This article was published in the daily newspaper Le Progrès, of Lyon, France, on July 30, 1947.
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The "flying saucer" that as of Sunday evening our correspondent in Nantua reported to us, also appeared at the same hour (08:30 p.m. approximately) in the sky of Savoy, of the Haute-Savoie, of the Drôme, of the Ardeche, and even of the Rhone. It was probably also visible in other departments of the South-East.
According to information received yesterday, of all the area, the meteor, since it should be called by its name, gave the impression of a large shooting star. After the extinction of the gleam, a cloudy trail remained during nearly a quarter of hour.
Is it necessary to add that this atmospheric phenomenon has absolutely nothing in common with the "flying saucers" seen [...]