The 1954 French flap:

"FLYING SAUCERS"
pose many mysteries

NOW, CARS STOP

PARIS. -- The flying saucers continue.

They are being reported everywhere. And now, they're even starting to stop engines.

A milk collector from Le Mans, Mr. Alexandre Tremblais, was driving his truck on a small road near Saint-Jean-d'Assé (Sarthe) when he suddenly noticed that his vehicle's engine had stopped and the headlights had gone out.

Mr. Tremblais got out of his truck and saw a red and blue luminous cigar, about a meter long, speed over him and disappear on the horizon. A few minutes later, the engine started up normally again and the headlights worked once more.

In Nancy, a hardened skeptic, Mr. Georges Bou, 30 years old, a driver from Saarbrücken, was driving on national road 3 between Morsbach and Forbach when he saw a wide, thick shadow blocking the road. He stopped, got out of his cab, thinking it was an accident. But he realized that he had actually been stopped by a saucer. It was about nine meters in diameter and four meters high. It was lit by several beams of light pointed at the ground.

The driver approached the strange device. Suddenly, it took off vertically, hovered at about ten meters, then moved away very quickly.

Gendarmerie captain Bohler visited the scene today with Mr. Bou, but no traces were found.

In Chaleix (Dordogne), a farmer, Mr. Garreau, swore on his honor that he saw a flying saucer land on his property. Mr. Garreau said that two perfectly normal men, dressed in khaki suits, got out, shook his hand, and spoke to him in an unknown language.

On the island of Ré, Mr. Simonnetti said he saw a luminous sphere about 12 meters in diameter, oscillating about fifty meters above the ground.

The sphere, he said, turned red, shifted to blue, and rose very quickly vertically.

Two other residents and two vacationing Parisians confirmed the sighting.

In Duclair (Seine-Inférieure), Mr. Landrin, a water department employee, walking with his wife, was blinded by a beam of light. When he reopened his eyes, he said, he saw a sphere that disappeared a few minutes later.

- Near Reims, a mechanic from the Panhard factories, Mr. Joseph Roy, 30 years old, saw near L'Isle-sur-Suippe a cigar-shaped object on the ground, which according to his description resembled the one at Marignane. Local witnesses confirmed the sighting.

- At Montagne-de-Béruges (Vienne), a farmer, Mr. Edouard Thébault, observed a large luminous object in his field. A few minutes later, the object went dark and a large beam swept the road. When the witness returned with his father, whom he had gone to fetch, everything had vanished.

- Several fishermen and an entire fish merchant's family saw in the sky, in Plozévet (Finistère), a bright glow surrounded by dense smoke. The light, initially stationary, moved toward them at an altitude of about ten meters. It looked like an orange sphere.

- A whistling craft, gray in color, hovered briefly about 100 meters above Chasseneuil (Indre). The craft sped away, leaving behind a fog-like trail.

In the same town, a young man saw a luminous object in red-orange color moving north to south.

- A hemispherical dome, aluminum-colored and lit from within, was seen about three meters from the road and one meter off the ground in Jettingen (Haut-Rhin), by Mr. René Ott, an SNCF employee. Frightened, Mr. Ott ran off. He claimed he had time to see a door open on the device. It then moved above him for about 800 meters before disappearing. The gendarmes found no traces.

- A silent craft, spinning like a top, was seen in Calais, above the municipal theater, by a police officer, a hairdresser, a taxi driver, and a butcher. It moved off toward the sea.

A flying saucer rising silently in a vertical path was seen in Vigneux (Seine-et-Oise) by Mr. Marais, yesterday at 9 p.m. It was luminous and had portholes.

THE EXPLODED SAUCER OF SAINT-VALERY-sur-SOMME WAS JUST AN R.A.F. WEATHER BALLOON

ABBEVILLE. -- Another false saucer! The mysterious object that exploded in the Picardy sky, scattering debris in a pasture at Boismont, near Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme, was just a weather balloon.

The locals, fearing the infamous "paralyzing green ray," didn't dare approach the debris. Only Mr. Raymond Boucher, a sugar factory worker, had the courage to come and inspect the saucer. It turned out to be simply a balloon used by the Royal Air Force's meteorological services, which had loudly burst when it touched the ground.

VIENNA. -- Thousands of people saw a formation of flying saucers yesterday over Ried, flying from east to west.

A SCIENTIST'S OPINION

Asked about the cars that stop, he said:

- Saucer or no saucer, the current reports must be taken seriously. As for the sudden stalling of engines when objects pass by, one must accept the presence and effect of unknown rays. This doesn't necessarily mean the rays are of extraterrestrial origin. Do you remember the famous "Z rays" people talked about before the last war? During the hostilities, the belligerents further developed the process. I personally saw, some fifteen years ago, laboratory experiments where electrical rays ignited paper and other flammable materials from several meters away.

