The article below was published in the daily newspaper Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, Strasbourg, France, page 10, on July 10, 1952.
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SELESTAT. -- The appearance of mysterious flying objects in the sky of Alsace has already been reported on several occasions. The testimonies of the witnesses seem to be more or less consistent. But are these "saucers" or flying "cigars"? Are they simply meteorological phenomena? Without seeking to settle the matter, let us content ourselves with recounting the facts.
The first reports come from the region of Sélestat. On Tuesday around 10 p.m., several people saw in the sky a luminous object moving from northeast to southwest with extreme speed. Its size was at least twice that of a large airplane at a similar altitude. As for its shape, it resembled a long cigar, the front part of which was luminous and sulfur-green in color. The "cigar" itself was followed by a series of four to five glowing yellow spheres. The whole thing moved at great speed and disappeared within a few seconds.
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MOMMENHEIM. -- A quarter of an hour earlier, several residents of Mommenheim witnessed a similar sighting. These people were in the street when they suddenly saw a flat, luminous disc moving rapidly across the sky, ascending vertically from bottom to top. All those present made the same observation and their accounts agree. (954)
