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Case #3: - Beaucourt-Sur-Ancre May 10,1957.

Investigators ; Marc Thirouin The general different director of C.I.F. Ouranos and
Y de Saint-Aubin the secretary general of C.I.E. Ouranos and Jules
reporter and investigator of C.I.E. Ouranos for the department that
is located in Somme.

Eye Witnesses: Mr. AUWewe, 2 highway maintenece laborer of S.N.C,F. and Mr.

emma 2 S.N.C.F road-mender and Mrs. 3g, Mr. apnea
MeMOMENMPsn equipment man for S.N.C.F and the municipal counsellor

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Other Witnesses; MauMimimmmretired and Mrs. Sand Mr. QUINN farmer all of

Beaucourt—Sur-Ancre. Some others.

The narration and testimony of the witnesses.

Mr. ei. On May 10,1957 my wife and I were in the company of some neigh-
bours (Mr.&Mrs. a: ) who ‘had come to pay us a visit. We were in the kitchen,my
wife left and went to the bedroom where our son lay ill. At approximately 10:45P.M.
we heard - someone tap on the kitchen windows and so we opened the window and there
we saw Mr. MAOROMMeme 2 Hungarian refugee who an ae here since 19/42,all pant-
ing and puffing,he kept repeating "They aitacked me","They attacked me!" At the time
of all the confusion we asked him to please come in and we dimmed the lights. In
very whisphered words he told us what had happened and why he was so frightened

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and we listened attentively then we looked out the window.......

‘ir. a ie — On May 10,1957 at approximately 10:45 P.M. as I was riding home

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on the raute that comes from Beaumont on the way to Beaucourt-Sur-Ancre coming from
church. Upon arriving at the level of the electric transformer at the turn in the
highway that at this time of the night and at this side is generally Sa sereed thers
fore I was very surprised to observe a very pwerful flare located on the highway.
After observing the flare I observed four silhouettes of human e3pect that seemed

to be blocking my way. Very strongly amazed at this sae 8 struck
me as being an ambush so that I satiped from my bike and ran to take cover behind
the transmitter device and through a foot path and after a ratier long detour I
stumbled upon the house of Mr.&Mrs. QP. I tapped on the window of their kitchen
and they let me in and then I explained to them what had happened and what I had

done.

Then all of us observed the latter from the window. Mr.& Mrs. GaP... Mr. oe

SMP 30 nad also passed along this route.

Mr. Quem — Through the window of our kitchen we observed all five of these
humans on the open route to Miramont at less than 50 meters was a brillant light
whose color would blink on white then turn to dull red. Then so that we could see
better we went to the door. The light remained more on the red than ont the white.
When it was white it Sctestha to be the fire of a very powerful floodlight projector
and it was blinding.

This light cast a reflection to the back of it and very near this we observed
three figures that appeared to be that of three men who could not measure more than
1.50 meters standing on the highway in an immobile manner. their arms hanging along
side their bodies and half--hidden by the slove of the hill. They seemed to be dres-
sed in a preyish-beige outfit and their heads seemed to be very somber couloured
although we did not get a good close look at them.

An automobile passed along the open highway and the headlights of the auto let
us have,for a brief instant,another look at the three,still immobile,figures.

After the automobile passed the white light reappeared but less blinding and higher

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above the level of the highway. We saw it shine in the sky at approximately a 15°
angle towards the North-East approsimately towards [iin and without making
a single sound. This all took place at: appro ‘imately 11:15. The light started to
fade. But approximately 15 minutes later it once again appeared high in the sky above
the church (to the North-East). It seemed that as it flew away its brightness dimin-
ished. Soon we lost sight of it.

Towards the endo of the observation,I went to the station behind the house to

warn my colleague who was still on duty (Mr. Qa He promptly joined us and
observed the light taking flight.

We called the police in Albert and approximately a half-hour later they arrived.

We accompanied them on the highway right to the place where we had seen the light

and the beings.

There,we were all surprised upon encountering the presence,on the highway,of
approxinately 12 different sets of forms. These were all of different dimensions
and widths and black as the casting of costly tar. This was divided along the
periphery of a circular area of approximately 3 to 4 meters in diameter. The prin-
cipal series set measured approximately 40 centimeters in diameter and had a width
of 1 centimeter. This soft substance was slightly stinking to the ground and we were
able to remove it by rolling it on itself as if it were crepe paper. It had no trace
of circulation except that of the tire mark of an auto,that was most probably the
auto that we had seen pass during the time we were observing the other phenomenon
and I now refer to that auto that appeared approximately 10 minutes after the light
disappeared.

