The article below was published in the daily newspaper Le Berry Républicain, Bourges, France, page 1, on September 25, 1954.
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Bayonne, September 24. -- Residents of Bayonne claim to have seen this afternoon, very high in the sky to the northeast, three mysterious light-colored objects standing out against the sky at that time.
A police officer who was in the Halles district observed the three stationary objects, arranged in a triangle and slightly oval in shape. He said they were about the size of a rugby ball and appeared to be at a considerable altitude.
Passersby reported seeing the same luminous objects from other locations.
Nancy, September 24. -- About ten "Sidelor" workers living in the area of Lantéfontaine-les-Baroches (Meurthe-et-Moselle) claim to have seen six flying cigars in the sky between 4:30 and 5:30 a.m.
"We first saw," they said, "two 'cigars.' Then four other craft joined the first two. All remained completely still for a moment before finally disappearing." These statements were confirmed by several other witnesses.
Le Puy, September 24. -- Mrs. Chaumard, residing in the Girette district of Le Puy, saw in the sky a silent craft shaped like a cigar, glowing red at one end. It appeared motionless and silent. She was able to observe the object for nearly fifteen minutes. Then the "cigar" suddenly disappeared as it ascended.
