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The Fifth Horseman

of the Apocalypse

UFOs: A History

1954

October

I UfBjI V*- I

THE FIFTH HORSEMAN OF THE APOCALYPSE

UFOS: A HISTORY

1954: OCTOBER

by

Loren E. Gross

Copyright © 1991

Fremont, CA

DEDICATION

This history series is dedicated to the memory of Francis

R. "Dick" Scobee of Cle Elum, Washington, Mission Commander

of the space shuttle Challenger and a "shirt tail" relative

on ray Mother's side of the family.

Acknowledgments:

I would like to thank pioneer UFOlogist Vincent Gaddis for the gift

of his collection of UFO newspaper clippings covering the early years ofthe UFO mystery, as well as George Early who took the time and the troubleto copy considerable material for my use from his UFO files, and Stanton

Friedman, who was equally helpful by permitting access to his extensivelibrary of aerial pheonmena. Furthermore, Lucius Farish has providedsome vital items, good advice, and strong encouragement. Similarly, Dr.Richard F. Haines gave a lot of help, as did Lawrence Fawcett.

In addition, Claude Mauge of France and Hilary Evans of England provided newspaper clippings from Europe.

Tom Benson of New Jersey was kind enough to share some rare UFO news-bulletins which might have been otherwise unobtainable.

Finally, it would be difficult to overestimate the assistance givenby Marv Tayor, Northern California director of MUFON who currentlyoperates the UFO Data Research 6 Intelligence Center, Exhibit 6 Library,500 Ninth St., Suite G, P.O. Box 4877, Modesto, CA, 95352-4877.

France in an uproar.

By October the Flying Saucer flap in Europe(France) reached apeak. On the following pages are samples of how the print mediacatered to the public's fasination. Events mirrored the Anericanexperience.

Chronique martienneDes soucoupes volantes ont atteru

sue tous let points de France et leuts

occupants oac debarque jusque daos lapubltcite.

Simca et Still ont ete les premiets

benificiaires de cette invasion: par U

presse, les gosses ont etc invites a

s'inscrire dans des commandos inter-

planitaircs ct 1 teclamer, dans les

a^ences Haval, une feuille de route etun sifflet supersonique. L'histoire to

images racontce aux enfants rapporteque les martiens se nourrissent de ShellX 100 et demootent volontiers lesArondes pour en emporter les piece*dctachcej 1 I'aide de leuxs soucoupes

volantes. On ne parle, paralt-il, plusque de ce jeu dans les tcoles et les pa>

rents, oreilles perturbees pax les siflletj(presque) silencieux, entendent chanterles lounges de fimca et de SAW/.Cest, en quelque sorte, de la publidtepar personne interposee.

Si les passagers des soucoupes sont

curieux de mecanique et se nourrissenfdhuile et de petrole, ils se desalterentavec Teau ttrtitt. Cest du moini ceqtfaifirment Ungtlaam it Ctrf, qmont illustre des pseudo-messages en

langue martienne. Le persoonage m»s-terieux, le noir au Wane et le texte

reaverse foot quo les annonces ne peu-

vent passer inapercues.

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d'un jury scientifique qui examinera lestemoignagei apportes par le) lecteurs.Tout apporteur de documents serieux

sen recompense par la remise d'ua kilodes caramels vendus soul la marque...

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LES SOUCOUPES VOLAKTES?

! UNE VIEILLE HISTOIRE!.,.

II y a dix-neuf siecles les Latins avaient

dejd remarque ces a boucliers de feu » dans

le del de la campagne romaine et le sage

Seneque en expliquait tout bonnement Vappa

rition par le « choc de masses d'air condense u.

Cins ttmonta jasqn'au premiers ages de

^ ootre ire, Robert L. Unger, specialiste de laquestion, • pn troarer plas de 300 reats faissnt

etat de pheaomenes ualogues to coun dei der-

nien tieeles. *>

Ainii, en 1872, longttmpi tvut 1'ippuition

det irionj on do balloos-fODdei en plutiqne,

U Soci&e Royale de MtWorologie de Qnnde-

-Bretagne nqat one ^tzmngc eommnnieation de

la part da eapiuine d'ss ToOier, la Lady of tktLalu.

- Alon qn'il faiuit root* Ten l'Angletem,

nrenast da tropiqaes, 1'eqmpagc arait athri

ratteotion da eapitaine Banner gnr one vision

•tapefiantr, dans le del teintf par le soleil eon-

chant

Par la raite, le eapitaine Banner la dfarivit

■or son liTre de bord eomrae « on noag« de laforme la plus eaneaw >. C'fUiil one lneor cir-

culaire d'un gris clair. Cela resscmblait. ««ri-

ril-il. a « an coltril on un? luiie enloun' d'un

halo ». D» plus, edn sr comiortait t"ut diffe-

remmrnt d'un noagr Cet tnpn ftrangc pro-

greuait face an vent sVlevant d'un point dans

le rad-ouest oo il n'j avail aueun na»gc, jaj-

qu'an moment oo il arnra pnaque a la Tertieale

dn nanre.

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remarqaerent qa'il port&it des marqaes bixarres

et qa'il etait ioti d'ose queue bien dutinei<voomme eelle d*nne eomete. Le eapitaine nota ea

oatre qae c des morceanx de eirro-camttlns

•emblaieat s'eehapper de l'amere >. Au boot

d'on moment, piquant Ten le bas, l'eogio se

dirigea Ten liiorixon, toujonn £ace ao Tent, et

duparut dans le nord-est, alon qua la trait

tombait.

Une eopie de ee recit, extnit da lirre de

bord, rat envoyer a la Societe Royale de H<teo-

rologie. A la seance qui suivit, le li join 1873,

la eommunication fut lue, conimentee et ecartee«

eomme inexplirablc.

S'H t'agit d'une mystification, olle »»ta I'echelle... astronomiquo.

De parriU pli.'nonioiic- oonC.ndenl encore le?

tavant?. Trrii^. in«iii>in rii- « souu>u|tca rolan*

ips * a|*rcue- nu toiii^. tl>- i»* dvniirras annm

»e suiit rrvrliV. nV-.u qu,- do ballt<ns-sond»

de hksto ! Mai- un j«.rtr-parolt de 1'Anation

ameneainc dnlarait i-m-orc au pnntemps der

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XXS SOtCOVPT*

TOLA5TZS

FOR TOE SERIOUS MINDED TOERE WERE TECHINCAL DISCUSSIONS

THE FIFTH HORSEMAN OF THE APOCALYPSE

UFOs a History

1954: October

Another cult.

Still another UFO cult was making itself known in the U.S. at this time,

its founder a Marian Keech, a Utah resident who claimed to have establishedcontact with outer space entities by using "automatic writing." The mess

ages attracted considerable press attention because they predicted a vast

physical disaster to take place on a specific date. According to a news

paper story:

"Lake City will be destroyed by a flood from Great Lake just be

fore dawn,'December 21st, according to a suburban housewife. Mrs.Marian Keech of 847 West School Street says the prophecy by automatic writing, she says...The messages, according to Mrs. Keech,are sent to her by superior beings from a planet called 'Clarion.1

These beings have been visiting the Earth, she says, in what we call

'Flying Saucers.' During their visits, she says, they have observedfault lines in the Earth's crust that foretoken the deluge. Mrs.Keech reports she was told the flood will spread to form an inland

sea stretching from the Artie Circle to the Gulf of Mexico." 1.

As English cult expert Kevin Me Clure observed, Keech's movement fit a

classic pattern:"It had a communicator, an explanation for the whole UFO

mystery, a message of great importance, and a task for its members --not so

much to publicise the disaster, as to prepare themselves to survive it." 2.

"*" Unfortunately for those people seeking to make the UFO subject respectable, the Keech group would receive considerable publicity during the count

down in Detember.

"Churchills."

A "cigar volant," or what some Frenchmen called a "Churchill," an affect

ionate allusion to the famed British Prime Minister who was always seen with

his mouth clamped on a big roll of tobacco; was reported on the first of themonth"at Blanzy, France, at 1:00 in the afternoon. According to two brick

layers, M. Romain Sebastiani and M. Bruno Buratto, they viewed a cigar-likeobject that flew with a whistling sound. This "cigar volant" was on the

small side, however, an object the men said was about 3 meters long and some80 milimeters in diameter. The pointed nose, the witnesses claimed, was a

yellow color and the remainder of the body brown. A pair of long appendageswere said to be attached to the object's nose section. (This UFO seems unlike

any other that was reported so there is a chance the story is a hoax) 3.

Later that afternoon(4:00 p.m.) at Bry Nord, France, a glowing white object was said to have dived at a man and his dog. Both were reportedly

"paralyzed" during the experience. 4.

Dhubri, India.

We have no time of day for the report but it seems a woman in Dhubri, in

India, notified the local police when she saw a "luminous plate" flying inthe sky, the "plate" trailing something we assume was smoke. This "plate"

was seen landing in a field and then taking to the air again. No other de

tail was given. 5.

"Little man crosses the road."

Another case for which we have no time of day is a report from two motorists

who were travelling in the vicinity of St Jean de Angely. M.Estier and a M.-Phelippeau, both French businessmen, had left the town of Royan and were speed

ing down the highway when to their surprise they saw a "little man" cross the

road some distance ahead. No details are available but the two witnesses were

impressed enough to stop their car so they could watch as the strange figurefled into a forested area. 6.

October 1st. (7:00 p.m.)

Jussy, France. A hoax?

According to our source, at Jussy, France, a French farmer informed the

local authorities a white-colored machine landed near him and a couple of "very

tall" beings dressed in white-colored clothes came out of the craft and made

gestures to him. The farmer said he ran away. 7.

Jacques Vallee learned that subsequent investigations determined that the

report was a hoax. 8.

The "shooting star" that landed.

It was getting late (10:00) the evening of October 1st as French fireman Jean

Dufix returned to his home in Bergerac. A streak of light lit up the heavens

and M. Dufix thought for a moment he was witnessing a shooting star, but this

object was close, too close, in fact it appeared the "meteor" had impacted in

his own backyard since a red glow illuminated the area. As a fireman M. Du- -

fix's immediate impression was that his property was ablaze.

A neighbor, M. Jean Lebonne, evidently attracted by all the light, peered

out a window and saw a strange, disc-shaped, object about three meters in dia

meter, "parked" in M. Dufix1 s yard. The thing was motionless, resting on three

legs. M." Dufix quickly arrived, on the scene and saw for himself the mysterious

object. The UFO did not stay long. It soon rose, became luminous again (it had

apparently lost its glowing appearance when it touched down) and shot away at a

fabulous velocity. 9.

Brauges, France.

At the same time as M. Dufix's experience, a M. Gilbert Prudent was driving

near Louhan, France, when his headlights lit up a glowing mass parked on the

shoulder of the road up ahead. As he closed the distance between him and the

"glowing mass," M. Prudent could make out something of its shape. There appear

ed to be a "flat portion" and a "mushroom-shaped" section on top. Before his

car could draw abreast of the thing, its glow dimmed and with a shrill, high-

pitched, sound, the thing launched itself vertically into the sky. 10.

M. George Ollivier, a French railroad worker

who lived in the town of Criel, made a "spaceman

costume" out of odds and ends. Although crude,

the result managed to scare the socks off many

of his neighbors.

Hoaiter Georges

Olllvitr

"Domed craft." October 1st.

It was reported by a M. Nicolas that a "domed craft" landed at a spot be-

teen some tracks and a road near Louhans, France. The craft had windows or

some kind of ports in the side that were lit by yellow-colored light. 11.

The first day of October the Swedish Defense fiinistry requested a secret

investigation of UFOs. Donald Keyhoe states this as a fact although he provides no further data or a source. 12.

"Voluminous circular mass." October 2nd.

At Anduze, France, on October 2nd, a M. Nicetta Edmond spotted what he said

was a "voluminous circular mass" in the sky. This "mass" seemed to be moving,

evidently revolving, since red and blue lights being emitted from the mass

were only visible at regular intervals.

While under observation the mysterious mass lost altitude, rocking back and

forth as it descended. Several others besides M. Edmond viewed the phenomenon.13.

More and more.

The sheer number of UFO sightings in France did what no one UFO sighting

ever accomplished however impressive it may have been. Vallee observed:"The

'flying saucer1 began to lose its academic character and entered the experience

of daily life. It completely monopolized the press and general conversation."

14.

Levroux, France. October 2nd.

A disc-shaped object buzzed the rooftops of Levroux on the 2nd and was re

ported to the local police by two of the village women. The reports, made in

dependently, describe the object as three meters in diameter and luminous. 15.

Jonches, France. October 2nd.

A brief report mentions two "creatures" at a particular location, and after

a period of two hours a low flying, red glowing, object was seen in the same

area. 16.

Croix D' Epine, France. (10:00 p.m.)

"Fainted while telling the story."

Nineteen-year-old Ernest Delattre was roaring down the highway on his motor

scooter near Croix D' Epine 10:00 p.m. on October 2nd, when he noticed a bright

ly lit, egg-shaped mass dropping down out of the night sky. The UFO came to

rest next to the roadway which enabled Delattre to estimate its size. It seem

ed as big as a bus. As he approached, Delattre thought he saw small, dark,

shapes doing something in the vicinity of the UFO, but before he got too close

the mystery craft shot skyward, giving off different colors of light, changing

from one color to another in turn:orange, blue, and a gray-blue. M. Delattre

was so excited he fainted while telling the story to the authorities. 17.

Dogs hear UFO?

A big cigar-shaped object soared low over the countryside near Poncey-sur-

Plgnon, France on October 2nd. It was about 8:00 p.m.

In the area was a Nine. Guainet who was doing her farm chores. Accompanied

by the family dogs, Nine. Guainet went about her work milking the cows and didn't

noticed anything until the hounds ran towards the woods, baying in excitementfor some unknown reason. The woman dashed after the animals and saw the causeof the dogs' agitation. Coming into view was a huge, illuminated spindle. 18.Apparently the dogs heard the UFO before it became visible.

Vallee refers to other reports on this day but gives no details:Megrine-Coteaux, Tunisia; and one in Scotland. 19.

Trying to make sense of the whirlwind of reports may be impossible although

Vallee and Michel made an attempt. One source of information on the wave declared that the French Air Ministry officially launched an investigation onOctober 2nd after "267" French citizens had come forward to report UFOs but

undoubtly there were many more too shy to say a word. What evidently movedauthorities toward some formal plan of action, besides the number of UFO wit

nesses, was that sightings were being made in every comer of the country and

the fact that many respectable people were "seeing things." 20. Unfortunate

ly the data that was being accumulated left much to be desired. .American UFO

expert Ted Bloecher complained:"French reporters usually appear to be more interested in discussion than investigation." 21.

October 3rd.

A "long object," a flying cigar perhaps, zoomed over Banyals-sur-Mer,

France, on October 3rd. It emitted flames of green and red, according to the

newspaper France Dimanche. 22.

A front page story. *'

October 3rd. London's Sunday Dispatch.

So much was happening in France the English press was forced to take note.Actually the story was too big. The London Sunday Dispatch could only print

a summary on its front page. With the situation unclear, errors and the lack

of detail was inevitable in the reporting. The Dispatch informed its readers:

"Near Grenoble farmer Joseph Habrat saw a luminous engine moving at

great speed.

"His daughter, Yvette, said it came to within 600 yards with a

'gentle snoring sound.'

"A little later two thousand people saw a dozen of them 'dancing a

ballet' in the sky.

"Two people at Rixheim, near Mulhouse, watched a cigar-shaped lum

inous engine surrounded by twelve smaller satellite cigars.

"Three holiday-makers on Carry-le-Rouet beach saw a half-cigar over

the port. Three women who saw it described it as leaving a trail of

smoke.

"A flying mushroom was reported by a lorry-driver and his friend at

Faremontiers. It was in a field and had three tripod-like legs.

"'I tried to approach it,' he said,'but about four hundred feet

away I was stopped by a ray. I felt little prickings. My head swam.

I had a cold sweat. I could not move.'

"The mushroom then rose slowly and flew off.

"Dr. Martinet, skin disease specialist at Chambery, watched a flying

saucer manoeuvring in the sky for four minutes. %

"In the gulf of Gascony the mate and two seamen of a cargo boat saw

a moving disc with a greenish glow.

"Actress Michele Morgan saw a luminous disc over the Invalides airterminal in Paris.

"There have been three reports of men from another planet landing inFrance.

"At Vienne a farmer said the visitor, who wore a kind of diving suit,caressed his arm.

"A woman at Drome saw 'a being about the size of a child and with ahuman face. He seemed to be wrapped in a transparent sack.'

"Both visitors to France returned to their saucers and took off vertically.

"A little helmated and booted man with a revolver firing 'luminous

and paralysing rays' was seen by the foreman of a quarry at Marcilly-sur-Vienne and six of his workmen.

"A whislting sound drew the attention of two men at Blanzy to a

cigar-shaped machine in a freshly ploughed field.

"The men said the machine was about six feet in length. The pointedtip was yellow, the rest of the cigar brown.

"As they approached the machine it rose vertically.

"A policeman, a grocer, and eight other people saw an incandescent'cigar' at Agen.

"A 'brilliant ball1 appeared to a stallkeeper at Belesta. He said

it left a trail of grey smoke as it shot through the sky " 23.

The author of the aformentioned account noted that at the sane time thatdayCOctober 3, 19S4) 40 miles away an amazing "sky display" was taking placeabove a wooded area near the village of Marcoign, France,'before 20 witnesses. That so many people at the same moment at different locations shouldhavje a similar hallucination boggled the writer's mind, so much so he consulted a psychiatrist assigned to the Law Courts of the Seine, a Dr. Gouriou.

"Is mass "delusion upon this scale possible?"

The above question was put to the mental health expert who replied he hadnever known a flying saucer to play a role in any of his patient's hallucinations , and that hallucinations were usually sounds rather than visual images.Moreover, when on rare occasions visual disorders did occur, such problemswere nearly always due to toxemia or cerebral lesions which would certainlyhelp to rule out the possibility of a "mass visual delusion." 24.

Dr. Gouriou then wisely ended the interview with:"...I for one think thatthose who maintain that they have seen saucers do so in good faith, unlessof course they are trying to hoax us. But we must never forget that whatever'a normal human being sees, he, to a considerable extent interprets, and thisfact alone renders all human evidence fallible." 25.

The "delusion" at Marcoigm (also at 8:00 p.m.)

A UFO was seen by people over a wide area as it approached the Gouilletwoods outside the village of Marcoing where it hovered above the trees. Onemight assume the UFO was the same object seen earlier at Chereng 35 miles tothe north. The press quoted a woman witness at Marcoing:"It was circular,and red-orange in color. A little below this immobile object, and as thoughsuspended from it, she saw a small spot of light with a kind of seesaw movement." 26. A curious fact about the 20 witnesses at Marcoign was that theyconsisted entirely of the local police force and theif families. Accordingto these people the UFO remained in place over the wood until 8:30 p.m. when

some changes occurred, the circular UFO taking on a spindle shape(perhaps it

rotated) while the small spot of light below it disappeared. After this

transformation, the UFO moved away in the direction of Amiens. 27.

Amiens, France. (Approximately 8:33 p.m.)

A brightly-lit orange-colored "mushroom hat" sailed into view near the

town of Amiens about 8:30 p.m. One witness was quoted as saying :1he upper

part of-the 'mushroom' appeared to vibrate as it changed color from violet

to greenish, while short tables' of some kind hung from the bottom surface."28

"Three other witnesses in the area, Nine. Nelly Mansart and M. 5 Nine. Delar-

ouxe, had just left Herissart village on a drive to Amiens when they spotted

the UFO descending out of the clouds. The thing dropped to the ground about

150 yards from them and at that range appeared to be an object 25 feet in

diameter and "mushroomed-shaped." After reaching ground level, the strange

object followed their car for a time and then took off in the direction of

the village-of Riannville. 29.

Biderstroff, France. (9:00 p.m.)

Emitting lights of a purple and green hue, "something" moved about in the

night sky over Biderstroff area. At one point it swooped close to the earthas i£ to land in a stand of trees, but as it other cases nothing much happen

ed because when a witness rushed to the spot the thing left in a hurry. 30.

Rve, France. (9:10 p.m.)

An orange-colored UFO chased a car driven by M. George Gallant for 8 Kilo

meters and only broke off the pursuit when the town limits of Rve were reach

ed. Gallant's wife and son were passengers in the car and also witnesses the

phenomenon. 31.

Lievin, France. (9:25 p.m.)

A spindle-shaped object hovered low in the sky near Lievin and was under

observation long enough to attract scores of witnesses. Those that watched

the object said they could see a smaller body "detached itself" from the

larger and then dive down to a quick touchdown on the plateau of Lorette.

The small body then rose to rejoin its "parent." Once reunited, this odd

phenomenon headed south out of sight. 32.

Milly-la-Foret, France. (9:30 p.m.)

A pair of "big stars" danced in the sky just east of Paris at 9:30 p.m.

and then moved south. Meanwhile, a "half-moon-shaped" object was viewed

hovering above Milly for a time and then it dipped' to a lower altitude wherewitnesses could see that the thing was:"...a kind of reddish cigar accompan

ied below by a small shinning ring." 33.

Ronsenac, France. (10:45 p.m.)

Flatten and scorched grass.

Ground traces highlight the next case that took place at Ronsenac where

the witness was 23-year-old Jean Allary. He spotted a big circular object

some 3-4 feet thick gliding on the ground. As the object glided along, a

number of luminous spots were visible on its surface, but when the thing

rose and flew away the entire object became luminous. An area of f?rass

about 6 yards wide was found flattened and scorched. 34.

Benet, France. (11:00 p.m.)

For several minutes-a red UFO, its size 6 by 12 feet, was observed motion

less over a swampy area by a French couple, M. and Nine. Guillemoteau. The

observation ended when the UFO shot straight up out of sight. 35.

Gueblin, France. (11:45 p.m.)

The last report of the day came from Gueblin where a M. Gilcher and a M.

Domant watched as a disc,casting off a feeble green glow, set down in a

field. Others on the road nearby also witnessed the landing. No one was

brave enough to investigate. 36.

Lavaux, France, (no known time)

Perhaps the most bizarre tale of the day was M. Roger Barrault's, a resident

of Lavaux, who told everyone he had encountered a singular being, a being with:

"...brilliant eyes, arid an enormous moustache, who spoke Latin." 37.

October 4th.

More reaction in the English press.

The London Daily Telegraph commented:

"Another outbreak of flying saucery brings stories ranging from the

plausible to the childish. That mysterious aircraft of eccentric

shape may have been seen is not disputed. There are secret lists,

and not all of those who suggest space-ships are necessarily irres

ponsible. Nor are circular aircraft without precedent. There was

an American disc-winged aeroplane, and over forty years ago Capazza,

.*. designed a lenticular airship which would have qualified as either a

saucer or a cigar, according to one's viewpoint. Indeed, there is

• scarcely a limit to the shapes and sizes of these alleged machines.

"All down the centuries people have reported prodigies in the sky. ,,,They usually have been what they expected, or feared, to see-devils,

- murdered emperors, departed relatives, unpleasant animals, under

threat of war, embattled armies among the clouds. One can see things

clearly in a dream, and can even hear complex yet recognisable music.

Intra-cerebral illusions may persist, or exceptionally occur, while

the subject is awake. Nowadays people still fear war and dread cur

ious flying machines for what they may bring. Without denying the

possibility that various odd aircraft exist, unknown to millions and

undescribed in technical papers, it is fair to assume that most stor

ies of flying saucers, dishes, beer bottles, cigars and 'luminous en

gines' are the ghost stories of today." 38.

America's Dr. Menzel speaks out.

On October 4th the word from Boston, Massachusetts, was:"There is nothing

'in any degree' to justify the idea that we are 'suffering from a visitation'from outer space, says Dr. Donald H. Menzel." 39.

France. The wild stories continue.

October 4th. (no time known)

A railroad employee living in Limoges, a M. Montagne, claimed a strange

machine had landed on his property. No other details available. 40.

Encore et toujours

es soucoupes yoiantes!Perpianan. — Ua chauffeur dt

mioa. qul effectualt hicr matianmuun du lalt. aux eavlrons

Cabestanr (PjTeaees-OrieBta-i>. a declar* avoir apercu devant

a vealcule f ua elobt brUlaat >

couleur bleuatre. c qul evo-

alt 4 unt altitude d'eavtroa ISO

stres ea produiaaat ua Dour-

maemeat tree doux > 'Ayaat arret* ua ramlna. 1*iauffeur a pu observer la evolu-

oaj it 1'eagia peadaat pres d'ua

lart diieure puls. brusquemcat.

lul-d w ecralt eler* daaa It del

auxalt disparu «a dlrectloa dt

mer., . *

La Roehelle. — IJni toucoupe

iSaate auratt ets apertua a Aux*

Deux-Sevrea). -• . - - -.- ,D'autre part. M. Plc»ud. dlrec-

■ur d'uae brasserie a Saiate-Po-

-'one. a declare avoir apercu pea-

lat queiquea mlaucea. alors qu'll.-culalt lur la route de Foateaar-

-Comte. ua eurtaux dlsque d'ua

-ias ettacelaat.

Britt. — Les Habitants da Lan-

;cU at da lAbenrracTl (Plnlita-

> oat apercu aler toir, 4 nauta

cltude. ua eatla da rorma dreu-

ire et reaaemblaat a us* c aou-

iupe TOlaau >.

Mtlun. — Plusteura nabltaats

i la commuaa da Rebala oat de>

lard avoir apercu ua engla etraa-

e, trea brlllant. drculaat k t*

uit tombea daaa la del. au-deft-

-15 de Rebau ISetae-et-Maraa).

Les temotaa oat predaa qua

aopareU. qul elrculalt trei douc«-'cat. a'ttut eaauita dlrut Ttra

'oulommlera. 'aprea arolr aucmea-s sa Tlteaaa. et avalt dlaparu.

Avaat-bler matla. det C S.1.

*"■ evalemeat KDercu ua dlaqua

.mlneux daaa la del. au-dtatus

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.a Bauma. docoldllea a Moatpel-er. a declare avoir apercu. a uaa

.titude d'eanroa 1J00 metrea.

ta appareu de la forme d'ua d-

-are. brlllaat et qul paraljsalt ea-

oure d'ua halo. L'easia. qu'elle

'ut observer uae onauta eanroa.

lisparut tout d'ua coup ea dlree-

.oa de l'eat. taaa fatre da bruit at

~iaa lalaser da traces. •

in Arittaut ou noro

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raea de rol oat tpercu aler sou,;am le del de Kouncra. localltt

■uit a eanroa 130 kOometret dt

Cxsablaaca. ua eatia de forme

-ircutaire. de couleur roust, ero-

-:aat i uae altitude tlevee et I-ae sraide Tlteaae et qul aemblalt

cracaar des nimmri d'ua bleurert.

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30 a. 30. daaa It del dt San. parplusleun peraoaaea. La c dcart >

M dtplacait k una made ntaaae.

d'ett ea aord-cnuat. n etalt eatoured'uaa lumlara bleutee et lalaaai:

dem<ra lul une tralatt lumlseu-

m. Le> temoiat oat tiflrmt quecet eagla a'avatt aueua rapport

aveo ua avion a. rtectloa.

Salat-Brleuc — Plusleurs per-aonaea oat ilflrm* avoir ru a 300ou 400 metnx «lla t»er ton.vera 20 h. a. ua t cKare rolaat >.» une altitude de 50 mitti er.il-roa. I/eana. ant<UM declatt. pou-vait avoir IS metrea de loagueurf t'eolamit car latermlttuiCH delueun rotes, a ae deplacatt aaai.bruit.

Brest. — Mai Kenrr. cttltlva-trlce a OUreaou (Plnlatere) a affirm* avoir eoercu. ieuax pu!a vea-dredl, .1« KXr a la. meme beure.dans te del. ua eagln cruadnquemauve qul w dtplacalt tans b-ultd'oueat ea cat. . .

i V- ' ->. . .-! Ulll. — M. Aalcet CoraeUIe. ou-vner acricca a deciar* eviu aper

cu aler aolr. a Comlaea ua easla; eyaat la forme d'ua clgare. d* ftt 10 metres de longueur su.* 3 me-?trea de larztur. qul tvoluai: a usequaraatalne de mm de baulcur

et degigeait une vlve lueur vio-lette. Acre* avoir surro:* la nilepeadaat queques tecondes l'ear-aourau dJaoaru daaa le clel. .•Let dadamtibas <tt U. ComemV

ont *t4 oonitrmtev oar ua wuko>

blllste tour^ueaoU de pa/eac* *COQLlAflasL * ■ t

Menteetu-let-Mlnet. — Deux ou-vrlera mscons. M3aV nomaia Sebaa-Uanl et Buratto. tous deux cou-

teura crclutea. ont declare avoir. apercu. ea bordure de la route 'laBlsaxr a Moatceau. un engla de-coller avee un aUflement ttrldent-

Lapparell avalt. ont-Ua dlt. la forme d*un ctgara de couleur Jaunetrea roac*. d'uae longueur de troUmetres et d*un dlametre d'eaviroo

90 a M centimetres.

tJne < soaeoape >

pres de Searre ?—, un habitant du Melx. villaftuni* prat dt .Scum. U. LueiaaUlnet IS ana. a constatt a sontour une *traage appariooa. D totrouvalt aur la pas da sa porta.vers S Beures du aolr. lonqu-Uaptrcut daas le clel uae lueurvert* a* deplacant lentemeat. Ontimamcat aeeompagaalt cette ap-Dtntloa qul dura una qulazalne <ieaeeoadea La leuae tonml eut letemps d*sppeler u mere qul put.elle aosal. eoaatater la paeaomeaf.

' Deux -fcaiies Dalols

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Lacour, qul t aaercuraat uaa tou-

coupe volaatt >* ls> sematna der-

alert a Dolt.' oat remarau* U' mama pheaomiao mercredl. *nn 30beures, alon quits at trouTalanta deux polatt dlH^Jtata dt,Ji> tU-

It. f. -->.-

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meat a ravutlon et c* qul t* pro-

meaalt daaa la del de Dole at dt-

placalt a uaa TlteaM-qni a's> ear-taiaemeat pas eacore it* attelB*

ta daas les eaglaa qut aooa ton-nWlTTj^« je dola d'allleurs ajou-

ter poor etre complet. qua la te-

malat deralere, w—*~ cetta tola-

d J'al eateadu. alon ewapparaie-

sait cent soaooopt. on raaae-

meat d'avloa qnl aemblalt tvoluertaaa fen da position >. .

Dans la Nierre

- an disqne orange

Nevers (C." P.). — na JjvrlSTegncole. Rarmoad Dalorre. M ana,a apercu eatre Salat-PlerraJ*-Moutler et Laajtroa una sorta dadlMue at deplacaat vers It K.-E.Ce corpa celeitt amettaJt w rivelumlere oraage taadia qu*uaa lu-mSa raSaJaUlUaalt i rarrtereL'apparltuin at malateaalt sur unSlia horizontal et tut remarquMduraat ql'-ques aecoadts. |

Sightings in the

French press.

4 October 1954

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Lezignan, France, (no time known)

Yet another one of those brief touchdowns by a UFO was reported on the4th. Truck drivers Andre Garoia and Andre Darzais were travelling a high

way near the town of Lezignan when they saw a luminous disc, an estimated

30 feet across, coast to a momentary landing. With a surge of power the

disc soared skyward while emitting a burst of white light. 41.

October 4th. Villers-les-Tilleue, France. (6:40 p.m.)

A 10-year-old child named Bertieux told authorities he had seen a strange

object on the ground, and a "figure" next to it. The object was, he said,"shaped like a tent." 42.

October 4th. Chaleix, France, (no time known)

Extract from French Radioteletype:

"A Dordogne farmer saw 'Martians again yesterday. According to him,

they were two normal men, of European type, dressed in khaki overalls.

They came down from an object which had landed in the vicinity, ap

proached the farmer and shook his hand, asking him:'Paris-nord?' Awed

by stupefaction, the fanner was unable to answer. The two strangers

stroked his dog and boarded their engine. They lighted up some kind

of electrical lighting and the apparatus flew away rapidly and noise

lessly, without smoke or spark, at a dizzy speed. Owing to fog and

semi-darkness, the witness was unable to observe exactly, and gave the

following description:The object had the trunk of a big cart, and the

formof an oval 'oval soup-tureen' steamlined to the front." 43.

October 4th. Tregon, France. (Evening)

When some people in Tregon sighted a strange object hovering above a hill

top notNtoo far away, they jumped into a car and tried to approach the thing

before it left the area. To their disappointment the object took off moments,

later. 44.

October 4th. Megrit, France. (Evening)

It was guessed that the object seen near Tregon was the same object that

showed up at Megrit where a flat, metallic-looking, thing was seen hovering

over a farm at a height of only ISO feet. The town of Megrit is only 20

miles or so to the southwest of Tregon. 45.

October 4th. Poncey, France. (8:00 p.m.)

"Fourneret, come quickly!"

The mayor of Poncey, M. Cazet, had invited several villagers to dine at

his home the evening of October 4th. The men were eating and socializing

when they were rudely interrupted at 8:00 p.m. as a messenger arrived with

bad news for one of the mayor's guests, a M. Fourneret, who learned his

wife had suffered a bad fright and had fled to a neighbor's house. "Four

neret, come quickly," pleaded the messenger who was panting violently after

a frantic ride on his bicycle. There was a mad scramble to M. Foumeret's

neighbors, the Bouillers, as the mayor and the other men around the table

dropped their silverware and ran after Foutneret who was doing his best to

get home as fast as possible. When the'men arrived at the Bouiller's, they

met some other people from the village that had gathered to render aid and

comfort:M. Girardo, M. Vincent, and Mme. Strasdot. M. Fourtneret found his

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Yvette, terrified but otherwise O.K. Nine. Yvette's story follows:

"It was about 8:00 p.m. Night had already fallen. I walked over to

the window to close the shutters and it was then that I saw the 'thing.1I happened to glance outside.

"About 65 feet in front of the house, in M. Cazet's field, a luminousbody was swaying lightly in the air near the plum tree, as if gettingready to land. As near as I could judge it was about 10 feet in dia

meter, was an elongated form in a horizontal position and was of orange

color. It glowed rather feebly, but enough to light the branches of thenearby trees.

"Scared to death, I took ray little one and we ran to Mme. Bouiller's

my neighbor, where we closed the door. M. Girardo and M. Vincent

arrived by chance. Seeing our fright they asked what had happened.

After we told them they armed themselves with rifles and ran toward

the field. There was nothing there. But on examining the ground they

found a fresh track proving that I had not been dreaming." 46.

We have to make one correction here. The "track" left by the object was

much more than that, it was a huge hole, a hole impressive enough to attract

investigators from all over the country!The .crowd at the Bouiller's house went to the site of the supposed land

ing, and while they stood around talking, the Bouiller's 18-year-old son

ran up bursting to tell what had happened to him moments earlier. Ignorartt

of the excitement at the Fourneret's, the youth exclaimed that a "luminous

machine" of a greenish color had zoomed passed him as he approached the

village on his way home. 47.

More "landings."

Abbeville, France, (no time known)

Two people independently observed a "big bee-hive" about the size of an

auto on the ground near Abbeville. A figure in a "diving suit" was also seen.48.

Dinan, France, (no time known)

A witness reported a landed "saucer" and two child-sized figures nearby.49.

Bergerac, France, (no time known)'

A ten foot wide luminous disc was reported on the ground by two people near

Bergerac. The object had three "legs," or what one might call landing sup

ports. No figures were noted in the vicinity. 50.

October 5th.

Loctudy, France. (4:00 a.m.)

"Eyes as large as raven eggs."1

The making of bread requires that bakers be early risers and M.P. Lucas,a baker at Loctudy, was no exception. At 4:00 a.m. October 5th M. Lucas waspreparing for a day's work by drawing a pail of water from a well when he saw

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a parked circular machine near by from which a "hairy dwarf emerged. With

a face covered with hair and with eyes the size of raven.eggs, the little

creature must have been quite a sight but M. Lucas said he permitted the

"dwarf" to approach close enough to touch him lightly. The creature then

uttered some sounds that may have heen words in an alien language. After

that the "drarf" climbed aboard his machine and flew away. 51. (Jacques

Vallee suggests that suspicious similarities between this case and one at

the town of Roverbella indicates a hoax).

October 5th. Le Mans, France. (6:30 a.m.)

A hour and a half later some men driving to work on Rt.N23 near Le Mans

passed a luminous object resting on the ground next to the highway. At the

same moment the men suffered a strange sensation, a "prickling and a sort of

paralysis." With a flash of green light, the object was seen to lift off

and speed away over the treetops. 52.

October 5th. Beaumont, France. (3:45 p.m.)

Another "curious sensation."

Several witnesses were amazed as an object descended out of the daytime

sky. The thing was glowing, but with less and less intensity as it approach

ed. As the distance was reduced to about 150 meters the witnesses experi

enced a "curious sensation," a paralysis of some sort,also a smell, like

nitrobenzine was noticed. 53.

Poncy, the day after.

Word of Mme. Fourneret's experience spread fast. When they first heard

-.about the incident, the local police suspected a "Martian hoax" by Poncy

teenagers, but the lawmen soon found that various independent witnesses

scattered throughout the countryside had seen an aerial object that match

ed Ntae. Fourneret's story as to the time and direction of travel. -.

Capt. Millet of the Semur-en-Auxois detachment was impressed after making

inquiries and visiting the site, so he briefed the Senior Commandant of

Dijon, a M. Viala, who also visited Poncy, coming away intriqued.

A professor from the University of Dijon showed up to satisfy his cur-

iousity, as did Charles Garreau, the newspaper reporter who had made it his

job to check out many of the reports being made during the wave. Another

French civilian of note, Aime Michel, collaborated with Garreau.

Finally, officers of the French Air Force arrived to investigate(The Air

Force Commandant at Dijon, General de Chassey, took a personal interest in

the case)

The "hole."

Attention was centered on the "hole" left by the UFO. No one who saw it

came away unimpressed. The tear in the earth was five feet across with

large clods of dirt scattered many feet beyond that. The edge of the hole

was ragged with no "cut" marks detectable. Wriggling white worms were read

ily visible testifying to the freshness of the great wound in the gTound.

It was quite strange how the many roots exposed were not not sheared off

in any manner, the extraction of dirt apparently done by some kind of huge

vacuum clearner. 55.

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October 5th. Metz, France, (no time known)

A metallic-like globe hung motionless in the sky above Metz, France,for three hours. A French army searchlight found it in the night heavensat an altitude of approximately 30,000 feet. 56.

October 5th. Egypt.

A few UFO reports were now coming in from Egypt which demostrated thesouthern movement of the 1954 wave.

ftmdreds of fellahs viewed a strange cigar-shaped object for 20 minutes as it maneuvered above Mehalla-el-Kobra; while at Behnay some objects of a similar configuration sped overhead trailing thick smoke, oneof which blew up injuring a person on the ground and killing two cows.A village near the Suez Canal, East Kantara, was the site of a "rotatingsaucer" report by a Lt. Tewrik of the Egyptian military, who snapped apicture and sent a print to the Egyptian Army Public Relations office.The photo might have been the reason a local military commander, AdmiralYoussef Hammad, requested pilots flying over Cario to keep an eye out forany strange phenomen. 57.

