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UFOs in the daily Press:

The 1954 French flying saucers flap, 1954:

The article below was published in the daily newspaper L'Union, of Reims, France, page 2, and also page 5, on October 9, 1954.

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A flying shell reportedly landed near Reims

A mechanic employed in Reims stated that during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, while returning home by motorcycle to Chatelet-sur-Retourne around half past midnight, he noticed in the beam of his headlight a craft resting in a field. It had the shape of a large shell about 2.5 meters high and around ten meters long. Near the craft stood a man whose height may have been about 1.5 meters.

Struck by this apparition, the mechanic, Mr. Joseph Roy, only regained his composure several kilometers later; during that time he had continued riding at reduced speed. Traces were reportedly found the next day at the location indicated by Mr. Roy.

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