The next few days,these traces were flattened,they also streched and adhered to
the ground and it aas then impossible to remove any more of this substance.

This substance was not tar because it had a slight stool odour.

The five other witnesses,Mrs. MB, Mr.&irs. ier x. OCU ard lr.
Tere all questioned individually and they all cont! med this report.

Examination of the sets of substance on the highway.

At the site that had been indicated by the witnesses we examined the previously
Gescribed pieces of matter. They appeared to be similar to stretched pieces of tar
v on the highway but they did not contain any gravel in contrast to that tar-on the
highway and they aia not stem from the highway and were definitely not part of a
piece that had been worked on as the highway in this section was in good condition.
We tried to use a knife and remove some of this but it adhered to the highway and
to the knife and to our fingers and was very difficult to remove. It did not smell

like tar and rather gave an odor that was even worse than tar. towever the latter

did not seem to smell like cow dung as was previously stated.

We lifted some of the particles of the highway that also seemed to smell like
the characteristic.tar odour.

At some hundred meters of the latter,in front of a monument for dead,we removed
some of the highway that had been patched and it seened to be similar to the myster-
ious substance that we had encountered although it did not smell like the latter.

We subjected these three pieces to the flame of a bunsen burner and the repair
piece of the highway gave off the well known odor of hot tar and the two other pieces
although they were equally subjected to the flame gave off no recognizable odor with

the exception of one that slightly resembled glue or wax.

These pieces are presently still being analysed but the experts to whom we sub-
mitted these pieces for examination have informed us that the mysterious substance
is not tar but asphalt and the crackling that was produced during the sujection to
the flame was probably due to some form of hydration,be it accidental or not,

Anyway any way that one looks at-it if we are dealing with a known substance
then the presence of the latter on the highway is therefore explained and also ex-
plains the cracked pieces that were encountered over an area of 3 to 4 meters in
diameter. In this small province of 195 people,the passing of an asphalt truck would
not go unnoticed and at 10:45 at night it would be an unlikelihood. Even a leak

in a nozzle would not have left such traces. We examined the proximate bridges and

highways for some other clues.

Cows and storm lamps.

We know, through the press the almost official version that has been accredited
to the statements of the Mayor of Beaucourt,Mr. Chatelain. According to this ver-
sion Mr. Chatelain left his house about 11:30 P.M. carrying a storm lamp to try
and check on his cows (one of them having died) going to the pasture that is next
to his farm and extends up to the intersection of the Miraumont highway route.

This could possibly be the lamp that the witnesses saw as having been the proj—

ector of red and white glaring lights,then the same light that they saw in the sky

and the same that the 4 or 5 men that they saw eventually would have been Mr. Chate-

lain's cows.!

Or,we do not want to make remarks on the ridiculous of this situation and its
interpretations. Only a glance at the photographs that we publish here and the
diagram and the explanations and testimonies of each of the witnesses leads one to
believe that the "cows and storm lamp" version is only one of state of mind.

Let us suppose that an expierenced railroad man should confuse ,comparable to the
eye witnesses,that look into the sighting position and signal lamps should confuse
the glare of a projector (floodlight) that blinks on red and white with that of a
small storm lamp! Imagine ! This could not happen and we will not believe it |

Let us add that of the reconstitution that proceeded the night of the famous
storm lamp,in the pasture of Mr. Qggg@@iis,has amply demonstrated the fact that
no confusion was possible insomuch as that that is related to the intense light and
the color that the trajectory and the speed of take-off that are retrospective of
light has o0 comparison,

Whet_exactly did Mr. [imeeray ?

We asked Mr. ‘QM for his version of the facts. But to be truthful the

Mayor of Beaucourt does not seem to ever have had any real version of facts |
Without a doubt,and in fromt of the police,it is true that he pretended to say

that his wife was the onet that had left the house about 10:45 P.M. and 11:20 Pv

But this is all at least one hour later than the event that is presently under
investigation and then he said that his wife went to bed at 11:30 (this does seem
possible because most farmers do go to bed early |). And then the next day in front
of the Municipal council he pretended that he was the one that went out towards the
above mentioned hours and he had his tractor with him (this seems a little less
believeable !)