October 6th.

Prague, Czechoslovakia, (no time known)

Mysterious explosions in the sky caused excitement in the region of theTatra Mountains. Inhabitants living in that part of Czechoslovakia kept a"saucer watch." 58. ■

Yugoslavia, (no time known)

In formation, luminous, and very fast, numerous objects were reportedhigh over Yugoslavia. 59.

Extract's from French Radioteletype :

"In the Biarritz area, several persons have seen at different hoursmysterious round and oval objects, which were leaving luminous trailsin the sky.

"An Isere farmer saw a 'huge flying orange section.' He said thatits top was luminous and a little later he saw it divide along itslength into three smaller sections, which gradually disappeared."An inhabitant of the Lower Seine and Marne sent a letter to a local

newspaper, stating that he had seen 'a big disc, from 8 to 10 meters

in diameter, which was rotating on a certain spot, while sending outred and purple lights. The object was about 400 meters in height andgliding over him for more than 20 minutes." 60.

October 6th. Chantannay, France, (dusk)

A Paris couple, M. and Nine. Laroche, were travelling near Chantannayat sundown on the 6th when they witnessed the "landing of a fiery eloble "No other detail is available. 61.

October 6th. La Fere, France. (9:30 p.m.)

A cigar-shaped object (an estimated 80 centimeters in its mid section)was noticed on the ground about 300 meters from an Army barracks at LaFere. One soldier tried to approach thing but became paralyzed. 62.

REPORTAGES.. - INFORMATIONS.

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cnupi*!> vulanU*t> cvoluanl daub ledel de la cupiluk. deb pabbunts

out afhrnie en avuii apeiû une

vcr» 16 h 30. pr« de la Porle-DoroeM Plurre Allouls, repieseiilaiil

tn cartuiinage. tx rendalt a mI affaires en taxi, loruuc le vehl-

cult tut arrele par uii leu route

£ntcii3ant dit-il. uii bifllcmeiit

strident. II regarda par la portiere at vit un crig in vulunl qui

tuyall en hauteur, lalsi.ani daiu>son alllage un panache de fumeeM AlTuuls docril la soucoupe

comme un dlsque plus gros qu*uii

avion normal ct de couleur ar-

genteeLe meme Uniolgnage est ap-

portep&r M Qllbert Bacon, de-

meurant 2$. faubourg St-A»tolne.

•t par M. Paul Jullen. pemtre en

b&Umtnt, qut hablte 3, rue de la

Pompe Ce dernier, toutefcis. e.s-

Ume qu'll sagtt non dune sou-

coup? malti d'une alle volatilequi affecle la forme d'un triangle

aux borda arrondlB.Au Bourtet an expllqur qn'e-

tant donne I'lnUnsluT de la circulation aerlenne, II cst Impossible de connmicr par radar le

Batuge de 1'engln a une heure

tnaufnsanunenl preclsei* D'autre

part, le radar lie samall enregis-

Inr I* passage d'un plus lourdque 1'alr que par une tache luml-muse quelle que soit la natur* d*I'engln.

lois La premiere b 10 kllunitlres

dr Biaumunt S IS h 4a elli m-dcpluûit en [Hct-Hun oui-i>i-l!.i

Les iciiihiii. ..m clcrluii que

I'liiyin st i.t|ipitxlia (I i ux el de-

vlnl ih- uioiiib en mouus billluitl

QuiiiU 11 ne III1 phi', qu'a I!>U

melirs. Us resiieHiiicnL une ■ cu-

neusi- seiualluu » ct iuiajiii com

me el'jues sur plai e A ce mo-

menl be deeubrall nut- udtur delintro-bt'nziue Buntoi IVngln!s'elolgnu le itiulaiM' ce^su el lu1soucoupe uibpiiuil L'uutie bou-

coupe u ete upcitue uu-tletoub

des cOte-i dt- Ciianlurgue, preb de

Cleimont Elle c\olu<ill A lu vei-Ucale el emit dun blour brlllanl {

Vitv ruueoupe a egaleincnt ele

apeKue b Billiim uki un giuupej

de 30 ;>i-rsunnes Li>ut;iii evolualtau-de:ius dr lit vlllc II » deplacan a l'hurlzuntule II a tit VI

Elble pendant troi.s ou quatre mi

nutes avanl de dispuruiire Unelumlere Intense si' degagealt deI'appareil

Nos lecteurs

nous ©cr/vanf

M Desoordei de Sl-B»nnet-de-

BellHC. declaiu utuir upi'r<u dl-munclii' dernii'r un di^que luml-licux he diiltfi'Uiil mu Mezlere-bin-lssone L'eucin sVsl inunobl-

lisc pliii'leuib miiiutt-^ uxunl de

disparaitte vers 1'tme.st l'lusieurb

personnes ont obMivc le plieno-mene

1* « Martlpnj* du

Flnlstiro a I* vlsagm

couvert de pollsVera 4 heures hler matin. M

Pierre Lucas, ouvrier boulanger aLoctudy (Plnlstcre) qui etalt oc-rupe a pulaer de I'eau dans la

'cour do la bouhkngerie, apertutaoudaln dans la null un origin de

la forme d'une aoucoupe de3 m. 50 a 3 metreo de dlametre.n en VU aorttr un lndlvidu mo-surant environ 1 xo. 20 qui a'ap-procha de lul et lul tapa surl'epaule tn arllculant des paroleslntitelllgibles

L'ouviie1* boulanger re-usslt agarder son sang-lrold el rtmmau four.ill ou l'lnconnu le sulvll.A la lumlere, M Lucas put de-

vlsager le vuileur li avalt le vi-bage ovule, toul convert de pullsel des yeui. de la groiscur d'unceuf de corbeau

Le Jeune homme appela sonpatrun, matb avanl que celui-ci

all eL le Icirpa de dcaceiidre.l'lnconnu nocturne avail disparuulnsi que su t>oucoui>e don I on neretrouva aucune traceUn murclmnd da bleie de Con-

Cfirnuuu a, de son c6te declareavoir vu dans )e ciel deux cheques lumineux de la lonne de tables rondes prulongecs d'unesorle de queueL'un des disqucs elalt Immo

bile tandis que Vaulre evolualt Aproxlmllc Les deux dtsqueb dis-pururent au boul.de dlx rhlnutcsapres avoir lance une fusee

A Clermont-FerrandDeux soucoupes ont ete oper-

cues hier dans le del clermon-

A Beaulleu. en Ourreu. un eiv-

gln myslerlcux a clt apcn,u lun-

dl solr par plusleurb pi rioiuiedlgnes de fol

D'aulr? part, un de nos lec<Uurs de Charenie. M Hubert de

SalnUIust. nous prie de rectifier

une Information a laqutlle sonnom a ete mele par erreur ou par

ault« d'une plalsanUrle douuuaeVoid d'allleun co queenI M. d»

8alnt-Just : '

< Dans !• num4ro 228. du 4 oc

tobre IBM. du « PopulalRp du Cao-

tr« >. voua avas publld eo pace S

(3* colonne), une Information •«•

Ion lBquelle Je vou* uuraUt «crtt

avoir tu i un objet lumlneux 4vo-

luanl duns le del au-^le&sua du

bourc Montrollel

» Ma femmf el et mm avons ete

elonn£b dc lire eette Ituormauon.iear nous ne voui» avona Jamutclecru a ce bujel. pour li» blmple

ralsou que noun D'uvloub rlco vu

da ce giuro " |» J'lvnore qui u pu tmpi uiitu i

noire Ideniue ei duoo uiu] bui!cela h pu elre fall * J atmerkts

d'ullleurb le bttvoll I

> Mala Je Urns a dtmcnlir for-

mt'lleincnt celli Informalliij qui

est denuee de lout lomltmcul el

acruls heurtux qtjc voua voulitr

blen publler re dementi en precl-

bant que Je n'eiuls pour rlen aunt

1'lnfotmAllon uul le proviûe Je

■ula persunfle que voirt* bonne lu

a ale surprUc et que retie inemi

bonne fol vous aineni-rn a donner

une suite fuvtirnblr a nib demunde

> Je n enlt-nda d'mlU'Ur* pua

pri'iidri: ainKi pfn>ltlnn am le prv-

bieme den « auucoupe.i volnnli's • :

)» n'«D eonnau que «■• uu'en pu-bllenl lea joimiuux »

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October 6th. Villers-le-Lac, France. (10:30 p.m.)

A balloon?

A slow moving white light came out of the west and sailed to a point

100 yards away from the home of Mme. Salabrine and her daughter on the

outskirts of Villers-le-Lac. Having approached that close, and under ob

servation by the two women, the thing in the sky was seen to be mainly a

dark mass with a small white light underneath it. A shower of sparks

issued from the object and after remaining motionless for a brief time, it

moved away quickly. 63.

October 7th. Beruges, France. (4:00 a.m.)

It was so early for the first UFO sighting on October 7th the witness,

a farmer named M. Edward Thebault, was not yet up and about. A strong

light woke him and he staggered to the window and with his sleepy eyes saw

the source of the bright illumination, a glowing mass about nine feet in

diameter resting on the road that ran by the farmhouse only a few yards

away. M. Thebault flipped on the switch to his roomlight which apparently

produced a reaction from the object. The object suddenly swept the area

with a powerful beam. In a panic M. Thebault rushed to wake his father

but by the tine the two returned to the window to look out, the mysterious

thing had disappeared. 64.

October 7th. Plozevet, France, (no time known. Early morning?)

. A smoky, glowing, orange-colored, object appeared in the sky near the

coastal village of Plozevet. Villagers claimed the UFO at one time dipped

to an altitude of only 30 feet before moving away to the southeast. Numer

ous fishermen at sea also witnessed the phenomenon. 65.

October 7th. Jettinggen, France. (Sunrise)

Speeding along on Rt N16 near Jettingen on his motor scooter, M. Rene

Ott passed a field where a mushroom-shaped object was hover just above the

ground. Visible on the side of the nine foot wide object was a luminous

rectangle(a door?0. M. Ott raced away on his scooter but the object took

up the chase, the UFO flying just above the scooter(15 feet or so) and

staying in that position until the nearest town was reached. 66.

• October 7th. St-Jean-D'Asse, France. (6:20 a.m.)

Yet another Frenchman on the highways that morning received a surprise.

It seems a M. Alexander Tremblay, driving a truck on Rt N138 near Stjean-

D'Asse, had trouble making it up a slight grade. It was still dark(o:20

a.m.)and M. Trembley's had his headlights on. For no apparent reason the

truck's engine quit and the headlights failed. M. Tremblay got out to

check under the hood but his attention was suddenly drawn to a powerful

blue-colored light speeding in his direction, and as it approached, M.

Tremblay"could see that the light was being emitted by a flying cigar,

blue and red in hue. 67.

October 7th. Monteux, France, (no time known)Another "landing" was suppose to have taken place in the vicinity of

Monteux, France, on the 7th when a M. Margaillon encountered a hay stack

shaped object on the ground which he estimated was about 8 feet in diameter. M. Margaillon felt so paralyzed for some reason even his breathing

was affected and he gasped for air. 68.

IS

October 7th. Mendionale, France, (no time known)

"Little men and a^ flying mushroom."

The French newspaper Sud-Quest published this story:

"M. Manes Guesurtia of t!endionale(Basses-Pyrenees) was on his way to

work on October 7, 1954, when he noticed at a distance a strange ob

ject that seemed to be shaped like a mushroom. Walking across the

field toward it, he saw on the grass two red engines about 2 meters

in diameter. Besides them stood two little men about 80 centimeters

tall. The two little men gestured to him, indicating that he should

enter one of the machines. They entered the other one, and it rose

into the air without a sound. Looking through the open door of the

other object, M. Guesurtia saw a third little man. Suddenly the door

was closed and the second object also took off, displacing a slight

current of air. Neighbors said that they saw nothing, but they found

the grass on the prairie crushed and yellow." 69.

October 7th. District of Peronne, France, (no time known)

A rature interesting event is described by Aime Michel, although brief

ly, concerning an object reported flying over a wooded area in the Peronne

district called Foucaucourt-en-Santerre. People living in an area covering

some 30 kilometers got a glimpse of the UFO, various witnesses reporting

the same details as to time and size. Michel was struck by the fact the

UFO,a cigar-like body, resembled the thing reported at Margnane, France,

back on October 26, 1952. 70.

October 7th. Rimini, Italy, (no time known)

k A flying cigar was spotted zipping across the horizon at Rimini on the

Adriatic coast by a Professor G. Umani.

Saucer lookouts were supposed to have been set up by the Italian Air

Ministry and a group of astronomers based at Lucques let the public know

they would act as a clearing house for flying saucer reports. 71.

October 7th. Kenya, (no time known)

A mention was made on the newswires that numerous UFO sightings were

being made in the central African nation of Kenya. Unfortunately no de

tails were given. 72.

October 7th. Midura, Australia, (no time known)

A star-like body was reported making unusual motions in the sky. One

such motion was a cork-screw course. 73.

Leonard Stringfield and Dr. Herget.

"Do you have a security clearance."

In October 19S4 the editor of the C.R.I.F.O. Newsletter, Leonard String-field, was receiving numerous inquiries from his" readers concerning the biggreen fireball that steaked over the U.S. Southwest back on September 18th,

asking if the phenomenon had any riossible connection with the UFO riddle.

Needing some scientific advice, Stringfield made up his mind to contact Dr.

Herget, a professor on the staff of the University of Cincinnati. It seem

ed to be worth a try since it was known Dr. Herget was working on a Navy

satellite program and just happened to be the world's foremost authority on

asteroids.

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'JFAETS SEVERS

"Soucoupes" et cigares volants

;.-; sillonnent toujours notre region

1%. &u PvY'de-Dome et de la Haute-toireTil' , nous parvtennent de troubtants temoignages*""■"' iÊTTIS la MyfUvtfmM rmeofif* mown lumiatcre: r- r*m» ro n II-- XA —•m*1 t* da* nfminr rsrrtnrt' tntr A*-.tt ft 110 m*i-u tsi-Di UnC STrOngO

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17 •

Stringfield got through to Dr. Herget and introduced himself by saying hewanted some expert advice on green fireballs and the UFO mystery, mentioningthat he had already discussed things with the Air Force's BLUE BOOK peopleat Wright Field. The professor was receptive and suggested that Stringfieldstop by at the University Observatory where they could talk in private. Quitepossibly Stringfield was ignorant of the fact Dr. Herget was no stranger tothe UFO problem, having conferred with the Air Force on at least one occasionthat we know of, back in February 1948, according to BLUE BOOK records, concerning a group of strange "meteors" that zoomed over Memphis, Tennessee.Also, it was Dr. Herget who suggested to BLUE BOOK that they sign on Dr. Lincoln LaPaz and Dr. J. Allen Hynek as project scientific advisors.

That the Cincinnati University professor was not a "babe in the woods" inregards to the UFO problem, was something Stringfield learned about quickenough. It was Dr. Herget that began the interview when the two men satdown to talk in the professor's office, the astronomer asking Stringfield:"Doyou have a security clearance?" When the UFO buff gave a negative reply,this is what happened, as Stringfield describes it:"As though operated on apushbutton, the atmosphere changed. Turning red, Dr. Herget said harshy, 'Itake a dim view of the whole subject. There's absolutely nothing to it." 74.Stringfield tried to save the interview after that by presenting evidence forthe existence of UFOs but Dr. Herget took a hard-line Menzel-type attitudeand cut the meeting short. 75.

October 7th. Henzies, France. (6:00 a.m.)

"Everybody laughs at us."

Two young French children were questioned by police after they claimed to-have seen something extraordinary 6:00 a.m. October 7th. The oldest of thetwo, ten-year-old Claude Lasselin, protested:"Everybody laughs at us, but wesaw what-we saw." According to Claude, he and his nine-yea->--old sisterFrancoise were walking home when they saw a big, red-colored, egg-shaped, ob-''"ject resting in an open field. Curious, the children crept up on the objectand when about 100 yards away, saw that the top of the "egg" had what appeared to be a dark-colored hatch, and no sooner had they noticed that particularfeature, they witnessed something startling. Said Claude:"At this moment, Isaw, and so didmy sister, two men of normal height come out of the 'egg.1They were all in black, and their faces seemed black. We were seized°withfear and flew home, and did not turn our heads." 76.

October 7th. St.-Etienne-Sous-Barbuise, France. [7:30 p.m.)

If we can believe the story, three UFOs set down on the gTound near a railcrossing at St.-Etienne-Sous-Barbuise. Glowing brightly, one round objectand two cigar-shaped objects, had parked themselves at the spot for some unknown reason.

M. Marcel Guyet passed that way after work and saw the objects, as did hisson who travelled the same road a short time later. 77.

October 7th. Bompas, France. (12:00 p.m.)

A mysterious flying object was supposed to have made a brief landing inthe village of Bompas, France, at midnight. A resident. M. Sebelli, saw theobject touch down so he alerted his neighbors. A number of people gatheredin time to see the object before it rose and made its departure. 78.

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<■*!

- H 2 - FRATCE

Oct. 8, 1951*

'Paris, AFP, Radioteletype in French to the Americas, Oct. 7, 1951V,<*38CWB

lEH UF0'3 DESCRIBED AS 'SOUP TUREETTS'

(itertf

Paris—Tee appearance "of mysterious objects, varyinc nov from the classi

cal "saucers" to 'cigars'- and "soup-tureens,1' is continuing in Prance's

skies. >

A Dordogce farmer sav "Martians"TacaIn yesterday. According to hlo, they

were two normal men, of European type, dressed In khaki overalls. They

.came down froo an object vhlctf had landed la the vicinity, approached .

the farmer and shook his hand, asking hla: "Taris-nordf Awed by

stupefaction, the farmer vas usable to answer. The tvo strangers' stroked

bis doc and boarded their engine. They lighted' up '-some klnd^ of

electrical lighting," and the apparatus flev away rapidly and raise-

lesaly, without snoke or spark, at a dizzy speed. Ovine to foe and

ueol-dartaess, the witness vas ifw»m» to observe exactly, and gave the*'following description: The object had the trunk of a big cart, and f.-.e

form of an "oval soup-tureen" streamlined "to the front.

Three inhabitants sav a luminous globa which' seeoed to sving at about

50 centimeters from the ground. The globe turned red and then blue a=d

flev up vertically and rapidly. A'slcdlar globe vas seen near La Rochelle.

In the Biarritz area, several persona he*w sees at different hour3

mysterious round and oval objects, vhlch'.vere leaving luminous trails

In the sky. __ . '."':.

On the golden coast, a young vomaiS asserted'tbat she sav au unknownobject sending forth an orange light, 1—Mtt near1"her house. Alerted • ■,

neighbors ascertained later that-earth Itasj* had beenthrovn around

within a radius of k neters at the place where the object had landed.

An Isere farmer say a "huge flying orange section." Jl» said that Its

top was luminous and a little 2-ater I sav it divide along its length

Into three scalier sections, which gradually disappeared."

An Inhabitant of Lover Seine sav an object Ma the fora of a luminous J

bundle, which changed into a ball before disappearing.''.

Finally, an engineer of Seine and Maroe seat a letter to a local • '

newspaper, stating that he had seea "a big disc, froo 8 to 10 meters ' 'in diameter, which vas rotating oa a certain spot, while sending out

red and purple lights . The object vas about too meters la height

and gliding over me fcr.nore than 20 nlnutes." *

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- N 3 - FnAIXE

Oct. 8,

'Beings ' in 'Thing'

ATP, Radloteletype In English to the Anericas, Oct. 7, 1951*, l^O an--2

(Text)

Chaumont—A road worker near here reported today having seen one of the

occr.pants of a "flying saucer" dressed In a "hair-covered-cloaK.

Ancre Ilarey, U6, of Mertrud, Haute-Harne, sa\d he wasPilki-vg along a

road ;esterday trorning when he saw a.*, orange-colored thi.-.g" which he

first took to be a tree whO3e leaves were turning for the fall. As he

approached, Karey said he saw next to the 'thing a snail 'beinj,11, less

then h feet tall, dressed In the coat. Marey said that wher. he

called, the 'beinc" turned and entered the "cachins' which rose

vertically In the air.

Marey said the machine wa3 spherical in fora, and about 3'j feet in

diameter. Underneath the machine was a sort of spindle. r:a.ey ccid,

and between the spindle and the body of the eachir.e was a "port hole'

by which the "being" entered., A flane shot froa the spindle a= the

machine took off, Mansy said. Marey said he told his fellow workcen

.#bout the incident, and two of then returned with him to V.\c site.

All three said they found that the cra38 had turned sliGhtly milk-colored,

and thene were round imprints of snail leG8 uhere the machine had stood.

Encore e< foujonrs "elles1

UN COMMER?ANT DE LOUHANS

AURABT OBSERVE UNE SOUCOUPE

VOLANTE POSEE DANS UN CHAMP,

Louhana (CJP.). — Les apparitions de soucoupes volantcs de*viennent dc plus «a plus Irequen-

u* .

La region du Louhannals 4 tontour vient d'etre visitee par l*uode ces cugins Un commercant deLoufcans M EmlU Nicolas, agentdes odes Tcrrot dam eeiu ville,oe crovait pu aux f aoucoupes i

di aux cngu» du memo stun.

TravslllaDt par habitude plutotdc nun quc O« jour. M. Nicolas «*-aayait done un scooitr aur la routede Louhana a Bourg-cn-Bresxe.dans la Quit de samtdi 4 dlxnan-cie Arrive 4 1'enuie du pent dela Barque U lie deml-tour tt e'ext•lor» que macnlnaiemcnt, ton regard M poaa dans U del deml-ojscuf : U apercu dlstlnctementuno muse xwlriu* dncendre i luvertical* et m poser k texre M. Nicolas nous a d'aillcurs donne laversion sulvaste : c Comma Je lefan d habitude lorsque J'essateune machine, J'ctatj ail* jusqu'aupont de la Barque. In laliant de-mt.tour. 1 si vu sur ma gauche unemasse tres noire qui drscendalt dudel vertlcalcment ct qul se posad «ns un prt enue la llgne de chc-min de fer DljOD-Bourg et la

route a une clnquantalne de metre. Ce moi Jai ttoppe Inunedla-

tement pour micux observer l'cn-Bin qul. ausslu a terre. tals&aec.âppcr par deux ouverxures deforre ovale, une lumlcre jaunstremati tres forte. Hien ne bougealt

Je suls rtste a recorder pendant10 x:nutcs au molns l'engtn qulm<*->L.raii a peu ?res hult metres

d>n*er-:ure. dont le bas eta it tru*c lincr.que tandls que le Cesiusfo tn= t une .egcre courbe Je n'oiFi% o-t m approcoer. mats j'ai eu

.He trailer chercner U Rodotr t, \- trouiait dans mon atelier

Quand j'al mU mon motcur tnr-u.c ct que }t lal fait tourner 4p *-»i s-i les lum:eres s'eteiffnlrent

tOt ct l'engia feleva txei n-

pldement 4 la rertlcale. Je rerlns Iaur les Ueux avec M Rodot, mala 'nous ne Times plus rlen. •

Arant peur de passer pour unplalsantln, U. Nlcolu n'anlt pasparle de ton aventure 4 son entourage. Ce a'est qu*bler qu'U en fUcut lorsqu'll nt dans la press* lesaombreuz Umolgnages appones 4ce sujet. ;

VILLERS-LE-LAC

Eil-oe not (Mieoupc I — Lunil loirphuieura pcnaanxt du < Bout <hi Pom >« du « (Joi Bondoi > caran Uur »t-teau'oo »mree, t«™ 20 h., p«r oat

tutor bUnchltrc appinx «r» Pouct,

i haute aldcade, ajant Pair de dr»-ocadK Ten l« ad.

A 21 b. iS, uoe J«me fille afxrûtuse out bUmobltn an toaxact, <fuoroug* Alouisailt <n deasoqa et pooee

a eanroo <3nu ccn» miens de u mai-

aoa, Ten uoe bait, tutn la garc rt le

poou A)ant appele immediatemeiit u

oumun, celle-a put otxerrer igCtcataldea aorta iF«raile» brilUiltn to dingtmt

nn le c4te en, ct qu ptrauaaientprojetoes en caocadeft par l'eopo id)*-t^neuz.

Aa moment oik urn auto donna un

coup de Idaxon aur le pout, pour aramr

forme blandbe ae dasipait apra* aiotr

marque, eembic-t-il, us temps d*besi-

taoon, eana autun bnot et aam laiuer

de traoe.

CoUiaioo -eotrt Hits ct toets. —

Dans la nut dc dunanche 4 hm&, vert

tmouil, une automobile coodwte p«r le

D* Bane, m^Vîn au aanatorium dea

GeneVnera, a Mllen-le-Lae, <!oiotndajt

U rouu dea Rns, loraqu'elle eatra en

colliaion aTec uae Toobrlette conduitc

par M. Todcscbtni, de' MorUau. Ucboo ful if une enreme nolenc*, M

Todeacfaint reeta etendu tor la sol et

dut (tre lTatuporti 4 IHiepiral d« Mor-

teu. Les deui TehoBea >onl aeneu-

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I£Sa* MARTENS"

A* aatra C.P.l. .- Satoa1m Mmoliaafaa 4a etna, pnuaia,donl I* Uocrfrlta » null Kn bum

•a doota. aa* aoucoapa toUsU • tra-

vara4 to atl da- CbJUaa-Cblaoa dVrouncba aalr, m 8 haona. L'ttna-(a apparition avt pan Tan u baurat,B faxtt, eatu faU, «"ttna tacba ta

muaa», da forma srala, paralaaaatImmablla i Baa hanta aWtsda. A saraaaant dooa*. I* Ucba pant M a*.

P«nr aa (fta» partlaa, at cbaaua daa

dlaquaa formaa n Ut I taontr I

toma aBura, aa cbufaast piuUaontola 4a eaolaor. PuU ton fataKalt

Aa bast 4a .qoataaat mtaulaa, la ta.eha lamlaatua raappant, araat da aaadadar fc aoorcau M da M ann a

laanar. La fflkna pbasomaoa m or*.

4uhrt 4 ptaataan raprlaaa loo* laan»M plo* amamOMa qa/aftruraa 4aadoo, Cattaaa-CblBeiuaU. •■

tit-ea la mam* amis qd ■ M n1 Sastanay 1 paa aria a-la mam*baorat In bit <u, li «m<nfna(ada» Santanartola aa tnvra eanOrmaBar ealal da UOala aou qaalqaaa la>

taata plna tot. oat n ap-diutu da

la rtflaa tal « CnUaaau » laznl-«

r La " spucoupite'" ^continue ses ravages

* atom (4%- aotra .■rt.i^*rtm<««^»

partlcullcr). — Daaa la hauf Juraoa tea deelantlOB* daa aaftata daPrtauaoa afnnaaat qulla aniaatUtada una aoacoupa. laa eaprlta aont jtenauKoa.

' L'aatra Jour, aa Bouaaalaad (doat!oa aa donna paa la aomi a amen-.

ct quMna aoueoopo atait poata a 1>

• Combo auz Charraa >, csaa una,pettta clairlara aa u (orat da Mm-1.aacra. ;. -I

En fait, laa aombraux eurlrax (301roltuna au moaul qui h dtoiaca.1rent, tiraot blaa ua 06)ot mataiu-

$ua rcaplaaduuot tu aoUU.

Ba.pma daa bamcaa da poUeaaralant at* loat&Uta aar toutaa laa

rautca. Oa arratt a»Totr plua tan

40a'laa volldara tnauaiaat pitta£*raaaa. doat oh.enKaalt la paa-aa«a an Buuaa, ana la aUraaa, earI* aoacoupa da w (ortt 4u Uaasscra

B'ltait «uMo ptuilomalra. laitaUa14 dapola daa anaaaa I

SOUCOUPE VOLANTS

A SAVIGNY-LES-BEAUNE

Oamadl. aatra S3 b,'M at 33 b. 41ua groupa -Ha ouatra paraonaaa aaaaTlgar-laa-Baausa oat apareu ana

a boula 4a (an > Ma brUlaaU ao>tla 4-una loaiua tralata tarta. ant

a tra?ara< la out 4 uaa allura Ttr-ttftaauaa.

Droi autraa paraoaaaa out aatraunlaat 4 ua tadxolt dltttnatoat *ta:taMat rtmtro.ua la paaao-mtca.

n aa a'tdt 4oae paa 4*uaa o&lla-elnatloa_ mala tat^a DUn Una

< aoucoupa » • I

I i

rt»-*<x - So: r A\ otv S^

iPierff'cafcinte, h«rfa« brOlii'

La...,-.1-Mus|ajoocoup*. .';: '^?.d« Don'court-Villagt -t-KANO' 11 ectakr* (dap. < rrasea>'aalr •). — Van 1 a. JO, hiar nuOn,alora v taut dorault a Doaeoun.VUlafa tVanrtha-at-Moaana), sa Hi-

flaraaat aaormal • traillalt laa UH--.lanta •aTaaa <arma, a VtctzX da■jura, ■ taqaiata: laa taralara m mi.imt aja fasam at Tlrant a aelttIfut, « Mi fela ma caaima a —tall ceoehut », dlaaatlla, paa* aabordnra da b«U 'taat precha. tin-tat rabJafCflaraU a cruda a&araa la vvrUeala *t OlvanUutt. Arandralt ladtajod-pw kn-farsaan,laa (asdanaaa aoaatataraat na laapiarraa arming < ata filrtntaa atarttant prla oa* taata nafa hUaoa,iur ana tlreeaiaraaca tm 1 m.' M.-

Xa tain, partast alttaon dauauipiapar U plola. ttait, I rtatarfaor daettu draofarasea, radatta aa eaa-draa nr ua arafmdaor da SoueaaOfflatraa. ":•«< ir- ,.• ••

' Un tngin luminttvc bb«rv<au Comeroun'par dts fsmofns

.-.".-.t dignw d« foi ,• • '.TXOUNDE (Caaiaraaa'). UorLMap.

< rr»nc»*olr »). -- Ua aaorma 41*qua Ulumlna a 4U obaarra «laaa-

eaa a Yaoaad4 par on tnopa daparaonaaa dttnaa da (at : la eeloaalCauna, dlracWaT daa Mrrleaa d1»-ftaea at da propbYlaxia da Caaa.roan : la O* Maao, madadB-that daliiOpltal ; ML Dumont,' dlraetavrdaa itrttcaa da lacurlU I PoUaox,conaalllar da rAoamblaa tarrlts-rUla ; Maraao. admlalitrataar atnalra adjoint da Yaounda. Caft laehlaa. da la aulaoa %vX, aa aborant,

•ttlra aa dakori laa oeeopaata. Saaila dlaqua paadalt ttna aorta tM ey>Undra oadllant. L'anfta. apraa <aal.quaa aacondaa, dltpant rapldamaatT«r» I'm.

• UN OU4OS 0BANO imattaatda rtraa laaura a ata obtarti aChamsatiia^ar-sataa (Satna^t'Har-aal par M. T., talaUoaaiar I Ma-chault. nul a prlt daa photoa. Usbouehar da S«laa-Pon a m. a S*.Tlmy-la-Tasipla, on aatta aaablablaalnsl qu*. a Maaoz. M. Ufraoc. aa-ploya aa basqua k Parla.

• UN TOMNCAU DCCAMStS.CENT, da daoz oatraa da bant, aata apar?u dant ua pAturafa pir

dam laaaaa fUlti da Balmandort(KaoMtbia). L'anfta i-ilara at 41*lint rapldamaat.

8 OL'T

1A VI»B

t apneoope roluta

av4-eiie aaatote aa p«—cc

<ta eorMfja) d« 1* FAtsd«* T«wtlaaa;ea>r

Da tettaar aooa artaa qoa ^*~~*«apraa-oikU, alora qaii admlnJt te eor-taw da la FMa aaa TaDdaataa 4a <pjalUoaokLHabaH. I t« dooa ta dak daaoU oa jaJat-Blataa, oa dtaqoa Jaonaat brtBaat, ksnoMU, oaU. par memoota,aaraaaat kwlaagla. 0 a 4lapaim aaMU-moo«, comma par eaehantamaat.U dlraotaar 4a nXMarralsfa* aa Naat-

enalal a* paa a*, eonaataaaoea oa mpMto aa asM 4oqa«l 11 art da

IMlOCT

\nmcllcs lustnires

ilc siwcoupcs vohnlcs

Des traces

d'atterrissage

ont ete relevees

en France\.K nnr.IIKI.LE. » — I'n mtfnn hi-

hitanl I'lle rie R*. M Slmnnnrtli. ■ *1*-clar* avnir %u one Bphcr* latnuunsr ri«\l metres de dutnetrt enTirnn^qal «*•ari] la it a un« cinqnaotaine d« metre*

ria ml.L« sphere, a-UH dll, *tl dtrveno*

muie. a vire as bVen ei s'ril <lere«tres r* pidement k la vrrtlnie.

Drox autrea habltanli dr I'Uf de R4ont rieclarf avoir ete lea tfrenlns domime phenomena.Deo* Pamlen* en neances dam la

nmngu da Mosehirapt, M. et Mm*Laroeha, out afHrma avoir to, a la

tnmbf* dc la no it, one sphere ineao-

dcacrntc.

Mm* TWrtw Foormeret, 29 ana, ha*

hlUnt Pon«T-iar-l'I|non fCAte-d'Or),

a vq an en|in tt po»er dant oo prt

nnn Imn de aoa domicile. Ella a de-

rlar* qo'e(fr«yee elta .'etait bleo jtar-

He*> d'ohtenrer plot Ion(tempt et phe-

nomta* at a'eUit refsgle* ehaa dea to(-

•lna. La (eodarmcria a r*le*a daa tra*cm Ire* nett«a aar l« aol a 1'endroU

tndlqoe. Det raottas da cason avawnttie ameheea «t projetfea dana aa

ravoa de quatN »tr*s.

A Dadair, prci d« Rooea. H. Uo-drin, pr&pomi *>os «*ox, tfai «e oro«n«>

nait en eompajola dt m ttmm*. m Hiavevgle par aa falaeeaa lamlnnx.

Lflnqn1!! nrarrit la* nu, dedan-t-it,II rlt tM boola qa dJaparat qoelqaaa

ralmtea ptea Urd.

Enfin dn matnofn, ngarei, dia*

qoes, eoarnnnea, bnales, lonr*. tnl-ne*t lamlncttMt 6t coal«ara dlvertea

at tons aatres objett volaoU oot ete

tb% 4 Saint>Ftlenne, dam ploaieara

rillaxn d'Eore-et-Lolre. k DlenlanvnV*Ion (CAtea>da<Nord), k Heynrni (he

re), k Alort (Ca4vados) et k Biarrilt.Ua raltlTttcar At Chaini (Dardo-

to*). M. Girre-a a afflrme tor l*hon-

niar, avotr r« one «M»f)iere votante*

•e poacr d«M u proprietc. M. Garreao■ dieUra o*a dan bennua parfaite-

»a»t aormtu% tvrltaa da eanbhaal-aoaa tukl. aa lont deurndai, lal ontterra U nuls at Nl oat a*rU one tan-f«a hMOsna. H. Giimi at.p4falt n'apaa repoodc. Laa dc«i honuoet oat ea-

rmU aen ehiaa at tost ramontaa dana

l«Mr apparel) q«l t'ett tanii aaoibra It 4 aoe aUara vcrtlgtaenM.

A randralt Indlqna par H. Oimto,on a eenaUla qoa I'berba avail M foo*

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October. (The first week. Exact date not known) Patna, India.

Hindu funerals at the city of Patna were interupted when above the rising

vapors of the burning ghats a dark grey disc appeared. A^out 15 feet across,

the circular object dived to within 300 feet of the ground, its sides spurting

smoke. Over 800 mourners in the area at the time witnessed the UFO. 79.

October. (The first week. Exact date not known) Mulhouse, France.

In the southeast corner of France two witnesses swore they sighted a lumin

ous spindle accompanied by a dozen satellite bodies. 80.

October 8th. Riel, Austria, (no time known)

In an issue of Stringfield's C.R.I.F.O. Newsletter it stated:"...police

said they received thousands of reports of luminous objects flying over the

town of Riel, Austria." 81.

October 8th. Mertrud, France, (no time known)

"Flying red knob."

The report from Mertrud on the 8th was little bit different. A being, an

estimated four feet in height, jumped into his machine when spotted and flew

away. Larger than mostUFOsbeing reported(30 feet in diameter), the object

in question was ball-shaped, orange-colored, and sported a single leg thatprotruded from the bottom. The witness called the UFO a "flying- red knob."

82.

October 8th. Calais, France. (9:15 p.m.)

A domed object, bluish in color, swooped over a road, turned a white hue,and then sped away. 83.

October 9th. Ales, France. (11:45 a.m.)

An employee of the Riche Hotel in Ales, France, looked up at the sky 11:45the morning of the 9th in time to see a saucer hovering overhead, spinning onits axis. The disc-shaped object then sped away, all the while accelerating

rapidly. 84.

'"FLYING DISKS' DRAW A JEER." --Chicago Tribune headline.

The Air Force "disclosures" appeared on schedule on October 9th, but thenews release steered clear of any hint of Pentagon guided missile secrets or

space, visitors, instead the handout was a routine blast a.VDonald Keyhoe-type believers and denying the charge the military was "hiding the truth,"

or that any menace threaten the nation:

"After a study of more than 3,500 sightings of heavenly apparitionsand other phenomena, the Air Force has found 'no authentic physical

evidence' that the eerie lights in the sky are space ships fromother planets, or secret weapons launched by the United States or

some foreign power." 85.

Desmond Leslie's October 9th disclosure.

Flying saucers under guard in hanger 27? The Murdoc rumor again.

Those who had faith in the rumor flying saucers had landed at Muroc AirForce base early in 1954, and that President Eisenhower had inspected thealien craft during his Palm Springs vacation; point to another appearance ofthe rumor in the Fall of 1954 that is suppose to help "confirm the truth of

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the Muroc incident," and that some discs were "under guard in a Hanger 27

at Muroc."

If one checks out the source of this Fall 19S4 "confirmation," one finds

that it originated in the October 9, 1954 issue of Valor magazine in the

publication's feature "Saucer Symposuim" written by George Hunt Williamson.

The so-called "facts" given in Williamson's article simply consisted of theresults of "research" done by Desmond Leslie, contactee George Adamski's

co-author, during a 1954 trip to southern California. Leslie supposedlyquestioned a military man that was stationed at Muroc at the time. The

military man was not named. 86.

October 9th. Lavoux, France, (no time known)

Another "mysterious figure in a diving suit" encountered a Frenchman onOctober 9th when a farmer, on his way home on his bicycle, found the roadbarred by a "bright-eyed, hairy-chested" figure wearing "boots withoutheels" and a device on its chest that "beamed two headlights." 87.

October 9th. Carcassonne, France. (4:00 p.m.)

