The article below was published in the daily newspaper La Voix du Nord, local issue of Cambrai, France, page 5, on October 21, 1954.
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Monday, at 9:05 p.m.exactly, three people saw, at an altitude of 150 meters, passing over the town and heading east, an orange ball leaving a trail of blue flames behind; but it must be said that this was only visible for a few seconds.