UFOs in the daily Press:

Did the facetious Beuvry resident commit
violations of the Code
that had not planned
the saucer problem?

The discovery of the generous distributions of (fake) flying saucers by a Beuvry pensioner caused a stir and the police services, like those of the gendarmerie, endeavored to seek yesterday the troubles that the persistent jokes of Mr. D'Oliveira may have caused.

How many people could have mistakenly the sent paper balloons, cleverly adjusted by the Portuguese, for mysterious envoys from Mars? We probably never will be.

It was possible that the numerous appearances on Sunday throughout northern France had the Beuvry resident for author. But no. For these, we must find another explanation. Because, this Sunday, Mr. D'Oliveira had not devoted to his favorite pastime. This was quickly verified. What has the brave fanciful been much more troubled about?

Certainly, if one of these devices had struck against a haystack, it ran the risk of causing a fire. Mr. D'Oliveira protested forcefully however: he used, as he said, asbestos, thus taking all precautions. And yet, the hot air balloon landed at Sailly-Labourse was indeed starting to burn, three meters from a haystack by the way.

And that's why Mr. D'Oliveira will "benefit" of a fine.

Will this be the end of his invention? An old law of May 31, 1924, regulates the use of aircraft, establishing that they can only be launched into the sky with the authorization of the prefect, on the advice of the mayor.

And the legal requirements define that any object capable of taking off in the air must be considered as aircraft.

These are therefore 3000 aircraft that Mr. D'Oliveira delivered to the clouds.

Let him be reassured, he will not be fined for all of them. He began his exploits before 1914, at a time when said law did not exist. And there are prescriptions for crimes prior to 1951.

This being stated very seriously, of course.