The article below was published in the daily newspaper L'Ardennais, France, pages 1 and 8, le October 15, 1954.
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METZ. -- Bad news for "saucer enthusiasts." Following the investigation opened by the military authority after the publication of reports stating that the soldiers operating a spotlight installed at the Metz Fair had seen a mysterious luminous circle on Sunday night, the Military Government has issued the following statement:
"The press has reported the observation of unknown craft by an anti-aircraft forces post deployed at the Metz fair-exposition. These reports should not be taken into consideration in this particular case."
MELUN. -- A 17-year-old young man, Marc Germain, living in Pontault, reported to the local police station that he had seen a craft during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, which he believed to be a flying saucer. This craft was in the sky at an altitude of 200 or 300 meters and had the shape of a very bright disk.
It remained motionless for thirty minutes, then left at an astonishing speed, leaving behind a trail of fire. The young man stated that he had not alerted the police station earlier because he wanted to stay on site in case the saucer landed.
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NIMES. -- Several hunters from the commune of Saint-Ambroix (Gard) recently claimed to have seen seven tiny beings whose shape vaguely resembled that of a human body. When they attempted to approach, the beings rushed toward a phosphorescent craft, which immediately took off.
At the spot where the pilots of the flying saucer had stood, the hunters discovered a number of strange-looking seeds on the ground, which they had examined by seed specialists. The experts were unable to classify them into any known species.
MONTLUÇON. -- A Montluçon railway station employee, Mr. Laugère, claims to have made contact on Sunday night with a mysterious individual who emerged from a torpedo-shaped craft.
Mr. Laugère was leaving work and crossing the tracks near the S.N.C.F. bridge when he saw a metallic craft resting a short distance from a diesel fuel reservoir used for supplying railcars.
Next to the craft, which was torpedo-shaped and about four meters long, stood a man entirely covered in hair - unless he was wearing a coat with long fur. Taken aback, Mr. Laugère asked him what he was doing. The stranger responded in unintelligible terms, but the railway worker thought he distinguished the words "Gas-Oil." Mr. Laugère did not question him further and instead went to alert his colleagues.
He had barely walked a hundred meters when he saw the craft ascend vertically without any noise. It soon vanished from sight. Only fear of his colleagues’ ridicule had prevented him from sharing his experience until now.
TOULOUSE. -- A short-sized diver with a disproportionately large head and enormous eyes - this is the description given by a Toulousain, Mr. Olivier, of a mysterious figure who emerged from a spherical craft that had just landed at 7:35 PM on a vacant lot.
Mr. Olivier, owner of the Javel Neto establishments on Rue des Fontaines in Toulouse, was accompanied by an employee, Mr. Perano, and a young boy about fifteen years old.
All three saw the luminous craft, which was spherical and reddish in color, land. Then they noticed the figure approaching them, wearing a diving suit that, according to the witnesses, shone like glass. Later, Mr. Olivier, a former aviation pilot, made a striking chalk drawing of the diver on a door. "I didn’t believe in these things," added Mr. Perano, "but I saw it as clearly as I see you. It was quite a shock."
After a very brief period - about a minute - the diver returned to the luminous sphere, which took off vertically without making a sound and disappeared into the sky at an astonishing speed, leaving behind a trail of fire. The following morning, oily traces were found in several spots on the vacant lot.
The air police questioned the three witnesses, who maintained their statements, specifying that the mysterious individual, about 1.20 meters tall, was taller than the craft by a head and thus had to bend to enter it.
One of the witnesses stated that the saucer was surrounded by iridescent reflections and emitted a slight mist around it. He added that when he tried to approach, he was stopped about twenty meters away by a paralyzing force and that when the craft ascended into the sky, he was violently thrown to the ground.