Four o'clock in the afternoon on the 9th a large ball-like object saton the shoulder of the road that ran passed the town of Carcassonne. Thebottom half of this object seemed to be made of metal, while the upperportion was transparent. As M. Jean Bertrand approached the sphere in hiscar, he could see two beings of a humanoid shape inside the UFO which rose

and then sped eastward. 88.

October 9th. Stringfield, Col. O'Mara, and the Air Force news release.

Apparently the trouble between Leonard Stringfield and Col. O'Mara of

AT1C over their June 1954 phone conversation-had to do with the Intelli

gence Chief making remarks that were intended to prepare the U.S. public

for an official announcement about the UFO mystery by the Air Force. Theannouncement was to suggest(the impression given by the colonel)advanced

American devices were probably responsible for many reports of strangephenomena in the sky, yet Stringfield chose to stress the possibility of

the indorsement of extraterrestrial visitors when he quoted O'Mara as say-

ing:"Flying saucers exist," and then the colonel made a cloudy statement

about an upcoming October 9th military press release of which Stringfield

quoted this portion:"(a statement)...which will explain some of the past

contradictions and release details behind many sightings." 89.

Stringfield did ask the colonel quite directly if UFOs were spaceships,

and O'Mara apparently failed to make the usual careful rejection of such a

concept, repying that the Air Force was:"...gradually getting more data."

90.

October 9th. Pournoy-la-Chetive, France. (6:30 p.m.)

While at play, four French children noticed an odd light. A quote from

a press account collected by Jacques Vallee says:

"It was a round machine, about 2.5 meters in diameter, which was

standing on three legs. Soon a man came out. He was holding a

lighted flashlight in his hand and it blinded us. But we could-

see that he had large eyes, a face covered with hair and that he

was very small, about four feet tall. He was dressed in a sort of

black sack like the cassock M. le Cure wears. He looked at us and

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said something we did not understand. He turned off the flashlight.

We became afraid and ran away. When we looked back we saw something

in the sky: it was very high, very bright and flew fast." 91.

October 9th. Rinkerode, Germany. (Evening)

There was a lot of blue light off to one side of the road as Willi

Hoge, a movie projectionist, drove by on his way home. His first thought

was that an airplane had come down in the area due to an emergency, but

as Mr. Hoge peered closer he discerned four small figures(about four feet

high)with big heads and chests, and small thin legs, apparently doing

some repair work(?) on a spindle-shaped machine. All of the figures were

dressed in some sort of one-piece elastic body suit. 92.

October 9th. Beauvain, France. (Evening)

A speeding sphere streaked low over the treetops near Beauvian the

evening of the 9th. Cyclist Christian Carette had the thing in view for

about ten seconds and said the ball-like object had a fiery appearance

and some sort of protruberance coming out its top portion. Its speed

was terrific. 93.

October 9th. Cuisy, France. (7:20 p.m.)

Cars stopped.

A fasinating account came from Cuisy, France, the evening of the 9th

concerning unexplained engine failure and UFOs. In this case, the vic

tims of the annoying experience were two auto mechanics, M. Andre Bartoli

and M. Jean-Jacques Lalevee.

It seems M. Bartoli was just leaving M. Lelevee's house in his car

and was backing up when, through the rear window, he saw a yellow-orange

flying cigar in the twilight. Since his engine suddenly quit at the same

time, M. Bartoli popped open the car door and jumped out to get a better

look at the funny object passing overhead. The thing quickly sped out of

sight in the direction of Paris to the southwest.

M. Lalevee , who was standing nearby to see his friend off, had also

spotted the UFO. Both men exchanged opinions about the phenomenon, spec

ulating that they just witnessed a meteor crossing the heavens at a.very

low altitude.

With the sky show over, M. Bartoli returned to his car and noticed,

much to his puzzlement, that the headlights were out, and the motor in

gear but not running.

Aime Michel investigates.

UFO investigator Aime Michel somehow heard of the incident and paid a

vist to the men. Michel suggested to M. Bartoli that the shock of see

ing the UFO made him yank his foot off the accelerator stalling the en

gine, but the professional auto machanic denied he would do such a thing

for a mere light in the sky, besides the car's ignition was on and the

headlights out, indicating something very strange had occurred.

Whatever had happened, they was no permanent harm done. M. Bartoli

said he restarted the car's engine without difficulty and the headlights

went on normally.

The two mechanics wanted Michel to give his judgement on the case butthe French UFO researcher replied:"If you report this to the papers,

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1 ■» •

Pour mjsaifier sea compatriotes

Un farceur construisait

des soucoupes volantes

LUle. S octobre. — Un mlneur

retraitt de Beuvry-las-Bethune.

connu dans at commune -commt

un farceur, n'a pas manque l'oe-eailon que lul ofrralt le mntsre

des soucoapes volantes. -sour

s'amuser aux depen* des Habitants

des localltea tolilnes.

S'tnsplrant du svstime de lamontgotflere. le Joreux retratta fa-

brlquait des englns qul attel

gnalent trots metres de dlametre

L-enTeloppe etalt eonstltuea par

des teuilles de papier iris, tonsolgneusement courts. A la base

de la • soucoupe >. se trouralt us

..- -re"- • • td"ua Ugulde inflammable. TJ sutfl-salt, alors d'enfummer l'etoupe

pour volr 1'engln s'elever et dls-.paraltre au gre dea vents, entoure

de reflets jaunatres et oranges.

'.Cest. 4 la suite de la decouver-

w d'un de ces englns pres dime

meule de pallle. 4 laquelle U avail.Will communlquer le feu. que les

gendarmes furent amenta 4 eoup-conner le retratte. On devait d'all-

- teurs decouvrlr cnex celuKU de

nombreus modeies de s soucoupes

volsntes s. prototrpes que reur In-

'venteur se preparalt 4 lancer dans

le del du Nerd.

petit receptacle dans lequcl repo-salt un» .toufli a'jwup* imbibes fsj^ iults an daralirs pap

.A OCT

Le mntiflcateur a pretendu quil

svalt deJ4 eonstrutt et lance plus

d'un muller de ces angina Vex-xmoeur sera sans doute condemns

a des contraventions pour amuse,

ment dangereux.

CECX QUI

EN ©NT VU...V

Le Bavre. — M. Andre lefevre.

caauifeu; de taxi, qul statlonnalt.

HIM sou. Ten 30 neurea. sur le

port, * apercu un dlsque incan-

descent qul. a l'ouest de Deeuvule.

mints.it dan* le del. latasant der-

riere lul une trainee pnospnorts-

ecr.te (t une legere fumee. Ce pne-

nomene. aul a era risible pendant

du minutes, a eu eialement pour

temuins piusleurs marlss reta-

snant leur bateau.

Le Put. — M. et Kme Terssler.de Salnt-Ettenne. qul campaieat 4

Au:ec*tur-Lolre (Baute-Lolrei. ont

tptrcu dans le del un objet lumi-

neux donnant I'lmpression d'un

sros phare qul se deplacatt k tItc

allure a environ 3 000 metres d'sl-

utude L'enstn emettait un fals-

c?a.t lumineux de couleur rougeon~.gr et su.Tstt une trajectolre

nure>5i*e Lonqu't! eut dlsparu. un

dnjrlemc engin sembieble au pre-

m et ft psralsssnt le sulvre eppa-

rut. Rutrit la meme direction ct

dl^csrj^ A ton tour.

A peu pras au meme moment,

piusleurs 91-unnn ont spcrcu.

au-dessui du cloeher d'Aurec. dea

engine stmo'sblet qut sp.-es s'etreUnmobi:i«ti un muant. traverse-

rent le cie! a vlve allure fn direction du sudûrst

Lfas — O'manrhe solr. vrrs21 h 30 a ^blsin.Ssint-Naxslrrun eng:n qul ivttt \x forme d'une

msrmite «t qui tournait sur iiu-

meme a ete ipercu dani li del

par deux personnel 11 degageattune lueu- rougeltre ct s'est raplde-ment d«3:tc«

A Ja mtai aeure, un cngia qm.

eette {ols. avalt la forme d'un

croissant, a ete apercu dans le delde Ucvln. Apres avoir plane pendant quelques minutes, le crois

sant as partagea en deux, la par-

tie superleure an alors restee im

mobile, tandls que 1'autre atter-rlssait dans un cbamp. entre deux

meules. d'ou elle s'envolalt peuapres pour aller ae rattacber 4 lapanie restee en I'alr.

Angouleme. — . Dlmanehe solr.vers 33 n. 19. sur la route de Mont-

Bureau • Vlllebols-Lavalettc {Cha-rente). II. Jean AUarr. 23 ans. avu tree nettemeat, 4 la lueur du

paare de son crdomoteur. une

sane de tonneau baut d'esvlron

1 m. SO. pique de clous dorea. qul.

se bslancait aur le bord de la

route. Lorsque M. Allirv eut de-

nsase I'engln mrsteneux, U as re-

touma. 4 une distance d'environ

dlx metres, mats ne vtt plus rten.

Des temolns ont vu. bier apres-

mldL 4 l'endrolt meme Indlque

par M Allarr. dea traces d'environsept metres de longueur dana lijer-

bc qul borde la route

Autun. — Piusleurs personnel

ont declare avoir apercu dans laregion d°Epinac-!e»-Ulnes (Ssone-

et-Lolrei. une sorte de grosse bou-

It lumineuse evoluant lentementde facon bizarre dans le del.

Un pbenomene analogue a ete

observe dans l'Ais ct dans 1c norddu depsrtement du Rbine. vers lecol des Ccnarmaui. alnsl que dans

nsert. pres de slorestel.

Never*. — A Ch4teeu-Cbin:on.cinq pcrsonnes aont is s:neerttene saurait rtre tut en dojte ont

apercu un rnano.-nene qul se pro-c*uisit 4 a'usleurs reo.-ês sous:eurs rcux p-us imervtii^* qu el-

A 31 beur's une tsche :uminfu-s< de form? ova.' psrajsint Immobile 4 trei haute s.tituil' appi-

rut dans ic •* el A un moaruxt den-ce Is tsebe ee sepira en drui pir-tirs. enscun des deques forme> scm:t 4 tourntr 4 toute al urc en '.cbsngfsnt piusleurs Ioj de cnu-leur. Puts tout s'eu^nit mala aufrout dc qu;.ques mîutea. la ts-cbe lumincusc reapssrut. te scin-da 4 nouvcaj ct ae remit 4 tour-ncr.

i

A LA FRONTICRt

I Un engin mystcrieuxaurait atterri

I dans le Haut-Jura franâisfel Trni. rnfanu <l'mi« tunlHe hjhi-tint unr frrme l*n\fia a Pr^mannn(Jur.it nnt di«lare txmr sprrca ur1111 m/alurteux a proxuml* de ]a il«-

meurr paltrnellfc lundl 27 KpUmhre,i 2fl h. .in

ijOi fitfnnU. 00 itArfmi (le 12 ans.«M flUellt iH « aits « tux aolro HiI em. nM pvfatUmeot nornuax. II

llsent raeua Joarn*l poor rnfmtt pu-hlMnt dea r^cks insures qal aqralrn|m UirhMncrr Iror imairiiuliAn. Am*leurs di^liralloiu nnl-<!t£s rlif tntttt*Irm avee If plu. Kruml oieitux tltntisnmn enmmi il se doit aux aatorl-

L« Jnuia ganon a ik'rlare qu'llI'aRMMit d'one forme m£tallM|ue. cin-Irur altuninhan. da <lni< m6lrra de haultor un metra da larxr. qui se drplecaitalsrmciH. II a prtcoc a\oir lance onepi«n« tor I'emrta. .-w cnivUct dunoeldie a tml$ un <an mrljiliqiie. iSilsil a (lit avoir taicc encore m fltchaHe Imls jumla de caoutchouc wu mo^cn<le tnn pLstoM a rector). [I ourott alnnpercD un bruit mdalliqtK analogue

n**« mnmj inteme A|ircs <|ooi 1'cnxin

nurait aânci: ten Ten/ant qQ'll au-nit heurlc ct renverso ea proferant

I'lui ci-imlivr<. les deux fllloltes fa*■-"'. 'rr«n j iiolrnrvr de la. icroAef.

Diet arrirment avnrr n li i forme >i un nutre de la porte d'entree. £Ue«

-■e Mint cached* prwlcmment dam leTlVIII

Knfin, les Iron enTnnts nrK va dt*>pamitrp I*, nlijet • ipii l'clol)!iM datuli* rt?l en laissant demere Mil use lueur

s i»inil-il il'tine mrur*ran d'habl-•■■■u il urn. autrc plinue "• Nout po-

lihon.i erlle Inrormatton aree toutear».server du^jce. en lo*.«i«H

t >.ur le fatt nut I«s trots jounîemw, nnn encore mflornecs paririK -ipporilK^^ •Tulnmei, appar-

unit j unr fj'millr li'niMr.ihlcmftiti'iii f|ui il< vire canter t irmnvittal

ne rfrlifrrhe par cootcquctit aucua

rt puhUcitAtf*

■. LtS HIVOILA

UiTcigare Weu-vertest aper?u

au-dessus de PerrignyM. Hubert. Umtumnt 88,m Vanntrl*. d Dijon, ut gar'd(«n cf« nuit A la Station scr~vies c r«o », ntuim prit d€

Marsannav. en bordura d« laSJV. 74. M. Hubert a *t*. dan*la wit d* maTTli t nurrrtdU14 ttmotn d*tt» itnngm pJt«no>ntciu;

tr«rs 3 JWtircs du mattn.atari <t*U m trouoait dan* sonbufwau. normaUmtnt 4elair4,34. Hubert aptrcut tin* Ituurout. .dit-U, « tclainxit aiolem-

ment la pUU dt Im nationd'wu lumttrt vtrrlitrt >. Intri*gtw. I« jcuni Aomm« tortlt

Dan* I* del a ptxne convert ft'lait un itrange engtn. de for-me atlongie. et igalement vertfuminstu* Le cigar* dirparvtravidement en direction dePerrtgnv-atellers. L'ctvpcntlon

n'avait duri que trente Mcon-d«j a twin*

4 no$ tecteun de ** fatrtune opinion.

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'FRANCE-SOIR ■

SOTCOTPBS (SUITE)'

Trois wnysterieux engins

la plua rteantt Umolfaaiesn laa ttraafii.pataa«tra ««■•<xKaupta.-ci«arai ««'"*ran «ul at «.|>jj » *"■

ttasl priramta Mat 4* patltoti3«. « 4UMraU U c«uxoul Himltst tppMU" •« Jy*""id M m.iur«»«t J m. JO.• Noui riiuauni Its r*«lU «•»Umolat qul pootiont ««««rm U<> <!• «• «»• pou"«ltttn It < Mirum nortn > :

M. Mulu DIWILOE. M mm.mSnantrtt I «aattmbl»(Nort). a T» 4tt« *trm »•»•ail an mttn. lu|n ftpsultt.m«l» tppaitmmtm mi *"?•nt lliltnt rttu 4< combtn«l-

U 4<au « ausU 4t an«i»pbudnt. 1U ost Wtqu* rar loUmoln na rayoa <nl 1't P"*-lyt* p«<ut t. ourritrfeoulnxtr » Lactutfr (rinUt*-rt). a tu tortlr 4*uat aoucoup*

on • ladlTtdn • mtiuraat1 m. JO qm lul tapa n> rtpaul*u pnMraat 4tt mm lnlnttUl-

(UlU. II t«alt It TlHft OT.l.<t pollu <t dn rnx « <1« 1»anntur <Ma aaf 4t corbuu ».

H. Aa*r< NAKCT. a tm.eaatoDaltr a Mvrtnd (Baut*-ICaratt. • tu dfbarqutr d*uaa■aacsus* so in mttunnl

m. It. • »«t» d^mt houppo-dt eeurtnt dt polli >.

K. ADtolat MAZAUO, d« Bu-

ctat iCnritt). • tu un amda • uuit morttuu • tt cotttt

fan ctn.ua da moitcrcllau.

M. LocJia BOSISrr. m»««f»-nl«r. I. nit Lapirauit. a Ptrii.liuiu b«U dt Bsulosno trols

• ttrtt » dt 1 m*tn dt haut.»««!• dt cmbUuMoni lumlntu-Hi tt raUfii dt <t«<utt dontlu hubloli dUilmuUltat lt>

ytu* L*ofl d'tux. qut MtnbUitttrt It chtf. mil < |U rolon-

dlt«i tur TtManta >.

■aac

1 m.

Uad

ferree9 dans•..( •.. '•" - .. ,-»j-TBOYES, 8 oetobr«*(dep.-eFrane«-«oir»).LES Martleni eonsidereraient-Us qne lei Toiai ferries d» notre p'«yj eonsfltuent pour.leuri my*-

terieux engms une piste d'atterrissase ideale t On poumit le eroire. Car e'est encore surUs nils, a Saint-EUenne-sous-Barbuise (Aube) qu'auz dires de M. Marcel Guyot, i5 ans, et

de soa fils Jacques, 21 ans, se seraient poses bier une soucoupe et deux eUares —■--'-o____ - ! " — II atalf environ It h. M et

v D'aprii It rtat

du «1imwta ■

le Marfien moyen

mesure

del metre a 1m. 20pert* un eaiqw A* moto-

cyclist*'it m porle pas

h froncaU

[e rt|tfnali a hlcycletfe man do.mlclla. noul a dlt M- HandGuyot, (•racjw'au mamtnt 4* inn-chlr la pataa«a a nlvaau «ul eou-pa la raute •"Arcla-awr-Aube, I'albrusqvemenr aparcu, aoaaa aur lavela farrao, trala angina cjul daaa-taalant una vMente lumitre blanche. Surprlt. aur la mament, I'alpaunulvi man chamln at c'ett un

p«u plut tare) aut |'al comprlt

au'll a'a«laaalt 4» taucau»aa valan.

taa, malt |e n'al pai ata revenlren arriare. >

H. Jacquaa Guyot, qul paaaa aumime aadroit qualquaa minutat

apraa ton sere, a eonflrme leadires da ctlul-d, apportant mema

das praeisiou :— Un dea an«lnt, noua a-t-U dlt.

tlalt ronal camma un* aaucowa*.

alara «ua [a* 4tm autraa etalant

altantaa aomma 4*a tl«area.La nouTelle •» fait aensatloB

dans l'Aube. ear e*aat la premierefoil quo •emblablee en(ma feu-lent la aol du -dipartement. It.dama! oa oommascalt a iTnqul*.

tar. ' .

Rayons pitrifiants,

aufs volants

a travtrs la Franc*e tm baton ramaiAirr dt

nulaur rtrta a clea< tu Ml, prtadu Maai. aur to Natloaato La Maa*rarla. daa oumara da to Una JU-amult auprtt dtM.uato uaat-ataU poaaa. •

« DBS BIOILXS GBOSSES COM-

MX LA LDNX oat it* ap«r»t pardtux paraaaaan Cato ftat paata kBaUoa (Sanaa). . '■•

M DN OlOr VOLANT a M TO kLavtnair (Sanaa) par X. Matrtca

Buna at pliulaura Umolaa.

0 ON TBCHNICIEN DS LA MX.TIO dt to naUoa d'Araatt (lartha)a tb daaa la dal daux laaoa laofttfoac4 aa daptocaat aaaa.raaat. a Tafair* on rapport.

m VS sisqcB bodgb a HI n>ux Aubtan (Dtux-M*m) par HmatBrtcusd, Cautuna at GIrard aliutqua parM. CamlUa Blala, eoaaaUltrnualdpal da Brataulra.

A A CHALETTB CLOXKBT),tmploya da I'tamprltt Baraaad aaparca on aada lmalataz da fansa

| ovalt <voluaat daat la altL ,

I O VS OBJET BBAXXB t'atta1t«< daaa to cltl I tr*e nn aUuroA DordWat (Lotrat).

O VNS SODCOOTS BOOCB YXTa it< rut. luadl Mir. nra Hk.au-huiti dt Vaavat (falat). par M.

Baldocal. profaataur da authamatt-nut. L'abjat aul m d<pto«alt 4 «.!•bla allura daat to dlroctlea att>auaat. fttt alt»4 bruaqaamtat k ]nnical* at a rapldtmtat dinvo.

• VK CIOABX LVMINTOX Mudt daux dlM.uat a aa partlt ta/»-rltura a ttt tu a Caraliar (Nlam).a DEI 6L0BXS lOMTNZUX ontM tpareuf ptr dtux eommtrctiiltdt blat-BUiy (Cattt-du-Ntrdl. Ltteaiuammttturt d*un dtbtt dt bol»mbi tat tbttrrt to m*mt pMoa-

B*nt.

O dn rcrrr tas db cendkisa iti dtcauwt k luyraerta iciia- irtnttl. > l'tndralt to It Jtuat OjudtBaurntlx. 17 ant. trilt »w tamlwrdim ua chimp un dliqut «ranf«

Beaucoup d« jeun»j 4 la I

U tntl

cu

qu* Iw. dot. cc ui o> Miurraai ti ui. dr M»nd>

A 11 h li aprri rniiron 4 h*u-rr> so d aud ran )r area drm

wine*I dei •&

If NOUVELLES APPARITIONS"f DE SQUCOUPES VOLANTES■ dotaWild

lirr tfudoW

id

;ais

*«»

maJ

aujci

erctai

CD ti

dans notre regionUn globe lumineuxdans le ciel de Brive

Bme <CJ»> — II pouiait tin0 scum du aoir loriqur lundi, MMarcel Mkiouaud, vaurprrneur dtpetmure A Bme aptr^t de aa. fe-nitfc t» depticftm ft unt Crti baule altttudr t: ft unt grandr me**euse nun dune aveug-anu luml-DOSlU

Zl xifD cnii dafrord pu aui-eux. salt ay»n: pru in jumeilti.

ll ae nnon ft Knaencc il I'aju-nil b|co d un tiobt lummcux •;ot nc pouTili tn aucunc laron to j

oaaiooor* al »?tt use etoiit ILaa-u, oi ftvec un avjon A reaction.

U MAtouftud ft evelue A ptu-\clcura kllometru 1 altitude * la-;quelle ae deplacait cm eniui qui ,

croluait «n licae oraitt a*n* uaccr ftilcune umjectc^rt Iaime Muouaud ton tfpoiur aixirw, pui lialtimm av.^ltr

cat eumste apectaclc ei it )tndimala maun. unc rumtur crci!ut

:d TJk, un Brlvlste inu enlm•pcitn auiUrue cboce qui reuemUftU A UBe aoucojpe.

Dn c-cigaredans la Gorreze' ' '

TBUe (OP). — Lundi. rrra II~ ea. un objet brtJUnt m <Kpla*

dam to ciel oontxun • uoe_ tuuu ftltitude ct llmaflna

uon aidant. d« nombrttuc Wroolnii^dcnttfUrtat oanint use toucouprvelantt. cf qm neuit ea rt»liUqu*un ar-oo A rtactlon

MaU deux bturu p'j» tard tnmire pbenomane beajco.p plui

iaat eljiti *tui obi*v* *u

itu d« fo-fiif, volam * uar **■l Mui ftJtirude Un *nf n iHm-

tji «n forme da clgart m d*pla-M Ununwni D« Dombrtuic* per-loanca I'lpercurmt tt) cxanunircnt

k iDUlr. notfcrament <tiu Ui dnunilafti de Chammard tt tt Bni-:leux- Deux Wmoliu doiu ooi raport* gut c« curie.* cngui Mmbla.t

ft Jaiant d unc *oru dite-

le at- Au boat de qurlqun ntnutet leilcune ct|aj*e volaat piquait aoudain A It

• oto- vcnicale et tfhparalua.t rapid*-iimcm Utuant liiWriirmm itupt-, jfiej tot* ceux oui tw «at fain jut-iIquc 1ft it> Iwuttolu

I

, ft "fault arcnndti environ une lueurorcnire pauatt devint cetU do:*

a L'appaTril qui avalt un aspectUerique 4iait nu dune rotates■Uant dan* It arm del atrolUudune tnontre II montall deactn-datt. aaoa m deptacrr laUralrmtnl

a Ma fienme appclce tt Joliniift rout, wnn n-jt \% utniii* uu*

brroal, qui coaprrnd quaue s»#nvbrca not atult voUlnt

■ J ai birn rerrcltc ajouU MRivlrre dr na*oir pas *j l* preacncf deaprti d tltrirt at> ptrjon-naltlit tn vihr d'auiant phu que

In e\oluliona dc la siucoup* to-Jani* cipterent ootrr atUnt'onpendant plu* dtinr heurc

> Au matin la m>*Mr«ui* michine volame n'etut pJu* ft U place ou noD* 1 avion* rrmtrqutc,qurhtue» hrure* ftuparavant

t Tbutefou en direction _.riruf? japercut un grand dlaqueblane u«» brillant dan* k ciel410114 ou luUalt 1% lunt

» Je auu aQr que le n'ai pu eon-tor du avrc -uae etollr ca- eei ap-parell Toumaii >ur lui-memi ct•▼alt nne auptrficie blen platfrandc que cctle do utra oW

TM lUrmond Rlvlcre dont Ubanoe Sot nt uu tucun douu. »ttrmtot en ce* tenset .c Je toui evou* qur It tpÛctr

«tilt fecriour halhiclnant Que «e»ftue-M) lA-hautr An1 iticrtrf aOulf ftaroln Tout eft la drnuu

Ju'un eeu pertout »ont alsnaleiea vob dc cea myaUiruirs aou-

eoupcs volantet qui txarjoc-tentlimarnfttioa de» urrlrm <Uti )e- -■- *~- ntncMr"

I

den

d

icu.■Lei

VMI 0

rau . i

mibi.l»ua le

IE'

ad

Engin mysUrieux

dans le Lot

Cahon )CP) — La populationd* Cutrilranc a afwrcu Juidj »olr«« IS heurei un tntm lum neuxtflrctuant d»rw k cir1 des Solutions mm: p-o or.f#«' anpôx ma-

—if-nf-: a4 d As.ara-Jl

Amusement <

Un vieux mineurdu Nord

s'amuseit a conttmir*des u. soucoupea

volantes a

LUle — Un mineur retralt*. d«•eu\T}^lc4 B<thune connu Caw aft

commune commc un farcfur s'a

pw manque loccation quc Iu. oC-

ir»r ir mj*:ere dea aouoo-pca *olar.'rj pour no-tn aux depaodu habiunu du loca:t.ti vouO-nts

Sinipirant du artttmc de laa»niôili*rt It Jojtui rttralt4 la

brlqualt d** engine qui ftlUlinaieottrou metrci d* diamttrc L'ettte-

feuUlw dr papier frtl I«u aot*Cneusrment colleti A la baw dela. e aouroupr • ae tnurait onprtit recep'a.Ale dan* lcque) rrpo-iai: une loufle detoupe Imblbet

>n liquldr tnflaicma&lf [1 *ul-

aux dirrj dr*

Une soucoupe

;~,,, | dans Je del narbonnais J« Ju^

'""^ I jab"

communique1- It feu qu« lea fen

dannra lurrn* amenb ft aojpcon-ner U retraiuOn O\*U dallltun d4cuivr.T

chez crLi-ct de nombreux modekidr « soueoipt* \olante« a prototv-

ICP » -illti naroonmti*v j-rppr«* \fu\ -

m"" fteurr enuron - un cnjui *er enilar, qui *r maimint A fraoar altuude

.... i Lftiuoru parlrr 1 un de* umonuque noa* avoni eu la bonne for-lunr dr joindrr m*r vi>r* miai.d»n> le march* coLên

11 *afili dun honorable eitoyrn

-j It tie. dj ucrd.

qlI1 arat d')ft*cotL3iruil et \tnc4plus d-n milrr dr en en|<nvL n-olinrur acra uru dotue rpn-

damm ft dr» rtwiirftveotion* jhooratnuicment dancertur » ^

Miaiuaolftre.

Uparra. n

aider.tdu «■•

u «c*

Fsurc■fiaort

a piutre M-,

Lc

»tifr

la laflam

NevRt>mo»d Rivirrc .._ _

K »n» iiuprcteor dn comrûble* New-Vaux rullfti, drmruiam a- UoU.n ,dj-oua aur unr twrjr d* la Kiv L*|

luxr a 100 mc.ru en.rot c« la r<m«>lundi

110

ire» e_

taJi mon revril

a«e d( U uu a.

Lrz.^ iinn-Corbicrr i

Mon .._. _.,

rni d» PTTvrnatt da aoi-vnatt da aoi „

Ur orvani la pone de notrr lc«U ??"/? *lorjquil j-entra presfcp'tammmi *4 ^^ 'm'aiiHODCB ou'li Tenalt dc ¥0lr unt 2L2f

l aoucoupe volant* EJilz!a 11 m'cDEafea ft le aulvre Nous S*nu»t

lorilmti etnout vliart en dlrffr demftmUoti de MontptUUt, trtv haul dtn* P" "*Ir del une aorte dr duque #liip- aignatuUqur portant en aon crntre com- Enm

Han mr une cron wloree d un jolt leni auilien vert bUutr C3uut cuneute ft iD-iir*>e d

lrrva.'l*a reiuUcra toutra lea «»pl rv»ur )o

28

line «soucoupe volante»

atterrit a Toulouse et

trois temoins voient

debarquer un etre strange

c

a

A Monllugon, un

cheminot interpelle

un " Martien "

nso» qu. a«n paw am ft 11 ft. U.

*••.« nn 4a i

om m.; tea

■mi Totw wot* Ttffni «t peatr . m-

d« couitw ntmn Pbu apctanzi

cu :»-t

t AJTM Btl t

Ea niaoa «• k> ami

on h Mnit psM Icac

do Cher

i a Monffu^on

U ct q. .. Ik**.. '_ Jicai. _ -4»

fycr •*« aots a (U o- »

, If Lutcrc Btlua dcwo4» ?•

aMt***> a prjii »t»iv*1 tut n:

{ pfttM >««_* .j,v>ji4Iiu! «• eca.i«T

■ «• ft**c mm.

Une " soucoupe "

en Coireze

Uift'rur 4 1* Rocht-dr-Vw eoo-

L'E MARTIEN-H'AFRAPPE SlifU'EPAULEOmrltr txirian'tar t LMtudT(Morfclhan), M..Lucii (eM*snu)

I <t« lurprls, » -4 Mam 4a.jnitln, dtnr ««n |«umH# -^<r-T«rrl»«* trun tlra nlu «ul Mlfrapei lur f*paul« •pr4s itn

'•orti a-ufl •nartlt Mrn<«* (M*'coup* volant* ew di«r« :t). M.^lucaa^ affol* par cattm app«rl-tlon. appala oon patron, null I*'vliHour aupjnjt woe m au-

, chtn«,' M..vtuc«v - Ititliro , winno* fr<ircwr,-ii'> (<mil> ra»

rl4>d«na .ton rocft, 1*a|owtant

• mftmo qv« fttro volw pron«nc«

.- in parolM InlittolllslMo*. .

15 OCT

«o ad tna « am

oi«an TotaBt. Ota*-<» nd« fonut • I1**. ■ on Ire*

29

J)t'p i.c**t Ut-K

r

SOUCOtlPE... VOLE! ,Ud cerde de gamins, dam un « Cette affaire la rn'intngue a un >

quartter dTJssel. Joualt a i Pignon tel point que la nun dermere. en-role ».. Vous connalssei tou* ce'J«u qul consiste a declarer u unobjei vole ou pal.. Celm qul ie

core. J al fan un reve e*pouvant&<

ble : J'etais alle a la euei.leite dts'champignons. Ten £aint-Pardoux |

trompe se volt infhger un gagr... lorsquun c metsore » de Ues gros-jLorsque !« Out du petit groupe'ses dimens.ons tomba a que.quts|iar.ce . f 8oucoupe »•■■ its sept oui metres de moi! Je ressenrls une.Suit petit* gamins repondirent en.« emotion > telle que Je me rs-i. cncsur : < Vole! > {trouval ;es c quaere fers en I'air >. I

Vous avez tieja vu un* soucoupe! Je me reiei al et) apercus ie cigare ivoler? Moi. non! II est vrai que' qul glsait Immobile au milieu d'une1si liieeatombe de temoignages qJi'dalnere . Tout a coup, une pone■vlennent de fens qui out remarqu* I s'ouvrit. et des formes extraortll-'des raitins mysteneux dans le ciel. I naues t'en degagerent, des etresse pouriuit, 11 amvera us tempa i gigant«sques, prolonges par desoil celul qul a aura rien vu sera' tentacules et se applicant par sa-montre du dolgt par son volsinage.' cades. Je fus parcouru d'un Ion;Dcp'xs quelque temps, la pre'se, irimlssement.et restat clou* ajr

sondla.e relate les iaiti qua des i place terrorist. Les ior&ix s'appro-I cn;i£S es^a-pianetaires surfoieat, cherent dans ma direction. Je Mis-.la Terre.. On ectendit parler des ■ tai de m'4ciiapper. maU l'ua des.

' souco-jpes, puil oe fut le cigare,; Martiens brandit une arme se-'la tasse. la-touple et. pour ample- crete. en forme d'enunnoir. qul1

! ter la llste. < l'autobut • voiant... projeta un rayon mortel qul me! Or. 1*00 salt que des Usseliou out terrassa >! eu :a f pnmeur i. un certain sot. LA s'arrete le rteit de r.oire ami,! de volr evpluer une de ces macnl- qui nous dlt s'etre brusquement re-i nes mternales... Depuli ottu ip-| velM et s'etre itamni sur la des-1 par.tlon dans le del llmousln. iea cent* de Ul> avec une serviette de'discussions vont c boa train »••■ toilette .sur les ytux.TJeux clans se sont formes : < Ceux! Notre enquete noiu a conduit -au-'«ui y credent et eeux qui res- pres d'une quatrleme personne qullent "perplext? ». Nous avoss pecse nous a repondu • t Tout ca, ce«u« nos lecteurs seraienl heuxeux n est que du < barat:n > (listi : {da connaltre les reactions des Us- des histolres). Croyez-vous que a\seilols devant ees phenomenon ca gens-la exist&ient vraiment. UaC'est alnsl que nous avons ini(\- ne cnercheraient pas & enter enrcge au hasard quelquea peraonnes contact avec lea Ternens que nousde noa-e ciM dts Vroudours. Certains eUnt des ceifbrlUs A notreouestloa- iltuelle ^ * Cn»ez-vousaux MaTtiens? • Void M qui nouttut riponou :

jnmmes. II n'y a pas lieu de s'alar-mer. et Je croirais plutot que cest pbeaomenei » teraleot de provenance d'un pays civilise. »Un audacieux. celut-la nous a

~c Moi;nous a dlt eelu" <rn Ion dit : "*• Pour ma part, je voussurmmm* c Hene >. vns hVtoires assure que si les Martiens m'mvi-de Martleiu et leurs soucouDes ca talent i monter & bord de leurne memeut pas du tout! Par'.cz- « soucoupe » Je les sulvrais! »mo! plutot de la t balelne du pont Un- autre de dire : t Ma bt!!e-

Irit, gaiies! • mere n'en dirt pius Toai les toirs.Tru serleux. un dime propagan-' tile barriead* solldement la porte

diste dc eydotourcsme nous a itr it sa nwison. »dart ■ c J'avoui que Je me lalsse Les avu sout partaels. Toutf-Unter k j croire.. Nous tommM fols. la malorli< des riponjtj quldepasses. et de loin, par des (ties nous furent faltes prouveaent qteerandement plus evo'.ues que nous, lexistenre <t ces englns ne faisaitsoul dominant de beaueou? par plus aucun doute et qu'elle crtiit.leur intelligence et leurs dicnuver- une certain* Inquietude- Nous ososatea sdentiftmits Quant a prtciwr uot'er que savants et tecanlciecssi ce soat des MarUena ou lea ha- out se pencheront sur ce dellcat'bitaaU d» quelque autre plantte. prob'.tee Kusslront a elucldrr cs1'avenL- p«t-etr» nous U diral • myjtire qul preoocupt- Unt des-.Ce fut au tour, ensulte. du popw prlts. ._._...„

lair* f Ze» * de nous declarer : • LE MARIOUIN a,

1

Encer* dtt seueeupts

volantts 4!!Ces apparitions »at de plun rn

plut combreuw*Leu ttmotenRite* de seo« Kinrrr*«:

font 4t plus en plu« Important* Pour,apporur de la pr«fi»ion au mnniii-itntler. II eat abtolumen? nfrf««»ir»qut chtrun de nous *ott muni n unaovareil Dhotoariphiaut ou a un"eamtrt rlnematnsraphlQUf pour fix^'le ras erheant I apparition d tine nu-.coup* rounte >Un choli d* gnDde tilectlon \ou«

attead chfl . ||

SULLYJS. rut di Pam. a BORT

T«l 111

UZERGHE

dans /e c/>/

P1qii«or» p«r*oRDM di«nr* A* foillubusnt It fiuJmurf 5aiDtf*Ent*]ic b\Vt*rtht laraieni ob**rr# Atn* it Htl.unrdl Mtr 2 «tohrf. dim ■■ rfirrc-1t ffm i» Pl^oi i oorM i, on ph*»«-'Bia* iimi tianller. JUa point bnlla&l •• »*r*lt d*pUr*!

