This article was published in the daily newspaper Le Provençal, France, on October 11, 1954.
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A MOTORIST OF CALAIS HAS SEEN
Calais (A.F.P.).
Several residents of Calais saw Saturday morning, around 09:45 a shining craft that evolved while taking, according to witnesses', odd shapes.
In addition, a motorist of Calais saw, in the night of Friday above the road of Boulogne-sur-Mer, an unidentified craft that he believes to be a flying saucer.
It was 09:15 p.m., told the motorist when towards the left, I saw a gleam coming from the fields and that could be that which the dynamo of a bicycle produces. The gleam, suddenly, dove towards the road, in my direction and a craft of very large size appeared to me. It was of bluish color, as that which released, during the war, windows panes painted in blue. I slowed down clear and extinguished my headlights. The machine passed above the road, it was well a blue disc comprising at the top and clearly visible a cupola. The machine moved without noise. It overflew the road, veered and went away in the direction to Calais. I saw it disappearing and at this time
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the initial bluish gleam gave place to a white headlight such as it had appeared to me at the begining.
Alès (C.P.).
Yesterday at 11. 45, several people passing on the Pont Vieux [Old Bridge] in Alès saw a flying saucer which after having seemed to remain motionless, whirled on itself, and disappeared suddenly at the horizon while taking altitude.
Among the witnesses for the [illegible] let us quote the name of Mr. Taurelle, room boy at the Riche Hotel.
Alexandria (A.C.P.).
Official sources state that a mysterious craft remained in the airs above the control tower of the airfield of Muzha during one hour, Saturday evening.
The craft having the shape of a lengthened "saucer", changed color, going from red to orange, then green to gray, before moving away at a fantastic speed.