When at last we asked him for his unbiased opindaon he seemed a little embarrased
and he then revoked all that he had said in the police station and which is alnost
impossible to acheive. We know that is deals with a certain principal ,,... after
all the Mayor's signature is at-stake |] But the meeting did not seem to bother him
and he did mention the fact that the witnesses that were involved were "honest peo-
ple" and at no time did he try and create a feeling of distrust towards them and at
no time did he become worried over their testimonies,

We therefore absolved Mr. GQQ@guyymieP with the conviction that he was the first to
deplore his statements and that they were perhaps a bit premature nor that he tried
to make a fuss over the official version of facts that were jointly inscribed in the
case by six of the most respected and most dignified inhabitants of the community,
amongst which one of these was the hindetoad Council.

Three days after these events Mr. WWMM moreover stated that one of his admin-
istrators,Mr. Laine, had made some very different statements and had also remarked

that "In any case there must be something to all of this ..."

The witnesses are very trustwo: thy people.
We pursued pur investigation all over the country side and we realized that not
one individ al doubted the sincerity and the statements that had been made by the
witnesses. On a whole all of the Beaucourtians are open and sincere,logical and

calm and objective people. And they never pretended to know more than they really

knew.
The Chief of the police station of Beaucourt-—Hamel that hac not been alerted or

warned of the event on that famous evening yet when we posed the problem of the matter

to nim he voluntarily responded "They have surely seen something !".

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All of the witnesses are employed by the railroad and they have made us aware of the
following observation "Why tell stories ?" These inventions if they were only that

would make us look bad in the eyes of our bosses. And also possibly jeopardize our

individual job positions.

An orange light in the fields.

Now we will continue on in a more pleasant mood and by this we refer to the fact
that the next night some of the young people of the village were shooting firecrackers
in the fields of Mr. Chatelain and we found amongst the fields some of these half-
burned firecrackers by the fields but this was not another cause of confusion as
the cause was understandable.

More interesting is the observation that was conducted the night of May 12 and
fay 11 by Mr.& Mrs. SP that live on the side of the Miraumont highway a little
above the other witnesses. They had not spokem to the press and other officials.

Their statement is as follows:

"On May 10,we did not see anything as we were asleep M™ states.But the fol-
lowing evening I was awakened at approximately 3 in the morning (and at our ages
sleep is one of our weakness's) at I passed by the window that passes through the
room and is located in a South-West direction. I was attracted by a rather brillant
orange light hhat I perceived through the window. It was the same in diameter as the
moon and the range of the glare reached th@@iilMe home that is to the left of
the Cafeteria at approximately 80 meters. I woke my wife up and told her to come
and observe this strange light. She did and then after a few seonnds the light dis-
appeared and did not reignite so that we went back to bed.

Mrs <@@@@@™® confirmed the testimony of her husband. At this timeo of the riight it
is rather strange that one should believe that it could have been a stray firecracker
and no one else would have observed it! At the@@@QQMMMMM® farm we found out that no one
had seen anything strange and that all told they had all slept straight through the

entire night. This surpassed the time that the Laines had been aroused by the strange

e Conclusions.

These are the first indications of an investigation that took place during a

period of 10 hours on Saturday and Sunday the 18 and 19 of May. This was gaily & days

after the: occurences. Some things must still be cleared up as we have already indicated

and therefore all that really remains is that we comment on the magnetic investigations
. that were conducted on the metallic pieces that were located near the observation

points. This is given later as a simple indication because a systematic study was

begun after the set of phenomenons that were reported,refering to those that took

place in Vins, Palalda and Beaucourt. We will draw attention to the reader of the

-note and the magnetic measurements that follow.

The only place that is lacking now is that that would eventually deal with the

vibrations that were confirmed both in Vins and Palalda. These can be supported as
new and im portant elements for the solution of lift and support elements of the

proplusion of Non-Identified Flying Objects. We continue our study of this subject.
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Note.

