UFOs in the daily Press:

Did a "flying saucer"
land in Quarouble?

A resident claims to have seen
the mysterious machine at six meters
and have been grazed by two of its occupants

There is hardly a week without mentioning here or there the appearance in the sky of one of these mysterious craft called "flying saucers." This time it was our region that would have been the scene of such an appearance, which, if the witness was to be believed, would be truly disturbing.

Here's what it is about:

A resident of Quarouble, near Valenciennes, Mr. Marius Dewilde, 34, a worker at the Ateliers du Nord de la France in Blanc-Misseron, residing at level crossing No. 79, said that Friday evening, around 10 p.m., his attention was aroused by his dog's barking.

He went out immediately, fitted with his electric flashlight, and perceived on the railroad alongside his house, in a particularly deserted place, a dark mass, of oval shape, which could have been 6 m. long and 3 m. high.

Turning his flashlight to another direction, Mr. Dewilde saw two strange and stocky men whose size did not exceed one meter moving quickly towards the craft. These men had a short head on which the rays of his lamp were reportedly reflected as if they were glass globes.

A few moments later a square of intense light appeared on the sides of the craft. The witness, dazzled, then reportedly closed his eyes and when he opened them again the light and the strange beings had disappeared.

The craft, swaying slightly, went up vertically, emitting smoke. Arrived about ten meters above the ground, the lower part of the machine reddened and it disappeared quickly without leaving any trace on the ground, in these places daily trampled by the cattle.

The police superintendent who carried out the investigation declared that the witness was obviously still under intense fear and that his behavior was not that of a simulator.

In addition, the Quarouble resident is known as a "tough guy", a skeptic and also an intelligent man.