(Boa pt» tommt one hotU fllinin ■

Ban k la mim*rt d'on rn«:n, rn di irrrtlftn tod-nord. Plaplfari lemelttM i

f

•OPPBK8IVB de soucoupea vo-

Iuiim, pour lintunt routes paciS-

qae*. On en tigtule noa seulement

dun les Pyrenees-Orientates, dant

lo» D«ux-S«vr»s, le Finmtre, USeio*-««-AUni* et I'Hertult, mus

4 PrAiaaaoa (Jn<*). .»

30

En Haute-Marne, un cantonnier interpelleun " MARTIEN "... qui monte a boid

de sa machine et s'enfuitEn Dordogne/ un cultivateur a vu une

" soupiere volante " et ses deux occupants

4, \J*

Un globe lununeoxdans le ciel de Brive

Bnve (CJ»)' - M. Henri Maury

'wt ub timid e t\ au surplus. 11 re-doute le rid;a *•• cen pocrttuoi 11n'a rien dit de ce quil avail tu lors-qu'il a lu dans la pre&se que. de

. :ou5 cdt4s. on aljnalait. feiisvencetde phesomene* mysUneiaL

fc c Une Quit.-che: nw. noua a-t-U,dlt, entre mmu:: et: hftun du tna-> tin. 1ft fenfetre c# l& chambre 4tintouverte, J'ai aperc/a. voyaffeant dan*

le del, ur.e toru de Slobe lumiavuz

ressemblant a un« evoile. et qui ve-

nait de la direction da- terraind'AViatlon <c» terrain. wisln <!•Brtve, est situ* tur la.nw»*-de Bor-td

» Ce n'lttft pas un» clo.t* tllante'pulsqub ce disiutt rouge «*immcW-

.Uaa blenttt au-dtssus de la garependant & pen pres sroiA-quartod*h«ure. C'est alert Q*je. du gwbeteU dee rayon*v fuserenr - lames

multlooloree.• au bout d» trols-quarta d'heure

cnttron. to globe, Tampst6 de tealames, «e nmlt en mouwment etdlsp&rut dan* un* trainee luml-doum. > * :

Chaumont 7 ociobre .A P P 1 — U

Andr« Ntrcy. 48 tru catitonnter A

Meru-ud (HauieOdarnc « rendii;

bier matin fc ion travail, ft rooiocy-

ckiu loraquc ft prox mit* de VolUe-

eomle i 7 h 15. ;l remarqui dirw un

chimp au lleudii c La Vtcll e-Tulle-

rie > un oO)ei d« couleur orance En

■e rapprochanv il consult qu'll «e

irouvau en p-eaence d un «n|in pour

remu a declare qut deux hommm pv~

fatumeDt nonnauz revtiu* dc oocobi-

nalMns k*ii. en aont deacendu*. lul

ont Mire la main et lul ant p»r:« uot

laoffue inoonnue M Garrtau. aiup*>

fall, n'a pa* rapondu Lta deux bom*

mea ont eaxreas* aon cnieo et aoni r»-

moDiea dan* leur apparel) qut a'est en-

vo.4 aana bruli 4 uzm allure verttfi-

neaae

lui in«nnu Lt un onnier arrtia a. A rendro.t mdlqu* par U Oarreau

narh.ne ti i pied arr.v* k une cen- on » con*tate quc I'berbe aval; tvtttme de moires de ' ohy* C en a.or* foulee

qu i'. aperût a prox.mne un pent tire

ajrant environ 1 m 20 de hauteur et

vetu d une houppt ande couverte do

polls M Narcy eut tres peur et *e

couctia tur le so'

Tidu Ceiui-ci

v«ra ;m * engouflra

Bn Correze

i 11 appela i'lndl-

aetTc retourn^

^na aa machine

I s envoi* jumijuifineni a la ver-

tlca^ pour ae perdre dana tea uuagea

Dap ej M Narc> : eegm etatl de

forme aph^riquc d un diametre de dUt

BeUes environ boua ia aphere ae irou-

vait une aoru- df fuaeau et .e hublot

par leque) J'itre rcmra dana l'engin ae

trouvait Jtuie cure le (uaeau et le

corps de ! apparei Au depart de ce

dt'n.er une aorie de fiamiw »ortlt du

fa*;au tandit qu*un grand remotta va-

poreux ae prcmuja t sous 1 enîn.

U Narry ae rendit auu i6t 4 aon

uavail ou i. ronia aon aventure 4 ae*

ramarxdes Aver deux d'entre eux

MM R c n Hfnr> 1< retourna aur les

U*ux ou U constata que m rotfit

n cxuuu p'us *ur une n-taine aurla-

em L n*rDe avail une teintc leg*rc-

mea: .aiieulr et ae trouvait ecraa/e

aur ur> carre o envtrun ^ro^ Ri^t rea de

c&u.1 Er. ouirt 12 irartJ p^ra^telei

fetiemb.an: t 6>& cnp*ein*«A de p Kli

ronCs ae i"Oi.Virn. reparties aur une

o^naine di»iun< e taiuant a pensrr

que I'apparr ' aeiait pose par une *ui-

U dm pet'u auubreaauu

On cuJtlva eur dr Chaleix lOordo-

Kne>. U Oarreau a aflirme aur 1'hon-

neur avoir vu utif t aoupirre vutante »

•e poaer dana aa propnite U Onr-

Au Verdier (commune d'Eytourlei

pluaieura peraonnes oot apercu. le aotr [du 1* ociobre. vcra 22 beurea unt -

bou> de feu dana le cl<. Pendant j

que *q ue* aecondea elle a lliumine :t Ipayaa«e d'une !ueur rouge*irt et pa- jrauaant cuivre le court de la Vtzfre 'ell* a diaparu dana U directton d"V-1

zercne !

3amedl 2 octobre. en piein jour cet- ;jte (oi*. vera IS h 30, dan« Ie bourg 'd Eapartifnac. une Iihcue de S ana,I

qu) aoru.it dc chet alie pour ae rendre |z 1 *cole a tit effrayet pax un pheno- ■[roene ftuange Elle appala auaaiiot u i;

mere qui put oonatawr le 'alt aui- j;

vant un ob]et d« forme cyllndrique. 1'

extrtmement brtlteDt et qji paraiaaaii ;

tourner aur lui-m*rae 4 urt vtve allu- \

re monuit 4 la vert'âlt dana le ciel I

ou tj devati duparaltre V

a I'iie de ReL'r magon habltan: ile de W M

Simonnetd. a deciar* avoir vu une

xpnrre iumineuse dc 12 metrea de dia-

mi*ir« env.ron qui oanl au 4 une cin-

quantaine dr mrtrea du aol

La aphere. a-t-il dlt. cat devenut

(Suite «n page deux.) -

- -t

31

SOUCOIIPES ET CIGARESDANS LE CIEL CORREZIEN

De* observations troublantet, certei,

maU rien qui puisse contribuer a percer

le mystereDaA* liacnna&.t utioukU <ju* oafvtr li bou* iuaiintu»r «U*

eh*cjt jour lou caiquf bu>i) aow >t oep ■{■-. u-truuertmtn: a un

coupm c:<irea *'. retina d# louica t moment t. actnota qutlie toultituntt tnencnt diu * cwl «* boiicIm danger r«r« u rUUjt 6* Put-poait*. la, Corrae Be scat pu.tde.Kouc. mm tUt rcruu *■» F»-

Juaqutd uUt* 1* put da Uoa i'lmcr* L* nuil <uit bait*A crent qtu c«rauu l«ux tom{ ravuitt. done pluiieura

pJs* preatcei flue datura •«« u-uom ja pav dt

A crent qtu c«ruu «u { peura ap

pJs* preatcei flue datura •«.« u-.uom ja pave dautoBOfatM. us

pne*usea ero'uucaa dt us mn-lpAiir d* inctcur electu*nt M*

ur fux appartiia ctj aru UDdlti noe'.jrnea U»u oo tut

Uaa ]e *uu .rn« deenrf «r-« <!J^" obage de eorvm • qull aeU nouf n avorj pu cu U quiau^ > po.taii pu • ku d ui pave puu-

pu oontra. goui tvoaa «- is Q-*- fl- or n ipfrofvtii p»j tur It ur*[* Irtir k p:nc '

J eaimdJ ptr » que to qb*TUionj '»U dns -

ni '» 6oane loi c '« jj^rxt

M. Uauud. de Butea. .ts-.

Au i'Ure df P--T-d*-Noix* en

Rcm*

e vouai ■ a\ant xe

iioni W.U* tfans *«!i a_u sarc* era

Irer:os»rr £ lt- c^n«.s pe s;,

qui Ion aunpne *:-' t p-«te ou j*r putver di. icTyirT*_s tape -«

d je pfTiannai* d- :vpe t mttv-h

trc » .e pJui norm* oui io.; era- (

ira-iBcni * ee Qaecnîfe-: ctr-'iUJns atK ur. Dtx. \ro? d* ;aa»mr 'i

Pluiuun Mjna.Aes apru du- ■

:rec wmotr.s Ioj: a-ui <Lc=ts Otfol quc U MuAJd. awrceTi.fr.:

daaa !e deJ «iu* To-rn er Sir-

olJ.t un pe- i U ficoa

! tt pT» «njo*"

Mais woi'i cr-*

ilwir uaf -.ro

ar ji foDc r

ardc- I ajionrxit J* ** coapreads

< Samedl. m t-t-U dlt )e -rr-laj

en tvJSre to* !a 79.it 6T1 e*-sr.iiiI Lap*au tc cea:?icr:e de ma >

femmt proltani d u^t bee can*

scan!1, lire It i. lit: :oj *: 3

r^*.'^. jiper-a C«^ le ceJ a=,•apa aô=;e f. iris f.Zt aa «-•;

t-eâs;tn; sous > s? e- tf« *: »la's-ft»J:=aes. L*?P*reL de-cer.iU.'-,'

r-»4-e lesset pîa Cd'sparjr soi1'

rtai= denire -a« eeli i* »_*** . ■duia 1* iL-eciios szz-ti- Parreaj

a_r u=a erta Je scn.*^ le reL"

terr.x li btb*; dup»rv »

' Moc j*Ionna:ear tr. tttnr» 61*d otaerrt cct tiLiu'Cr

nimi 11 Una: U n*pu d-un artco. tout *c warn pwldim nion d us model* eatuu^ UIc7 arsiL pu de p^ra. L appaz-lU£Bt doac a, ia ca>cton« c cifaxu

nlicu k Ip« 1 l» ciUtr* f « aoucffupet ô-!

Uc:ea > I aaeerrai-OB U pui «•n«-*e MB3t S.tz (t» «ie d«lM B«« qje rra lt«a nwor-,

tw dau 1* Qtia.- Lip. oat—ft

!cagia a. lalde de MnMlles. Dr.-trea lalu trauoUnu on: «* coo-'uus. Malt li* nont plu» )a pnc-itwa d« obacrnaaoa df M. BmiiCut tioii oak PQrd**'o=tI

d JSiawF

u' •

li

ttanat&t d« JSaiawFt |It route aatumai* df Tuili 4 Beau-!

lku pluxltan pewcai cat etv'mtt< ua pbtnomAiw * loss >«*(

aUw 1*aw* 1a«ct U 5ol «ul dcosa c ra^r-i>

aac».Au BMBDcot o* ti eotrtlt tfca

U>- d* «o& ptrroo dou I*oc d*-"eoum as nsli oorsac U aperr^ 'fc I* bAUWur dim* ertte taJiux*. •«m d;-«cô-. df PiUSBtci ace

bawl«> u=_->«Je <;- t* c«3-»can

k

d*

. ifc — PluWm diMon

da li anaiM d* StlaWUabfolt(Card), unlaai rietmBMt"pt «th mfiMHniUi tent It momnppdilt nfttmiMii oaH* 4'u» eorpt

biimaln. Lonqu'lli UaUraat d'pm^vw. U> «r«. w prfctp

••n ua MHd> phmpheraKMi qui• tnvola auivtlAt.

A rxnplioMiwiil 06 ■• traunknlU. pilau. 4, I, Muaoup* ToUaU,

it okiiaran dfaou.riol iwlntlua cartala nmbra 4a (nlan d**»-pKt blatrn. aa'lli (k>nl ••■nloarpar At tralsallan. Caoi-d H trao>'■•™« <<in> I'lmpoHlbillUV s« lat"""f <!•»• no* ttpac* ronnu*.

TOOUXBI, 'it. — 0*oa p>Ula talOt, •<«. mm»par npaort aa aa

•Mrmaa. Wla aat h « V

WU n.aril air «a To»1aaialaM. Otirhr. r«a rill

ya»

V

•or mi tamla ^c-btk

« imm Jaaa* tvrsga aiaaa•KiuOa. 4'iMaa>. Taaa Irati .(not•a aoaar I'aatia twrnlmmt, da tow•aMrtajaa at da caalaar raafvilra.pata ipatfafaat •*«ir «an an- laparaoaaao doal la aoplHadm, ni«"• dLlil briltoit aaaa» d«

rV h aaHa, X. OHtW. tadati at-*«U d-arfiHyg- dtniaa • t com.• "aafllBa laMaaaaU. mr aaa

■a aaialnadrftr. • Ja a'iM. tartan.,mal.

A#»*a aa laaaa* traa crait. «<flaa aaa aaiaata, k ar«a*aadrWT r»-

no« la apMna laiaiaia a>l |-*a.l |*a.••<• I b aaHieita, M trait a* d*>

fan! <•*• bcWIiaa tllaMa p»»jWawa a» baaaaal aa allUaa da

aa rataa* da rMnaartM, riaavaii■'a pa Mta aaliaailn aa* Jawtl■uHa. Daa Inaaa kanaaan an J»

" " ' ifalailat. aaup'aala.n ninth, da

atan.iVina Mi «aa aaa> HinMilaa da ajtMraa parfona par»l;mli a»fii. laiaajaa

til »>a» *WH aH>T|a> cM, It • 4Urtelaaaiaaat tat* i am

FRANCE-SOIR

SOUCOUPES(SUIT!)

V,i\ in rid euro troulilnntn

Trois Lausannois

ont vu dimanche

une soucoupe volante

(« bien dodue»!)Nntrc ernifrtre * L* NautcH* Ravuc

<fc Lausanne* public U Irttre d*oni ,

Wrtrlcc WuMmnoi«« qttt, se profnomuit Irirnuutchc dam los mrlrnn« dc Room- f

twl. a •pwx*i dam les airs « oim beHc

l<-nt file Jiurw d'or, bken nc44t. bi«n(bwlur, pM /hloukuaAtc, et abtokinwntimmnbile^ Ex toot d*on coup, mm

+c\*\, mum moDTemcnt, Jl n> av*4t

plus rWn. •

Dnix aw4rf« leotcure, qui m prome-

TMirnt <Mm«nchc pri* <hi llont ear

LmiMim* ,ont ^okrment *i#na.U k Dotennfrirc, I'Mppatrttton d*« un «ofla m7

(/•riciix qui •« d<pl«c«U trii rmpld*-mrrvl •

L« enncordanoe (dntv W temp*

t'cApacc) dr oca deui l^notrmire* o*«ot-el1« p*» troublonU t

personnages 'grands

comme des enlants de

oct I // ans " se

prominent

surlaR.N.631(Tarn)avant de rega-

gnerleurenginTOULOUSE, 12 octobr* (dep.

• France-soir >).

JEAN-PIERRE MTTTO,- gent Uchniqu*. * it-

iirmt hicr avoir vu, M-, madl wir, ven 20 h. 30, au Ueu-

dit U Cilfft, iiir la rouU

national* 631, un* soucoup* vo-I lante et set pasugers.I M. Mitto a fait la diclaratloa! suivantc :— Vtnant dt Toufoiuc, j« r*«*

trait ehti mtt partntt. a Brtauxf| (Tarn>, <n compagnit d< mtt dtuxcoutint. It roulau a a»« irtnt aJ-lur«. Aprti It contour dt la Caffft,

I noiu aeons diiimju* dtvt p«ntiI p«r«onnao«j — laU[« dim «r/antr de il a J2 ant — traccrtant laroute, a ijuatre on cinq m«tr«i dt

la roiturc, tt qui (auttrtnt dam

It ftt.

> J'ai /r«iit« tC mi juu arr<(«

vmol metrti pltu lorn. Lt ttmpt

dt dttctndrt tt noiu trimts t'tneo-Itr d la rerrteait un grand d'.tqutbomb**, d un diam«trt dt <tx mt-trt« tnrtron. t'enptn, dt couitur

rouot orona^, itmbla itrt atpiritt duporui dam It d«! commt un

/tu dt Btngalt— • ,

Faussa alerto aux Martiens

porta des Was...• U« upardl <»»(■, doll 4'm

pb&r* putiiani. Titat dc «• poiitr

pom d*i L1U> •. oeui oni tAUpheait simu!un«m«n( biir. & 20 b 30, plu.1 lieurs Itctcuri d« • Franct-wlf •

Rcniflin«m*nu prti fur pUet un« I'idisalt qu« d*un« voltart'd*polle* pourvut d*uo prajtcttur qul

Buti«« Roucti •, ou dti rodtun

vaiiiu tti ll«naUl

Premier engin « non identifieSUITE OE LA PAGE I

Lan 1933 dlri peutetre ca quaont 1 imprecision, allaa couvrant latrntoira francais d'un reseaunultlforme, fngact, mais ommpre-ent.

La vision de Kenneth Arnold

Cetta armada qui hante notraiel. alia a'aat d'lbord montneiux Etats-Unla. C'ait la qu'aat ap-•aru la pramlar engtn noa Iden-Ult. at cen la 24 Jula 1947, exac-cmant.

L'aftalre, dapula, ■ fait du che-nut .. * •

Ella commanca done la 24 Juln947 n (ait tres beau. M. KennethVraold. pUote ion avion personnel

3 000 metres anvlron au-deasuata IXtat da Washington.

Una viva luaur icerocha aona(ard, at U compta. alignes en> indianna, neuf' dlaquaa brtl-ints qui, comma relies laa Una ats autrai, aa deplacent a trea

.-ande vitaiaa : M. Arnold panaa•j'lla volant a 2000 kilometres; ilaura. Catta vision etrange duraauz ou troia mlnutaa, pula a'eva-ouit.

M. Kannath Arnold va aa poserYaltima, at raconta aon aven

ge

La aoucoupa volanta aat dora-avant ravalaa aux hommaa. Ella

a detornMia a'atandra. proll/erer.nrahir la continent americain. Unacit da M Kannath Arnold, a :aiaa publie, vaut auz Journauxas avalaacbaa da temolgnagea. Ony attache paa trop dimportaace,ncora qua ebaqua aouvalla infor

mation. lncontrAlaa at Incontrila-ble. antralna un Niagara da racitaoil las dbquei volants louant unrolx da plua an ptua menacing

Quinza Jours aa paasent danacatta (lava qui ne a'apaiaa pas atvolcl qu'apparaissent. dam la clalda California catta fola. at danadea clrconstancas plus troublantasancore, dauz myaterieux oblets

, volants.

Cast la a Juillat 1H7. A l'aaro-droma da Muroc, on precede,dans la secret, aux assail dunnouvai avion supersonlque. Deuxangina • an forma de dlsqua ouda sphere. evoluent a 3 000 metresau-dessua du terrain. Da dlaparala-aant au bout da qualquaa minutes.

L'ldee, ai Ton peut dire, eatdans fair. Un pUote da Ugne.volant Ten Seattle, rencontrequatre dlsquea < liases au-desaousat bosaelea au-dasiua •■- Pour1 Amaricain moyen, la soucoupecst partout

La premiere victime

Pour le capltalne avlataur Thomasr. Mantall, alia ait la mort MaataUaat la premiere vlcllma doa aoueoupaavolaatas.

D appartleat a rescadrUle da chaueda Mustangs P-Jl, a Codmaa Pleld,dant la Kentucky.Le 7 Janvier IMS. la tour da cod-

trole att avartla qu'un • obiat clrcu.lalra arani M a 100 mattes da dla-maira a ale slanale a molaa da 1MUlomatrai ..

Ua quart d'baura plui Urd. la iar>(ant da la tour da eontrole, M. Black-w«u. volt I'objat au-daiaus da l"««ro-droma. n an avarllt aaa chaca, Ceuz-ct aa praclpltaat aur la tarralo. Taulla parionnal da la basa y aat Mantelrasiambla. L'analn avolua, U paraltanorma: plualauri caatainaa da me-

ttn de dlametra. Una luaur rouge lacerne.

On laaca aafln I'aicadrUla da Uua-Unit aur • I'ob).I .. Trola apparalls

•'tlivant. La capitalna MaataU pllotal*ua daa cbaiaaura

Maatell praad da l-alWuda. AIt &. 49, U asaoaca par radio vill

•"approcha da l'objel A 11 b. M,MaataU (alt tavolr qu'U coatloua daroonttr vtn 1'oblet. Deuz daa cbar

•aui abandonnant. Maatall, laul,loaca van ion but imiterleux. D dlt:— Ja monta a 8 000 metrei. SI Ja

ne suts paa rapproeha Ja revleni.Manlall a'ilava alnil a I00O ma-

tret. On tuppoia qu'U a perdu con-■■•Usance. II n« pia d'apparell koxygane L'avloa aveude continue>ur la lancea. II attaint mi douta

10 000 metrei, puli pique du net.Cbute lerrtfiante. L'avlon icllte. aadliloqua. Sea debrta tombant au totLa eapltilne Mantell eit morl. .

Ca pourralt 4tra un conta pbUoio-pnlque, qua cetta pourtulta d'una la.aaUubla chlmere, et cet 4cbec mortal

Mala etalt-ce uaa chlmara T L'Ama-rlqua entlera sa poia la quertloa.

Les savants i Venus

ou ballon-sonde ?Las aavanta repondiot par deuz

b)-potb«ifi qui, toutej deuz, ex-eluent cella qua lei Am<ricalne pre.farent au fond da leur cojur : I'ob-Jel mntlrlaux. et qui defend wa•ecret en tuant I'lmprudaot qui rapproeha.

Catte mytholofle tit rtpudlee parlea technicians qui araacant qua :

nil PCUT SAGIa DI LA PLA-NCTC VENUS. La proCeueur

d'astroaorala Hynek, qui eaielfne aI'UalTerilU d'Ohlo. at qui alt l*undaa exparta commla dana I'enquateouverta, declare que la position doVenus, le Jour da I'accldant, aat apeu prea calla A« € 1'objot » pour>lulvl par BfantaU. La docteur Lang,mulr, prix Nobal da physique, at-flrme da ion eeta qua, la Jour oqManteU s'eit rue, Venus eteit pro-<ba eAine da tea pertodaa d'aelatextreme. <La tbeie Hynek nn con

firmee par la savant tul mama al'ltrodrom* da Codman-rield. ottVon obaorva un nouvai « ohlet »uIUiol Cat efjel, e'en Vanua.1all. PEUT g-ACU D'UN BAL-

LON-«OND( DC LA MARCH! tCe» baUoas peuvant a'elever i 11000matrea d'allltudo. et sa dUataat aa

praaattt da la hauteur, Jusqu'a at-;eu>dra la dUaatra da U mitraa at

l'eoataeeur d« 13 metres. LoriquaI'obsarvatloa eit termUXe. las appa-rclls da meiure soat larguos auto-matta.uem«cit at descendant par parachute. Quant au baUoa. IX eclataet *et debrti, accrocbant le toleu.

ae maaqueat paa d'tntrtgueur eeuxqui, du sol, laa volant evoluer dansla vaat..

Ces expllcalloaa ratloaallites da-colvent la public amerlcala qui ra*prend atpoir Ion da la publicationd'un ouvrafe t gros ttraie, ua belt-seller bleatot, daaa lequel l'autaurmuck Scully, reaolumant eonvala-cu da 1 existence dai eoucoupes vo-lantei. repudl. la venlon ofddeUede la mort de ManteU.

« Le rayon de la mort •

n avance celle^l: • 1'oblet > pour-sulvl par Mantall en occupe. dlrlgtpar un mystarlauz equipage. L'equl-paga volt la «Muruag> la prendraan chassa. n sa crolt menace, etfait alora uaaga d'una arme auistmrstsrleuie qua la raste: II dlrlge•ur I'avlataur araarlcaln un • rayonda la mort >, qua Scully deflaltcomma ua • rayon da dimagnetua-tlon», ca qui provoque ta daitrue-lion Imtantanea du MuaUng at da■oa pUola.

Cette bypolbese, dans laquaUa oano dutlngua pas entra la action et■a iclenca, accradlla 11d<a que lessoueoupaa volantea existent reelle-meat el ella atdult d'autant plua qual'autaur attrtbua aux eaglas una on-Sloe extra-terrestre. sur catte Unc««.Jul aglta laa Imaglnatlona, Venus etlars entrant dana le circuitQuant au premier obeerveteur de.i

e oblata >, II declare a la radioqu'aprea taut lea angina qua 1'onappelle aoucoupee a'oat avee cettapace do valaialle qu'uae reaiem-bianco asses lotatalne.Keanelh Arnold, parrala laialoa-

talre doe soueoupea volaates. n'en apas molna apportt au monda la r<v«-

liiue P»'n»m»na encore wex-

Prochoin article i

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they'll say that a flying saucer flew over your car and stopped your motor."

94. M. Bartoli countered with:"I'11 have to see one to believe in flying

saucers." 95. Was his "flying cigar" a "saucer?" Bartoli just shrugged.

Michel ended his interview and reflected on the men's testimony. If the

object had left the Cuisy area in a southwest direction, it must have passed

over National Road No.2(a superhighway)during the rush hour. Why hadn't

others seen the sky object? Michel learned that a mysterious sky object had

crossed the highway, apparently the cause of a rash of engine failures that

produced a big traffic jam just south of Dammartin-en-Goele. A number of

the motorists had sighted the sky object. Furthermore, west of the highway

close to the town of Dreux, some hunters had viewed a "vaguely luminousmass" in the sky moving slowly toward the southwest. 96.

October 9th. Bel-Air, France. (11:00 p.m.)

According to a French newspaper:

"About eleven o'clock on the night of October 8-9, 1954, M. Puygel-

ier saw overhead near the town of Bel-Air a luminous elongated object

resembling a gigantic egg, which descended close to the ground, oscil

lated a few seconds, then landed behind a hedge near the road. He

drove on to St. Cloud in fright, but then returned with another wit- '

ness. Where the craft had been seen, they could make out in the dark

ness a human silhouette standing motionless on the roadside. At this

place the next morning a strip of burned vegetation 3 meters long was

found, surrounded by an area where the grass was trampled." 97.

October 10th. Alexandria, Egypt, (no time known)

A red and green cylinder reported. 98.

October 10th. Liege, Belgium.

' Flying Saucer' Centre

An " independent centre for thp. -

gathering of new» sibuul

The Royal Belgian Observatory declared IS^^^Cr^^that it would act as a clearing house for S'lSSr.^f whT Sv'ThT'e^UFO reports made by the public. 99. An '•"«»wnh nrnmiir' m munis of;

Italian UFO "center" also opened m the [Knurr J

village of Fiumetto. (Right) "HSkSTTiT"'Balloons and flying saucers.

An October 10th U.S. Air Force statement released at Fort Worth, Texas,

declared:

"Any mysterious white balls or flashing lights seen "wing across

the United States from now to December 15 will have no connection

with flying saucers. They will be 37-foot plastic balloons released

near Tracy, California, where winds from 28 to 110 miles an hour will

float them east. Timing devices will explode the helium-filled bags

after two or three day's travel, and 300 pounds of experimental equip

ment will parachute to the ground." 100.

October 11th. Jonzieiux, France. (4:00 a.m.)

A milkman making his rounds at 4:00 in the morning, M. Baptiste Jourdy,

had his headlights go out and his truck's engine stop for no apparent rea

son. Immediately thereafter a brilliant body crossed the sky beneath the

clouds at right angles to the road. Within seconds after the UFO passed

out of sight, the headlights:".. .went back on by themselves." 101. Also,

the truck's engine turned over normally when M. Jourdy turned the key.

102.

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See 'Ern?—Saucers Cover CitySeveral Disc Objects Reported Over Cincinnati;

I Little Men Leave Craft in Germany Soys HereMyjterfoua aircraft . . . -orange-red col- SonaMrora. ifclo Mttoa Avenue, (potted a

orrd. ulent. dlatihaped and M feet fat dlaa*. torattoaat three dtaea Sunday at » p. aw

tcr." were reported hovering 109 /tat over Cla.

cinnatl Monday.nionns SUD Oaetand

Thia w«a tha fifth report wilhUi a week of ]*similar objecta-'weii "around Jb» city, -• 'traveling in —rfot. three. .*

ilmrw.andjfiim In jin inm.

■ ■ ■ -e^ v»> deaMM a> "•*""# ar*»al"^eji IBATTS

1 rr*as Bete'Mf the. new* a«*ney

A .ImlUr ware of Hyln, aaucer reaerta kaa SSi.*? ** *** "">*" »—«*• U«< la »rropsrd o»1n Irre ether pane W the waeM,' "•*•'■■■ aaialliilj ahi»ei| crulaiw trt eat.inrlndlnc CermMir. BeUiam. Eiypfc Amtlaa.- • Ha«» aaU ha ootterf a bright blue lightLrhtnon »"d the French Cameroon. and tb*u0rt.at Qnt-tt earn* from a craihed

LATEST DISCS cited" h« w« Monday at *TE£J5 f^d^SS^i't V£Z£;

,.'!!~T?°2Xj "ShS?"^ "JiS»ELS. «bHUla»* bta. radlane. wMcb nearly bUnded

John H.

T.U CINCINNATI POST

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f5 Parts of World Report zVisits by Flying Saucers

German Says Queer Men 3% Feet High Climb Out!

n oj-/?sy - Qf a Mysterious Craft "^ ^' By International .Vew« Service Iloge said he observed the craftA sudden wave of flying saucer and its occupants for about 10 min-

reports came simultaneously today utes from a distance of about 200'from persons in at least five differ- feet but did not have tha courageent parts of the world, including [to approach any closer. •>one from a German who claimed;, Flying saucer reports came alsoto have seen creatures less than

four feet tall disembark from a

cigar-shaped craft.Persons in Germany. Belgium.

jfrom Frankfurt. Germany; Na-mur, Belgium; Buenos Aires, Alex

andria, Beirut and Yaounde in the

French Cameroons.Egypt, Argentina, Lebanon and the' j Also in Germany, pilots and pu-

French ""Cameroons claimed "they l?lls a' ? glider school near Frank-saw mysterious disks in the sky. |furt claimed to have seen a 'slight-In Muensler. Germany, 42-year- >V s*ollfn sUvel£ .disc moving

old movie projectionist Franz Hoge noiselessly over their field. -told the news agency DPA that he]LAsence France Presse said thesaw a "flying saucer" land in a 113 witnesses, some of them formerfield and peculiarly-shaped crea- luftwaffe (German air force) men.tures cet out ' denied that thev were *• vicQms

, Hoge said he noticed a bright of an optical illusion.1 -, —.—; ~ ;—-^-, A mail earner in the. Belgianblue light and thought at first it I Vlllage o( Huy near Namur. re-came from a crashed airplane. On ^n^ a,at he spotted a flyingcloser elimination, he declared '..c]gaI... which rose Jnto y,,, sky

he discovered a cigar-shaped ,as ne approached. He claimed tocraft hovering about six feet above have seen hv0 sllhouerte, "roughlythe ground and giving off a bnl- human in shape" aboard the crafthant blue radiance which nearly . several hundred witnesses inblinded him. . Alexandria told of seeing a lumi-

"0>ersiied Heads nous object which'changed in colorThen, the movie projectionist ifrom red to orange as lt streaked

added, he suddenly sighted fouriy^,,^ the sky- ^^ the mys.

creatures about 3% feet in height, jterlous oDject turned green andHe said they had "thick-set bodies. ,j,en a sort of .oversized heads and delicate legs"! land wore, rubberlike clothing.

Une soiicoupe volante

s'est-elle posee

dans FYonne ?Les temoins - deux femmes - sont formels

et des " traces " ont ete releveesAuxcm (dt aotra C. ?.).' — V«o-

drtdl fflitla. Kmi ▼»«« C««(troy( b»>bttart an btmt*u dtl JoUwu, commu-

g* lu OUti (Yoon.i, fn HIM n-

Jolnart lo Unit en tUt tnvUUt ha-WtutUtmtot, «o mudK « to atari ».

loriqua ea ittMtlu fat tttlrit per

oa tnUa blurra nptust • Jiaelii

frntt dalritn.

n •■•ciiMlt «*°a tpfrta finr*< Mucoup* rol»nt« >, til m li pro-

m n • iterll tfipuli qail^nu Mmal-atf. ~ .

D* term* tBcntH, aannal its onBttraa, to etsan m 4a profit)

Malt 4a ea«Inr*traaa M yrtaaatalt

tu rtsflamtal a ia partlt castrtlt iu-

ptrtturt. A cot*, as Bommt dt unitmoyanot rtcardalt Justaotnt MmtGtottroy, qut prlt paur at aa ravut

qua dauz bturaa plut lard.

Hauraustmtat, ant autra ptrtoaDa,

Kilt CU*1» na, qul fardalt lai ena-

rraa dt Itatrt esta dn bolt, rat «»«r

Ut dt ctut prtstaet lniolltt par In

lUKmuu d« iti cnlMt. EUt nt, a

uaa trtntalat dt matrta, an hommt

aecroopl, paraluaot da tault aorv*-<

'It, qul t*af'alralt autour d*un ahl

lulf Maa t> taw lo lltra •■•

**'•"•-I i' SOUCOUPEr'-i/'.'

1 Cat astia nl dccrlt d> ]• mtntt ma-aiar* qua la tit Idmi Coatrror.

Ulla fin nmasa sai eharna pnl-

• dammaot par oa santicr ta dlrectloa> da U routa afln de auciut ncarder,

taut u auot as itcunta. Ella quit-ta dose 1'apparaU dt* yaux pcadinttroa on quatra miouui. Lortqu'tUa

voulut rcgirdir da nouvaau, da Uirouta, Ula aa rtt plua rltn. SaBj'bruit, ]'«n|la arilt dlspuM. '

Sur la roitt, t la plaea au n i»itt<t< ra, it trouvalaat tit traeat dittr.

bai lecbts, dlttaBtaa dt SO eaaUma-trat, attaitaat qua la toueoupa, aon*

ttt >ur patlni. < im lt< al atltamtnt

rai >, dlt HUt Fla. Ctuu blta po->ta li.

O'aatrat ptnoBKts putant qudqutalastanu plui tard purtnt la rtrUltr.Lta dacUratlsu dat Icaunalsti cor.

nisoBdtat a caUti doanata par an.parsaa da Bura«t, qol sparcnt aa «n-

Ha at uot ptnoana IdtcUquti nir

la plateau da Hlllaviebai, aa Umou-

*>• . In r a an mola, ana babltinta d*

Dlttf, aamaau dt Vartnntt. Hma Lu*i

eaa, avalt aptrca un apparall qul pla. Inalt tt qui, d'un saul coop, partitlan Aacba k la Ttrtleila. n raUalt aal

etalr da luaa fuparba. Kffla Lueaajn'ota rltn dirt, da ptur qua I'm n,

moquat d'aUa. 'La rtfloa da Dlztt, ta raltoa da

la praianca da tai d'oera aztralta dati

pulta dt Sully, attlra Milt, par atl ta-

chta elalrta, ratttatloa dtt obaarra-*

ttan dit Talvtaux latarplaaMalra ?j

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LB POPULAIRE DU CiCNTRK. — PAdK TROI3.I

Pres de Minister, quatre" Martiens"reparaient leur " soucoupe volante"Un operateur de cinema les observe pendant 10 minutesMunsler (Wesiphalie). 11 aoOt

(A.CP.I. — M. Huge. o|ierateur

de cinema de son inftler, & declare a, l"\gence D P A qu'll aTu aflmedi solr. pres de Muns-ter. quatre hommes sortis d'uiid•oucoiipe volume.Ces homines, de 1 m SO envi

ron, onl le tor»e furteinenl df-velopp£ et line grosse t£le 1-nrevanche, leurs meflibres mfe-rt^urs sunt petlis el ma;f.fresM Hoee eian en train He ren

trer diet 1 n 1 lursqu'il vit duns

un champ a somaiiie metres de

la route, une lumlere bleue. IIpensa qu'll s'agissuit d'un avion

aecldetiie nuis il s'tipercut Huela lumtcre provenail d'nn obJK

ayani une forme de riirare Qua-ire hommPi. en combnmison decaoutchouc, iravnillaiem sous

l'engm. \ucun d'tui ne sou(-fUU molHoge les regards trerallief

pendant dtx minutes, sans s'ap-

procher, parce qu'll avail peur.

Fmalement les qunlre hommespar une sort* d erlxHe. r»ntrerent dans le clgurt qul, quel-qiifs meires aprfs avoir dicoll*.prU le forme d'une soucouper>rn)eian( une lumlere ebloulvsame.

Un m&canicien de laS.N.C.F. de Limoges surprts

par un objet EumineuxDunanche soir 3 octobre. vers

19 ti 10. le cunducleur d'auto*rails Clavaud Andre, du d«polde Llmni;t>. assuralt la condultedu train HIT, qui part d'Uuelvfrs 18 b. Sur son Iralet, emreles gares de Iji Celle-Correxe etPlainartlue, emre les Km US et444, en dlbouchant d'une cour-toe a 70 km -h . 11 fut soudalnsurprls d'arrlver sur une gr&o-

de clrconference lummeute i'tn-

1 3 ^'

Encore aoe wracoiipe 1

II tandratt parkr ph» ex>ot«n«n< d«rin<i MXKoatxi. En effct, sue penamw■no iHn** Qoe. ptocie k I'txtctm**Dord do pout do Mid, smmtM denxr,

* 18 h. 50, "ilk • vo du Itnii•Dd. •< dirifeurt d'art «o <no<. oo«amwoi 4'appmtioni : d'«bord anpohK huuluwu. psb dmi ra<ins mj-i-temeax. d* lanat obhotat. vtrtMSi:•prtt eeta. d* o<x»a«i on pwnt iorai-oenx, mdtI d« Inn enfms et proj urdAt d«ax enflra. Ln eogiiu KmbbmtbnUer tone t on mem point de tartnjeetoirt . hm •pfamttoo* dartrentpeodast pkn de I mmatci.Ool dH mkuf

vlron ion meires de dlametre.Dans sa surprise et son emo

tion. II ralenm son convol parun violent coup de [rein, ce quilul permit de mltux observer cephenomena , II Meiirnlt ses pha-

res el fiu cumplMemtni ebloulpar la puissance dc ce falscetm

limimeut de couleur rose, etcomme II *t rapprvchalt. la cir-conKrence se deplaca lemement

sur <a droile. dominant une col-

line de««rie ou II ne pousse que

de la bruyfcre et ou U put dis-tlnguer IPS quelques sap'ns ex!>-tant dans celle contree. pareils

qua s'lLs avalent ilt en cris-lal tenement ces rsyoirt e-taiioi

puissants, et lorsqu'il errlva anauteur de ce phenc*m6ne tout

s°etel£ntl et disparut en laissaatuna trainee It fumee blencbequl montali ven le ciel.D'apres renselgnemenu prl«,

plusteur* habitants de la regionI'auraieni egalement apercu

Boules de feu en ConizeNous avons mentlonne qu'une

boule de feu avait ete vu deshauteurs de la route d'Eyburiedans la direction d'Eapartignac.Aujourd'hui nous aevons si

fnaler qu'une autre boule de

eu semolable d'allleura a cellequ'on observe un peu partoui.a t\t vue dlmanche solr 10 oc-

u*re par nonbre d'L'rerchoUdans la direction le St-Ybard.La x>henomene a ete consists

des hnmeure de la Pomme alnsique des terr«sses de la rue <lela lustice irotf ouest) entrt 19<t 20 h environ.

La boule de feu semblalt oscilter de haul en iias. pour dls-pa rat i re ensuite aprcs un mou-

Temeat lateral. La boule 4talienveioppee d'un balo roufee-jant.

Catta < apparition • eat Ion.gunnetu eommentee dans nosinun.

Soucoupe ou pas soucoupe. lesllzerenols n'ont pas ete let Tic-tlmea d'une hallucination collective dans plusleurs quartlena la folt 1

38

1 3 OCT )

Deux jolies < Martiennes • accordent un autographe

a uh instituteur francais!Lm wmwrapaa valairtaa a'nnl deebM-

Dwot pal not d> nou menacer de«•wpriKf. J««ia1cl In pllntet da t*«aoclna orlaalea Matoot <J« it*""** »»•)u o« diaaatfeeUqaM ffenti qoi him■■'■ftahlna Da oooa doooaJant pu meTiatoa partlealleraoMot rajoaiiaaota deRraraanMt mtrrlnna.Da tnatltateur eoloaUl m eamca dm

Ilia dtMrron (Ohamrte-MarMlnir). MMartin. rlrat d« deennTrtr iTalmaWw

reprciaotaatea d"on raonde <Kii na co-aa da fa>ra ptaovolr air ood daa ob-Jeti poor la mnlni dtiiracleoi. C«lbnrai mortal M done mh, VmctnJoar, an praaaoaa da dau JoUm • Mar.

tlmnM • pnrtinl hnltHbtnft. v|««(r* HHani! de curr, atnjtl tmt <1f* rxntir<

bnltanll. A la raa dr rn fdnmf* a

I'alhsra nMrilsIc r4 nurtirnnr. M Martin I'avanca H Inr tenriil tulafnmrnt

Mm eamct K on itjrfa afin d« rrcveil-

llr «n aoioiirftphr. Satit rfliffiKr ao-mat, eU*s y tracerant alon d«t hifrn.