If by some chance this article should fall into the hands of that person or per-
sons whose automobile passed on Miraumont highway the 10° of May at approximately
11:00 P.M. and if they possibly did observe the "small men" on the path of the hill
we would be very appreciative if they would place themselves in contact with us even

if they should want to remain annonymous.

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UNEDITED ROUGH DRAFT TRANSLATION

THREE UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS LAND IN FRANCE

BY: eee. ond si ee,

English Pages: 20

SOURCEs Ouranos Revue Internationale Des Soucoupes
Volantes (French), Nr. 21, 1957, pp 49=58

THIS TRAWMSLATION 13 A RENDITION OF THE ORIG}
WAL FOREIGN TEXT WITHOUT AMY AWALYTICAL OR
EDITORIAL COMMZNT. STATEMENTS OR THEORIZS
ADYOCATEDOR IMPLIZD ARE THOSE OP THE SOURCE
AND DO MOT HECESSARILY REPLUCT THE POSITION
OR OPIMION OF THE FORMIGN TECHMOLOGY DI-
VISION.

PREPARED AY:

TRAMSLATION DIVISION
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THREE UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS LAND IN FRANCE

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At Vins-Sur-Caramy (Var), Palalda (Pyr-Or) and Beaucourt-Sur-Ancre (Somme)
three unidentified flying objects were observed from the ground; eleven eye
witnesses verified the truth of this statement. Ths physical phenomenons that
was carried by C. I. BE. and the Bursau of 0. V. N. I. (U. F. O.).

Last March, we announced the continuation of the proposal that was announ-~
ced in 1957. This took place in a spectacular manner, and the apparition of
"non=identified flying objects" (see the last issue of Ouranos), we did not
think that the events would take place again and again. On April 14 and then
again on the gond of April, and the last of these events took place on May
10. We were asked te investigate and confirm thess events on the basis of
the tach that were thought to be the most significant smong those that we
had amassed up to this time.

The press has been the mirror of these facts, of which the first avent
that occured at Vins and then at Palalda and the last at Beaucourt supplied
the material. We were in direct contact with the eye witnesses, police,

- aeronautical services, and the press and reporters. All of the latter were
also informed of our interest in all available data.

The narrations that were published by the different newspapers, each was
able to bs confirmed, presented important differencas on the essential points

that naturally made the technical investigation indispansable. What was

necessary to complete this investigation or how long it would take is immaterial.

The first results of thease investigations have been studied by the Committee

of Investigation of C. I. EH. Ouranos in the courses of the last two meetings.

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Graminations and analysis are now being pursued.
Therefore, without confirming anything, we publish and present, in their

chronological order, the first reports that are related to the three events.

Case #1 - Vins-aur-Caramy (Var), April 14, 1957

Detectives Jimmy Guieu, Chief of the Investigational Bureau of C.I.E.
Ouranos.

Assistant: M. Pierre Ayraud, Engineer of Studio of Radio Monte-Carlo.

Eye Witnesses: Miss Sai, Miss GaRORGt, lr. UR, 211

three live in Vins-sur-Caramy.

On Sunday, April 14, 1957, at 3:00 pm, Misses W_and @BMB were walking
along route D.24 at approximately 1 kilometer to ths east of Vins-sur-Caramy.
Suddenly, at approximately 100 msters from where they were standing, a curious
metallic apparatus landed. The apparatus was dull-metal colored and cone=
shaped, and the nose of the apparatus was vertically pointed downwards. Tha
apoaratur was similar to a largs spinning top with a convex peak. The maximun
height of this apparatus is believed to be approximately 1.50 meters, and
the maximum diameter was approximately 1 meter. There were metallic like tigsla
that were parallel to the walls of the cone—shaped apparatus that were rapidly
vibrating.

At the time of the machine which was maneuvering to land, the witnesses
heard a deafening noise. This noise was made by a signal panel that was
rotating (#1 on the diagram that follows) that was situated at approximately
5 meters from the landing point and oscillated and ovetwd in a brutal manner.
Misses Garcin and Rami, frightenad, let out a cry of surprise and terror and
the same time of the noise.

