The article below was published in the daily newspaper L'Est Républicain, Nancy, France, page 2, on October 4, 1954.
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A saucer in the Nancy sky. It is not the first, and it certainly will not be the last. For informational purposes, however, we wish to share what was recounted to us last night by Mr. M..., a resident of Vandoeuvre.
"It was around 3:45 p.m.," he said, "when, while in my garden in Villers, I saw in the sky, moving in the same direction as a passing airplane, a sort of sphere about the size of a saucepan. I had barely recovered from my surprise when other, smaller spheres, but 'sailing' at the same speed, dotted the sky."
"I called my wife and daughter so they could witness the passage of these strange objects. Many neighbors, like us, saw these spheres."
Were these what we call flying saucers? Or simply red balloons delighting children at a nearby neighborhood festival? The question remains open.
One final detail: the objects were heading in the direction of Toul...