K)7«y»as ra l«a itmimwKaiil itcc toIw-MIH^ dans on Unfair* imffntn. Put*les • MarHmnat». m*^aran< 1 m 70environ, llrerent l«jr reverence a 1'in^-tKotror et a'anvolcrent a bord d'lUK

toveospa-.

M. Martin aoraH coiKrrre prtcleo-Mnest ca mamxrit Inadtt-

12 oay

Les sonconpes

et les dsares volantsenvahissent notre ciel

Cafa i«nt«l trit uWauz. Wstra cfeljuaeaaVafoit eammanca * "» >i((on-lU <fangfna mvaMHinz.Hou anoiu ufnaM I< piuaoje d*of«

iMUHfli as laraa «t< 5mn(-filoi.e.raprtmldl it Ib fttt ia vtndanga.Or, ea itnio dimmchi aprit-midf, i>

iS h. 36. or ptomanear pauant an

hil d Cttfiti it chiltam da Cotomttr a ppa un-daaaw d« Io< » <n«/n brillmt,it la form* oTbh rigart, 70' (naar-tatt- It del do meri aa tad A ant

raplda. L'aUilait ptul tlrt ton-MM tt L'ili inImtt -t MM mttrtt. L'apparillon fan

a pdat* tUtq ueomdtt, a mom imnaoam,

Btt-at ana ttaacoapt*. ut-ct an

tttfwntt Deau rtnctrtitadt os: noaiartaiha, mat wmaiaj Man obliait ittaactatn tot itmantht. it a avail daa

<Nn-nrfrarfmir taolant a Planigtt.On mat t*rt fat It <daart» n'Maitfat an apian..tl It iiatantkt it la><(« in aaniantm, if | ml u lachtrat ballamntU i Uorat. a toteationtan batat organitt par la panint ea-tkolknt*. battamnMtqai, xaat Hl-on.ttpatpmmfA . am ft* im <

tfaaa aeaJur/loaa *l*mmt (I'm d«aa> Uf/iu MvataXau atttrrUtt iantMtrt Hfioa tt aasa asaa H)oaltaontit faaialt ttrpatr imt aotn rt-trittt.

Uzerche

; D'un ^cran a I'autre

A II salle Chavant : t Le Ro!

A la salle Bayard i < Thirdsa > :

Toujours !

des phenomenes

dans le ciel(■ulta)

Nous «vor.s mer.t!ormeboule de lev avait et* rue des hau-'teurs de 14 route dTrtiur.e.

la direction d E&psrt;?r.acAujo"d hjl r.ous ce^o-ls

Ipr qu ^-e au:re bo-.e ds 'eri sem-,61ss:e dal'.:eurs 4 ce!!es qu on oo-!serve *r. pe.i par'out a ete \"je !

clxar.che so;r 10 ootobre par delnomsreux Czercnoa dans Sa dl-l

rec.on ae Sairt-Vbard

Le pnenomsne a et* constate deshauxfx-s de la Pozms. alnsi-oue

•-OSS' *^3fftftsj de* la rue de la Jo&rtr- teAte ouestl. antre 19 et 20

• •- . i«T boulf ae leu semblBIt oscllleri

",,"de hau; en has pour dtsparaltre1er.rul'? aores ur. mouvensent late-1

t t ral E"..p e:a!t en\e'cppee dMP haiolt' ', rouBeovar.'. Ct'.it 1 apparition »l-—r est .or.jjement commentee dins I

* ' ' nos murs < 1Sotieoype ou pas soucoupe les1

' — Urercnoi! r.'ont pas (tt :es v*ct!-.me.5 d'ure ha!!-jctns;ion oor.ectivei

da-s p: .s e'jrs cuart'ers t !a .'01s

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October 11th. Sassier, France. (4:15 a.m.)

Another electromagnetic incident took place 15 minutes later at Sassier

where two travelling salesmen, M. Louis Vigneron and M. Henri Gallois, en

countered a strange object and its occupants. In M. Gallois1 words:

"I was driving in the middle of the road when suddenly near SassierI felt something like an electric shock through my whole body. At

the same time the car motor stopped and the lights went out.- Para

lyzed, we asked ourselves what was happening. It was then that, ina field bordering the road about 165 feet away, we saw a round ob

ject. Next to it we saw clearly three short beings who seemed to bemoving about quickly. Their silhouetts soon disappeared into the

saucer-like object which flew off immediately.

"Almost right away my lights went back on and we were able to drive

away." 103.

October 11th. Bauquay, France, (dawn)

Cows frighten.

- A big, bright, red "cigar volant" zoomed over a French farmer's field

at Bauquay in Norwandy at sunup. The farmer, and two others, watched as

the elongated object sped by at treetop level. The cows in the field went

into a panic, the bells around their necks jangling loudly as the animals

ran wild. A day later the cows still refused to give milk. 104.

"Suspicious somnolence."

Much to Leonard Stringfield's surprise, on October lith the AssociatedPress contacted him about his CRIFO organization so the newsservice could

■work the information into a story about UFO reports from Cincinnati andGermany(See newsclipping). This inquiry by AP made Stringfield wonder if

censorship of the UFO subject was disintegrating. Reflecting on the pastrecord of the Fourth Estate, Stringfield noted the:".. .suspicious somno

lence of Life since 1952, 'canned' editorials, and, an occasional Dr. Men-

zel yeast':pu7fed theory, viz., cobwebs, airborne lunchwrappers, phosphorescent'bugs (no kidding)..." 105. Stringfield remarked:"...we in 'the business' find other sources to lend us courage." 106.

October 11th. Cherry Valley, New York. (4:00 p.m.)

An American engineer named Abraham Cox, of Cherry Valley, N.Y., was

surprised when a grey metallic-like disc about 30 feet across came into

view. The object was not moving that fast, and it was only at a moderate

altitude, so Mr. Cox got a- good look. The object was soundless and visible

for about half a minute as it soared over Cherry Valley on a horizontal,

course. As an engineer, Mr. Cox marvelled at the aerodynamics of a flying

craft without a tail or wings, but he had only a moment to do that because

he was abruptly distracted by a sharp movement the craft made, a shift to a

vertical position so that it "rolled through the air like a wheel." 107.

October 12th.

"The Zenith."

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Voici fe dossier tfessoucoupesvolantes

[Une emmetcd'Amhe FONTHiret Jacques BESEEJIL

de rarmnda qui

hantejiotr&ciel, le piemier^ngin

n

1947 ou-dessus de WashingtonSix mois plus tard, h capitaine-pilote Thomas Mantell, parti

a la poursaite a"ah « objet circnlaire », tombait foudroye

Lm twaiipn velantee tent drxnun I* praMeme du lour. Dm Hmol«naaet do plut in plutnombrcax wot ■radulti pir du g*m qui, da bonm (ol. afflrmant avalr obMrva da anainl mytta-

- rlaux. Malit* ancara Inaxpllquaa au fiction csllattlva, laa Mucsupaa valanfa* Mnf lincannua da

• FrantMOlr . auvra la dsular. Noua na pratandana pat appartar da rapanM caHalna i l>quaatlaaL Naua nava prapaiant da vaua racontar commtfll caa angina mytttrlaux ant ippirud«n. natfra unlvan. cammant. a partlr da la ttupaur d'un pilata amaricain. II y a plut da laptant. It-twtnbra 4t tanwlanagtt fnt aecru da mab an. mals juiqu-i catta vagua da fend quU

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uf paralt iwbmarvar notra pays.Apr*, ca raelf. dana laqual en apportara laa hypothetet avaneaei lux dlHarentei ajxMutt

d'obaanatlon, • Frince^elr • publlara let epinlem luterltaaa da tavantl at da tachnklant frin-(alt da la phyilqua. da ravfatton, da I'aOranautiqua at da I'aitrenemle. ' .- Neva aurent alntl fait la point — provlielra — dana un prasleme an plafn davaleppamtnt. i

LE del de France'panit maistenant etre obscurei par le vol d'innombrables engins mysterieuz.,Ces mironeli anonymes sont parfois' its disques, parfois des cijires. parfois des entonnoirs.iOn vient de noiu signaler quelque chose que Ton s'excuse de nous delinir comme iu_ pot_!

de chambre. - ■ . - : ICes* machines volutes, en depit de l» diversity de leur aspect, ont quelques caracteristiqaes

communes. Ellei sont ultra-rapides. Les observateurs accidentels qui en ont eu la revelation par-1lent de vitessa de l'ordre dc 6 000, 8.000, &aand ce n'est pas 12.000 on 14.000 kilometres a Tneure.

Elles loot (eiwnlemant tilan-, . .- - - — 'cieuses. Leur acceleration eat fou»| , ~j s-rfi-r" t^TU.droyanle. ZUes jKoraot prendra ' *- ^ —' -^ 'des virafes k 90 defra tans raltn-,tlr leur prodlcieuse allura. Ellti Ifont entourfes d'un balo lumineux,;tantAt oranaa et tantot Tardttre.'Ellas dbpumissent dau Feipace.Enfln l'oa prate plus nlontlen

una origins «xtr»-t«iTMtra a cei

• enfin* ToianU Boa identifles >,et plui prcciiamant encore unaorigtna marUanna. Et l'on parle.maintenant quotidltnnement. de'• iQiieoupe* volantes >. On anparl* d«nl fa metro, dau la rue.au caie «t a l'ateUer. Let • >ou-coupes volantes • tost entrees

dans notra vie da chaqua jour.

Elles lont. pour l'homma da 19M

ce que devait etrt a l'unonce dala fin du ntonde pour l'homma da999. L'an 1OO0 n'l pu ipporte lafin du monde.

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While analzying the data on the French excitement, UFO researcher Aime

Michel selected October 12th as the "zenith" of the UFO wave. Surveying

the French press, he noted that "flying saucers" had become a major daily

newsstory, with usually a half page coverage, and front page treatement

was not uncommon. To Michel the space given the subject in the newspapers

was a measure of how the mystery had become part of the French public's

consciousness, although he was impressed by the fact that only actual eyewitnesses were "believers" while people in general preferred to blame the

sightings on a psychosis, which was why professor Heuyer's "sauceritisschizophrenia" theory received acolades. 108.

October 12th. Toulouse, France. (4:00 a.m.)

Another early morning case was recorded at the Croix Durade section of

Toulouse when a luminous craft was seen taking off from a field. A check

of the site discovered a 50-foot area of flatten grass. 109.

October 12th. Orchamps-Vennes, France, (no time known)

According to a Toulon newspaper:

"On the 12th, a curious object with four wheels was seen by Fran-

zesko Beuc on the farm where he worked on Orchamps-Vennes; nearby

was a 5-foot helmeted being who jumped into the device, which roll

ed along the road for some distance before it gradually ascended."110.

October 12th. Mamora forest, Morocco, (afternoon)

The afternoon of the 12th, as story goes, a small figure in a metallic-

like suit was spotted climbing aboard a craft that quickly lifted off and

flew away. The witness to this "saucer visit" was a French engineer who

saw the four-foot-tall being while driving through Morocco's Mamora forest.111.

October 12th. Caracasonne, France. (4:00 p.m.)

According to the newspaper La Charente Libre:

"About four o'clock in the afternoon M. Jean Bertrand, a mechanic

of Carcasonne, saw a spherical object flying at low altitude. Its

lower part seemed to be made of shinning metal and the upper part

of plastic. He said that he could see two human forms inside the

machine before it disappeared at high speed toward the east." 112.

October 12th. Sainte-Marie d'Herblay, France. (10:30 p.m.)

"Gilbert's hoax."

In the Atlantic seacoast town of Sainte-Marie d' Herblay there lived

thirteen-year-old Gilbert Lelay, a lad with considerable imagination. On

the 12th of October this youth told authorities he had come across an odd

machine- resting in a pasture, a sort of "phosphorescent cigar," and next

to it was a man who came up to Gilbert and said(in French it is assumed)

it was permitted to observe but not to touch anything. The man did not

stay long, but before he left in the machine, Gilbert noticed that" in

the man's hand was a glowing sphere that sent out shafts of purple light.

As the door on the cigar-shaped machine opened and closed, Gilbert got a

glimpse, he said, of a console covered with colored lights. When the odd

craft vaulted into the sky, it performed two loops. 113.

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After inquiries were made, Gilbert's claim was determined to be bogus,but that did not discourage the boy who was associated with another falsereport on the 16th at Erbray. 114.

UFO wave hits northern Italy:

On October 12 and 13, 1954, people in at least 15 sections of the PoRiver Valley reported UFOs. No more detail is known.

October 14th(9th). Teheran, Iran.

"Attempted abduction?"

When the southern shift of the 1954 wave hit Iran, very strange storiescame out of that country, one of which excites modern day UFO researchers.Gordon Creighton, to whom the UFO community owes a great debt because ofhis many translations of foriegn news accounts, managed to acquire an English version of an article in Teheran's principle newspaper Ettela'at thatgives us some fasinating information:

"A few days ago, one of our correspondents reported from Mahallatthat a marvellously luminous object had landed near there and thatmany farmers had been impressed by its strange and colourful appear

ance. It was hemispherical in form, and emitted multi-colouredbeams of light.

"It only landed for a brief period, and in the meantime more andmore of the country folk were crowding near to look at it, but nobody would go too close to it, so great was their fear."The central part of the object was of metal and less bright than

the rest.

"Miile the crowd of people was growing larger and larger, the objectsuddenly shot straight upwards into the sky and vanished. The affairhas provoked great discussion among the populace.

"Following upon this report, we then received another one from a

resident of Shamsabad who walked into our editorial offices this morning and stated that at 6:30 a.m. yesterday(October 14th), just as hewas coming out of his house, he saw a luminous object resembling a

brightly shining star. It was at a distance of about 100 meters fromhim, and he estimated its length as about five meters. He had alreadyheard of flying saucers, and at once realised that this was one. Ap

proaching more closely, he perceived a 'short young man1 standing ona circular piece of metal in the middle of the radiant obj ect andlooking around him searchingly.

"The witness was now only twenty meters from the saucer and couldsee that the pilot was laughing at the terrified expression on his

face; Suddenly however the machine shot up into the air at an unbelievable speed and vanished.

"The following episode occurred in Amireah Street, here in Tehran.

"A Mr. Ghaseme Fili, who lives in that street, informs us that at2:30 a.m. last Friday(October 8th), he being at that time on the

second floor of his house, he saw a luminous white flying object

which became stationary at a distance of about twenty meters from

him. Lights were shining from the rear end of the object and fromits sides.

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Article fron French nevspaoer }* Croir du l!onJ (forth Ct.pr)

■/ Types of Flying Saucers

'. Nines, France

Several hunters In the cormunlty of Saint-Anfcrolx (Department of Card), are

alleged to have recently seen seven very-snail beings whose shape suggested

vaguely that of a human body. Vhan the hunters attempted to approach them,

these beings pVecipitated themselves upon a phosphorescent craft which '

immediately took off. " . .

At the place where these flying saucer pilots had been, the hunters -

dtscovored, on the ground, a rranber of grains of a queer appearance: they

had these grains examined by experts vho found it Inposslble to identify th»ai

anon? any group of grain-types known to aoiaoe**

A Diver with 2j»s

Toulouse

A diver of small stature with a larga h**d in coa^jarlson to his body, anJ

two enormous eyes, was described Wednesdaynigntby Ifr. divier, an inhabitant

Ji . f

of Toulouse. This mysterious pilot alighted frqji a spherical craft which ,)

Janded -at 1935 hours on an "undefined fo

."ir. divier, owner of the Javel Meto establishment at"Toulouse, was

acconr.nil»(l by an employee,- Mr. Perano and by- a young boy "of about 15 years

of p^e. A31 three of tlism saw the luminous craft land and noticed that it

w.io of spherical shape and of a reddish color, and also sore people approaching

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"tne of them, the "diver", sparkled like class, according to the

tncsees.

4 ' Mr. Olivier, a veteran aviation pilot, drew the diver on a door in a

very impressive -ranner. Kr. Perano added, "I didn't believe it, but I

saw him just as wll as I see you. That gave me a darn shock."

After a short while, approximately one minute, the "diver" reached

the luminous sphere which took him away in a vertical ascent without noi3e,

and disappeared in the sky at a terrific speed, leaving a streak of fire.

Due to darkness, the investigation could not be undertaken until

Thursday morning. Oily traces have been found at various spots at the

"unidentified area".

One of the witnesses alleged'that the flying saucer was surrounded by

irrl<*tescent reflections and emitted around Itself a slight fo». He addH

tint when ho tried to approach, he waa held back at a distance of approximately

?0 met«r-s by a paralyzing force, and .was violently thrown to the pxound whea

ths craft had risen into the sky. • 'f ; \

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October

Franca

fVrench newspaper, "France-Soir", datfd lit October 195U

'' Tha military commander (governor) of liets studies thereport of Coounder Cottel, who saw a luninous craft

!,-. caught In tha Mm of a searchlight.

By special reporter Henri Pignolat

military commander of Mets, Oeneral Navereau, Commander of the Sixth-

strict listened this morning to a report by Conaander Cottel, specialist of'

.terrestrial anti-aeVial forces, on the presence (last Sunday) of a mysterious

craft, which appeared during a three-hour period in the beam of a powerful

array searchlight, in the sky over tha city. It can be very well imagined,*

with what care and caution the Conmander of the JTAA has edited this report.

Commander Cottel was in charge of the radar post, installed at the army

stand of the Commercial Fair at Mots which Just closed. This post had a

powerful searchlight which swept Jthe sky over the city during the fair. A

dozen men were around'the apparatus whan, on Sunday night, the beam of light

suddenly focused upon a motionless glebe In th» Kiddle of the sky, "scintillating

like a ball on a Christmas tree,"' asserted tha Co—inda*^

The bsam was directed straight'upward. Tha "thing* seemed to be 10,000

meters off. This is, a* least, what expert* alltgad. There was no mistake,

it must be stated. '" ~_W^-. .•£.#.•;

"It is a sonde-ball", said one of th» eearcfllignt operators.

"Impossible, this must have a diamter of $0 asters." Everybody agreed,

but who can tell for sure?

* .* .**-■■-

The Radar Apparatus Did Not Record Anything *

Since cms did not dare to believe in flying saucers, It was decided to

olesn the lenses and even to change tha carbon-electrodes in the searchlight.

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1 searchlight was lit acain, the ball vas still there.

onlookers crowded around the searchlight; they also sau the "ball

lfltmas tree". They saw it up to the norant whan (aronnd 2J00 hours)

g*w up, and decided to extinguish the searchlight. However, they

?not th» only ones who saw itj the next noming, inhabitants of the surburbs

' Sablon and Queulen, had to confirm the appearance of the

- ' But, the rsdar apparatus, which had scanned the skies without interruption,

did not record anything.

This "thing", explained one of the technicians, is non--netallic an-J, there

fore, not detectable by radar.

The day-before-yesterday, the Hats Fbir, which had been visited by r.jre

than 600,000 visitors, closed Its doorsJ no more searchlight, do irore radar,

no more nqrsterious spheres. Nothing is left, but the testimony of a dozen

peop^: the searchlight operators, an officer ofthe Geographic Service of the

Arrry, and Coiumnder Cottel, who's r«porfcli"impatiently awaited in the nunsion

"of the railitary Governor. The curosity, which can be well imagined, will rake

the flying saucers an historic event; " .VjftSjTj,

Three Little Beinfcai.ia'in Electric Saucer

, ■ ■»f>'-->- - - ,-Mevers, Cctober 13 , •'-<•/• ..

T\m merchants of Clamecy,-1-t. louis Ylgneron and Henri Gallois, who vrzre

on their way to the fair at Cordlgny, noticed, yesterday morning around six-

o'clock, fro:-, their little truck, a craft.of cylindrical form and of a fairly

larce. t'.iareetor, appearing at a distance of approximately $0 meters. •

At the same Instant, the eneine of the truck stopped and the headlights

' went out.

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•£ Oallois stated: "It took awy ray breath! fy body was struck by a. sort

!/;«lectrieal discharge. I could very distinctly '.-ake out a craft which looked ■.

XWlcer. ■*

I noticed three beings of snail stature end of seemingly bizarre shape

ring around the craft. Vie sat as If immobilized inside of the little truck

to move. Only after the craft had flown away with incredible rapidity,

could we continue on our way."

Mr. Vigneron confirmed these statements of his conpanion, and so did

a third witness, Mr. Henri Chameau, who is a carriage maker at La Carle In

the community of Clamecy.

Car Stopped by the Passage of a Reddish Ball

Saint-Ztienne, 12 October

Two people from Gueuenon, namely Hsssers Jeannst and Cornier, who w»r<» on

their way hora in their automobile last Sunday night, witnessed an inexplicable

phenomenon: . ■ » ■^Sfefisp;*

Suddenly their vehicle was overflown by-i^aort of reddish ball which passed

by like a flash. The engine of the.car atoppidand all the' liehta of the car

wont cut. A few instants later, when tbe indnoos apparition reached the

horizon, the headlights of the car functioned again', And the engine purred again.

A Riant rocket taking off froa a field, Ma been seen by Kr. Pierre Vidal,

cook, living at Croix-Daurade, hear•Toulouse, and by his nephew, Angel Hurie.

The phenomenon disappeared in' a luadnous*"arange and pale-green light. At the

spot where the rocket had presumably stopped, the grass was covered with a

fatty vapor, smelling of petroleum. '

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p. M. Bon, a-professor of aathematics, from Lisieux, discovered,-over the

aln-de-Livet woods, a silvery disc of seven or elrht-neters diareter

! rose quietly into the sky while turning around its ovn axic. /fter it

IrW toward the ground from an altitude of approximately 800 iretors, it. took "

off In a horizontal direction in a sort of dizzy attitude.

A "special advisory group", namely, the -owner of a cafe j "a rugby play?r, anci

a champion swimmer, have also seen, above the chapel of Brouilly in the direction

of Honteglas in the department of Rhone, a flying saucer, moving like a ball use!

for playing. - • •,_

A bell-shaped object, three meter height, moving in bounds of 12 raters in

an orange pleam and emitting sparks of greetdah light, was observed for an hour,

on the railroad tracks from Evreux to Lowrlera, by an artist, his apprentic"

and an agricultural worker. • *•--.• • ■*•

A luminous mushroom, which mored rapidly and noiselessly, has been seen

Monday night at half-past 2300 hours, iff ftrs. Droulllard, at La Roche-sur-Yon.

A "flying clear" of metallic appearsnos-, inn which three red-balls b^care ■

ilotached, has been seen by Mr. Roger Ttvevenin and Albert Daury, polica officers

of the city force at Riom (Pny-de-Boo»).-" ' •

Another "clear", surrounded by an irrideacent glean, has been observed at

Honpa3 in the oriental I^rrenees Mountains. It vaa discovered by i-!r. Sebelli,

a baker. • "

A craft of oblong shape, described big figure S*s In the eky, ■ and making

a noise like pressurized vapor, has been spotted by three' young hunters <jver

the city of Calllac (Aveyron). The sane craft is alleged to hav« bfjen observed

at Pont-de-Salars.

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efudie le rapport du commandantCottel qui a virJun engin lumineuxpris dans le faisceau d'un projecfeur

(O* Mtr* anrara trUM H*f>H rMCNOtm

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la> npoct do commandant Cottel. tpecialljte in force* terrejtrej annaeritnnes. jut la pre-(Mm. dtmaactw demltr, daiu 1* riel da la rile, d'ua mrsterleux enjin q.ui pendant tron

Nt I* wir daas 1* taijeeaa d"uii pulasaat projecteur d» I'jnnee.

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"Inside the object he could see what appeared to be a small man

dressed in black clothing and wearing on his head a strange mask

shaped like the trunk of an elephant. Said Mr. Fili:'I was stand

ing, with both hands on the bar of my balcony, looking with astonish

ment at this strange object, when I suddenly felt as though I were

being drawn up towards the obj ect as though by a magnet.'

"Mr. Fili cried out in terror and awakened the neighbours. Mean

while, the luminous object shot straight up into the sky and vanish

ed in the twinkling of an eye. It emitted sparks as it rose up.

"While the foregoing reports were being assembled, we received a

visit this morning from a resident of Salsabil Street, also in this

Capital. Very worried and frightened, this man told us that this

Morning (October 15th), as he opened his front door, he saw a palecoloured cigar-shaped object moving slowly through the sky. As it

changed direction, he saw multi-coloured flashes of light come from

both sides of it." 115.

Mr. Fili's remark about being "drawn upward by an invisible force" has

caught the eye of UFO researchers doing work on modern cases. It seemedto suggest that similar statements made by "UFO abduction victims" may bea real part of the UFO mystery, seeing as how this supposed 1954 incident .was recorded long before the abduction phenomenon became recognized.

Paralysis phenomenon.

October 14th. Manosque, France, (no time known)

A mystery object was encountered by a hunter, a M. Masses, who immediately backed away, but his dog became agressive and charged the object. The

animal suddenly became semi-paralysed and struggled back to his master. -

116.

October 14th.

Witness:Flight-Lieutenant James R. Salandin.

Unit:County of Middlesex Squadron,Royal Auxiliary Air Force.

Aircraft:Gloster 8 jet fighter.

Time:Shortly after 4:15 p.m.

A pilot in the British military reserve, Lt. Salandin was on a trainingflight the afternoon of October 14th for what promised to be a routine ex

ercise. Weather conditions were excellent as he flew his jet south fromNorth Weald Field, Essex, to an area over the Thames Estuary, Two othermeteor'jets were visible high above in the clear blue sky as Lt. Salandinput his aircraft in a climb to reach their altitude. Climbing passed16,000 feet and with the city of Southend below him, Lt. Salandin suddenlyspotted three round objects, one gold and the other two silver-colored, asthey sped across the sky high on his port beam. He was startled to seeone of the silver circular objects tum and head straight for him at tre

mendous speed. The object approached so close it nearly filled his plane'swindscreen, but at the last second it veered to one side, avoiding a fatalcollision. The near-miss, as one can imagine, was such a shock Lt. Salandin did not really recover his composure for at least ten minutes, theAir Reservist flying slowly all that time and not attempting any maneuvers.

The object was certainly a type of "flying saucer," with an unmarked surface, a "bun-shaped top and bottom," separated in the middle by a flange.The only regret the pilot had was that things happened too fast for him tothink about pushing the gun-camera button. With the "saucer" coming within an estimated 300 yards, the film images could have been remarkable.

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An attempt was made to pursue the object but it was too fast to catch.Lt. Salandin made a radio report of the sighting and upon landing he alsoinformed the Squadron Intelligence officer, a certain Derek Dempster, whowould later become editor of the civilian UFO magazine Flyins Saucer Review. —'—

A~ formal report of Lt. Salandin's encounter was forwarded to the AirMinistry. 117.

A curious fact about the Lt. Salandin case that took place in the.sky over Southend, is that late that evening a strange UFO incident wasexperienced on the ground at Southend(The reader is referred to the case"What scared Miss Hennessy?." See the next page.)

October 14th. Biot, France. (6:15 p.m.)

Pedaling down a street in the Maritime Alps town of Biot, M. Jose Cas-sella braked his bike to a stop when his way was blocked by a big, smooth-surfaced, metallic-looking, oval object. Like a huge aluminum egg 15 feetby 9 feet in size, the thing sat there for a moment and then silently tookoff at high speed. Others in Biot made independent observations of theobject. 118.

October 14th. Saone-et-Lorire district. France, (nightfall 7:30?)

At nightfall a French motorcyclist suffered inexplicable engine troubleon the road to Brosses-Tillots. The motor quit and the bike"rolled to astop. Perplexed the rider dismounted to check for a malfunction, but be

fore he had a chance to do anything the road ahead was lit up by a brilliant circular mass SO yards away that resembled a:"...plate turned upside

down." 119. Fearfull, the witness turned his bike around, pushing themachine and manipulating the controls with the hope he could make a fastescape. Curiously, at the point in the road where he first experienced

engine trouble, the bike suddenly roared to life. 120.

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October 14th. Hobbs, New Mexico. (8-9:20 p.m.) "Lubbock Lights?"

One of the few U.S. reports made in October was submitted by amateurastronomer R.S. Fleming, who witnessed a series of five manifestations

during the tine period of 8-9:20 p.m. at Hobbs, New Mexico. What gave

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the sightings special significance was their similarity to the famous"Lubbock Lights" of the summer of 1951, and the little-known formationsof lights reported over El Paso, Texas, on September 14, 1952.

The first appearance of something strange was noticed at 8:00 p.m. asMr. Fleming was setting up his small telescope for an evening of astro-nonmical observations. A formation of lights in a half circle, bisected bya straight line, swept out of the northeast, passed silently overhead at anestimated 5,000 feet altitude, and then disappeared to the southwest. Sopuzzled was Mr. Fleming (he claimed great familiarity with jets), he summoned his wife and daughter to be additional witnesses.

After a wait of about 10 minutes, another "half circle" of soft lightssoared across the sky. These "Hobbs lights" were either individual glowing bodies themselves, or weak points of light on a large craft too dark todiscerned, because the witnesses could not see an outline or a surface between the lights. The phenomenon moved too quickly to bring the telescopeto bear on it. - •

Stargazer Fleming,guessed that the formations were moving "twice thespeed of a jet,"and spanned a distance "twice that of America's huge B-36bomber."

There were a total of five overflights at altitudes Fleming guessed werefrom 5,000 to as low as 2,000 feet. All were the same save the last one at9:20 p.m. when a half circle consisting of three rows of lights sweet overhead. 121.

It would be hasty to classify the Hobbs case as a "true" UFO sightingwithout checking the possibility there was some unusual military aircrafttraffic that particular evening, but since it might help explain the famous"Lubbock Lights" of 1951, it is being included.

October 14th. Southend, England. (Just before midnight)

"What scared Miss Hennessey?"

The fullest account of Miss Hennessey's experience is to be found in thefiles of the now defunct News Chronicle of South-on-Sea, England:

"Twenty-three-year-old Patricia Hennessey is scared. She is convinced that she has seen a flying saucer --on the ground. It terrified her and sent her running home trembling with fear. At firstshe would not talk about it, but gradually her family and friendspersuaded her to tell what she saw.

"Miss Hennessey was walking in Park Lane, Southend, on her wayhome to nearby Chase Road on Thursday night (October 14th) nightwhen she was confronted by 'The Thing.' She said:'Suddenly something made me look up.- In the road five yards away by the Kerb-side was a silvery object about 12 ft. high. It was doomed andcylindrical --about 10 ft. across. A pipe, the thickness of a humanbody and rather like a gas mask tube came from inside The Thing. Itwas attached down one side, and went back in again at the bottom.It had no legs or wheels. There were no markings. It seemed asthough The Thing had a pale light shimmering from inside. I beganto tremble. I turned and ran.

"The spot is by the gates of Southchurch Hall Park. At the nearest house a woman was asked if she had seen any strange object thenight before. She did not ask why she was being questioned.

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'"I kept my curtains shut close last night,' she answered, and

would say no more.

"Only 100 yards away in Cheltenham Road a woman reported seeing an

airborne 'saucer' a few months ago. It was also seen and logged at

Southend Airport as 'an unidentified object.'" 122.

October 15th. Hungary, (early morning)

An article in the Hungarian weekly Tukor does not provide much of a

UFO report by most standards but it did indicate "UFO hysteria" had penetrated the Iron Curtain:

"Early on the morning of 15th October. 1954 a shining object sped

through the sky westwards, watched by hundreds of thousands of people,most of whom still think today that they saw a flying saucer. About

1,500 people wrote down their findings in response to an appeal fromthe astronomical observatory 'Urania'--and here we come up againstthe disconcerting riddle that no two of their reports appear to bealike; according to the reports 1,500 people have obviously seen as <many different objects. Fortunately a completely objective 'witness'was found--in the form of a camera. A teacher from the province ofGyor-Sopron photographed the object twice. By means of this, together with reports from reliable witnesses, the people at the observatory were able to establish that the object was big, shining and reddish in colour--it could well have been a small comet--and that itwent through the sky at a speed of 40 km per second along a path

Amsterdam-Athens. This comet only went through the uppermost layerof the earth's atmosphere before continuing its journey round thesun after a slight alteration of orbit. This case demonstrates thatanybody not versed in astronomy and mechanics is not suited to discuss such a phenomenon, even through he tries to be objective. Thephenomenon flew or moved at a distance of 1,000 km from the observers and at a height of at least 200 km. Its speed was of a cosmicorder yet not one of the eyewitnesses noticed these essential facts--everybody thought the object was much closer and moving like anaircraft." 123.

October 15th. Boaria, Rorigo, Italy, (no time known)

Things really got wild in Italy if our information is correct, for itseems an Italian farmer by the name of Antonia Grepaldi had an "aerial

visitor" that did much more than just make an appearance. Grepaldi, whosefarm is about 50 miles from Italy's major city in the Po River Valley, themetropolitan area of Milan; was near his farmhouse watering some of his

cows at a small pond when a big "dark egg-like body" came into view, giving

off blue-silver sparks, tongues of blue and yellow flame, and intense heat.Swooping low over the farmhouse, the "flying egg" spooked the cows, the animals stampeding in confusion. In the turmoil Grepaldi's 9-year-old daughter was knocked to the ground. With his child injured, Grepaldi panickedand ran indoors where he promptly fainted.

Meanwhile,the big ovoid sped away, travelling at an altitude of about 45feet, but even at that low height the strange object was spotted by at leastthree other people in the area, and it apparently was so low it Droduced an

effect felt at-ground level. As the UFO passed over some haystacks, thestraw burst into flame. Other indications that the UFO radiated heat was

that the small pond in Grepaldi's barnyard lost all its water and some ofman's cows standing nearby suffered bums. 124.

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October 15th. Perpignan, France, (no time known)

A big red-glowing ball came down out of the sky and touched down only

150 feet from M. Damien Figueres who was out walking his dogs. To M.

Figueres' great astonishment, a figure, dressed in a suit a deep sea diver

might wear, stepped out of the luminous sphere, walked around it, and then

climbed back aboard. As M. Figueres' dogs barked at the strange object,

it sailed away. 125.

October 15th? Alvito, Portugal, (no time known)

While hunting in a pasture, sportman Manuel Madeira's attention was drawnto a cloud of dust which seemed to indicate he had flushed some game. Carefully approaching the spot, Senor Madeira arrived in time to see a strange

cigar-shaped object launch itself skyward in a vertical climb at terrificvelocity. 126.

October 15th. Po-di-Gnocca, Italy, (afternoon)

A flying disc made a brief touchdown, shooting vertically after a momentor two at rest. This was witnessed by farmers in the in the area.

What sets this case apart were the "traces" left behind, primarily a gaping hole 20 feet in diameter, the earth ripped upward by some powerful forceas if by a giant vacuum! Ragged clods of dirt were scattered about and ahalf dozen popular trees next to the big hole showed burned marks.

As with the October 4th Poncey case when a big hole was apparently created by a UFO, authorities showed an interest in the apparent "solid'evidence"at Po di Gnocca and made inquiries. 127.

Nairobi Reuters dispatch:"Saucers from space."

With little saucer activity in the U.S. during time period, there was notmuch for Donald Keyhoe to do except discuss with his friend Frank Edwardsrumors about possible Mars discoveries after a recent planetary study bythe world's top astronomers. There was one stargazer in particular thatpleased Keyhoe, the vice-president of the Kenya Astronomical Association G.Duncan Fletcher. Keyhoe read a Reuters dispatch in the Chicago Tribunethat could have been a quote from one of his books:

"From all the information available they are steadily mapping everypart of our earth.

"Reports have been made by observers who have seen these unidentifiedflying objects over atomic plants, dock yards, airfields, naval bases,and some of the larger cities of the world. Their approach to us is,Isuggest, similar to what our own approach would be if the boot were on

the other foot. Suppose we were to visit Venus. I do not think thatwe would land until we had made every possible investigation."The obvious thing is that we should map, photograph, and if possible

carry out a thorough investigation before we wantonly risked life by

hasty landing. It is not unreasonable therefore that whatever controlsthe UFO's is doing exactly that." 128.

October 15th. Nimes-Courbessac airfield. (7:50 p.m.)

A giant yellow cigar-like object with portholes was supposed to havebeen seen on the Nimes-Courbessac airfield. Creatures wearing helmets werevisible inside the craft. A cloudy mist surrounded both ends of the 150 by12 foot spindle. 129.

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October 15th. Isbergues, France, (night)

A glowing sphere set down in a field near the village of Isberques. The

luminous object gave off different colors. Numerous witnesses in the area

sighted the object. 130.

October 15th. Fouesnant, France, (night)

A red-glowing "inverted plate" swept low over the countryside near Foues

nant and then out to sea. The witness to this overflight was a truckdriver

named Rene le Viol who saw a second such object following the first one.

131.

October 16th. Bangkok, Thailand. Perignan, France. (See newsclipping)

^ Again

This Time BangkokBANGKOK..Oct t«- (INS).—

Thailand which- haibeen feelinglinored by Interplanetary visi

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October 16th. Quasso, Italy, (no time known)

Two UFOs were reported near the city of Quasso, Italy, by a bus driver,

Senor De Rossi. According to Senor Rossi one of the strange aerial bodies

dived at the ground, and as it swooped low a gesticulating figure could be

seen. 132.

October 16th. Modena, Italy, (no time known)

According to the London, England, Evening News, a fast-flying incandescent cigar-shaped object zoomed over Modena^ in northern Italy. 133.

October 16th. Cier-de-Riviers, France, (no time known)

"Horse levitated?"

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Jacques Vallee received a letter from a young(22) Frenchman by the name

of Guy Puyfourcat who" felt compelled to share his UFO experience'.Like the majority of French cases, the incident occurred in a rural sett

ing with M. Puyfourcat leading a horse by a bridle down a country lane. It

was fortunate that the young man was not mounted on the animal because for

no apparent reason the mare became nervous. At the same time a gray-color

ed object about four feet in diameter rose up from a spot close by and thenmoved toward the man and horse, passing above them. As the object passed ■_over, an astonishing thing happened. The horse was pulled upward, at least

nine feet, so high M. Puyfourcat let go of the bridle. The horse then fell

back to earth and lay motionless for a minute or two, and whether the ani

mal was stunned by the fall or some sort of paralytic effect, is not known,

but the mare recovered slowly, its walk unsteady when it regained its feet.

M. Puyfourcat felt nothing during the incident. 134.

October 16th. Baillolet, France, (sundown) Missing time?

