The article below was published in the daily newspaper Liberté, Béthune issue, Nord, France, page 4, on October 3, 1954.
See the case file.
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Crossing the Brûle, Mr. René Pailleux, gardener of the city, found a device which seemed strange to him: he took it to the police station. It is a metal cylinder about 30 centimeters high, with three fins. Inside are three lamps like by T.S.F. lamps. Everything was attached to a parachute of about 1.50 meters in diameter. No one saw the device in the air, but it is likely that the fins power a small motor and the lights come on. The lighted parachute should then have the appearance of a... flying saucer.
According to the sheet found inside, it is an experimental device belonging to a weather company.
