The article below was published in the daily newspaper L'Humanité, Paris, France, page 8, on October 15, 1954.
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Saucers keep flying, as do barrels, cigars, etc. In this field, things range from the strange to the downright odd. A new tourist has appeared in France: the Martian. He is about 1.2 meters tall (on average), covered in hair (a practical way of solving the clothing problem), has large eyes, and speaks a language so unintelligible that he generally gives up trying to make himself understood by the locals after a few brief attempts at fraternization accompanied by pats on the shoulder, friendly greetings, etc.
The latest one seen near the Montluçon station reportedly said "gas-oil" to Mr. Laugère, a railway employee. Seeing himself misunderstood despite this effort at bilingualism, he shot straight up vertically. These beings travel in curious machines, unknown to us, very fast and very bright; those who see them are so dazzled that one wonders whether they have not imagined things just a little.
Several hunters from the commune of Saint-Ambroix reportedly saw seven tiny beings of this kind, whose shape vaguely resembled that of a human body. When they tried to approach, the beings rushed toward a phosphorescent craft which immediately took off (very rapid tourism).
At the spot where the pilots of the flying saucer had been, the hunters discovered on the ground a number of seeds of strange appearance, which they had examined by seed merchants. The latter were unable to classify them within any known species.
Toulouse, October 14. -- Oily traces were found this morning in several places on a vacant lot located in a suburb of Toulouse.
According to the statements of three witnesses, the mysterious craft, piloted by a figure wearing a diving suit, landed on this ground yesterday at 7:35 p.m.
"L'Humanité Dimanche," the day after tomorrow, will provide scientific answers to the question of flying saucers.
