UFOs in the daily Press:

THIS CORREZE FARMER (ALSO) HAS A STRANGE ENCOUNTER

TULLE. -- This time it is no longer a flying saucer nor a strange being seeming to come from another world.

The encounter experienced by Mr. Mazaud, a sturdy fifty-year-old farmer from Bugeat (Corrèze), is quite different. He is very formal in his account. There is an unmistakable tone of sincerity in his statements. Far from having the reputation of a prankster or a fanatic, and the investigators found no flaw or contradiction in his declarations.

The man he met on a deserted plateau on September 10, around 8:30 p.m., had nothing unusual in his clothing or appearance, except for the rather peculiar shape of the helmet he wore on his head. When he stood face to face with the Corrèze farmer, he made several nods to greet him, extended his hand, and then embraced him. He did not otherwise respond to Mr. Mazaud's "good evening" and did not utter a single syllable, to the point that the farmer took him for a simpleton and would certainly have quickly forgotten the encounter. But a few seconds after the stranger disappeared, Mr. Mazaud, continuing on his way, heard a slight rustling. He turned around and at that moment saw a craft rising from the ground at an oblique angle, in the same manner as an airplane takes off. The machine vaguely resembled a cigar (somewhat like a jet seen from the side). It flew west very rapidly while gaining altitude. The noise was very faint. No smoke or glow was visible.

Mr. Mazaud refrained from speaking about this phenomenon to his neighbors, fearing ridicule. Only the indiscretion of his wife allowed the gendarmes to be informed. They heard his account at his home and went to the site. But two days had passed and it had rained heavily. No trace was found on the ground.

The chief of general intelligence in Tulle also interviewed Mr. Mazaud at length and went with the farmer to the site of the encounter. Like everyone else, he was struck by the seriousness of the man who had been the unwitting witness of this strange phenomenon.