The article below was published in the daily newspaper Le Nouveau Nord Maritime, France, page 7, le 3 novembre 1954.
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Calais, 2. -- Monday, around 6:30 p.m., several members of the crew of the pilot boat from the Calais station saw, at a very great height, a kind of flying cigar coming from the East and heading towards the sea towards the Northwest. The craft emitted a dazzling glow at the rear, difficult to follow on the telescope.