Alerted by these shouts and screams, Mr. ie... >° had been caring
for an apiary in the hillsids, came running as there was thought that there

had been an sutomobile accident. It was than that he saw the apparatus take

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Panels Nr. 1 and 23 Magnetic deviation

Panel Nr. 3: Course of deviation

Irrigation gate: Magnetic deviation

Inset: Schematic diagram of the engine with its outer tufts (activated
by Vipcabichas according to description of witnesses,

off and once mors sngage in the strange vibeatlones Then the apparatus made
a skip over the route and making a turn towards the east, (approximately

at 5 or 10 meters of altitude) it once more landed on a slight little patch
at approximately 200 maters from ita first landing point.

After its turn, the apparatus once more began utilization of tha dignified
signalling device (#2 on the diagram) which was subjected to brutal oscillationa
and violent virbrations that produced an awful noise, a "resonance" that was
extremely remarkable. During the evolutions of the object, all of the
witnesses saw ths panels vibrate in a violent manner as if it had been subjec-
ted to repeated violent shocks at a very rapid rate.

Afterwards, the gopuratus took off, pitching from side to side and all the
time very sliently towards a south-sast direction, and at a very moderates
speed. There wis no moment. when the apparatus itself did vibrate. The
complete observation lasted approximately 1 minute.

Miss @iffwarned here husband, who later accompanied by the policemen from
Brignoles went to investigate the area. ia at the place of the supposed F
landing, the police ad ‘aay that they did encounter a spot of land that was
marked (on the path of the route that was supposedly followed) and the police
did state that this piece of land did seer to have been swept under the effect
of powerful blowers. On the path that was swept of land (second landing), the
traces were still very clear. The ground was "flushed" on a diameter of

approximately 1.50 meters.

Cn April 17, 1957, in the company of Mr. Pierre Ayraud of Radio Monte-Carlo,

I went to the police station in Brignoles (Var). On the presentation of ny

identification card as a detective of C.I.E. Ouranos the officer on duty obliging
gave me an account of the investigational report that had been conducted. Fa

informed me that the witnesses were not only very respected and faithful, but

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they had never been caught in the act of any deceit or fraud.
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Not being able to accompany me to Vins, the officer gave me a letter
of introduction for a Mr. Ventre that is thehead officer in Vins. Arriving
at approximately 3:00 in the village (at 9 killometers to the north east of
Brignoles) were we not able to get in touch with Mr. Ventre. I then want out
in search of the witnesses and began to ask questions of the villagers. A11
of my questions were in vain as’ they had no new of anything! They did not know
(or did not want to say) where the latter could be found. After ea few minutes
in the village, the news of our arrival made those that knew anything "flee"
and the others only regarded us with suspicion. In other words already
irritated by the press, radio, and television, and after 40 hours, the witnesses
had gone in hiding in a near hill. Mr. SQMMMPwas working that day in a
bauxite mine and, therefore, did not have any reason to also "go into hiding."

During our "search" of the witnesses, a front wheel drive Citroen automo-
bile nad stopped in the village square. The warrant officer (or comparable
rank ) of the Brignoles Police Station, followed by another corporal and
another policemen stepped down from the automobile and made their way towards
M@eeeetO Come and supervise my investigation.

At the very first, the Corporal premptoirely declared that the apparatus
in question--the "teleguide" most likely came from the base on the Isle of
Levant. I contested this affirmation explaining to him that no country or
nation had an aircraft that could move in absolute silence! I also explained
to the Corporal that if the signal poles could vibrate with such an amount
of noise near the apparatus, this probably indicated that they had been taken
into the general magnetic field of the propellors. General secpticiaom, I
then offered to go and investigate the place that this occurred to see if thera
were any magnetic traces remaining,

Sceptical but intrigued my interlocutors agresd,

Our "4CV" followed their front wheel drive Citroan, and we arrived at

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the place where the apparatus had landed the first time on Route D24. There
in the presence of the police officers who, on my orders, were attentively
watching and observing my experiment, I approximated my compass against the
body frame of the "4CV" and was made aware of ths amplitude of the deviation
of the needle, approximately 3 degrees. And then I placed my compass to ths
right of the spot where the apparatus was supposed to have landed. The
result was negative in relation to any trace of magnetic activity.

But, at 5 meters from this point, where the signal poles had been (#1
on the diagram) it made the needle of my compass skip approximately 5 centi-
meters, thus making a deviation of 15 degrees! Let us remember that the mass
of the Renault had only made the needle skip 3 to 4 given degrees. I invited
the corporal to conduct these sams experiments, and the result wad identical
to those that I had conducted.

