UFOs in the daily Press:

The saucers of the Glénan Islands

Likely rockets launched during aerial or naval maneuvers

according to the crew of a Concarneau patrol boat that was at sea the night of the sightings

Concarneau, 18th. -- The luminous apparitions reported on Thursday evening near the Glénan archipelago, which "Le Télégramme" already mentioned in its Saturday edition, were certainly observed by many witnesses. Far from being brief occurrences, they continued throughout the evening from 9:00 p.m. onward.

The crew of the fisheries patrol boat "Le Roux et Guillou," from the Concarneau district, had a clear view of the phenomena, as they were on a nighttime patrol in the bay, monitoring vessels violating the trawling ban in the area between the archipelago and the coast. Captain Perrot, his chief engineer Baptiste Hénaff, and fisheries inspectors Pribot and Mobé were naturally intrigued at first. Given how flying saucers were a hot topic at the time, any strange light in the sky immediately led to speculation. However, the pattern of the successive, rather brief flashes they witnessed quickly ruled out the possibility that this was an object from another world.

"I can't tell you exactly what it was," Captain Perrot told us yesterday as he returned to his boat in the inner harbor of Concarneau. "But I had a fairly clear impression that they were simply illuminating flares with parachutes, launched from an aircraft or a vessel conducting maneuvers in the area."

"They lit up in groups of three or four, shone brightly for a few moments, then faded, while others ignited a bit farther away.

"We saw at least twenty of them initially, and these luminous appearances continued throughout the evening, at least until we anchored in front of Penfret to rest."

"At around 8:30 p.m., while we were stopped in front of Port-Manech for our evening meal, we heard an aircraft pass by. However, the sound of the patrol boat’s engine prevented us from determining whether it was part of an aerial maneuver, especially since these light bursts were occurring well beyond the Glénan Islands, further out to sea."

"I can't say for certain, but that’s the conclusion that my crew and I have reached."