Another motorist, this time a veterinary surgeon by the name of Dr. Henri

Robert, sped along Route N314, passing the village of Baillolet, and at that

point the doctor sighted an echelon formation of strange objects moving at a

slow speed across the sky. One of the objects suddenly left the formation

and lost altitude, plunging earthward in a "dead leaf fashion, coming to

rest about 100 yards from Dr. Robert's car. The surgeon felt an "electric

shock" and his car's motor started to act up. The headlights went out and

the motor died completely. As the vehicle rolled to a stop, Dr. Robert,who could not move by this time, noticed a little figure about three feet in

height moving in the vicinity of the object that had landed. After that, he

.felt strange and "all went dark." The next thing he remembered is the head

lights of his car coming on by themselves and seeing the UFO lifting off and

speeding away in a northern direction. Feeling now returned to Dr. Henribody. l£.

Was there "missing time" in this case? It is interesting to note that

this incident was not "recalled at a later date." Dr. Robert's story was

printed in the newspaper Paris-Presse on October 19, 1954.

October 16th. Belgium. Slow meteor? (9:00-9:30 p.m.)

At 9:00 p.m. a mystery object was seen streaking over the Belgian towns

of Arlon, Martelange, and Sibret. It left a luminous trace across the sky.

At 9:15 p.m. some people at Waremme, which included two constables, sawa red trail in the heavens.

At 9:30 p.m. a "saucer-shaped" object spewing luminous smoke appeared in

the air over Turnout. 136.

Dompirre, France. (9:45 p.m.)

A close approach of a glowing yellow "craft," some 60 feet wide and 6

feet high, was claimed by two Frenchmen, one was a M. Laolotre and the other

was a M. Deschamp. The men said the object hovered within a dozen feet of

the ground for about four minutes. 137.

More "meteor" sightings. (9:22 p.m.-9:45 p.m.)

Something was seen high in the sky over the Italian cities of Milan and

Turin about 9:22 p.m.

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At 9:25 p.m. residents of Salins, France, noticed something coming out

of the southeast sky from the direction of northern Italy. As the thingpassed overhead it appeared as a dull-glowing lenticular sHape trailing aluminous stream of smoke. Moments later the lenticular body passed over

the cities of Dole and Montmirey still on a northwest trajectory. Theelongated form was then spotted at Damparis and Dijon. The object was at

a high altitude since observers some distance to the right and left ofthe object's course could see the thing travel from horizon to horizon.

At 9:35 p.m., continuing in a straight line, the lenticular body appeared over Paris, causing some concern at Orley airport which put allair traffic on hold while the phenomenon was in sight. Some people in

the French capital claimed they saw the object come to a stop whileothers even asserted the object made a turn to the west.

The French Air Force Inquiry Commission looked into the case and concluded that a "slow meteor" was responsible, and that those who said theyhad seen a course change had merely suffered from an optical illusion. Toexplain the duration of the object's passage, the French Commission suggested that witnesses' timepieces were not set properly.

Amie Michel thought more of the case than the military because he hadknowledge of a sighting near St. Malo, a town that lies west of Paris onthe coast of Brittany. The time of this sighting was not known but theremay have been a connection with the "slow meteor." What was seen at St.

Malo, however, did not resemble the supposed meteor. According to thewitness two objects raced across the sky and a third object was seen intercepting the first two at a right angle. This new formation of threeobjects sped away leaving a thin vapor trail behind them. 138.

"Gigantic luminous object."

There is no alinement with the "slow meteor," but during the same timeperiod,. 9:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., a spectacular sky show was taking placeover the French Pyrenees village of Beless where 50 people; including aDr. Millet, President of the Aviation Club of Lavelanet; witnessed a "gigantic luminous object" perform a series of fantastic maneuvers while it

emitted smoke. 139.

October 16th. Siena, Italy, (midnight)

» A big glowing body landed momentarily in a meadow at the town of Siena,

according to several local citizens. 140.

October 17th. Toulon, France, (no time known)

"Je suis Francaise."

One UFO researcher asked if a "Martian" was attempting to masquerade

as a Frenchman when he heard the story of cafe owner Alphonse Rapellini

who phoned the Toulon police to say a domed flying saucer landed nearby

and its pilot had asked for directions. Before leaving, the pilot told

M. Rapellini:"I am not a Martian, I'm French(Je suis Francaise)" 141.

October 17th. Varigney, France. (8:30 p.m.)

It was a red glowing hemispherical machine that came down to a landing

near Rt. D-10, a road that passed through the village of Varigney. The

object was so obvious, parked as it was on a slight rise in the ground,

several motorists stopped to gape. M. Barret, a crossing guard, a cafe

owner named Beauclair and his daughter Jeanne, were among the witnesses

that gathered at the spot to stare at the mysterious object.

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When some of the witnesses got up enough courage to approach the object, it rose to a point where it was out of reach, about 60 feet high,where it emitted red and white beams of light from its underside. 142.

Craziness in the U.S.

The Detroit Flying Saucer Club convened group discussions in late October,

engaging in chatter that ranged over science, religion, and what the FBI's

self-appointed informant described as "double-talk," however the organiza

tion's Vice-president tried to provide a focus by announcing there might be

mass landings in October in Detroit, that one such landing had already taken

place at 4:30 a.m. the morning of September 30th when some strange greenish

men in brown uniforms had landed at Rotunda Drive and Southfield on the outskirts of the city. The informant was highly suspious of the announcement,particularly after group discussion leaders(he had been appointed one) were

given official instructions on how to guide club members in their thinking,

to:"...indoctrinate club members to receive the space visitors." 143.

One can imagine what this self-appointed FBI spy thought. He probably

believed he was preparing the way for a secret Russian commando raid!

Craziness in Europe.

"10 million france reward."

The foreign correspondent for the Washington Evening Star" spotted the

next item and forwarded it to his editor for the enjoyment of .Americanreaders: ■* -

"Paris- Readers of the classified AD columns of the Brest-Telegramme blinked recently at the following notice:

REWARD:

OFFER OF 10 MILLION FRANCES(28,000 U.S. dollars)T0 ANY ONE

WHO BRINGS ME A LIVE INHABITANT OF THE PLANET MARS. CONTACT

PRE AT LOCRONAN(FINISTERE)." 144.

October 18th. Cisternes-La-Foret, France, (no time known)

A domed, oval-shaped object giving off white light was seen by two

Frenchmen, a M. J. Augard and a M. J. Chanzotte. When approached, the

object shot upward and then took off to the northeast, spewing a reddishsmoke in the process. 145.

October 18th. Pont L1 Abbe D'Arnoult, France, (no time known)

In another case on the 18th a "strange craft" greatly surprised a M.

Meunier, a construction supervisor, who swore that even his war time ex

periences had not frighten so much as this sighting. 146.

October 18th. Fontenay-Torcy, France. (8:40 p.m.)

"Glow-worm eyes."

A French couple, M. and Mme. Lherminier, told authorities a red spindle-

like body swooped down out of the evening sky and set down at a place down

the road from them. Cresting a hill, the man and his wife found themselves

» X W M K W »«

CASH REWARD

A $5,000 cash reward "for proof that there

are Interplanetary machines piloted by

beings from another world" has been offered

by Dan Paul, publisher of FRAUDS magazine,

La Crescenta, California — to which the

writer has added a modest $100 as an in

dorsement of Mr. Paul's challenge aimed at

the humbugry of those who originate ir

responsible stories about "the little men

from out of apace".Several people, to our knowledge, claim

to have had long talks with various types

of creatures recently arrived by "flyingsaucer" -- but can't produce a shred of

tangible proof.' Others are still dis

playing the grisly picture of the small,

grotesque creature being dragged along be

tween men dressed in 1915 garb — with spine

tingling tales of Venusians living in near

by cities, and good citizens (including ourCSI Secretary) who waa reported abducted by

3 spacemen in long dark flowing cloaks being

snatched up from the sidewalk. It would

be encouraging to hope that these people

might be reminded of Mr. Paul's offer from

time to time.

In the meanwhile, Mr. Paul's $5,000 pluscash reward is available to anyone WHO TOES

come forth with irrefutable proof of the in

terplanetary nature of the UAO. And, he

assures us, that he will be the happiest

man In the world to be able to pay it —

upon proper proof.

$28,000 Reward Offered ' *'.. For Capture of a Martian

Several European* Muff Good Chances to Collect; a(Leait, That'. What They Say

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Paris, Ocl 23 INANAI—Readersof the classified Ail columni of theBre«l Telegramme hlinkrd recentlyat the following notice —"Rrward: Off»r o( 10 million

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The 10 million francs($28,000) offered

by an European UFO enthusiast was not the

only sum made available as an award to any

one lucky enough to get their hands on some

thing otherworldly. The editor of the Los

Angeles-based Civilian Saucer Investigators

?u&rterly Bulletin noted injthe publication'sast fssueXWTnter," 1954) that the California

Publisher of Frauds magazine had put up

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confronting a thick-set creature, about three feet tall and wearing a helmet.

The creature, they said, had unforgettable glowing orange-colored eyes.

Four other people in the area made independent observations of a UFO in

the general area at the time. 147.

October 18th. Royan, France. (9:00 p.m.)

"Luminous bridge."

A pair of UFOs flew over a busy French highway, Route N150, at 9:00 p.m.

October 18th. The two UFOs seemed to be connected by a "luminous bridge"

according to those who paid attention. Two witnesses, whether they were

motorists is not given in the account, M. and Mme. Labassiere, said they

observed the pair of objects set down in a field where two "drawf-like"

beings emerged, one from each craft. The beings re-entered different ob

jects, giving the impression the ships had landed with the purpose of ex

changing personnel. After this "switch," the two UFOs zoomed away, and

while doing so, emitted a tremendous flash. 148.

Coral Lorenzen's source is more descriptive, saying that the objects

were flat, like pans, and that the overall impression of the arrangement

was like that of a balance with one "pan" orange and the other red. The -

"bridge" was a luminous green beam of light. The entire apparition swayed

or bounced as it moved toward the ground. 149.

October 18th. Capri, Italy, (evening)

"Four drawfs in coveralls." ♦-

An Italian named Raffaele Castello believed at first he was seeing a

helicopter when an object made a slow descent on Cape Massulo, a part of

sea coast near Capri. While walking toward the landed object, it quickly

became apparent to Castello the thing was no aircraft, but a mysterious

disc-shaped body about 15 feet in diameter.

At that point he saw something even more astonishing. Four drawf-sized

figures dressed in coverall-type clothing stepped out of the disc and re

mained in the area for at least 30 minutes (what transpired during this

half hour is not mentioned). Afterward the beings re-entered their ship

and flew away, their machine emitting blue sparks and making a low whirring

noise. 150.

October 18th. Gells(Puy-de-Dome), France. (5:30p.m.)

MISSING TIME?

Quite possibly the most important case of the great flap was the ex

perience of a 42-year-old village policeman named Monsieur Bachelard. His

"missing time" seems to vailadate sensational reports made decades later.

If so, the implications are enormous.

In circumstances similar to many others of this period, M. Bachelard

encountered, he said, a strange object while driving a vehicle. Taking the

road to Gelles after leaving the village of Chanat, the policeman drove his

light van passed the Chambois turnoff and entered a wooded stretch of road.

He then noticed something positioned next to the road which at first he be

lieved was some sort of cistern. A press account states:

"I realised later that it wasn't precisely a cistern, for its two

ends were pointed, like a cigar. It was of a chocolate-brown

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colour and had rectangular markings which criss-crossed its two ends.

It may well have been ten meters long and about 2H meters high. I

heard no sound from the machine, but merely felt this indescribable

fear." 151.

At that moment the van's engine started to misfire and steering became

difficult. Shortly thereafter he began to have physical trouble, finding

himself in a semi-paralyzed condition. Another word used in the account

was "hypnotised." Here there is a puzzling gap in M. Bachelard's memory, a

period of "missing time."

The very next thing the policeman recalled was that he was entering the

village of Coheix in his van, but why he had taken a road off his usual

route and what had happened since his encounter with the "cigar," was atotal blank.

M. Bachelard immediately approached some Cohiex farmers and tried to ex

plain his situation. The peasants were impressed by the "pale and drawn"

appearance of Bachelard and were convinced enough to shoulder their pitch

forks and returned with the policeman to the site of the encounter ready to

do battle if the need arose. There was no strange object at the spot when

the men arrived but an hour had passed, giving the thing plenty of time to

escape.

Those who knew M. Bachelard described the fellow as a stable person, not

the nervous or timid type, which is logical considering the man's occupat

ion, yet the encounter had a powerful effect on the man. For a long time M.

Bachelard was afraid to venture outdoors after dark and he refused to go

anywhere near the area of his mysterious experience. 152.

"Monkey spacemen."

A London newspaper made an interesting suggestion on October 18th when it

published the opinion that since monkeys were being outfitted with oxygen

masks and helmets and sent up as passengers in cosmic ray balloons, perhaps

these simian test pilots were somehow responsible for the little saucer men

reports., 153. (Decades later an American General suggested that the furor

over the July 1947 Roswell incident might have been the result of confusion

over dead monkeys killed after their balloon came down in the New Mexican

desert. The monkey balloon flights of the late 40s were conducted under the

codename BLOSSCM).

October 18th. Fontenay-Forcy, France. [8:40 p.m.)

"Mass sighting."

A reddish blob swooped down on a couple near Fontenay-Forcy, landing be

hind some shrubbery that screened it from view. The man and woman rushed

to the place where the object should be, and, to their great surprise, came

face-to-face with a figure, three feet tall, wearing a helmet through which

recorded. The mysterious aerial aerial object was reported in the area by

four independent witnesses. Another group at Sanson-la-Poterie sighted a

strange object flying away from the supposed landing site at great speed.

154.

October 18th. Doube, France. (10:45 p.m.)

"Little folk."

A Frenchwoman named Marie-Louise Bourriot was riding a motorcycle on

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Route N437 that runs along the shore of Lake St. Point near the city of Doube

when she noticed that the road ahead was lit up by a powerful red glow. There

was no immediate concern about the phenomenon since it appeared to be about

200 yards away and might, she thought, have something to do with normal traf

fic, but as she approached the old abandoned La Cascade a figure about four

feet tall, wearing a "dark coat,"could be seen on a path. Next to this figure

were two shorter figures, very dark, that crossed in front of the car at a dis

tance of about 30 feet. The frighten woman accelerated passed the spot and a

short time later glanced back and saw a red oval object shooting upward. 15S.

Authorities searched the area the following day and found small foot

prints in the field and sane suspicious "furrows" in the earth. 156.

U.S. Air Force BLUE BOOK advisor Dr. J. Allen Hynek, in his study of the

French UFO flap, noted:

"....there was no mechanism whatever to handle them. No scientist

would touch this tricky subject, and thier official Air Force team

began sorting reports by tossing out the 'obviously incredible re-

Dort.' They latched onto those cases in which they could forsee a

natural explanation, a most human and understandable reaction." 157.

The situation reminded Dr. Hvnek of a problem that faced French science

experts a century earlier:

"This French wave of stories is reminiscent of another wave of strange

stories of stones that fell from heaven. Persistent stories came in, ,,

in waves, from time to time, of stones that fell from the sky. Now,

how credulous can one get --stones falling from the sky, indeed!

"But in due course the French Academy of Sciences appointed a commit

tee to study the subject, and after a full examination of the stories,

reported back to the Academy that there was nothing to it --the stones

in question had not fallen from the sky but had been hit by lightning!

This despite their much greater density and obvious difference from sur

rounding stones. When a group of people don't want to admit something,

there's nothing quite as hard headed as a scientific committee, on which

each man has his scientific reputation to protect and going out on a

limb is certainly not the way to do it.

"The great irony of it --and I choose the word irony with care --came

just a few years later when the little town of L' Aigle, France, was

literally peppered with iron meteorites. This time the French scien-

test Biot alone undertook the investigation, and in the face of incon

trovertible evidence he and his colleagues finally were convinced.

Since the year 1803 a meteorite can land in France with the full per

mission of the French Academy of Sciences." 158.

Jet chase.

Leonard Stringfield informed his C.R.I.F.O. Newsletter readers that on

October 19th:"Two French Air Force jets chased a 'white disc giving out white,

red, and violet light,' near Avignon, but it moved away before the pilots

could identify it." 159.

A collective generic family?

The following could have been included in any part of this 12 month period

since the date is unknown. One afternoon in 1954, most probably during the

Fall UFO wave, a UFO was supposed to have been photographed by a Frenchman

while it sailed over Rouen, France. The picture- is important.because UFO ex-

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pert Allan Hendry charged that UFOs, as reported by various witnesses, lack

ed any indication of a "collective generic family," which is to say objectsbeing seen by people don't really resemble one another. This lack did notmake sense to Hendry unless all UFOs were due to fantasy, hoaxes, or misper-

ceptions. We could argue the point, but it is just being mentioned as a way

to introduce the Rouen photograph which bears such a strikingly compatibleprofile with the famous 1950 Mc.innville, Oregon, picture. (See illustra

tion) . Unfortunately the pilot that took the Rouen photograph chose to remain anonymous which reduces the value of the case. 160.

Before we leave this subject, we might ponder some remarks by Mr. Adrian

Vance, West Coast Editor of Popular Photography and author of UFOs, The Ey£And The Camera:

"The McMinnville photograph had achieved such notoriety, exemplified

by a full page picture in Life magazine, that the members of the Condon

Committee could not overlook it without showing their hand, but an ob

scure foreign pilot whose picture had appeared in a few European papers

could be ignored. And he was." 161.

And:"The Condon Committee was certainly capable of tracing this man and

could guarantee him anonymity, but no such attempt was made!" 162.

More from Stringfield:

"In Florence, Italy, a 13-year-old boy reported an object 'whirling

like a top' over the city. And from the Swiss border town of hiino

comes the report of a slivery object flying at great speed. Many

witnesses said it made noise." 163.

The shift south.

Avignon is in southern France, that, and the fact there was an increase

in sightings coming from Italian territory while French reports were beginn

ing to abate, shows the southern shift in operation.

October 19th. Livorno, Italy, (no time known)

A pair of UFOs trailing smoke were suppose to have dived down to a land

ing near Bruno Senesi, a fellow who claimed he saw some diminutive red

beings jump out of the UFO and run towards him. Senesi fled the area as

quickly as he could as the creatures gave chase. This story may or may not

have a particle of truth but authorities said the man hadbeen admitted to a

hospital in a hysterial condition, screaming and shaking. 164.

October 19th. Gorizia, Italy. (7:20 p.m.)

A bit different was the story told by a Filippo Corridoni who said he

saw something near the Isonzo River, what looked to be a balloon at ground

level, its low altitude apparently due to its half-inflated condition. He

also saw close to the balloon a "flying saucer" about 30 feet wide resting

on a kind of frame work(tri-pod landing gear?). The "saucer" was white in

color and was topped with a portholed dome. Bluish-white light showed

through some of the ports. Abruptly this light was switched off and the

object zoomed away, spinning on its axis. The balloon left with the cir

cular craft, either being towed or sucked along by air pressure. 165.

October 19th. Fabriano, Italy. (9:30 p.m.)

"Dhano da skgyay o dbano."

The words mentioned above were attributed to two "robot-like" figures that

were suppose to have emerged from an 18rfoot-wide saucer that gave off violetflashes of energy. The "robots," with strange red eyes, did not hang around

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Bottom left: The Me Minnville

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long when they were confronted by two Italian men. The "robots" boarded their

craft for a quick escape after jabbering in their incomprehensible language.

166.

October 20th. Raon L'Etage, France. (2:30 a.m.)

In the dead of the night a Czech living in France, M. Lazlo Cyvari, claimed he had encountered a rature human-like saucer pilot near his home in Raon

L'Etage. The stranger, Cyvari said, wore a helmet like that worn by motor

cyclist and a gray jacket decorated with insignia. The heavy-set pilot show

ed a gun and conversed in Russian, wanting to know which country he had landed in. The UFO pilot then left in a machine -that looked like two big saucers

placed rim to rim. 167.

Russian, British, or ?

Evidently the Czech fellow wanted people to think Stalin's boys were tres

passing on NATO territory, however that clashed with the opinion of thenoted Italian airman Signor Manor Lualdi who was quoted by the press as say

ing: "If I had to bet on the origin of the saucers, I would say they are Bri

tish." 168.

October 20th. St. Valery En Caux, France, (early morning)

A number of Frenchmen watched several UFOs in the sky over St. Valery En

Caux for two hours. The objects went through various maneuvers but unfortunately this activity was not recorded. One of the objects was said to have

given off a brilliant glare as it came down in a pasture.

Two other objects were seen emitting "light signals," at least that wasthe impression the observers on the ground had. One of the French witnesses,

M. Michele Vitkosusky, thought the objects were "communicating with each

other." 169.

October 20th. Cyprus.

"Fat cigar." British aircraft? (See BLUE BOOK document)

October 20th. Lusigny Forest, France, (early evening)

Intense heat was the main feature of the reported experience of a RogerReveille, who said that during a stroll through the Lusigny Forest a soundlike a "flock of pigeons" alerted him to an oval machine some 18 feet indiameter some distance away hovering just above the treetops. Shortly thereafter the object zoomed straight up out of sight. 170.

October 20th. Turquenstein, France. (6:30 p.m.)

"Road blocked."

Truck driver Jean Schoubrenner noticed that the road ahead was lit up bya bright glow as he drove along Route N393 near the village of Turquenstein.As his truck approached the area of radiant energy, M. Schoubrenner couldsee that the lumination was coining from a big "inverted cone-shaped objectthat was glowing all over. At the top of the object was a yellow-orange tip.

As his vehicle approached within 30 feet of the object, Schoubrenner feltparalyzed and an increase in heat the closer he got. Much to his relief, theobject moved away in a northwest direction and with its departure the hightemperature in the truck cab dropped to normal and feeling returned to his

arms and legs. 171.

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October 20th. Bonne-Esperance, Belguim. (7:30 p.m.)

Emitting a hum, the object hovered at an altitude of about 20 feet. Abeam of light, like a headlight, shone out from the dark mass. A man on abicycle rode up. Apparently in reaction, the object sped out of sight.Right after that a second UFC,much like the first one,was spotted making ahurried departure. 172.

October 20th. Parravicino D"Erba, Italy, (night)

"Attacked by a little man with a ray gun."

Renzo Pugina put his car in the garage, locked it up, and then walked to

ward his front door, a bunch of keys in his right hand. Everything seemed

normal to Senor Pugina as he strolled across the yard until he spotted a

small, strange figure standing next to a tree with a "gun?" pointed at him.

The figure was a "little man" about four tall and dressed in" a glowing suitof some sort. Suddenly a beam of energy was directed at Senor Pugina and he

felt "frozen" to the spot. Exerting himself to the utmost, Senor Pugina

fought the paralysis but could only manage to move some fingers, closing hisfist around his keys. Grasping the keys very hard, Pugina felt himselfbreaking free of the power that held him hostage(there may Ve a scientific-clue here if the story is true), and enraged by being "shot," rushed at hisassailant but his advance was thwarted when the diminutive figure rose upwards out of reach without much effort. That the little man utilised some

machanical aid to defy gravity was indicated by a barely audible whirringnoise as the being lifted off. What happened next is not recorded. •»-

A police investigation discovered a spot oil at the location that mayhave had some connection with the incident, but there was no mention of anytest results. Senor Pugina complained that after the encounter he ran a

temperature and suffered from shock. 173.

October 21st. Puzzuoli, Italy, (no time known)

"DOG VICTIM OF A FLYING SAUCER."

The Swansea, England, Western Mail used the headline above to tell the

tale of a canine fatality at a small town in Italy near Naples.

At a place named Puzzuoli, the story says, there was a rubber factory,

and some of the workers there were standing outside the building where

they had a view of the sky. These men sighted something strange in the

air above them so they stopped what they were doing to stare. With the

workers was a Pekingese dog.

The Mail reported:"They and the dog saw a silver object stop in mid-air

for fifteen seconds, and then rise vertically with a hissing sound. The

Pekingese, they said, yelped at the apparition, then dropped dead." 174.

October 21st. Melito, Italy, (no time known)

Authorities were informed by a young Italian man he had encounted an un

usual flying craft in a field outside of Melito. A rustling sound, he said,

drew his attention to an area where a strange object rested. The object

gave off a powerful light consisting of bronze-green rays. Illuminated by

the light, the young Italian could see an "occupant" of the craft emerge.

The figure was dressed in a "diving suit." A dog in neighborhood began to

bark violently which apparently scared the "saucer man" because he quickly

retreated back inside his craft and left in a hurry. 175.

October 21st. Pons, France, (no time known)'

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An "egg1 15 feet in diameter came in for a landing on a road near Ponsaccording to some witnesses., A pair of "dwarfs" disembarked for a few moments and then climbed back aboard. The takeoff immediately thereafter wasstraight up and left behind a crimson trail. 176.

The Roestenberg case.

October 21st. Ranton village, Staffordshire, England. (4:45 p.m.)

A tremendous hissing, like water being poured on a hot stove, rent the airover the white washed brick cottage of Jessie Roestenberg the afternoon ofOctober 21st. Her small home was Sj miles from the town of Stafford, England. There were no immediate neighbors which was unfortunate because ofwhat she was later to tell authorities.

According to her story, her two boys, eight-year-old Anothony and six-year-old Ronald, were outside playing while she was working in the kitchen.The boys suddenly became so excited Mrs. Roestenberg went outside to determine the cause. To her astonishment she saw that a "flying saucer"-washovering low in the sky over the cottage, a disc of an aluminum color thatreflected brilliantly in the sun's rays, nonetheless it was so close Mrs.Roestenberg could see considerable detail. The bottom section of the objectwas stationary, and just above that was a section that was revolving. Theupper portion was a stationary dome with two big "windows." The disc wastilted at an angle, she said, enabling her to get a good look through thetransparent panels. It also enabled "those inside" to regard her better.She claimed there were two beings, clearly visible, gazing down at her withstern, compassionate," expressions. UFO book author Gavin Gibbons interviewed Mrs. Roestenberg and he wrote:

"She recalls that they looked very like Earthly men, with white skins.%. and long hair down to their shoulders. Their foreheads seemed immense

ly high, with the features almost entirely in the bottom half of theirfaces. „ Their heads were enclosed in what appeared to be some sort oftransparent helmet and they were dressed in clothes of turquoise bluethat resembled ski suits that Mrs. Roestenberg had seen." 177.

The family dog ran off yelping and the boys fell to the ground in fearaccording to Mrs. Roestenberg. She continued to watch, appalled at, the sightas the machine switched on a flashing purple-blue light and rose silentlyhigher into the atmosphere.

The woman said she dashed back into the cottage to make a drawing of whatshe had just witnessed, but before she could get' started she heard the boysmaking a fuss again so she returned to the yard, arriving *n time to see

the saucer fly a circle around her farm and then zip away faster than any jetplane she had ever seen. The saucer left behind a thin, dark, ribbon of vapor.

Not long afterward Mr. Roestenberg arrived home from his assistant architect job in Stafford and learned of the amazing event. The local constablewas summoned to investigate, and after interogating tve witnesses, came awayconvinced there may be something to the flying saucer business afterall. Itwas the constable that passed the story on to the press.

Hoax or reality?

The Roestenberg case does not end here, for in seems the husband "had aqueer hunch" he would see something too, and climbed to roof of his home tokeep^watch a few days after the "saucer visit." If we are to believe him,hi<= "premonition" proved correct when he caught sight of an "enormous sau-

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sage-shaped" object (divided into four sections) flying a curved course only

a mile away! And that was not all. On December 15, 1954, the husband was

supposed to have "lucked out again" and just happened to spot a mysterious

ball of_ fire that remained immobile in the air his home until it fled atthe approach of an aircraft.

UFO researcher/writer Gibbons paid a visit to the Roestenbergs and found

that the family seemed sincere enough, but any experienced UFO "expert"

would have reservations about the husband's "hunches," especially since it

turned out Mrs. Roestenberg made a claim about certain "mental powers." 178.

According to UFO researcher Wilfred Daniels, Mrs. Roestenberg had for

years felt she was a "psychic," and that for a number of hours prior to the

"space ship appearance," she had a "queer feeling" something was about to

happen,at least that was her peculiar claim. Years before during a seance

a medium directed a comment to Mrs. Roestenberg, pronouncing her a psychic

of considerable ability, a compliment she never forgot. While denying she

was a full-blown spiritualist, Mrs. Roestenberg said she did experience on

one occasion a "spirit manifestation of the spectral sort." Her aunt, she

admitted, was a practising "psychic healer." 179.

In Gibbon's mind, and to any UFO buff worth his salt, the possible flaw

in the "strange affair at Ranton" was that it had a George Adamski smell,

the American who at that time was the darling of England's occult society.

The only possible support Gibbon could find for Mrs. Roestenberg's story

was a belated UFO report in a regional newspaper, the Repress and Star,

concerning witnesses at St. Mary's Catholic school whicn is located in the

general area of Stafford. Witnesses reported a speeding, reddish-brown,

circular domed object at the time of the supposed Ranton incident. This

object passed overhead at an estimated 5,000 feet "making a noise like a

regular airplane."

England's own "Adamski."

Mrs. Roestenberg might have also been inspired by England's own "Adam

ski," a certain "Cedric Allingham" whose contactee book appeared in the

bookstores on October 11th, a work that received widespread press attention,

the French weeky Radar even giving the Englishman's "encounter with a man

from Mars" a full page treatment. This "Allingham" fellow not only took a

picture of the saucer, like Adamski, but also got a snapshot of the pilot,

topping the Californian. Unfortunately both pictures were blurred, and if

one finds that suspicious, its an opinion widely shared.

According to "Allingham"s"book, Flying Saucer From Mars, a circular

craft with a portholed dome landed near "Loss iemoutn~7 "Scotland, on February18, 1954. "Allingham," a supposed writer-omithogist-astronomer, happened

to be in the right place at the right time, we are told, and as luck would

have it, the man's bird watching kit(camera, sketch pad, and binoculars)

came in handy.

When the craft came to a rest, a "normal-looked man" wearing a one-piece

coverall stepped out of a hatch and approached the astonished witness. As

the saucer pilot drew near, "Allingham" noticed some small tubes protruding

from the alien's nose which the Englishman assumed were breathing aids so

the visitor could adapt to the atmosphere.

"Allingham" said he tried to converse with the spaceman but was unableto breach the language barrier. Producing his sketch pad which he carriedon his outings so he could make renderings of the birds he observed, "All

ingham" drew a rough diagram of the sun and the nine planets. The visitor

understood and pointed out Mars as his home world.

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There was no more comnunication. The "Martian" returned to his ship and

entered it. The saucer rose, titled a little, and then zoomed away at high

speed.

There was supposed to have been someone in the area that observed all

this, a "James Duncan," so runs the account, which was suppose to support

the reality of the encounter. 180.

Girvan has doubts.

One English UFO buff most interested in the landing story was London

publisher Waveney Girvan, who wanted to believe events occurred as discribed

but had some doubts:"The main weakness in the Allingham story is that the

witness, James Duncan, cannot be traced, and the author admits that in the

excitement of the occasion he omitted to ask for his address." 181.

Girvan, who had taken a big chance and published Adamski's Flying Saucers

Have Landed, was puzzled by the fact that "Allingham" never approached him

which would have been the quickest way(he thought) to turn the manuscript

into a published book. Girvan:"...instead he sent it to a publisher[Freder

ick MullerP who, previously, had shown no interest at all in the subject."

182. CGirvan neglects to express surprise at the quick acceptance of the

work by Muller)

Who is "Allingham?"

Of course there were a lot a people who wanted to talk to "Allingham,"

but when enquiries were made for the purpose of setting up an interview, thebook's publisher insisted the author "was sick" and unable to meet with thosewho sought to question him about the "meeting with a saucer pilot in Scot

land." Not long after the book was published, without ever making a publicappearance, "Allingham" was reported to have "died."

It took 30 years to discover the apparent truth. A UFO researcher by the

name of Chris Allan pursued some leads and determined that the real author

of Flying Saucer From Mars was not a "Mr. Allingham," but the viciously anti-'UFO astronomer Patrick Moore.

This made sense to another researcher, Jenny Randies, because it explained

Moore's strange obsession with the "Allingham" contact for decades as an ex

ample of how the UFO subject was "absolute rot," a puzzling tactic since the

supposed encounter only enjoyed a brief period of notoriety before being

relagated to the trash heap of UFO history. Randies did some checking of her

own and learned from others that Allan was correct in fingering Moore, evenpersonal friends of the astronomer concurring in the charge, yet Moore always

denied the allegation, hurling insults at Allan and threatening to sue bothhim and Randies if the hoax accusation saw print. Well, its been years sincethe accusation saw print, but as yet Moore has not dared to air his differ

ences with his accusers in open court. 183.

A conspiracy?

If investigators Allen and Randies are right about the story being a fab

rication, then there is the distrubing possibility others helped Moore put

it over because Girvan's writings gives us reason to believe such a idea.Girvan wrote at the time:

"The only testimony that I can now put forward is that those who

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have met Mr. Allingham have been convinced of his veracity and sin

cerity. Included among these people are a representative of the

Daily Mail and his publisher who, prior to the meeting, was not num

bered among the believers in the flying saucer." 184.

Perhaps UFO researchers can be forgiven if they have thoughts about "dis

information schemes" by the "powers -that-be" if Moore is wilty. It boggles

the mind otherwise to think a" respected scientist and popular science authorlike Moore would flirt with professional suicide without a very good reason.

In the Fall of 1954 with "occupant" cases proliferating, the Allingham

book helped to discourage investigative journalists and scientists from taking a good look at the UFO reports being Tnade, reports that seemed to be

getting better every day while official explanations *?ecame ever more un

believable .

"Paper flying saucers." Not all UFOs were "spaceships."

A Bouvry-les-Bethune miner, M. Victor d'Oliveira, manufactured and sent

aloft over 1,000 ten foot high balloons made of strong grey paper, the hot

air supplied by payloads of burning parrafin-soaked rags. The miner's cre

ations were impressive in flight, appearing yellow and orange in color andno doubt were responsible for many saucer sightings. The "paper saucers"

were a well kept secret until one balloon nearly set a haystack ablaze which

attracted the attention of the police. 185. (See newsclipping)

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Another "hot air" story-

The Communists in Romania announced about this time:

"The saucers are not unknown weapons, but simply large pieces of card

board, wrapped in silver paper, attached to balloons and lighted with

IS lamps powered by a battery.

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"With this primitive instrument which it has brought to Europe, theUnited States wants to impress those people who believe American propaganda, and wants to stir up against Moscow a flying saucer psychosis." 186.

October 21st. Near Pouzou, France, (no time known)

Painful prickling.

A glowing red mass positioned itself over a road near Pouzou, in the department of Charente. In the distance an auto approached. At the wheel wasa resident of the town of Cherbonnieres on his way to Pouzou. A passengerin the vehicle was the driver's young son, a three-year-old. The drivernoticed the red mass up ahead, and as his auto got nearer and nearer, a prickling like an electrical shock swept over his body and kept increasing in intensity. The young child evidently felt the same pain because the toddlerbegan to act up. Soon after the auto's headlights went out and the enginestopped turning over. Once the auto lost power, it rolled to a stop. Thered mass down the road turned an orange color and emitted a blinding brill-ance. Suddenly the strange object vanished and at the same time the auto'sheadlights and engine returned to normal operation. 187.

October 21st. Reutingen, Germany. (6:45 p.m.)

The French journal L' Astronomie informed its readers a German by the nameof Januszewski observed" a pair of pale oval bodies moving at tremendous speedover the city of Reutingen. 188.

October 21st. Criteuil-La-Madeleine, France. (8:00 p.m.)

As M. Filloneau drove near Criteuil-La-Madeleine he got the fright of hislife. A "ball of fire" dove at his auto, passing so close a rush of windshook the vehicle. The close pass had other effects too. The man told thepress:"The battery was dead and the headlights were bumed out." 189. Thepolice conducted an enquiry but found nothing that could explain the damage.

October 22nd.

If one checks U.S. Air Force BLUE BOOK files for this date he will find anote saying "40 newsclippings concerning fireign UFO reports" were placed onfile yet only a single item telling of an Italian hoax can be located in theofficial records with the other 39 newspaper stories missing. (See BLUEBOOK document)

October 22nd. Maryville, Ohio. (3:15 p.m.)

Leonard Stringfield phoned, a Mr. Warrick of the Marysville Jerome schoolto confirm a newsstory about a web-like substance that'was supposed to havefallen out of sky when a UFO was in the area.

Mr. Warrick was very cooperative when Stringfield called and confirmedeverything that had appeared in the press accounts, adding that the flyingcigar first appeared over the Jerome school at 3:15 .p.m. The thing, Mr.Warrick said, had no tail or wings but did^seem to have "windows," a factthat was difficult to establish since the light being emitted from the object was blinding. The milky-white material fell in strands and balls. 190.

October 23rd. San Giovanni Vesuviano, Italy. (1:00 a.m.)

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An object about six feet across and giving off a clear light was restingnext to the road near San Giovanni, Italy. Out of curiosity two motoristsstopped to investigate. As they approached the object, the thing turned redand took to the air, quickly leaving the area. 191.

October 23rd. Tripoli, Italy. (3:00 a.m.)

The "perfect landing."

The next case was called the "perfect landing" by UFO researcher JacquesVallee for a rather complex reason that should only expounded upon after afull survey of the Fall wave is told. Until then, we will just deal with relating the basic story:

"An Italian farmer saw a flying craft descend to ground level aboutSO meters away with a sound like that of a compresser. It was an egg-shaped machine with six wheels and complex machinery. The top halfwas transparent and flooded with bright white light. Aboard were six-

men in yellowish overalls, having human faces. When he touched part ofthe craft the witness felt a strong electrical shock. One of the occupants motioned him to stay away. For the next 20 minutes the witnesswas able to observe the six men apparently busy with instruments. Thecraft then rose silently to 50 meters then took off at 'dizzying1 speed.Reliable investigations were made and the imprint of six wheels wereclearly visible.." 192.

The New Yorker's 'Taris Letter."

A big story about the French saucer flap could be found in an unlikelyplace, the pages of The New Yorker, in the magazine's "Paris Letter" feature.The writer of the essay marvelled at the reported variety and extent of thephenomenon. To name a few he mentioned: dancing crescents over Lille witnessed by hundreds; a village mayor, gendarme, and respected hotelkeeperall seeing a "flying cigar over Deauville; three independent witnesses reporting strange orange-colored flying cylinders that turned white when theysuuddenly zoomed straight up over the town of Nienre; a pilot and member ofthe Societe of Ingenierurs penning a letter to the editor describing an object like a thick circular wing spinning through the air around his countryhome for 20 minutes. And then of course there were those people who saidthey "personally met men from Jlars."

In many of these cases, as the writer of the article explained, the witnesses to these "visions" were what the French call "digne de *oi," or persons worthy of belief.

As examples the writer mentions: a wealthy Normandy farmer and his wife,

reputable mechanics and electricians, the police inspector for the city ofNice, a famous French bicycle racer, a school teacher on Oleron island, the

Conseiller General des Alpes-Maritimes, and one peasant who had to be literary dragged from his bed to see his saucer. 193.

