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employee, was going to work when he saw a circular<br />
craft 3 m diameter and a small figure wearing a diving<br />
suit, standing close by. The object took off at a fantastic<br />
speed. (32; M 130)<br />
Vron (France). Between Rue and Quend on Road<br />
D27, Rene Coudette and B. Devoisin were riding<br />
bicycles with a third witness when they saw an orange<br />
object, shaped like a honeycomb, on the road ahead<br />
of them, A strange "man" wearing a diving suit was<br />
standing close to it. When they got within 70 m of<br />
it, the object took off very fast. (32; M 118)<br />
Chereng (France). The crowd at a fair saw a luminous<br />
object arrive very fast in the sky, stop in flight, emit<br />
sparks, and come down to ground level. As witnesses<br />
rushed to the spot, it took off again. (M 113)<br />
Quend (France). Less than 3 hrs after case 183, an<br />
orange object chased a car for 8 km, then flew away<br />
toward the sea. Witness: Georges Galant, a butcher.<br />
(35; M 116)<br />
Ronsenac (France). A circular craft was seen by Jean<br />
Allary between Montmoreau and Villebois-Lavalette.<br />
It seemed to be gliding on the ground. It showed<br />
luminous spots and became completely illuminated<br />
when it took off. It was about 1.20 m high. Grass was<br />
found flattened and scorched over an area 7 m across.<br />
(36;M 130)<br />
Benet (France). Near La Rochelle. Mr. and Mrs.<br />
Guillemoteau saw an object, 2.5 m high, 5 m diameter,<br />
hover for several minutes 1 m above ground,<br />
then rise vertically. Oily marks were found at the<br />
spot. (34; M 131}<br />
Limoges (France). An object was said to have landed<br />
in the yard of Mr. Montagne, a railroad employee.<br />
(35)<br />
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Lezignan (France). Andre Garcia and Andre Darzais<br />
were driving a truck between Lagrasse and Villemagne<br />
when they saw a luminous object coming slowly to<br />
the ground. It measured about 10 m diameter and<br />
took off with a burst of light. (35)<br />
Chaleix (France). A farmer, Mr. Garrcau, saw an<br />
object the size of a carriage land in his field. Two men<br />
of normal height emerged through a sliding door.<br />
They wore khaki overalls and were of European type.<br />
They shook hands with the witness and said something<br />
like: "Paris? Nord?" (According to another<br />
version, they spoke indistinct words.) They gave a pat<br />
on the back to Mr. Garreau's dog and took off at an<br />
amazing speed. (37; Magonia)<br />
Tregon (France). Several people noticed an object<br />
hovering near a hilltop. They drove to the site, but it<br />
flew away. What seems to be the same object was<br />
seen at Megrit, 25 km to the southwest, hovering over<br />
a farm. It was described as metallic, flat, emitting<br />
light. (38; M 139)<br />
Montceau-les-Mines (France). At Les Chavannes,<br />
about 20 people, among them Remy Gaudicourt of<br />
Sanvignes, saw a circular, luminous object rise from<br />
the vicinity of the railroad tracks. It took off vertically.<br />
(M 138)<br />
Villers-le-TilleuI (France). Ten-year-old Bertiaux saw<br />
an object "like a tent" and an unknown man near it.<br />
(Personal)<br />
Poncey-sur-Lignon (France). Mrs. Fourncret, a housewife,<br />
ran away as an orange, circular object 3 m in<br />
diameter swung in mid-air and landed near her farm.<br />
When Messrs. Girardot and Vincent arrived with<br />
rifles, they found that the earth had been "sucked<br />
up" over a quadrilateral area. Francois Boiiillcr con-