The article below was published in the daily newspaper France Soir, Paris, France, page 1, on July 1, 1954.
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LONDON. -- June 30 (AFP). -- A giant white transport plane was reportedly spotted floating in the English Channel 40 kilometers south of Bournemouth by the pilot of the Portuguese Lisbon-London flight.
Two passengers confirmed the pilot's report. The ministry of Aviation said no civilian aircraft were missing.
Two naval frigates and helicopters are searching the sea at the reported location, but so far the search has yielded no results.