October 23rd. Buenos Aires, Argentina, (no time known)

By late October the southern shift of the UFO phenomena became more

marked than ever when a significant number of reports began to roll in

from South America. The first case of note was on the 23rd when a lumin

ous object changed colors alternately, stopped in mid air, started again

making many course changes while flying around in the sky above Buenos

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Aires, Argentina. It was quite a show and of course did not fail togenerate crowds of witnesses. 194.

October 23rd. St-Hilaire-des-Loges, France, (night)

One French family acted differently than some. At the Boeuf farm out

side St-Hilaire-des-Loges, the woman of the household happened to spot aluminous disc hovering over the property. She summoned the rest of" thefamily to come and see the remarkable sight. Everyone rushed out doors

and stared at the thing in the sky, but when the object suddenly movedtoward them, the family became panicky and rushed back inside the house,barring the doors and windows. For the rest of the night no one slept.19S.

October 24th. Porto Alegre, Brazil, (no time known)

On Brazil's Atlantic coast about 500 miles south of Sao Paulo, lies

the city of Porto Alegre. Nearby is the Brazilian Air Force base ofGravatai. The second major UFO case of the Fall 1954 South American wave

occurred in this area. Like the sky show over Buenos Aires the day be

fore, this incident was protracted. For three hours a pair of egg-shaped

objects maneuvered over the area in a sun-lit cloudless sky, moving atgreat speed, and once in a while making abrupt course changes.

Many civilians watched the impressive display, as well as a number of

Brazilian Air Force officers and enlisted men. One of the military menwas Major Magalhaes Motta who followed the object's antics with binocul-

lars. A report was submitted to the Brazilian High Command.. 196.

A contrast.

In France the newspaper France-Dimmache devoted alomost its entire

October^th comic page to a humorous treatment of the "saucoupes."(The cartoons are shown on pp.63-64)

In contrast in the United States a serious essay appeared in The Ameri

can Weekly by the famed rocket scientist Hermann Oberth who concluded the

Earth was host to a race of space visitors he chose to call "Uranides." 197.(See article) This article was a much discussed piece of speculation andhelped UFO advocates like Donald Keyhoe.

' October 24th. Les Egots, France. (5:30 p.m.)

• A child told authorities she saw a "being" step out of a landed saucer.

She said that the "man," or whatever,"was:"...dressed in reddish clothesthat looked like iron. He walked with his legs stiff and had long hair

and a hairy face. His eyes were large like those of the cows." 198.

October 24th. Biozat, France. (8:00 p.m.)

A Frenchman riding a motor scooter on the road to Vichy had passed Clermont

when the engine of his machine inexplicably quit running. At the same moment

an egg-shaped object was noticed next to the road in the process of making a

soundless takeoff. As the UFO soared away, it left behind a trail of bright

vapor. 199.

October 25th. Time magazine.

Time's October 25th issue told of the "Martian invasion of France" in its

science Teature. The magazine has never liked UFOs and enjoyed placing the

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1 they an speet ships from another solar system. i»ls.!ih« lilt planets m car own solar ayatem for usI think that they possibly an manned by Intel- to artist aucnaafully that tbt aauan can mms

Utent irainiil who an members of a not that fnm ana of them. Tbt only oat that teams to be- may have been invetUcatBt our earth farcmarfca.-- fosMrt* tt(a. r^ m tbt (orm of Dlant srowth, « DOSSellgerS'—

I thmk that they poanbjy have been sent out to< Hm and IB surface la not habitable by any crea- *f rcoaducr systematic, lonr-rmnc. hmMltaUoca, drst tuna that we can tmactn. as harmf a brain man fUlt'e DeOl—

of men. ammahj and vegetation, and man recently highly Ja»tloutd than our own, or a cottar, bo- _ .

of atomie emtett, armaments sad centers of anna- "menaery broader than oora. ODSfirijijUr ~1L8~mm production, limb the planets of our own sun sySeaTSled^ut. . ^ _

They obviously have not came aa invaders, but I, It I sutxeft that the hoax base of the saucer* fgj- ,believe then* areaent ranaian may be one of ad- may be a planet, or planets, nvohrfng around an- -entlfle tovfartftttrat, other sun. or tuna. Probably tint other sun or

After an the offidal Inquiries into the myatery star—la oat of tboae nearest to our own sun. which -of Ojmt saunrra. the fa« remans that many of the of. course b> a star,observed .fleets itffl an formally described by the- " DespU.th.ta

I States Ah- Force aa "Urdoemined nymx solar system (mdudbs: the earth) and tbt tObjects,- Many theories, therefore, an bemesue-* other solar systems, a journey frametested as aa —r1*--t~n at why the saucers cannot another fa theoretically p—iVr. once

Some of these who have seen saucers an said I do not, however, believe reports that someto have been atU-hypnooied. Others an said to saucers an manned by betas resemblinf men. «1-have beea the victima of optical Oluxoo. ttcrtt thouch we can not prove thai is untrue. I do not•bemtlora or mass hallucination. believe the visitors reatmblo any Uvinr beino

Ihava sem no pnaf tarn any sathoactary source known to us. Even if they cam. Ma a carbonateto StthBantatta meat donrtnm. aad almoapnen and. In our eyes, mitht bt the

•omasa papera evea have claimed that the strangest creatures ever imasmed, they etui could.United States Air Force purposely started the bit theoretically, think lopcsHy aad develop a hiahlysaucer bluff- to obtain mon ftmds (or space n- superior ovOlratkal.leanh and armament. Reporta that saucer men have been leea who a

Nb proof of this, atber. has ever been offend, " beta,,- ha« no (actual.The radar screen often has confirmed the fact ■ — - - -■ support.! thlnlcand prob-

that obapved pheaomen wen not litnt aberra. Hresr -"«— •"'•- ^^ *^

pnr

ormeteon do not meet tckatillc ttu.brds.

Speculatloa. that tb. .uw m ncntArnert.aaor Ruotan maaUe. haw been supporteTbyfOL Any muHnad *( O

d

too many observations of saucers have been _

r^J^T> »«• — ISM for their prome. »btdbMjrt m«ly by tb. n««ment that the oh-•ervers have been the ubtectsof mesa hafmdnaaan.Ilr.gBrtMdaao<m.MTJ..Bm^gS » — *»

!f*J I11L?**** """" mt *Bym« It aad »««*• «-»•«■ o«. tW oooowsst o/2JLS 5?5?" Ol*t "■ ■O"»*"tlfled nytec spooa, n Udkuoal <oar«t. oooord-Objsear <a» eaiat. an vtry nal and an vkdtart "9 " *•*•« O- *«-». Pre«d««<™«irtpaet / ^ i jtdtM Jr

- ^ —^ i a lawaiaat on ai ■'"TITT. ■"■ w- w^ i i i a iniaii laniie vew oawav

Ido not ooaendt. aa no. toverdfatori have, a»>»Jopaw»u of t*. Otnaaas' la.—that they come tt us (ram one of tbt other planets ~»" r~* rodbat. Bm to lamgaiaaa1 _in our own solar system. It te my theory that they aim at a aonaa tatonef aa. aitan dbeeted by Bvinsj • ■ ^

- - — — ■■■■« awar mjwma. and I tnVtl OTW M Kr-aa i »■*■■.•<■ ■» wynp

can thai not of vaators -TJranidea.- I have takea - •«•»» •«» t*. <aioaiatioa. of At-theUberty of maktec up the word from u» Greek ■*" c- Cbrfet, a laaaar of tke"ord (or basven. -ouranoa.- — tnnu fattrplaaetary Society.

thi AvatCAN wuia~~b

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■SCIENCETUUL OCTOIM U. 1«*l

Martians over FranceOne mama* !■* October. Jean Nirty.

a road mender ot Haute-Mame, Fnncc-wu tiding to wotk «a tus bicycle, la awheat field he saw a little whiskered manjust under 4 fL talL who wore a tar coac

ao orange conet aad a plush cap.

"BvHjotr," said M. Xarcy-

The uttto maa muttered something like"111 be seemf you." Then be jumped into

a small (10 ft. to diameter) ftying saucer.

took off with a banmg sound and dU-

tppeared mto the donds.

, With Narcy'j "hairy Martian" as a

tuning point, thi French press ran wild,aad a deluge of Mt*»«t has been raining

down ever suet. They have come in dying;agan, crowns., comets, winged mush

rooms, even a dying chamber poc Uaiike

Americans who have sees dying saucers.

toe French "sifhters" paid little attentioa

to the vehicles. They were more interested

id the people from space.

The Martians were anything but stand

ardized. One who stopped M. Roger Bar-rautt near the town ot Lavoux had brilliant

ejes. u enormous mustache, wore rubbers

and spoke Latin. Another asked M. Pierre

Lucas, a Breton baker, for a light. He

was bearded and bad a single eye m the

middle 01 his lorehead. M. Lucas could

not rememoer woat Unware he spoke.

- Paralyzing Pygmies. As the Martianinvasion ot France proceeded, the invaders

beam* more oizarre. A troup of pygmies

in plasuc hdmeu gamboled down a rail*

road track sear Quaroable and transfixed

NL Manas D«wUde with "a paralysing;

beam of light'* Some Martians were blue,

others were yellow or pink. A traveling

salesman of the CoUs-do-Nord saw a won

derful sight: a deep rase dvtog cigar from

which stepped a zebra-striped Martian. As

he alighted, he changed color, chameleon-like, from yellow to green.

The Martians marched en masse into

French affairs. Cartoonists welcomed themdelightedly (set cuts). As they multiplied.

they even gained respectability. Le Figav

reported. "Counsellor General of Afpes

Maritime* greets dying saucers' first ap

pearance on the Cote dAzur." France

Sotr announced that "a dailv dying-saucer

service seems to have been established

between Minis Poitevtn and La Ro-

cheUe." A man from space even nude the

social columns of Pant Pram "Mus-

tacbed Martian spends weekend at Vi

enna." Angry deputies asked questions

in Parliament. Air Force .uthontiei (even

as in the US.) trere badgered for explanations. _

Before the many^cotbred Martiansrained down oa France, famed Swiss

Psychiatrist C C. Jung was asked what be

thflwht about the saucer epidemic

, -Something is bang seen," said Jung.

t "What is seen may be. ra the case of a

single observer, a subjective vuwa (hallo-

cuuuoo). In the cast of several or many

1 observer*, it may be a coUccuvt vumo.

Such a psychic uhtflunwnqn. . . coyM b«

a iposUaeous reaction of tht subconscious to the present conscious utoauoa:

tht fear of an apparently msolubte polit

ical notation in tbt world ... At sue*

times eyes turn heavenwards . . and

miraculous forebodiBgs ot % threat entnt or

coosoiuig nature .appear trotn on huh.**

No Mor* Drwom. Or. Jung blames the1US. Air Fore* for mithiruling tbt sau

cer epidemic and for permitting irrespon-

ublt journalists to pump it for bits of

sentmonaA^ouodm informauoo.* He1

does not believe that the saucers are ipace

ships. Those that are not hallucinations,

he thinks, are probably misinterpretationsof pfavueal objects or effects. But he was

willing to speculate about the effect on the

human race of an invasion b> beings from

another world.

"Should the origin 01 the phenomenon

turn out to be an extraterrestnal one"

said Or. Jung, "it would prove an mielli-

cent interplanetary link. The impact of

such a fact on humanity is unforeseeable.

But, without doubt, we mould be placed w

the very questionable position of today's

primitive societies that clash mth tht su

perior cultures of the white race. All initia

tive would be wrested from us. As an oldwitch doctor once said to me, mth tears in

bis eyes: We would 'have no more dreams.'

"Our sciences and technology would goto the junk pue. What such 1 catastrophe

would mean morally we on gauge by the

pitiful decline of the primitive cultures

that take* place before our eyes. Tht capa

city to ma&uiacture [interplanetary spaceships] pouts to ft technology towering sLv

high over ours.

"Just as the Pax Britannica made an

end to tnbai warfare m Africa, so our

world could roll up its Iron Curtain and

use it for scrap . . . This mieht not be so

bad. But we would have been discovered'and colonized." _

» Tbt 8MM umplcte drfctraa of it* t)>*ia«->imk tkteioa *u Nnittn by Opum £dnnt

J Krood I. Rboraifl chtr*e of it* W Fw«iamid onctf watifauoD fro-i i«ji ta h»jj.

It «u praud io uw Uar usm ot Ttm ilj«-not, wbkh b*4 siuca t» do ««h n*«n»««in»

tte faoccr toboab. C»euio Ruppdi't coado-

imm: WiuiDf tpK* ltmn are thmrnxaltr po»>

uble, b« tbrt« has twes bo etidcac* to tup*

_ »-0.mo»io«

'Co/no on—wa 11 show you our moon.'

Time magazine's

report on the

French UFO ex

citement, with

extensive quotes

from Swiss

Psychiatrist C.

G. Jung.

.'And I tuppott that * a Mortion?"

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blame for the excitement on fantastic Gallic imaginations and a French pressgone wild. The editors loved the French cartoons and the more bizarre talesof paralyzing pygmies running amuck. M. Jean Narcy's whiskered drawf in anorange corset got top billing. 200. (See article)

Brazilian Air Force Base Command.

In another part of the world the saucer question was being treated moreseriously. The Brazilian military was highly concerned about reports receivedfrom the Porto Alegre area the day before. The Gravatai Air Base- Command admitted to the press the objects in question were viewed by both military personnel and civilians, plus employees of the Vargas Airline.

The Air Ministry in Rio de Janeiro, a .base spokesman said, had authorizedan investigation. Unlike the U.S. military, the Brazilians did not hesitateto comment. The Base Commander issued this statement within 24 hours of thesighting:

"It is impossible to calculate the altitude or velocity of which theobjects moved, but the speed was greater than that of any which the 'base has knowledge. Their general shape was circular, they weresilver-colored and shimmering. The objects were not celestial because their movements appeared to be mechanical and intermittent." 201.

October 2Sth. Yugoslavia.

There was a furor in Yugoslavia when scores of bluish glowing" objectsstreaked over the countryside.

The national Meteorological Bureau based in Belgrade tracked a trio ofwhat it said was metallic-like objects with glowing blue tails. The objectspassed over in a V-formation. The altitude of the flight was guessed to beabout 9,000 feet and the velocity at 2,000 mph. 202. Yugoslavian astronomers rejected a meteor explanation and the Belgrade government authoritiesadmitted that the situation was "being taken very seriously." 203.

October 25th. Airaye-et-Han, France. (6:30 p.m.)

It was six feet long by three feet high according to M. Mahou, a municipalcouncillor. The object startled the man when it suddenly shot skyward fromthe surface of the road and raced into the heavens, leaving behind a glowingstreak. The Frenchman said the thing resembled a "phosphorescent chickenbrooder." 204.

October 25th. Les Metairies, France. (8:30 p.m.)

A Mme. Louis and her sons, Marc and Yvon, were working their farm late inthe day on October 25th. They were using a tractor. Because of the increasing darkness the farm machine's headlights were on.

According to these farm folk an orange-colored body the size of an autosuddenly streaked overhead. At the same time the tractor stopped running andits headlights went out. Afterwards, while trying to restart the tractor,the boys found that the battery was fully discharged. 205.

October 26th. Angouleme, France. (6:00 a.m.)

Another strange object was seen next to a road 18 kilometers from the cityof Angouleme by a French couple, a M. Vincent Casamajou and his wife. Thisobject was larger than the one reported by M. Mabou near Arraye-Et-Han Thething was estimated to be the size of a truck and had the appearance of whatthe witness said was a "large cauldron." The UFO vaulted skyward soundlessly, leaving a white trail behind. 206.

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"Friends of Mars Club." (See newsclipping)

Kenya astronomer speaks out. (See newsclipping)

October 26th. La Madiere, France. (Evening)

A farmer said a figure of normal height dressed in a "diving suit-type"

outfit zapped him with two beams of energy knocking him to the ground. If

the supposed being had arrived in a saucer, it was not parked where the

victim, M. Aime Boussard, could see it. 207.

Late October. Walschied, France.

Hysteria.

Reporting on the French UFO wave, Nexus, editor James Moseley enjoyed pub

lishing the following for his American readers:

"...the Lorraine village of Walschied was terrified by a report that

men from Mars had landed in a villager's garden. Womanfolk dashed in

to the church, hoping for divine sanctuary, while the men grabbed

scythes, clubs, and guns, and proceeded to march against the garden.

There stood the invaders, half human size, heads glowing, and motion

less. It tuned out that they were big chrysanthemums, the resident

had covered with brilliant cloth against the frost." 208.

October 26th. Heiteren, France. (9:30 p.m.)

Coming out of the western sky, a strange object swooped down to a land

ing about a mile from where a Nine. Spinner was standing. No more details

are known. 209.

October 27th. A Lutheran bishop comments.

Expressing his personal conviction that the recent European UFO reports

represent visitors from space, the Lutheran bishop of Oldenburg, Germany,

Gerhard Jacobi, wrote for the church weekly Unsere Kirche that:

"Although their size and shape may differ from ours, Christ is theirLord in any case, whether they are aware of it or not...the faithful

have always known and confessed that Christ is the Lord of all beings

fhat live on any billions of planets." 210.

"October 27th. Ciolica Alta, Italy. (2:00 p.m.)

"Strong emotions."

When a young Italian man heard a loud hissing sound, he investigated itsorigin and discovered a strange object resting in a field giving off a blinding light. The sight was so frightening to the fellow, a Senor FabrizioBruin, he was overcome by "strong emotions." The object suddenly shot upwards, zooming vertically while spewing out a faint trail. Glistening whitethreads were then seen falling. Angel Hair? 211.

October 27th. Prato, Italy, (daytime)

In downtown Prato there was a hotel that fronted on the Piazza San Marco.Two Italian men, a Senor Lucchetti and a Senor Lastrucci, were on the hotelterrace the afternoon of the 27th where they had a good view of the sky. Thetwo men looked up and saw a pair of speeding "luminous spindles," one behind the other, spewing white vapor. The trailing spindle was seen to pull

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Outer Space Folk Eying EarthBy Ronald Batchelor

NAIROBI, Kenya.—A lead-1

ing Kenya astronomer is con-'

vinced that visitors from

outer space are observing and

mapping the earth, and have

recently been directing their

"flying saucer" flights over

- - East Africa.

G. Duncan Fletcher, vice

president of the Kanya Astro

nomical Association, came to

this conclusion after studyingthe deluge of flying saucer re-,

ports from observers in'Uganda, Kenya and Tanganyika, i

Fletcher himself recently" observed something in the skyover Nairobi from his observatory here.

"It was about 7 40 p. m. thatI had four friends in my observatory," he relates. "Very

low and toward the east, there'was a large light in the skywhich had no relationship toanything astro nonucal, toverey lights or to the aircraft

which had just landed at theairport."

' The altitude of the "object" |.was about 2000 feet. It was'stationary when first spotted

and "emitted a bright orangelight" This light brightenedto a yellowish color and theobject rose, dropped andthen rose again, finally disai>-

' .gearing through the cjouds._Fletcher "saysThere is no'

question about the genuineness of reports about flying

saucers, which "have beengiven by very experienced ob

servers" in all parts of theworld.

"Not all the people who have:seen these unidentified flying,objects have been sufferingfrom hallucinations," he declares.

The most encouraging thingabout reports of unidentifiedflying objects, Fletcher avers,is that "they seem to befriendly towards the people ofthis planet"

"From all the informationwhich is available they aresteadily mapping every part of^ur earth. _ _____ _j"There does not seem to be

any doubt that they are milesahead of us in their methods of

propulsion, and reports havebeen made by observers who

have seen these unidentified

flying objects over atomic

plants, dockyards, airfields,naval bases and some of the

larger cities of the world.*■ "Their approach to us is. Isuggest, similar to what our'own approach would be if theboot were on the other foot

Suppose we were to visit Venus.

I do not think that, until we hadmade every possible investiga

tion, we would land. The

obvious thing is that we shouldmap, photograph if possible

and carry out a thorough in- ■vestigation before we wantonlyrisked hfe by hasty landings. -

It is riof "unreasonableTthere-fore, that whatever controls theunidentified flying objects isdoing exactly that."

Fletcher is certain that theobjects come from outer spaceand says that "their behavior

cannot be mistaken for a

meteorite which, on coming in

to contact with our atmosphere,,is pulled at an ever-increasing,

velocity by gravity.towards theearth. This velocity becomes so

great that the object burns up

because of the intense heatgenerated by friction with ouratmosphere.

"A meteorite does not rise

or hover in the air. Its path isa parabolic curve similar tothat of a shell fired from a gun..

Therefore, the things which we <have seen are undoubtedly un-lidentified flying objects."

Fletcher doesn't pretend (oiknow how the objects operate,;what they contain or where

they come from. But he gives I

this advice: "Vigilance andfriendly approach to their

overtures would appear to bethe best course to follow."

Making friends

in high placesOct 26, 1954

J BOME, Tuesday—1

■ news spretdiif ail o

Roman- bave formed

Frienda ol Man.

They have appoint*

ed a oocDjniUec to re*c*iv« with proper

honors the inhabitant*of Mars should tn*7land in luly

The club has alao in* .vited the Government Sto slate that it is Iready to make an al* Ihance with Man u Isoon as potwbte I

-If Italy could be;Art! country to •

■With flyin_ taocext

c Italy, M youiLg 1

club called TH_ |

man, "This would to* Screase our internal-:looaj prcatice aod open ;

new OeJdi to economic;devclopmem." — Sun ;

Special The Sun, ;

conclud* such ao al- •

~ *aW a spoktt* ;liann

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abreast of the leading one, and once both "cigars" were parallel, they exe

cuted a 45 degree course change that put both objects on a southeast head

ing in the direction of the city of Florence about 10 miles away. 212.

10,000 witnesses! Florence, Italy. (2:20-2:29 p.m.)

Within minutes of the UFO's departure from Prato, a soccor match at the

city of Florence was interupted as two spheres flew over the stadium. The

action stopped on the playing field as the players and the 10,000 spectators

watched the objects pass out of sight. If the witnesses reported the UFOs

accurately at both Prato and Florence, they,could not be the same objects,

but it seems the skies of Florence was full of strange things that after

noon. Elsewhere besides the sports field numerous witnesses reported pairs

of strange objects passing over the city on at least three different occas

ions during a nine minute period(2:20-2:29 p.m.).

Like the incident at Prato, strands of "Angel hair-like" material rained

down on the city. Excitement was widespread. Police stations and newspa

per offices were deluged with ph'onecalls. 213.

"Boron-silicon glass."

A sample of some Florence "Angel hair" filaments was given a spectroscopic

examination by the University of Florence, a testing that revealed elements

of silicon, calcuim, boron, and magnesium, which the experts at the school

said were the basic components of a material known to them as "boron-silicon

glass." 214.

Professors Danilo Cozzi and Giovanni Canneri conducted the study of the

mysterious strands. Dr. Canneri commented on his verdict:

"It is a material of fibrous composition possessing notable resistance

to.tration and torsion. When subjected to heat it turned to a darker

shade and volatilized, leaving a fusible transparent residue." 215.

October 27th. Linzeux, France, (night)

A UFO skimmed over the roof of a car in the area of the French town of

Linzeux. The passengers inside experienced an electrical shock and the

vehicle's engine died. As in other cases similar to this, the headlights

'went out. 216.

The Holy Land. Late October(exact day not known) (no time known)

Leonard Stringfield's newsletter reported:

"The Jewish Exponent reports saucers spotted twice over Israel, late

October, causing considerable excitement. Inhabitants of Mahne Yehuda

saw their 300 feet above the maket area. It was described as a 'round

house with smoke pouring from its windows flashing toward the Mediter

ranean... the second, cigar-shaped, was seen over Jerusalem moving with

great speed toward the sea." 217.

October 27th. Peru, (no time known)

An engineer observed a UFO from a location in Peru's Chicama Valley on

the 27th. The object was an elliptical shape giving off pulsating flashes

of light as it crossed the sky, moving fast and then slow. At one point

the object "fell diagonally," losing some of its luminosity. The thing

stopped its fall at an altutude of about 300 meters where it hovered and

regained its original brilliance. 21S.

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October 27th. Les Jonquerets de Livet, France. (7:30 p.m.)

What makes the next case stand out is its apparent duration. Working inhis pear orchard farmer'Gilbert Hee saw a strange cigar-shaped object in anearby pasture. At either end of the object were lights but nothing thatwas intimidating, nonetheless M. Lee hestitated to investigate although someof his cows had congregated at the spot out of bovine curiousity. The lightson the thing were suddenly extinguished for some reason so M. Hee returned tohis farmhouse.

The pasture where the object rested, it seems, was next to a road wheresome two hours later a young motorcyclist, M. Cheradame, lost control of hismachine and took a bad tumble. Details are lacking but evidently the 18-year-old saw the UFO and blamed it for the lost of power in his cycle, in anyevent, he gave the alarm and some local people went to the pasture to checkthings out. An elongated object was spotted resting in a grassy area andnearby Sj foot tall figures in "bright armour" were seen moving about in a"stiff" manner. Perhaps due to the approach of the witnesses, the figuresdisappeared and the UFO soundlessly became airborne. 219.

October 27th. Moussey, France. (8:30 p.m.)

A mysterious object landed on a Moussey schoolground where one of the pupilsand the school principle saw the UFO. Strange marks of a triangular shapewere left behind. No other details were given. 220.

October 27th. Oye-Plage, France. (11:15 p.m.)

The mayor's secretary had quite a story to tell after driving on Route 40.For a quarter of a hour her car was followed by a glowing cigar-shaped UFO.

Only an estimated 60 feet above her vehicle, the "cigar" stayed with her car

in^spite of the many bends in the road. Eventually the object tired of thegame and sped away at a right angle. 221.

October <27th. Grosseto, Italy. (11:30 p.m.)

A half hour before midnight Senora Ermellina Lanzillo peered out thewindow hoping to see her cat. Instead, her gaze beheld an "entity" in hergarden, a being with a large head and "ape-like" eyes. Although the figure

had narrow shoulders, its body seemed to be plump. She could not move whenshe first saw the creature but she assumes her immobility was due to terrorbecause she gained the strength to move after a few moments and was able toyell for her niece. No more detail is available. 222.

October 28th. Milan, Italy. (10:00 p.m.)

"Spacemen welcomed with a shower of garbage." Or were they?

According to an Italian group,"The National unified Center for UFO Studies

(Centro Unico Nazionale or CUN)," which was established in 1961:; the famousMilan, Italy, case of October 28, 1954( that gained international notorietyafter being written up in Frank Edwards' best seller Flying Saucers-SeriousBusiness)was a hoax. The CUM people said the fantastic story was just a massjolce conducted at Tradate, a town near Milan. 223. The story itself, aswell as the confession of boys that perpetrated the hoax, can be found innews accounts if one checks carefully enough. (See newsclippings) Not part

of the hoax and of interest to the student of UFOs.was a mention in the news-clipping about the "Milan landing" that referred to intense UFO activity overthe city of Livorno and along the Adriatic coast, activity apparently notwell documented by even Italian UFO buffs.

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^Italian Skeptics Now

Eat Words on SaucersThe SvofuvHU Pm», a Serippe-Howard W«icipaper, prMs the

following account of /lyti>9 «anc«rr m IlaXi. 11 wot written 09

a former EvmttnVa resident, now Mrt. Jams* Hogg III. B\e

live* to Flame*, whan whm U tecntory to Bernard Btrenen,

art critic and wntsr. Her husband Uache* m ait art academy

there. .... .

-- .-. ;. By MRS. JAMES HOGd Srd. v

The saucers, are Dying thick,Stefanonl tried to sic Wi Wj

and fast around here and many Boxer dog against the Martians,

a skeptic la: eating his words, but the beast, Intimidated. In-We're so annoyed., they've been

over Florence three days In a

row and we've managed to miss

seeing them each time.

Formations at them

seen over livorno. The next

day was even more Interesting

—boats all along the Adriatic lifted itself vertically from the

wired In descriptions In the ground."

h space of a halt hour, so that

the course and speed could be

tatrty well plotted.

Thursday night In a- little

town In- the vicinity of- Milan,

around 10 o'clock, a man re

turning from the'movies on his

blka wa» patting the local

stead bit his master in the

Jacket While Stetanonl sought

to liberate hlmseit from his dog.

the two strangers'Succeeded Inreaching the disc'and a tew Instants later, with a sound simi

lar to a thrill boat whistle, it

sports field and noticed • light

ot exceptional Intensity, > lu

minous body- and nearby "two

small shadows* that- emitted

strange 'gutters! sounds. Ha

raced back Into the town to callthe police and described what

he had seen. - - - •. j.

A whole grasp ot people went

back and liter described figureswith white pants, grey jackets,

helmets seemingly ot trans

parent plastic "The Intense

light of the dttc enabled; them

to perceive a face ot dark colorwith a notable prominence, that

recalled a little elephant!"

breathing apparatus?)

The description was of a disc

divided In two parts Illumin

ated by a green light that

rested on the ground on three

points." The superior part was

a hemispheric cabin Illuminated

by a sUvefUght so strong as to

annoy the eyes, and on. top ot

the cabin an antenna. When

finally they were able to force

the gates and approach the

figures, they retreated toward

the disc—"all present followe.1

with beating hearts, none, un

fortunately, *ms armed but they

found, a box ot fruit and threw

that-

Then *T1 Sifnor Clacomo

Men From Mars Story

Js Hoax, Youths Admit

I ROME. Oct. 30 Ml —^Fifteenyouths v.ho threw the north Ital

ian town of Tradate into a tizzy

with a story about seeing men

from Mars in a translucent flying

'saucer told police last night it

was just a loke.

Authorities dtdn't find it funny.

They said the pranksters would

be disciplined on a charge of

spreading false reports—a mis

demeanor carrying penalties ot

up to three months in jail and

fines up to 24,000 bra (540).

The youths reported earlier mis

week they had spied the Martians

'Setting out of their cellophane-jlike cratt, talking in a strangeItongue that sounded like turkeygobbling. The tale spread quick-,lv over north Italy, some newspapers devoting as much as atul> page to the yam.

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October 28th. Rome, Italy, (daytime)

The date of the second big UFO show is a bit unclear but it seems to havebeen on the 28th.

UFOs soared silently over Italy's capital and AP reporter Maurizio Andre-olo wrote:"It looked like a moon dashing across the sky at fantastic speed.It flew silently." 224.

The most famous eyewitness to the UFO passage was U.S. Ambassador ClareBooth Luce who was quoted as saying:"! saw something, but I don't teiow whatit was." 225.

An AP dispatch in the New York Journal-American printed a story that mentioned a trio of sky objects like "luminous coins" moving across the heavensin V-formation, and that:"A few declared they saw fine cotton or wool particles falling from the sky and hanging on telephone lines." 226.

The Rome newspaper Giobale d' Italia commented on the strange filaments,stating that the:"...threads may be some new form of radar confuser, similarto the tinfoil dropped by bombers in the war." 227.

Stateside.

October 28th. Donald Keyhoe. Washington Airport again.

Back in the States UFO crusader Donald Keyhoe read the European UFO dispatches with the greatest of interest, as one can imagine, although likemost UFO researchers he had a hard time accepting "little men" stories eversince the far-out Frank'Scully book.

Keyhoe's writings on the UFO story were constructed in a sequential manner to give the impression of a day-to-day struggle for the truth, but during this period there wasn't much to do with all the action across the Atlantic, although on the 28th there was some more mysterious radar returnsrecorded by Washington National Airport, as well as visual sightings of oddlights in the sky. Jet interceptors were scrambled. The events remindedKeyhoe of the dramatic days of the summer of 1952. The CAA called the radaralert a false alarm, and the strange lights reported by Washington residentsprobably the landing lights on airliners.

Keyhoe, growing ever more disillusioned with officials, blamed what hecalled the "silence group" for the hasty explanation and saw the CAA statement as really having an Air Force origin. 228.

"Martian declaration of war?"

Estimates of "landings" in the saucer epidemic run as high as 100 inFrance and that may be not be anywhere near the true number. Amid all thisfuss it was often the oddest story that got the most attention. Checkingover a stack of news clippings, Nexus editor James Moseley singled out thisone:

"In Haute-Garonne a gendarme reported watching a saucer land in afield and seeing a troop of Martians 'the size of ten-year-old boys'deploy through the trees. The saucer was gone when the villagers gotto the scene, and so were the Martians,but some papers were discoveredlying on the ground. Savants of the University of Toulouse were askedto study them to see if this might be a Martian declaration of war.After some anxious hours, the documents turned out to be written in adialect of Indo-Chinese. They had been dropped by some Indo-Chinesestudents on a picnic two days earlier." 229.

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Now It's Flying Pumpkin.Rcaten

JIONrV, France, Oct 21.—Villagers armed with shotguns and

jutchiorks closed in on a "flying saucer" in a field and found1a hollowed-out pumpkin with a

burning candle inside. /c*t_

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short wings. Approx 3 meters long/l meter in height. Winga

approx 1 meter in length. Cray , wing tlp3 not rounded

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E. J. Ruppelt.

On the sidelines watched E.J. Ruppelt, fonner head of project BLUE BOOKduring its most tumultuous period. Friends in Europe were sending him dataon the flap in France and other countries and Ruppelt couldn't help noticethat the UFO controversy overseas mirrored to a large extent the American experience. Although no longer having any official status, Ruppelt kept informed. UFOs, he once wrote, could be addictive, like strong drink. 230.

October 28th. Yaounde, Cameroons. (daytime?)

A sighting in mid-Africa took place when a dog growled at the sky Peoplenearby looked up and saw a UFO at a low altitude. The principle witness wasthe head of a local hospital who described the object as:"...an enormousstationary disk, powerfully illuminated, mushroom-shaped and carrying beneath it a cylinder of a length equal to its own diameter, which was dangling from it." 231.

October 29th. Mesples, France. (7:45 a.m.)

M. Gentilwas in her farmhouse the morning of October 29th when he heard afrantic knocking at her front door. She opened the door and found a weepino-teenage girl who was seeking safety because she was being "chased by a sau- =cer." Outside in the sky a whirling, red and purple colored disc could beseen. The thing soon dropped to a lower altitude and disappeared. The localpolice took an interest in the incident. 232. "

"Greatest turning point."

A young Swiss professor of Psychology and Phiosophy, a Dr. Alfred Nahonestablished "The World Interplanetary Association" on October 28, 1954 atthe city of Lausanne. He edited a weekly Swiss Radio broadcast which proclaimed: "The greatest turning point in humanity: the 'flying saucers '" DrNahon had written French President Mendes-France:"...calling his attention tothe importance of some landings which had then taken place in France." 233The Nahon letter to the President was published in part by the influentialFrench weekly L' Express. There is no record of a replv by the French ChiefExecutive.

October 29th. Philippine Islands. (1800Z)

"Weird meteor" over the Pacific. (See BLUE BOOK document)

October 29th. Island of Terceira, Azores.

"Weird stovepipe" over the Azores. (See BLUE BOOK document)

October 30th. Muro Lugano, Italy. (9:30 a.m.)

Some Italian hunters came across two UFOs while seeking game. One of theUFOs descended close to the treetops as they watched. The thingcould be seenas a "rhomboidic shape" with a cylinder suspended beneath it (See the October28th Cameroons case). The UFO was so low the cylinder hit a tree a number oftimes. An odd sound was heard during the sighting but what caused it couldnot be determined. Eventually the "rohomboidic" object gained height andzoomed away, leaving a bluish streak in the atmosphere. 234.

October 30th. Rome, Italy, (daytime)

UFO researcher professor Alberto Pergo lived through these hectic "UFOdays" and can attest to the fact that there was much more UFO activity thanone can find documented. He_ knew of at least 200 Italian sightings for the

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month of October 1954 and at least 19 supposed "saucer landings" in the

country. The Italian newspapers, he recalled, cooled off as the month

progressed, making UFO witnesses reluctant to report their experience,thus hindering a complete accounting of activity in the region.

As an example Dr. Pergo relates a personal incident. On October 30th

at 1:00 p.m. while standing in front of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore

in downtown Rome, Dr. Pergo noticed people in the area looking at the sky.He glanced skyward and spotted small white objects racing about, zoominghere and there. The professor counted at least 100 people watching the

UFOs but in the newspapers the following day there was no reference to anyunexplained objects over the city. 235.

October 31st.

Corrompu, France, (no time known)

Three Frenchmen encountered an oval object about 4Jj meters in diameter

resting on the ground. Soon after its discovery, the object launcheditself skyward and flew away, returning moments later, only to finally

leave the area for good on a southwest course. The headlights of a tractorwere affected during the incident.

A light on the object was so intense it was compared to a welder's tor

ch. A funny sound like a swarm of bees was heard. 236.

A "Martian" is shot.

James Moseley wrote:

"In the Cher Valley district, M. Pierre Langlois, a genial farmer,

was trudging home through a downpour of rain when he encountered a

man from Mars in a strangely luminous costume floating over and

around a flying saucer, apparently mounting a death-ray gun. M.

Langlois could see the glint of a metallic claw protruding from the

Martian's sleeve. Not being easily intimidated, Langlois got a

shotgun from his home and gave the Martian both barrels at 40 yards.

There was a yelp of pain, and a passing motorist a few minutes later

picked up M. Andre Lacoste, in a white raincoat, with buckshot pel

lets in his arms and ribs. M. Lacoste turned out to be a traveling

salesman from Bordeaux, who had been fixing the carburetor of his

Renault with a monkey-wrench." 237.

"The Fifth Horseman."

The "landing" cases did little to help the pro-UFO advocates, with so

many of the reported incidents so outlandish they were hard to believe, a

feeling reinforced when in a few instances culprits stepped forward and

admitted the fabrication. It raised a question about the human mind. If

so many people from all walks of life could lie about a "landing," what

would keep them from committing the lesser sin of exaggerating a "light in

the sky" sighting into a flying saucer? In short, was the UFO mystery so

much humbug afterall?

Any UFO buff that maintained a minimum level of objectivity was torment

ed by at least some skepticism. Even Air Force BLUE BOOK advisor Dr. J.

Allen Hynek was confused, and he was suppose to be in a position to know

something. Dr. Hynek's Girl Friday, Jennie Zeldman, could understand and

sympathize with her boss since she was faniilar with BLUE BOOK paperwork.She also had her doubts about UFOs but she was sharp enough to realize

something was missing from the equation, that she did not know the whole

100

story. She became aware that Dr. Hynek's job was hardly more then analyzing

second-rate UFO reports, that the high-strangeness cases were apparently

screened out of the weeky delivery of military TWXs by Air Force courier,

data that-was rarely classified higher than "Restricted."

One day in the early 1950s Miss Zeldman was asked by Dr. "Hynek to stop

in on Dr. Lincoln LaPaz, world renown meteoriticist on the faculty of theUniversity of New Mexico.

