The article below was published in the daily newspaper La Voix du Nord, local issue of Avesnes, France, page 6, on October 6, 1954.
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A few days ago, around 8:45 p.m., a motorist from Sous-le-Bois, accompanied by a friend, driving on the road from Valenciennes to Bavay, was hampered by a bright glow taking his car from behind in a light beam, while he was between Wargnies-le-Petit and Boiscrète.
Believing he was followed by a powerful car (the Maubeugeois was already driving at 130) the motorist slowed down and pulled to the right. As he was still enveloped in the beam of light, he stopped on the roadside to check the cause of this mysterious glow, but the dazzling clarity suddenly disappeared.
The driver and his passenger - people who have their feet firmly planted on the ground - searched the surroundings in vain, without forgetting the sky! But they saw absolutely nothing. They claim that they were not the toys of an illusion.
The mystery remains unresolved...
