on a little trip.
To lend more credibility to their claim, the two workers sent a letter to the commissioner of Villeparisis. However, when questioned shortly afterward at the police station, they "backed down" and admitted that they had made everything up to gain attention.
The newspaper suggests that they will now be talked about primarily in court, where they will be judged for contempt of a magistrate.
[Ref. rsm1:] NEWSPAPER "LA REPUBLIQUE DE SEINE-ET-MARNE":
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In Mitry-le-Neuf, two workers from this town, wanting to gain attention, spread the story that they had seen a flying saucer at a standstill in the territory of Villepinte. They even claimed that the occupants of the so-called saucer had approached them cheerfully, gesturing for them to touch the saucer if they were skeptical and even offering, through gestures, to take them on a little trip.
To lend more credibility to their claim, the two workers sent a letter to the commissioner of Villeparisis. However, when questioned shortly afterward at the police station, they "backed down" and admitted they had made it all up to get attention...
They are now likely to gain attention much faster than they expected—but before a court, which will judge them for contempt of a magistrate.
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This is what in ufology is called a "negative case", a case that had a trivial explanation without the intervention of investigating ufologists.
(These keywords are only to help queries and are not implying anything.)
Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, flying saucer, landing, occupants, hoax
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