The article below was published in the daily newspaper Le Berry Républicain, Bourges, France, pages 1 and 8, on October 1, 1954.
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Perpignan, September 30. -- A truck driver, who was collecting milk yesterday around 6 AM near Cabestany (Pyrénées-Orientales), reported seeing in front of his vehicle a bluish-colored "Briand globe" that was moving at an altitude of about 150 meters while emitting a very soft humming sound.
Having stopped his truck, the driver was able to observe the object's movements for nearly fifteen minutes before it suddenly rose into the sky and disappeared in the direction of the sea.
LA ROCHELLE. -- A flying saucer was reportedly seen in Auge (Deux-Sèvres).
Meanwhile, Mr. Pigaud, director of a brewery in Sainte-Pozenne, stated that he saw, for several minutes while driving on the road to Fontenay-le-Comte, a curious, dazzling yellow disc.
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BREST. -- The residents of Landeda (Finistère) reported seeing a high-altitude circular craft last night that resembled a flying saucer.
MELUN. -- Several residents of the town of Rebais reported seeing a strange, very bright craft moving through the sky above Rebais at nightfall.
Witnesses specified that the object, which was moving very slowly, then headed toward Coulommiers, increased its speed, and disappeared.
Yesterday morning, C.R.S. officers also reported seeing a luminous disk in the sky above Vaudoy.
MONTPELLIER. -- Mme Picot de la Baume, residing in Montpellier, stated that she saw a cigar-shaped, shiny craft at an altitude of approximately 1,500 meters, appearing to be surrounded by a halo. She observed the object for about a minute before it suddenly disappeared toward the east, making no sound and leaving no traces.
Casablanca, September 30. -- Reliable witnesses reported seeing a circular, red-colored craft in the sky over Kourigra, a town about 130 kilometers from Casablanca, last night. The object was flying at high altitude and great speed, appearing to emit bluish-green flames.
Safi, September 30. -- A cigar-shaped craft was seen last night around 8:30 PM in the sky over Safi by reliable witnesses. The "cigar" moved at high speed from east to northwest, was surrounded by a bluish glow, and left a luminous trail behind it.
Bonn, September 30. -- The capital of the Federal Republic of Germany was reportedly flown over by flying saucers, according to the local correspondent of the newspaper "General Anzeiger."
This newspaper published a photograph of a government employee and a housewife who claimed to have seen "unidentified flying objects" in the sky over Bonn. Several of their neighbors confirmed their statements.
Vienna, September 30. -- The "flying saucers" that have been regularly reported in Austria recently are, according to the "Bild Telegraf," remote-controlled craft used by certain powers to drop anti-communist leaflets over Czechoslovakia.
The newspaper reports that Czech-language leaflets were found near Eferding, in Upper Austria (Soviet-occupied zone), after the passage of two luminous disks whose movements were observed by two local gendarmes.
These leaflets, distributed by a group of immigrants belonging to the "Czechoslovak Opposition" movement, urge Czechoslovak farmers to leave collective farms and state cooperatives.
Two other newspapers also mention the testimony of several farmers who claim to have seen a "saucer" caught in the beam of a Soviet anti-aircraft searchlight.
