The article below was published in the daily newspaper La Voix du Nord, issue of the Aisne department, France, page 4, on October 14, 1954.
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On October 12 around 9 p.m., Mr. and Mrs. René Bouet, 40 rue Thiers, in Hirson, passing by car, between Ohis and Wimy, route de la Demi-Lieue near the "Pré Pourri" claim to have seen, at a distance that they cannot specify, in the direction of Belgium, an oval-shaped craft which was hovering. It was orange in tint and at times it was sparkling.
Mr. Bouet stopped his vehicle to look at it for half a minute, then lost sight of it because of the trees... He then resumed his journey, but could not see it again.
The craft was reportedly noticed at the same time by locals, some of whom are said to be railway employees in Hirson.
