The article below was published in the daily newspaper The Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, on page 19, on October 22, 1954.
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Reuters
MOMY, France, Oct. 22 -- Villagers armed with shotguns and pitchforks closed in on a "flying saucer" in a field last night and found a hollowed-out pumpkin with a burning candle inside -- the work of a practical joker.