The article below was published in the daily newspaper La Voix du Nord, Cambrai local issue, France, page 6, on October 9, 1954.
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Great excitement, Wednesday at 7:15 p.m., in Sailly. In the sky of our village, a luminous ball with an apparent diameter of about 30 centimeters could be observed, coming from a northerly direction and moving in horizontal flight. Then suddenly the ascent became vertical, and the "thing", changing shape, lengthened and rose rapidly.
The phenomenon could be observed for a few minutes by many trustworthy people. Note that no noise came from the craft which seemed to be quite far away.