‘One instant later wa then went up to the route that was followed by the
apparatus in flight and to the right (approximately 100 meters) to the other
signal pole where the apparatus had also passed. This pole (indicating to
the Brignoles) is also magnetized and proved it by showing the skip in the
needle of the compass another time to 15 degrees. Thus, on the third pole,
that was situated in a diraction towards the village of Vins—sur-Caramy at
approximately 6 to 8 meters, the neadle did not move at all on the compass.
Thig test was negative clearing showing that the other two poles were greatly
magnetized, and this really smazed the policemen. The latter also reenacted
the investigationa that I had previously conducted on the apparatus poles
and reached the very same results and, therefore, came to the same exact
conclusions.

Then we moved to the small path where the aircraft had supposedly landed
the second; there was no remaining magnetism on the ground. Thus, the

irrigation vane (0.40 meters to ona sides) that was opened (in a dry state)

revealed a remnant magnetism that made the needle of the compass move approxi-~
mately 15 degrees, like poles #1 and #2.

The apparatus was then supposedly only 1.50 meters from the irrigation
vane at the maximum. Thsse tests were then repeated by the corporal, the
warrant officer, and the policemen were also very important, and especially in
tha absence of the magnetism on the pole that was precisely the one that
had not been submitted to the vibrations that the other poles had. Only a
profound and appropriate study and investigation of these results could let
ons confirm that it was in fact related to a magnetic phenomenon that was
natural or consscutive of the ground environment.

We returned to the village, thanks to the presence of the policemen, I
was able to return and encounter Mr. ge. The latter assured of the fact
that I was an investigator (he did want to have to go through another inter-
view for any newspaper), he was willing to go and fetch his wife and Mrs.
@uiitimen that were in hiding in the near hill. This is why I was finally able
to talk with the witnesses. Our interview was recorded on a tape recorder
by Engineer Mr. Pierre Ayraud and released on the same day on (April 17, at
7:08 poem.) the Radio Monte-Carlo Chain Stations.

Note:

In contrast to what the press has announced, the D. S. Te is not investisut~
ing this event. On the morning of April 17 (before my departure) the D. S. T.
indicated that only the Air Police would become involved, I, therefore, got
in contact with the Air Police where Inspector Rochu confirmed that in rela-
tion to the Draguignan and the fact that they were on the way to the spot
the apparatus had been seen, This took place exactly 4 days after the ovent,

I tend to have to place emphasis on the diligence and the objectiveness
of the policemen of Brignoles. The latter sent out, without a delay, detailed

reports to the Air Police, the Minister of the Interior, the Commander of the

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IV Air Command and several other official organizations. A second report
that was made up from my own personal investigation and mentioned the personal
remarks and tests (magnetic measurements) has been, I believe, sent by the
Brignoles police force to the Air Police of Marssills where it should have

arrived on April 19.

Jimmy Guiesu

Casa #2 — Palada (Pyr, Orient.) April 22, 1957

Investigators: Jimmy Guieu - Chief of Investigational Bureau of C. I. =.
Ouranos.

Dr. Marcel Pages — another investigator of C. I. &. Ouranos
for the Oriental—Pyrenees Region and the medical represen-
tative and engineer.

Jacques Verpillot - an investigator from Marseille that is
also with the C., I. EB. Ouranos.

Data: Mr. Paul Juabert, a retired judge wrote the C. I. E,.
Ouranos in Palada.

Eye Witnesses: Mr, and Mrs. Qe who live in Palada in the village
of Amelieles=Bains. (P. 0.).

On Monday, April 22, 1957, at 1:00 p.m., Mr. and Mrs. aQglilllien could bs
found in a little wooden cabin on the far side of their wine vineyards after
lunch. Mrs. @@@88 was washing the dishes when all of a sudden she heard a
terrible racket and noise all around the little cabin, She ran outside and when
she glanced up, she observed an enormous whirlwind of blue and red flames that
at approximately 10-15 meters of altitude began to deacend on the vineyards,

Frightened, Mrs. a asked her husband to come and join her and sse what
she waa frightened about. The "thing" had thse aspect of a cone of flames that
were whirling around the "thing" itself at a slightly turning speed, but the
"thing" did not displace even slightly from its bearing.

