UFOs in the daily Press:

Taking lanterns for flying saucers: a case of seeing things

Saucers and cigars galore

The waltz of flying saucers continues. And what a waltz: a true traffic jam. Soon, we'll need interplanetary traffic cops at the intersections of the Milky Way to prevent celestial collisions. The situation is further complicated by the appearance of "cigars." We haven't seen a bottle of cognac yet—but it's only a matter of time.

For now, here's the report from yesterday:

From PERPIGNAN. -- A truck driver, who was collecting milk yesterday morning near Cabestany (Pyrénées-Orientales), reported seeing in front of his vehicle "a shiny globe" of bluish color, "flying at an altitude of about 150 meters, producing a very soft humming sound."

From LA ROCHELLE. -- A flying saucer was reportedly seen in Auge (Deux-Sèvres). Additionally, Mr. Picaud, a brewery director in Sainte-Pozenne, stated that he saw for a few minutes, while driving on the road to Fontenay-le-Comte, a curious, brilliantly yellow disc, resembling a car headlight...

From BREST. -- Residents of Landeda and Aberwrac'h (Finistère) saw yesterday evening at high altitude "a circular-shaped craft that resembled a flying saucer." As they had never seen one before, they were easily able to make the comparison.

From MELUN. -- Several residents of the town of Rebais reported seeing a strange, very bright object moving across the sky at nightfall above Rebais.

The day before yesterday morning, C.R.S. officers also spotted a luminous disc in the sky above Vaudoy. Now that's a solid testimony.

From MONTPELLIER. -- Mme Picot de la Baume, a resident of Montpellier, stated that she saw at an altitude of about 1,500 meters, a cigar-shaped craft, shiny and seemingly surrounded by a halo. She observed the object for about a minute before it suddenly vanished eastward, silently and without leaving any trace. Brr!

From CASABLANCA. -- "Reliable witnesses" reported last night seeing, in the sky over Kourigra, a locality about 130 kilometers from Casablanca, a circular, red-colored object flying at high altitude and great speed, seemingly spitting blue-green flames. A real dragon.

From SAFI. -- A "cigar" was seen around 8:30 p.m. in the sky over Safi. "It" was traveling at great speed from east to northwest. It was surrounded by a bluish light and left behind a luminous trail. Witnesses affirmed that the object bore no resemblance to a jet aircraft.

From COPENHAGEN. -- Numerous residents of the town of Scrib (Funen) claimed to have seen "a yellowish-reddish object shaped like a cigar" flying at high altitude, leaving behind "tongues of fire." A real chameleon, this "flying cigar."