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Reference for this case: Jour-Mois-54-Tonnay-Charente.
Please cite this reference in any correspondence with me regarding this case.
The national newspaper France Soir for October 22, 1954, reported that in the Charente-Maritime department, in Tonnay, Mr. Michel Couteau saw a flying cigar that emitted from its front a flame comparable to that of a blowtorch.
[Ref. fso1:] NEWSPAPER "FRANCE SOIR":
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LA ROCHELLE, October 21 (report from "France-Soir"). -- A resident of Pons (Charente-Maritime) saw, about four kilometers from the town, a flying egg about five to six meters in diameter, hover and then land near the road. He then saw two little men, approximately 1.25 meters tall, who got out of the craft. But, as if seized with fear, the "Martians" got back into their craft and disappeared vertically, leaving behind a red trail.
IN DOMPIERRE-SUR-MER (Charente-Maritime), Mrs. widow Renaud saw, around 10 p.m., a luminous sausage-shaped object. In the same department, in Tonnay, Mr. Michel Couteau saw a flying cigar projecting from its front a flame similar to that of a blowtorch.
A SAUCER THE SIZE OF A 4CV is said to have landed near the village of Jean Mermoz, in Oran (Algeria). On the upper part of the craft there was a lighted dome. Powerful headlights swept across the plain.
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The information is totally insufficient; notably, a date and time are missing. The object could have been a meteor, although in this case the trail is oddly said to be at the front.
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Tonnay-Charente, Charente-Maritime,
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