The flying object stopped for approximately 1 minute at 5 meters from ths

wastern part of the field. It maintained itaslf at an altitude of approximately

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Plate - A = First immobilization
B = Second immobilization

Under A — Around the circle only the metallic poles had any magnetic
resistance. Then one month later, the third pole to the
left of the latter had also acquired the magnetism.

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5 meters from the ground. In the courses of the first stop, the vine stocks

were ee eat tated: and so was the ground as they underwent a sort of
aspiration that was directed in an upward direction (therefore, towards the
apparatus) and the apparatus was meanwhile violently whirling. The object

whose giration on the spot was accompanied with a deafening sound, recovered

the flight above the field, and then descended towards the south at approximately
400 meters from the first stop at 5 to 10 meters from a clump of trees (cherry

trees) in a gap in the ground near a bridge.

The gyrating cone created a» violent turbulence (7) that brutally and roughly
made the leaves and the branches of the trees shake. The latter, according to
the witnesses, were bent in several manners. Their branches and leaves seem to
be on the point of being yanked out. ‘The cone of red and blue flames once more
started on its slow course and trajectory and then climbed the direct side of
a hill (at approximately 30 meters from the ground), then having reached the
top of a hill, it wepiiily ascended into the sky at a very rapid rate of speed
and disappeared. The latter disappeared in a North-Easterly direction,

At no time did the witnesses see the so-called "“apparatua" itself; all thay
Claim to have seen was the turbulent mass of whirling flames that were red
and blus and were in thse form of a cone and the point of which was directed
towards the ground, and the peak of the latter was approximately 5 meters long.

The witnesses could not be exact in relation to the form of thse apparatus
as the latter was completely covered with flames that were oscillating in all
directions and whirling, but they did think that thea ensemble on ths whole
seemed to have a cone—shaped aspact.

At the place where the 0. V. N. I. (U. F. 0.) stopped at the first time in
the vineyards, the ground violently jarred and was shaken. Even though the
upparatus was only 5 msters from the ground, we found no trace of burned spots

on the ground or any hardening of the ground. Therefore, ons is not really

dealing with "flames" but with some phenomenon of ionization.

At approximately 5 meters from the immobilization point, we found a metallic
fence in very bad condition, of latticed irregular links and metallic wire
lattice posts. The other part of the fence had wooden posts. Only the wire
post (approximately 1 meter high) that was situated at approximately 5 meters
from the immobilization point presented a magnetism, This magnetism made the
needle of the compass undergo a 30 degree deviation. The 30 degree deviation
in proportion to the proximity of the compass.

Thus, the other wire posts (that were situated at approximately 5 meters from
the magnetized T-shaped wire fence post) did not present any magnetism, Thus,
the latter did not barely make the needle vary at all. This remained constant
even when the compass was placed within 4 centimeters of the latter. This >
negative tests results tend to prove, on the one hand that the mass of these
bars (all of the same nature) is not sufficient to provoke a sensitive devia-
tion of the needle with the only exception being that it was already registered
and is in absolutely no way an inherent quality of this metal.

There was no trace of magnetism on the ground near pees gaesits points
and the gant the object was supposedly KGa abhts

These tests and these reports have been executed in the presence of Mr. Jacques
Verpillot and Paul Jaubert that are related to the C. I, E. Ouranos in Palada,

Wea were rejoined in Amelie-les-Bains by Dr. Marcel Pages, who is the
investigator of the C. I. ©. in the Pyrenees-Orientales province, Mr. M. J.
Verpillot and myself went to the police station of Amelie-les Vains, where we
were received by the warrant officer Mahoux and the policemen Poudade and
Parbe. We have received the observations that had been made by the latter in
Palada and on the testimonies that were supplied by the eye witnesses and also

placed on tape.

These observors were surprised at the lack of respect that the witnesses

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the noise that was reported by the witnesses even though it was also subjected
to the same typs of vibrations.

We are therefore, dealing with two typas of apparatus that are similar in
form and size, and in there managability but differant in "mechanical" manifea~
tation as although they apparently are similar, they are both silenced by maans
of some sort of a special device that utilized the magnetic field.

