The article below was published in the newspaper L'Auvergnant de Paris, Paris, France, page 6, on November 27, 1954.
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Our baker, returning from his tour at nightfall, encountered two individuals in his headlights towards Busséjoux, making him signs to stop. There is so much talk of flying saucers that Mr. Ratelade thought he saw two Martians and hit the accelerator. Arrived at the village, he loaded men of good will and went back... Guess how surprized he was, when he found the two beings calmly framing Mr. Pierre Tinle and making route and conversation with the latter! Conversation that was animated and not easy, because it was quite simply two superb fellows, American aviators lost in our mists, forced to land in Thalamy and lost in our paths, in search of a phone booth! Very happy to find help, the airmen laughed heartily at the adventure, got into the van which brought them to the post office. And all ended well! But Mr. Ratelade no longer believes in Martians...
