The article below was published in the daily newspaper Le Semeur, Le Semeur, Aubières, Puy-de-Dôme, France, page 2, le 17 janvier 1954.
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A 09:30 p.m., on Saturday January 9, a meteor crossed the sky of Clermont. It seemed to be moving at very slow speed, leaving behind a long trail of fire. Many inhabitants of La Plaine have had time to see it.