THE "FLYING SAUCERS"

Pose many puzzles

NOW, CARS STOP

PARIS. - The "flying saucers" continue.

They are reported everywhere. And now, they are mingling to stop the engines.

In Le Mans a milk collector, Mr. Alexandre Tremblais, who was riding his truck on the small road near Saint-Jean-d'Assé (the Sarthe), suddenly noticed that the engine of his vehicle stopped and that the headlights extinguished.

M. Tremblais got out of his truck to see a red and blue luminous cigar, one meter long, disappearing on the horizon. A few minutes later, the engine started again and the headlights functioned again.

In Nancy, a true skeptic, Mr. Georges Bou, a 30-year-old driver at Sarrebruk [sic, Sarrebourg], was traveling on National Road 3 between Morsbach and Forbach when he saw a thick wide shadow blocking the road. He stopped, got out of his cabin, thinking of an accident. But he realized that he was stopped by a saucer. It was nine meters in diameter and about four meters high. It was illuminated by several light beams directed towards the ground.

The driver approached the strange device. Suddenly, the latter took off vertically, marked a pause at ten meters, then moved away very quickly.

The gendarmerie Captain Bohler went to the scene today with Mr. Bou. But he could not find any traces.

In the Island of Ré, Mr. Simonnetti said he saw a luminous sphere about 12 meters in diameter, which oscillated about fifty meters from the ground.

The sphere, he said, became red, turned blue and rose very quickly vertically.

Two other residents and two Parisians on vacation have confirmed.

At Duclair (Seine-Inf.), Mr. Landrin, a water attendant who was walking with his wife, was blinded by a light beam. When he opened his eyes, he said, he saw a ball disappear a few minutes later.

- Near Reims, a mechanic of the Panhard factories, Mr. Joseph Roy, 30, saw near the Isles-sur-Suippe a cigar posed on the ground, resembling according to his description to that of Marignane. Witnesses around have confirmed.

At la Montagne-de-Béruges (the Vienne), a farmer, Mr. Edouard Thébault, observed in his field an enormous luminous machine.

A few minutes later the craft was extinguished and a huge headlight swept the road, and when the witness returned with his father he had fetched, everything had disappeared.

- Several fishermen and the whole family of a fish dealer saw in the sky, in Plozevet (Finistère), a bright glow surrounded by dense smoke. This gleam, at first motionless, came towards them at an altitude of about ten meters. It had the appearance of an orange sphere.

- A whistling machine, gray in color, stood for a moment about 100 meters from Chassevreuil (Indre). The craft went off at a brisk pace, leaving behind it like a fog.

In the same commune, a young man saw a luminous red-orange machine that moved in a north-south direction.

- An aluminum half-spherical dome, illuminated inside, which was about three meters from the road and one meter from the ground, was seen in Jettingen (Haut-Rhin) by Mr. René Ott, an employee of the S.N.C.F. [national railyway company]. Frightened, Mr. Ott fled. He had, however, had the time to notice that a door was opening in the apparatus. The latter moved above him for a distance of 800 meters before disappearing. The gendarmes found no trace.

- A silent machine, moving like a spinning top, was seen in Calais, above the municipal theater, by a peacekeeper, a hairdresser, a taxi driver and a butcher. It moved away towards the sea.

- A flying saucer rising noiselessly vertically was seen at Vigneux (Seine-et-Oise) by Mr. Marais yesterday at 9 p.m.. It was luminous and had portholes.

THE EXPLODED SAUCER OF SAINT-VALERY-SUR-SOMME WAS ONLY A SOUNDING-BALLOON OF THE R.A.F.

ABBEVILLE. "Another false saucer!" The mysterious craft which broke out in the Picardy sky, and whose debris was scattered in a pasture at Boismont, near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, was but a balloon.

The inhabitants of the region, fearing the famous "paralyzing" green ray, dared not approach the debris. Only Mr. Raymond Boucher, a sugar worker, had the courage to come and contemplate the saucer. It was more simply a balloon used by the meteorological services of the Royal Air Force which, by touching the ground, had burst noisily.

VIENNA. - Thousands of people saw yesterday a formation of flying saucers above Ried, flying from east to west.

THE OPINION OF A SCIENTIST

Asked about cars that stop, said:

- saucers or not saucers, it is necessary to consider as true the information that arrives at this moment. With regard to the sudden stop of engines at the passage of these craft, we must admit the presence and action of unknown rays. This does not mean that these rays have an extraterrestrial origin. Do you remember that famous Z ray, which was talked about so much before the last war? During the hostilities, the belligerents further perfected the process. I saw personally, some fifteen years ago, experiments in laboratories where electric rays ignited at distances of a few meters paper or other combustible materials.

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