The article below was published in the daily newspaper Le Courrier Picard, Amiens issue, France, page 4, on October 9, 1954.
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It was 11 p.m. last night when the surprising news arrived. A "Martian", or at least a being offering this appearance - if we refer to the testimonies of people who have seen them - was simply walking in the streets of Amiens.
To tell the truth, the mysterious character stood motionless and silent in the bottom of an automobile van driven by an Amiens transporter who claimed to have captured it near Allonville.
From coffee shop to coffee shop, the "Martian" was thus exhibited; which was not without causing some disturbances.
It must be said that, the half-light helping, the strange being offered a certain fantastic aspect. Dressed in a sort of spacesuit - like all known and unknown "Martians" - he had a vague blackish face, wearing a shiny helmet.
The most disturbing was the unreal light that seemed to radiate from its invisible gaze.
A person then took it into his head to notice out loud that the "Martian" had white ears like everyone else.
It was then that a cavernous voice came out of the spacesuit to say with the purest Picardy accent:
"Shut the f* up..."
