The article below was published in the daily newspaper Le Bien Public, Dijon, France, on October 4, 1954.
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Saint-Brieuc. -- Several people claimed to have seen a "flying cigar" last night around 8:45 p.m., at a distance of 300 to 400 meters from them, at an altitude of about 50 meters. The craft, they stated, was approximately 15 meters long and intermittently emitted pinkish lights. It moved silently.
Brest. -- Mrs. Henry, a farmer in Guesnou (Finistère), reported having seen a cylindrical mauve-colored object in the sky on both Thursday and Friday evenings at the same time. The object moved silently from west to east.
Lille. -- Mr. Anicet Corneille, an agricultural worker, declared that he saw a cigar-shaped craft last night in Comines. It was 8 to 10 meters long and 3 meters wide, flying at about 40 meters above the ground and emitting a strong violet glow. After hovering over the town for a few seconds, the object reportedly vanished into the sky. Mr. Corneille's account was confirmed by a passing motorist from Tourcoing.
Montceau-les-Mines. -- Two bricklayers, Messrs. Romain Sebastiani and Buratto, both competitive cyclists, reported seeing a craft take off with a sharp whistling sound along the roadside between Blanzy and Montceau. According to them, the object was a dark yellow cigar-shaped craft, about three meters long and with a diameter of approximately 50 to 80 centimeters.
A resident of Le Meix, a village near Seurre, Mr. Lucien Minet, 19 years old, also witnessed a strange sighting. He was standing at his doorstep around 9:00 p.m. when he noticed a green glow slowly moving across the sky. A whistling sound accompanied this apparition, which lasted about fifteen seconds. The young man had time to call his mother, who also witnessed the phenomenon.
Nevers. -- A representative of a major insurance company, along with several residents of Corbigny, saw a luminous orange disc in the sky on Friday evening around 7:00 p.m.. The object moved up and down alternately from left to right.
These witnesses, all credible ones, observed the phenomenon for a considerable time before the luminous disc disappeared vertically behind a hill.
