The article below was published in the daily newspaper Nord-Matin, Cambrai issue, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, page 4, on October 9, 1954.
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Great excitement on Wednesday, at 7:15 p.m., in Sailly. In the sky of our village one was bale to observe a luminous ball coming from the direction of north and which moved in horizontal flight. Then, suddenly, the ascent became vertical and the "thing" changing shape, lengthened and rose quickly.
The phenomenon was observed for a few minutes by many people. Note that no noise came from the craft, which seemed to be quite far away.