Miss Zeldman felt uncomfortable in the presence of Dr. LaPaz, a long

time Pentagon consultant who had led military/scientific UFO investigationteams and therefore a possible "high level insider." After talking a while

to Dr. LaPaz, Miss Zeldman realized the eminent professor and the government

knew a lot more about UFOs then she could learn by her BLUE BOOK work. She

realized this although LaPaz was careful■about what he said and how he said

it. Sensing her inadequacy, Miss Zeldman felt her side of the conversation

was just "naive jabberings." When she made known her and Dr. Hynek's "gen

eral skepticism" about UFOs, Miss Zeldman got the shock of her life. LaPaz

stared at her and made a chilling pronouncement he did not elaborate on: "UFOSARE THE FIFTH HORSEMAN OF THE APOCALYPSE." 238.

FOOTNOTES •

1. Salt Lake City. Lake City Herald. 1 October 54.2. McClure, Kevin. "OFfrCults." UFOs 1947-1987, The 40 Year Search for an

Explanation. Co-eds.rHilary Evans and John Spencer."London, Engl'andT ~~Fortean Tomes, 1987. p.346.

3. Paris, France. Le Figaro. 2 October 54.

4. Rogerson, Peter.""TFeTatalogue." MUFOB New Series 2. March 1976 ?36p.7.

5. Combat. 5 November 54.

6. Sud-Oust. 2 October 54.

7. Kogerson, Peter. "The Catalogue." MUFOB New Series 2. March 1976 #36p.7.

8. Vallee, Jacques. "Letter to the Editor." Flying Saucer Review. London,England. May-June 1964. Vol.10,No.3. p.27"^"~

9. Paris, France. Le Figaro. 6 October 54'.10. Rogerson, Peter.~"TEe"Citalogue." MUFOB New Series 2. March 1976. *36.

p.7.

11. Bourgagne Republicaine. 3 October 54.12. Keyhoe,~Bbnal<n Flying Saucer Consrdracv. New York.M.Y. :Henry Holt §

Company, 1955. p727. ' '

13. Vallee, Jacques and Janine. Challenge to Science. New York,N.Y.:Ace Books,Inc.,1966. p.77.

14. Rogerson, Peter. "The Catalogue." MUFOB New Series 2. March 1976 S36p.7.


16. Rogerson, Peter."~"1'TFe~Catalogue." MUFOB New Series 2. March 1976. *36p.7.

17. Ibid.

18..Michel, Aime. Flying Saucers and the Straight Line Mystery. New York.N Y :Criterion Books, 1958.' p.100.

19. Vallee, Jacques. Challenge to Science, p.77.20. Wilkins, Harold T. Flying^aucers Uncensored. New York,N.Y. :The Citadel

Press, 1955. p.60.

21. Ibid.

22. Paris, France. France-Dimanche. 3 October 54.23. London, England. Sunday~Dispatch. 3 October 54.24. Busson, Bernard and GerarcTTeroy. The Last Secrets of the Earth. New York,

N.Y.:G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1956. pp.2TF-2T7725. Ibid.

26. Vallee, Jacques. Anatomy of a Phenomenon. Chicago,I11.:Henry Regnery,1965.pp.216-217. ~

27. Ibid.

28. T5IJ, p.216.

29. Michel, Aime. Flying Saucers and the Straight Line Mystery, p.115.

31. France-Soir. 7 October 54.

32. Vallee, Jacques. Anatomy of a Phenomenon, p.217.33. Ibid, p.219. '34. France-Soir. 6 October 54.


36. Michel, Aime. Flying Saucers and the Straight Line Mystery, p.105.37. Keyhoe, Donald. Flying~5auce"rs~Dncensored. p.23TT" '38. Girvan, Waveney. Flying Saucers and Common Sense. New York,N.Y.:The Citadel

Eress, 1955. pp.l4T-n?.

39. Boston, Mass. 4 October 54. (AP)


41. Ibid.

42. Rogerson, Peter. "The Catalogue." MUFOB New Series 2. March 1976. #36.

p.8.

43. Paris, France. Paris-Presse. 8 October 54. Also:Paris, AFP Radioteletype

in French to the Americas, October 7, 1954. 0438CMT--E. Copy in author's

files.

44. Paris, France. Le Parisien. 7 October 54.

45. Ibid.

46. Michel, Aime. "Flying Saucers in Europe." Fate. December 1957. Vol.10,

No.12. Issue #93. ed. Mary Fuller. Evanston, 111. p.34. (press account

quoted)

47. Ibid, p.35.

48. Tb"i3, p.37.

49. IBid*.

so. Tpra:.

51. Lorenzen, Coral and Lorenzen, Jim. UFOs:Flying Saucer Occupants. New York,

N.Y.:Signet, 1967. p.94. ~

52. Vallee, Jacques. "Letter to the Editor." Flying Saucer Review. May-June

1964. Vol.lO,No.3. London, England. p.227~53. Paris, France. Le Figaro. 7 October 54.

54. Michel, Aime. "French Flying Saucer." Fate. December 1957. Vol.10, No. 12.

Issue *93. ed. Mary Fuller. Evanston,~TTT. Clark Publishing Co. p.35.55. Ibid, p.232.

56. Wilkins, Harold T. Flying Saucers Uncensored. p.231.

57. Ibid, p.232.

58. T5Id~.59. TbicT.

60. Paris, AFP Radioteletype in French to the Americas, October 7, 1954. 0438&1T

--E.-Copy in author's files.

61. (AFP) 7 October 54.

62. Rogerson, Peter. "The Catalogue." MUFOB New Series 2. March 1976. #36.

p.9.


64. France-Soir. 10~October 54.65.

66;

67.

68. Vallee, Jacques. Passport to Magonia. Chicago, 111.:Henry Regnery, 1969.

p.85.

69. Sud-Quest. 9 October 54.

70. Michel, Aime. "Flying Saucers in Europe, Saucers --or Delusions?" Fate.

January 195*. Vol.11, No.I. #94. pp.33-34.


72. Ibid.-

73. TbicT.

74. Stringfield, Leonard. Inside Saucer Post ...3-0 Blue. Cincinnati, Ohio:

Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects(C.R.I.F.O.), 1957. p.43.

75. Ibid.

76. Wilkins, Harold T. Flying Saucers Uncensored. p.231. (Story taken from

the French UFO journal Curanos, M. Marc Thirouin editor)


78. Paris, France. Paris-Presse. 13 October 54.


80. Ibid, p.59.

81. On.F.O. Newletter. November 5, 1954. Vol.I,No.8. p.5.


83. Paris, France. Le ParisTen* 11 October 54.84. Vallee, Jacques. Challenge to Science, p.77.

85. Lloyd Norman of the Chicago Tribune Press Service. 9 October 54.

86. BSRF No. 2-1} Flying Saucers at Edwards AFB 1954. Published by the Border-

Tana" Sciences Research Foundation, Vista, California, (no date, no author)87. Vallee, Jacques. Dimensions. New York, N.Y.:Ballantine Rooks, 1988. pp.

108-109.


89. Cincinnati, Ohio"! Cincinnati Times-Star. 28 September 54.

90. Ibid.

91. Vallee, Jacques. Passport to Magonia. p.54.

92. Combat. 12 October~STT93. Paris, France. Paris-Presse. 12 October 54.

94. Michel, Aime. "Flying Saucers in Europe --or Delusions?" Fate. January

1958. pp.74-75.

95. Ibid.

96. ipTtT.

97. DTCnarente Libre. 9 October 54.


99. Ibid, p.233. ~100. Keyhoe, Donald. Flying Saucer Conspiracy, p.204. (Press report quoted)

101. Michel, Aime. "Flying Saucers in Europe." Fate. January 1958. p.76.

102. Ibid.

103. Ibid, (news report quoted)


lOS^C.R.I.F.O. Newsletter. November 57T954. VoT.TTNo.H".~pT5.

106. Tb~icT

107. WITFins,. Harold T. Flying Saucers Uncensored. p.33. (Letter to Wilkins

from a Major Abraham B.TTox, Cherry Valley, N.Y.)108. Michel, Aime. Flying Saucers and the Straight Line Mystery, pp.162-164.

I09.-Lorenzen, Coral ancTLorenzen, Jim. UFO~s:Flying Saucer Occupants, p.95.

110. Toulon, France. La Republique Varoise. 27~October 54.111. Lorenzen, Coral ancT lorenzen, Jim. UFOs:Flying Saucer Occupants, p.95.

112. La Charente Libre. 12'October 54.

113. Vallee, Jacques. Passport to Magonia. p.147.

114. Vallee, Jacques. TTIetter to tEe editor." Flying Saucer Review. May-June

1964. Vol.10,No.3. p.22.

115. Tehran, Iran. Ettela at. 15 October 54. Translation by Gordon Creighton.

116. Michel, .Aime. "The VaTehsole Affair." Flying Saucer Review. Vol.II,No.6.

p.8.

117. "Week-end Pilot In Near Collision With Flying Saucer." Flying Saucer

Review. Spring 1955. Vol.I.No.I. p.2.


119. Vallee, Jacques. Anatomy of a Phenomenon, pp.186-187.

120. Ibid.121. OTl.F.O. Newsletter. November 5, 1954. Vol.I,No.8. p.5.

122. Southend, England. Southend Times. 20 October 54. Also:Southend, England.

Southend News Chronicle. 16 October 54.123. Tukor. (Hungarian Weeky) 10 September 68.

124. Vallee, Jacques. Case No.262. "A Century of Landings." Lumieres Dans La

Nuit. Also:A.P.R.O. Bulletin. November 15, 1954.

125. Vallee, Jacques. Case No.261. "A Century of Landings." Lumieres Dans

La Nuit.

126. Alvito, Portugal. Diario de Noticias. 19 October 54.

127. France-Soir. 17 October 5TT

128. Keyhoe, Donald. Flying Saucer Conspiracy, p.208. (press report quoted)

129. Rogerson, Peter. 1!The Catalogue." MUFOB New Series 4. Autumn 1976.

#38. p.7.



132. GiornaleTcT Italia. 17 October 54.

133. Trench, TKe Hon. Brinsley Le Poer. "Common Factors in Saucer Sightings."Flying Saucer Review. May-June. 1955. Vol.I,No.2. p.25.

134. VaiTee, Jacques"! Case No.272. "A Century of Landings." Lumieres Dans LaNuit.


136. UFOs Around The World, co-eds.:Edward Babcock and Timothy Green Beckley.

Ne5nrork,N.Y.:Global Communications, May 1978. p.8.137. Rogerson, Peter. "The Catalogue." MUFOB New Series 4. Autumn IS/*.

*38. pp.7-8.

138. Michel, Aime. "A Flood of UFOs Behind The Iron Curtain This Fall?" The

Saucerian Bulletin. September IS, 1954. Vol.I,No.3. pp.2-3.

139. Ibid, p.3.

140. Rogerson, Peter. "The Catalogue." >ttJFOB New Series 4. Autumh 1976.

#38. p.8.



143. FBI Document. Director:FBI RE:Detroit Flying Saucer Club. Espionage-X.

No date. Copy in author's files.

144. Washington, D.C. Washington Evening Star. 18 October 54.

145. La Croix. 20 October 54.

146. JEiT.

147. Vallee, Jacques. Dimensions. p.109.


149. Lorenzen, Coral and Lorenzen, Jim. UFOs:Flying Saucer Occupants, p.98.


151. "The Landing at Gelles." Flying Saucer Review. Supplement #5, June 1971.

London, England. ed.:Charles Bowen. p.iTu Data gathered by M. Mme. Ameilfor Lumieres Dans La Nuit article translated by Gordon Creighton that ap-

peared in LDLN N'o .157 of December 1968. (Evidently a newspaper quote)

152. Ibid.


154. Lorenzen, Coral and lorenzen, Jim. UFOs:Flying Saucer Occupants. p.97.155. Michel, Aime. Flying Saucers and the Straight Line Mystery, pp.197-198.

156. Lorenzen, Coral andLorenzen, Jim. UFOs:Flying Saucer Occupants, p.97.

157. U.S. Air Force BLUE BOOK Administrative Files UFOs I960" A written version

of a flypervelocity Impact Conference Banquet at Elgin Air Force Base. April

27,1960. pp.17-18.

158. Ibid, pp.18-19

159. UX"I.F.O. Newsletter. November 5,1954. Vol.I,No.8. p.5.

160. Hendry, Mian. TEe'UFO Handbook. Garden City, N.Y.:Doubleday § Company,

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161. Vance, Adrian. UFOs, the Eye and the Camera. New York,N.Y.:BarlenmirHouse Publishers, 1977"; p7l3".

162. Ibid.

163. C.R.I.F.O. Newsletter. November 5, 1954. Vol.I,No.8. p 5164. 11 Tempo ~ 2U October 54.

165. TTMessagero. 21 October 54.166. TT Messagero. 24 October 54.167. Vallee, Jacques. Passport to Magonia. pp.146-147.168. Milan, Italy. 20 Cctober~5T7 TAP]—169. Paris, France. Paris-Presse. 22 October 54.170. Rogerson, Peter. "TEe Catalogue." MUFOB New Series 4. Autumn 1976.

#38. p.9.


172. Rogerson, Peter. "The Catalogue." MUFOB New Series 4. Autumn 1976#38. p.9.

173. Le Soir. 25 October 54.

174. Swansea, England. Western Mail. 21 October 54. Also:Paris, FranceParis-Presse. 23 October 5T;

175. Giornale d' Italia. 22 October 54.176. France-Soir. 22 October 54.

177. Gibbons, Garvin. The Coming of the Space Ships. London,England:NevilleSpearman,1956. p.'SBT ~

178. Ibid, p.64. (pages 64-75 cover the whole incident. Its probably thebest account available)

179. Daniels, Wilfred. "Flying Saucers and the Psychic." Flyin* SaucerReview July-August 1955. Vol.1, No.3. pp.16-17. —

180. Allingham, Cedric. Flying Saucer From Mars. London, England. FrederickMuller, 1954.

15.1. Girvan, Waveney. Flying Saucers and Common Sense, p.150.182. Ibid, p.155.

183. Randies, Jenny. The UFO Conspiracy The First Forty Years. London, NewYork, Sydney:Javelin Books, 1987. pp30-51. '

184. Girvan, Waveney. Flying Saucers and Common Sense, p.151.

185. Tintin. Supplement"No73l7; 2T~0ctober 54. p.8.

186. Comtempranul. Romanian Communist newspaper. Exact date unknown. Fall1954.

187. Vallee, Jacques. Anatomy of a_ Phenomenon.

188. Vallee, Jacques. Challenge t£ Science, "p.

189. France-Soir. 24 October S4.

190. C.R.I.FToTNewsletter. December 3, 1954.191. II Message'rcT 23 October 54.192. Vallee, Jacques. Dimensions. pp.160-161.

193. Genet,? "Paris Letter." The New Yorker.

194. Lorenzen, Coral. The Great Flying Saucer Hoax. Tucson, Arizona William-

Frederick Press for the Aerial Phenomena Research Organization, 1962. p.41.195. France-Soir. 26 October 54.

196. Creighton, Gordon. "Brazil Learns At Last About A.V.B." Flying Saucer

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APRO Bulletin. September, 1958. p.2.

197. Oberth, Prof. Hermann. "Flying Saucers Come From A Distant World." The

American Weekly. 24 October 54.

198. Rogerson, Peter. "The Catalogue." MUFOB New Series 4. Autumn 1976.

*38. p.10.

p-154

Vol

23

186.

.1, No.9.

October

P

54.

.5.

PP .159 ,161.

199. Ibid.

200. "Martians Cver France." Time. 25 October 54.

201. Keyhoe, Donald. Flying Saucer Conspiracy, pp.21-22. (quote from a newsaccount)

202. Wilkins, Harold T. Flying Saucer Uncensored. p.235.

203. Keyhoe, Donald. Flving~"S~aucer Conspiracy, pp.21-22.204. France-Soir. p.27~bctober 54.

205. Rogerson, Peter. "The Catalogue." MUFOB New Series 4. Autumn 1976.#38. p.7.

206. Paris, France. Le Parisien. 28 October 54.207. rbid>

208. Nexus. Tome 2 Book I. January 1955. Fort-Lee, N.J. ed.:James Moseley.

209.

210.

211.

212.

213.

214.

215,

216.

217.

218,

219.

220.

221.

222.

223.

22*.

225.

226.

227.

228.

229.

230.

231,

232.

233.

234.

235.

"The Catalogue." MUFOB New Series 4. Autumn 1976Rogerson, Peter.

#38. p.7.

Unsere Kirche. 27 October 54.

29 October 54.

'The Cargano Peninsula Cigar." International UFO

Vol.9, No.6. ed.:Dr. J. Allen~Rynek

Momento Sera.

Pmotti, Roberto.

sorter. November/December 1984.

Published by the Center For UFO Studies, Evanston, 111. p.6.Ibid.

Flying Saucer Review. Vol.16, No.3. May-June 1970.

p.6.

"The Italian Scene."

p.10.

Paris, France. Le_ Parisien.

C.R.I.F.O. Newsletter. December 3, 1954. Vol.1, No.9.

Lorenzen, Coral. TEe Great Flying Saucer Hoax, p.42.Rogerson, Peter. TEe Catalogue." MUFOB New Series 4. Autumn 1976.#38. p.7.

France-Soir. 30 October S4.

Roger3on, Peter. "The Catalogue." MUFOB New Series 4. Autumn 1976#38. p.7.

II Giornale d' Italia. 28 October 54.

Pmotti, Dr. Roberto. "The Italian Scene 1947-1987:A Round-Up." MUFON

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"Current Saucer Reports:French and Italian Landings."

Book I. January 1955. p.2.

Ruppelt, Edward J. The Report On Unidentified Flying Objects. Garden Ci:v,New YorTc:Doubleday SToinpany, Inc., 1956. p73W7Vallee, Jacques. Anatomy of a_ Phenomenon.

"The CataTogue~7

p.213.

p.5.

Nexus. Tome 2

Rogerson, Peter.

#38. p.7.

"Saucers." Vol.Ill, No.3.

International.

MUFOB

p.217.

New Series Autumn 1976.

September 1955. Published by Flying Saucers

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Perego, Dr. Alberto. "Forty Flying Saucers in a Cross Formation over

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Palmer Publications, Amherst, Wise. p.17.

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237. "Current Saucer Reports:French and Italian Landings." Nexus. Tome 2Book I. January 1955. p.2.

238. Zeldman, Jennie. "I Remember Blue Book." International UFO Reporter.March-April 1991. Vol.16, No. 2. p.12.

INDEX

Abbeville, France, p.10.

Ales, France, p.22.

Alexandria, Egypt, pp.34,36.

Allan, Xhris. p.77.

Allary, Jean. pp.6,25.

Allingham, Cedric. pp.76-78.

Allouts, Pierre, p.13.

Alvito, Potugal. p.56.

Amiens, France, p.6.

Andreolo, Maurizio. p.91.Anduze, France, p.3.

Angouleme, France, p.85.

Arlon, Belgium, p.58.

Arnold, Kenneth, p.33.

Arraye-et-Han, France, p.85.

Augard, J. p.61.

Australia, p.IS.

Austria, p.55.

Auxerre, France, p.36.

Avignon, France, pp.67-68,92.

B

Bachelard, M.? p.65.

Bacon, Gilbert, p.13.

Baillolet, France, p.58.

Bangkop, Thailand, p.57.

Banyals-sur-Mer, France, p.4.

Barraults,' Roger, p.7.

Barret, M.? p.59.

Bartoli, Andre, p.24.

Baume, Mme. Picot de la. p.8.

Bauquay, France, p.39.

Beauclair, M.? p.59.

Beaumont, France, p.11.

Beauvain, France, p.24.

Behnay, Egypt, p.12.

Bel-Air, France, p.34.

Belgrade, Yugoslavia, p.85.

Beless, France, p.59.

Belesta, France, p.5.

Benet, France, p.7.

Bergerac, France, pp.2,10.

Bertieux, m:? p.9.

Bertrand, Jean. pp. 23,41.-

Beruges, France, p.14.

Beuc, Franzesko. p.41.

Biderstroff, France, p.6.Biot, France, p.52.

Biozat, France, p.82.

Blanzy, France, pp.1,5.

Bloecher, Ted. p.4.

BLOSSCM, Project, p.66.

Boaria, Italy, p.54.

Bompas, France, pp.17,48.

Bon, Professor ? n.48.

Bonne-Esperance, Belgium,

"Bili

p.74.p, g p

"Boron-silicon glass." p.88.

Boston, Mass. p.7.

Bouiller, M.? pp.9-10.

Bourriot, Marie-Louise, p.66.

Boussard, Aime. p.86.

Bouvry-les-Bethune, France, p.78.

Brauges, France, p.2.

Brest, France, p.8.

Brest Telegramme. Brest, France.

61.

Brive, France, pp.28,30.

Bruin, Fabrizio, Bruin, p.86.

Bry Nord, France, p.l.

Buenos Aires, Argentina, p.81.

Buratto, Bruno, p.l.'

Cahors, France, p.27.

Calais, France, p.22.

Canneri, Professor Giovanni, p.88.

Capazya, m.? p.7.

Capelle, Raymond, p.60.

Capri, Italy, p.65.

Carcassonne, France, pp.23,41.

Carette, Christian, p.24.

Casablanca, North Africa, p.8.Casamajou, Vincent, p.85.

Cassella, Jose. p.52.

Castello, Raffaele. p.65.

Cazet, M.? pp.9-10.

Chapoutot, Jacky. p.8.

Chambery, France, p.4.

Chameau, Henri, p.47.

Chantannay, France, p. 12.

Chanzotte, J. p.61.

Chassey, General. French Air Force

Commander at Dijon, France, p.11.

Chateameuf-du-Pape, France, p.92.

Cheradame, M.? p.89.

Chereng, France, p.5.

Cherry Valley, N.Y. p.39.

Cier-de-Riviers, France, p.57.Cincinnati, Ohio. p.35.

Ciolica Alta, Italy, p.86.

Cisternes-la-Foret, France, p.61.

Clamecy, France, p.46.

"Clarion," planet, p.l.

Clermont, France, p.82.

Coheix, France, p.66.

"Condon Committee." p.68.

Cottel, Commander ? -pp.45-46.

._Corneille, Anicet. p.8.

Correze, M.? p.28.

Correze, France, pp.30,37.

Corridoni, Filippo. p.68.

Corrompu, France, p.99.

Cox, Abraham, p.39.

Cozzi, Prof. Danilo. p.88.

Creighton-, Gordon, p.42.

Criteuil-la-Madeleine, France, p.79.Croix-Daurade, France, p.47.

Croix d1 Epine, France, p.3.Cuisy, France, pp.24,34.

Cyprus, pp.72-73.

Cyvari, Lazlo. p.72.

Czechoslovakia, p.12.

D

Daily Mail. London, England, p.78.

Daily Telegraph. London, England, p.

Damparis, France, p.59.

Darzais, Andre, p.9.

Dates:

1803. p.67.

July 1947. p.66.

■" February 1948. p.17.

1950. p.68.

June 1954. p.23.

1 October 54. pp.1-3.

2 October 54. pp.3-4,29-30.

" 3 October 54. pp.4-5,7,37.

4 October 54. pp.7,9,30.

5 October 54. pp.10-12,29.

6 October 54. pp.12-14,29.

7 October 54. pp.14-15,17-19,30.

8 October 54. pp.18-19,22,24,30,34,42.

9 October 54. pp.22-24,29,34,42.

10 October 54. p.34.

11 October 54. pp.34,36,39,76.12 October 54. pp.36-38,42,47.

13 October 54. pp.37-38,42,49.

14 October 54. pp.31,45,50-53,55.15 October 54. pp.34,50,54-57,76.

16 October 54. pp.42,57-59.

17 October 54. pp.59,69,70.

18 October 54. pp.61,65-66,76.19 October 54. pp.58,67-68.

20 October 54. pp.72-73,74.

21 October 54. pp.1,74-75,79,92.

22 October 54. pp.79-80.

23 October 54. pp.62,79,81-82.

24 October 54. p.82.

25 October 54. pp.82,85.

26 October 54. pp.15,85-87.

27 October 54. pp.86,88-89.

28 October 54. pp.89,91-92,95.29 October 54. pp.93-95.

30 October 54. rn.61,90,95,98-99.

31 October 54. pp.96,99.

Daury, Albert, p.48.

Deauville, France, p.81.

Delarouxe, M.? p.6.

Delattre ,—Ernest. p.3.

Delovre, Raymond, p.8.

Dempster, Derek, p.52.

Detroit Flying Saucer Club. p.61.

Dhubri, India, p.l.

Dijon, France, p.59.

Dinan, France, p.10.

Dole, France, pp.8,59.

d1 Olivier M.? p.43.

Domant, M.? p.7.

Dompirre, France, p.58.

Dordogne, France, pp.9,18.

Doube, France, pp.66-67.

Dreux, France, p.34.

Drome, France, p.5.

Drouillard, Mme. p.48.

Dufix, Jean. p.2.

Duncan, James, p.77.

East Kantara, Egypt, p.12.

Edmond, Nicetta. p.3.

Edwards, Frank. p^.S6,89.

Egypt, p.12.

Eisenhower, President D. p.22.

El Paso, Tex. p.53.

Erbray, France." p.42.Estier, ? p.2.

Ettela' at. Teheran, Iran. p.42.

Evansville" Press, p.90.

Evening News. London, England, p.57.Express and Star, p.76.

Fabrriano,

FBI. p.61

Italy.

"Fifth Horseman."

Figueres,

Fili, M.?

Damien.

p. 50.

P-

PP

P-

68.

.99-100.

56.

Fili, Ghasme. p.42.

Filloneau, M.? p.79.

Filloneau, M.? p.79.

Fiumetto, Italy, p.34.

Fleming, M.?-p.S3. -

Fleeter, Duncan. Kenya Astronomical

Association, pp.56,87.

Florence, Italy, pp.68-69,88.

Flying Saucer From Mars.

Flying Saucer Review, p.52.Flying Saucers~Tlave Landed, p.77.

Flying Saucers Serious Business, p.

Fontenay-Torcy, France, pp.61,66.

Fort Worth, Tex. p.34.

Foucaucourt-en-Santerre, France, p.

15.

Fouesnant, France, p.57.

Fournet, Mne.? pp.9,11.

France-Dimanche. pp.4,82.

p.36.Franckfurt, Germany.

Frauds, p.62.

French Academy of Science.

H

Habrat, Joseph, p.4.

Habrat, Yvette. p.4.

Hammad, Admiral Yqussef. p.12.

Haute-Garonne, France, p.91.

Haye, Giibert. p.92.

Hee, Gilbert, p.89.

Heiteren, France, p.86.

Hendry, Allan, p.68.

Hennessey, Patricia, p.53.

Henzies, France, p.17.

Herget, Dr.? pp.15,17.

Herissart, France, p.6.

Hobbs, N.M. p.52.

p.90.

pp.35-37.

p.24.

p.25.

p.67.

Hogg, James

Hoge, Franz

Hoge, Willi

Hubert, M.?

Hungary, p.54.

Hurie, Angel, p.47.

Huy, Belgium, p.36.

Hynek, Dr. J. Allen.

99.

pp.17,33,67,

Gaillac, France, p.48.

Gallant, George, p.6.

Gallois, M.? p.47.

Gamier, M.? p.47.

Garoia, Andre, p.9.

Garreau, Charles, p.11.

Gells, France, p.65.

Geneve, France, p.55.

Gentil, M.?\p.95.Geoffroy, Mne.? p.36.

Gibbons, Gavin! pp.75-76.Gilcher, M.? p.7.

Giobale d' Italia. Rome, Italy.

Girardo, M.? p.9.

Girvan, Waveney. p.77.

Gorizia, Italy, p.68.

Gouriou, Dr.? p.5.

"Green fireball." p.15.

Grenoble, France, p.4.

Grepaldi, Antonia. p.54.

Grosseto, Italy, p.89.

Guainet, Mme.? p.3.

Gueblin, France, p.7.

Guesurtia, Manes, p.IS.

Guillemoteau, M.? p.7.

Gulf of Gascony. p.4.

Guyet, Marcel, pp.17,26.

Isbergues, France, p.57.

Israel, p.88.

Jacobi, Bishop Gerhard.

Januszewski, ? p.79.

Jeannet, M.? p.47.

Jerusalem, Israel

Jettingen, France

Jewish Exponent.

Joncles

p.86.

France.

Jonzieiux, France

Jourdy, Baptiste.

Journal-American. N.Y.

Julien, Paul.p.13.

Jung, Psychiatrist C.G.

Jussy, France, p.2.

p.l.

p.88.

p.14.

p.88.

p.3.

p.34.

p.34.

p.91.

p.84.

Keech, Marian.

Kenya, p.IS.

Keyhoe, Donald, pp.3,22,56,82,91.

Kourigra, North Africa, p.8.

Labassiere, M.? p.65.

La Charente Libre. p.41.

Take City, Utah. p.l.

Lalevee, Jean-Jacques. p.24.La Madiere, France, p.86.Lanzillo, Ermellina. p.89.Langlois, Pierre, p.99.Laolotre, M.? p.58.

La Paz, Dr. Lincoln, pp.17,100.La Rochelle, France, pp.8,18,21.La Roche-sur-Ybn, France, p.48.Lasselin, Claude, p.17.L'Astronomie. p.79.lastrucci, Senor ? p.86.Laugere, M.? p.28.

Laussanne, Swizerland. p.95.Lavaux, France, pp.7,23.Lebonne, Jean. p.2.Le Fere, France, p.12.

Lefevre, Andre, p.25.

Le Havre, France, p.25.Lelay, Gilbert, pp.41,55.Le Mans, France, p.11.

Lens, France, p.25.

Le Puy, France, p.25.

Les Egots, France, p.82.Les Jonquerets de Livet, France.89.

Leslies, Desmond, pp.22-23.

Les Metairies, France, p.85.Levroux, France, p.3.L' Express. p.95.

lezignan, France, p.9.Lherminier, M. ? p.61.Liege, Belguim.Lievin, France.Life, pp.39,68.

Lille, France.Limoges, France.

Linzeux, France.

Livorno, Italy.

Loctudy, France.

London, England.Lorenzen, Coral.

Los Angeles, Calif, p.36.

Lossiemouth, Scotland, p.76.Louhan, France, pp.2-3,20.Llois, Mme.? p.85.

Lualdi, Manor, p.72.

"Lubbock Lights." pp.52-53.Lucas, M.? p.28.

Lucas, Pierre, pp.10,13.lucchetti, Senor ? p.86.Luce, Clare Booth, p.91.Lucques, Italy, p.15.

Luino, Switzerland, p.68.Lusigney Forest, France, p.72.

p.34.

p.6.

pp.8,25,27,69,81.pp.7,37.

p.88.

pp.68,89-90.p.10.

p.55.

p.65.

M

Mahne Yehuda, Israel, p.88Mahou, M.? p.85.

Mamora Forest, Morocco, p.41.Manoosque, France, p.50.Mansart, Nelly, p.6.

Mantell, Capt. Thomas, p.40.

Marcilly-sur-Vienne, France, p.5.Marcoign, France, "p.5.Margillon, M.? p.14.

Margnane, France, p.15.Marey, Andre, p.19.

Mars. pp.51,61,87,91.

Martelange, Belgium, p.58.Martinet, Dr.? p.4.

Marysville, Chio. p.79.Masses, M.? p.50.

Maury, Henri, p.30.

Mazouaud, Maecel. p.28.

Me Minnville, Ore. pp.68-69.Me Clure, Kevin, p.l.

Megrine-Coteaux, Tunisia, p.4.Megrit, France. p.9t

Mehalla-el-Kobra, Egypt, p.12Melito, Italy, p.74.

Melun, France, p.8.

Memphis, Teim. p.17.

Mendes-France. French President.p.95.

Mendionale, France, p.15.Menzel, Dr. Donald, p.7.

Mertrud, France, p.22.

Mesples, France, p.95.

Metz, France, pp.12,45,49.Michel, Aime. pp.4,11,15,24,41,59.Midura, Australia, p.15.Milan, Italy, pp.S4,58,89-90.Millet, Capt.? p.11.

Millet, Dr.? President of theAviation Club of Lavelanet. p.59.

Milly-la-Foret, France, p.6.Minet, Lucien. p.8.

Mitto, Jean-Pierre, p.32.Modena, Italy, p.57.Momy, France, p.92.Montagne, M.? p.7.

Monteglas, France, p.48.Monteux, France, p.14.

Montmirey, France, p.-59.

Montoeau-les-Mines, crance. p.8.Montpellier, France, p.8.Moore, Patrick, p.77.

Morgan, Michele. p.5.

%i

Moseley, James, pp.86,99.

Motta, Major Magalhaes. p.82.

Moussey, France, p.89.

Mulhouse, France, pp.4,22.Munster, Germany, p.37.

Murdoc AFB, Calif, p.22.

Muro Lugano, Italy, p.95.

N

Nahon, Alfred, p.95.

Nairobi, Kenya, pp.56,87.

Nancy, France, p.21.

Narbonne, France, p.27.

Narcy, Andre, p.30.

Narcy, Jean. p.85.

National Unified Center for UFO

Studies, Italy, p.89.

Navereau, French General ? p.45.

Nevers, France, pp.25,46,49.

Nexus, pp.86,91.

Nice, France, p.81.

Nicolas, ? p.3.

Nicolas, Eraile. p.20.

Nievre, France, pp.8,81.

Nimes-Courbessac airfield, p.56.Nimes, France, pp.31,43.

0

Oberth, Hermann, pp.82-83.

Oliveira, Victor, p.78.

Olivier, M.? pp.28,31.

Ollivier, George, p.2.

O'Mara, Col. ? p.23.

Orchamps-Vennes, France, p.41.Ott, Rene. p.14.

Oye-Plage, France, p.89.

P

Paris, France, pp.5-6,13,18,60.

Paris-Presse. Paris, France, p.58.

Patna, India, p.22,

Paul, Dan. p.62.

Perano, M.? p.43.

Pergo, prof. Alberto, p.99.

Perpignan, France, pp.8,56-57.Peru. p.88.

Picaud, M.? p.8.

Phelippeau, ? p.2.

Philippine Islands, p.93.Plozevet, France, p.14.

Poncey, France, pp.9,11,56.

Poncey-sur-Plgnon, France, p.3.

Pons, France, p.74.

Pont-de-Salars, France, p.48.

Pont L' Abbe D1 Arnoult, France, p.61.

Popular Photography, p.68.

Porto Alegre, Brazil, pp.82,85.

Pournoy-la-Chetive, France, p.23.

Pouzou, France, p.79.

Prague, Czechoslovia. p.12.

Prato, Italy, p.86.

Prudent, Gilbert, p.2.

Pugina, Renzo. p.74.

Puyfourcat, Guy. p.58.

Puypelier, M.? p.34.

Puzzuoli, Italy, p.74.

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Quasso, Italy, p.57.

Queuleu, France, p.46.

R

Radar. Paris, France, pp.76,96.

Randies, Jenny, p.77.

Ranton, England, p.75.

Raon L' Etage, France, p.72.

Rapellini, Alphonse. p.59.

Rene le Viol, M.? p.57.

Reutinggen, Gernaray. p.79.

Reveille, Roger, p.72.

Riannville, France, p.6.

Riel, Austria, p.22.

Rimini, Italy, p.15.

Rinkerode, Gernamy. p.24.

Rion, France, p.48.

Riviere, Raymond, p.27.

Rixheim, France, p.4.

Roestenberg, Jessie, pp.75-76.

Romania, p.78.

Rome, Italy, p.87,90,95,99.

Ronsenac, France, p.6.

Rouen, France, pp.67,69.

Roverbella, France, p.11.

Royal Belgian Observatory, p.34.

Royan, France, p.2,65.

Ruant, Maurice, p.69.

Ruppelt, E.J. p.95.

Russia, p.79.

Rve, France, p.6.

Sablon, France, p.46.

Safi, France, p.8.

Saint-Brieue, France, p.8.

Sainte-Marie d1 Herblay, France, p.41.

Saint-Etienne, France, pp.47,49.

Saint-Germain-de-Livet Forest, France.

p.48.

Salandin, Lt. James R. p.SO.Salins, France. p.S9.

San Giovanni Vesuviano/Italy, pp.79,81. 7 U

Sanson-la-Poterie, France, p.66.Saone-et-Lorire, France, p.52.Sassier, France, p.39.

Schoubrertner, Jean. p.72.Scully, Frank, p.91.

Sebastiani, Remain, pp.1,8.Sebelli, M.? pp.17,48.Senesi, Bruno, p.68.

Shamsabad, Iran. p.42.Sibret, Belgium, p.58.

Sigueres, Damien. p.57.Sirest, Charles, p.60.

Siena, Italy, p.59.

Southend, England, pp.52-53,

Societe of Ingenierurs. p.81.Stafford, England, p.76.

Stefanoni, Signor Glacomo. p.90.

St-Etienne-Sous-Barbuise, Francep.17.

St Hilaire-des-Loges, France, p.82.

St-Jean-D1 Asse, France, p.14.

St-Jean-de-Angely, France, p.2.St. Malo, France, p.59.Strasdot, Mme.? p.9.

Stringfield. Leonard, pp.15,17,22-23,35,39,68,79,88.

St. Valery En Caux, France, p.72.Sud.-Quest. p.15.

Sunday Dispatch. London, England, p.

Sundstrom, John H. p.35.Swansea, England, p.74.

Swedish Defense Ministry, p.3.

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Tanganyika, p.87.

Teheran, Iran. p.42.

Terceira Island, Azores, pp.94-95.Tewrik, Lt. p.12.

Teyssler, M.? p.25.

The American Weekly, p.82.Thebault, Edwarir. p.14.

The New Yorker, p.81.

Thevenin, Roger, p.48.

Time, pp.82,84.

Tintin-Actualites. p.78.Toulon, France, p.59.

Toulouse, France, pp.28,31,41,43Tracy, Calif, p.34.

Tradate, Italy, pp.89-90.Tregon, France, p.9.

Tremblay, Alexander, p.14.Tribune. Chicago, 111. pp.22,56.Tripoli, Italy, p.81.

Troyes, France, p.26.Tukor. p.54.

Tulle, France, p.27.

Turin, Italy, p.58.

Turnout, Belgium, p.58.

Turquenstein, France, p.72.

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UFOs', The Eye And The Camera, p.68.Uganda, p.87.

Umani, Prof. G. p.15.

Unsere Kirche. p.86.

Uzerche, France, pp.29,38.

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Vallee, Jacques, pp.2-4,11,23,58,81.Valor, p.23.

Vance, Adrian, p.68.

Varigney, France, p.59.

Viala, M.? p.11.

Vidal, Pierre, p.47.

Vienne, France, p.5.

Vigneron, Louis, pp.39,46.

Villers-le-Lac, France, p.14.

Villers-les-Tilleue, France, p.9.Vincent, M.? pp.9-10.

Vitkosusky, Michel, p.72.

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Walschied, France, p.<?6.

Warrick, Mr.? p.79.

Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C. p.91.

Western Mail. Swansea, England, p.74.

Wildeson, Keith, p.35.

Williamson, George Hunt. p.23.

"World Interplanetary Association."p.95.

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Yaounde, Cameroun. pp.21,95.Yonne, France, p.36.

Yugoslavia, p.12.

Zeldman, Jennie, p.99.

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