The article below was published in the daily newspaper Le Bien Public, Dijon, France, on November 12, 1953.
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London, November 11. -- Flying saucers have been seen three times over southern England recently, according to the "Daily Express". On October 9, this newspaper reports, two "British European Airways" pilots saw a circular object flying at high altitude while on a trip to Paris. On their return to London, they learned that Northolt control had been tracking on radar an object that had been hovering above them at about 55,000 feet for two hours.
Last week, over Kent, two Royal Air Force officers, flying a "Vampire" jet night fighter, saw what they believed to be a glowing, circular object flying at 23,000 feet. A few seconds later this object was passing overhead at a tremendous speed and in level flight.
Returning to their base, they were questioned by the intelligence service for an hour and a half and their report was sent to the competent authorities.
Finally - and this is the first time that it has been mentioned - the newspaper reports that on the day that Commander Neville Duke broke the world speed record at Tangmere, in the Sussex, a white or whitish object was flying directly over the airfield at a great altitude. The members of the ground personnel at first believed it to be a weather balloon, but were soon disillusioned when they saw the object suddenly disappear at very high speed. The "Daily Express" adds that the R.A.F. is currently exchanging information on this matter with the American air force.