The article below was published in the daily newspaper Var-Matin - République, France, on April 15, 1950.
Palermo, April 14. -- Twelve flying saucers at a time, moving in groups of three, were seen last night, above Palermo, by many people, as they were leaving the cinema.
The saucers, according to many eyewitnesses, were heading in perfect formation from west to east.
The event aroused great curiosity and caused an unusual excitement at that late hour in the center of the city.
