The article below was published in the daily newspaper La Liberté de l'Est, France, on July 25, 1999.
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The notebook
Man loves the early mornings, especially with a view of the Alps. How not resist the call of daybreak especially when we know that the sun will be at the rendez-vous. Posted in his car, at the Honneck our gérômois is waiting with some impatience the big moment, when the sun has an appointment with the moon. Suddenly, his eye is attracted by a luminous ball which is moving slowly. "I thought I saw a big star," says the man. "I even thought of an airliner." Nay the U.F.O. was moving too quickly to suddenly evaporate in a luminescent trail. Is it a natural phenomenon or a spaceship? We will opt for the second solution. As Dutchmen are missing in July, tourism pros will do with little green men.