Conclusionss

No nation on the earth has aircraft that are silent in maneuvers and silsnced
by a propellor system and, therefore, it is ipso facto that these apparatus
come from anothsr world. On the other hand, the new type of apparatus that

have begun to be manifested in a singular manner let one suppose that other

apparatuses of this type will soon appear. It will, therefore, be indispensable

that the witnesses that should observe these "phenomenons" not hesitate in

informing and placing themsalves in touch with police stations or our Investiga~ |

tional Bureau, or the press.

Jimmy Guieu

Note:

_————!

A new magnetic exanination was conducted by D. Pages one month after the inves-
tigation, and the examination by Jimmy Guieu. This indeed exposed the fact
that metallic posts had an inversed a iee Foden. The almost exact same
as in Vins one can ask whether ox Hot the proximity of the apparatus can possibly
cause the apparatus that are near to be temporarily neutralized in ralation to
thsir normal state and yet cause others to be modified or increassd? Periodical

measurements will be conducted on these pieces of fence in order to establish

their eventual magnetism,

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Por i eee ey ee ee eee ee

Cage #3 — Beaucourt-Sur-—Ancre, May 10, 1957

Investigators: Marc Thirouin — The general different director of C. I. E.
Ouranos

Y de Saint-Aubin - the Secretary General of C. I. E. Ouranos

Jules - reporter and investigator of C. I. E. Ouranos for
the department that isa located in Somme

Ryo Witnesses: Mr, MOCUQNMMMMae ~ « highway maintanence laborer of
Se Ne Co Fe

ir, gg - o S. ON. OC. F. road—nender
Mra, Rega

Mr. @eciietieeeiemee - an equipment man for 3. N. C. F.
and the municipal counselor of Beauxourt—Sur-Ancre, along

with some others

Otheras Mr. See rotired, and lirs. Sage

Mr. SoU "=~ o. farmer; all of them from Psaucourt~—Sur-Ancrs.
Some others

The narration and testimony of the witnesses.

Mc, Oe. «On may 10, 1957, my wife and I were in the company of some
neighbors (Mr. and Mrs. @@P), who had come to pay us a visit. We wera in
the kitchen; my wife left and went to the bedroom where our son lay ill. At
approximately 10:45 p.om., we heard someone tap on the kitchen windows, and so
we opened the window and there we saw Mr, <-Cuymeeer, 2 Hungarian refugee,

who has been here since 1942, all panting and puffing; he kept repeating, “They

attacked me, they attacked me!" At the time of all the confusion, we asked

him to please come in and wa dimmed the lights. In vary whispered words, he
told us what had happened and why he was so frightened, and we listened

attentively, then we looked out the window..ee.

Mr, i On May 10, 1957 at approximately 10:45 pom., as I was

riding home on the route that comes from Beaumont on the way to Beaucourt—Sur~

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Ancre coming from church. Upon arriving at the level of the electric trans-
former at the turn in the highway that at this time of the night and at
this side is generally deserted, therefora I was very surprised to observe a
very powerful flate located on the highway. After observing the flare, I
observed four silhouettes of human aspect that seemed to be blocking my way.
Very strongly amazed at this arrangsment that immediately struck me as being
an ambush so that I jumped from my bike and ran to take cover behind tha
tranamitter device and through a foot path, and after a rather long detour,
I stumbled upon the house of Mr. angie. I tapped on the window of
their kitchen, and they let me in, and then I explained to them what had
happened, and what I had done.

Thon all of us observed the latter from the window. Mr. and Mro. ilies
then > ig Raeagege. who had also passed along this route,

Mr. Ramipeigggie® ~—- through the window of our kitchen, we observed all five
of these humans on the open route to Miramont at less than 50 meters was a
brilliant light whose color would blink on white then turn to dull red. Then
s0 that we could see better, we went to the door. The light remained more on
the red than on the white. When it was white, it appeared to be the fire of
@ very powerful floodlight projector, and it was blinding.

This light case a reflection to the back of it, and very near this we obser
ved three figures that appsared to be that of threes men who could not measura
more than 1.50 meters standing on the highway in an immobile manner, their
arms hanging along side their bodies and half—hidden by the slope of the hill.
They seemed to be dressed in a greyish-beige outfit, and their heads seemed
to be very somber colored although we did not get a good close look at them.

An automobile passed along the open highway and the headlights of the

auto let us have, for a brief instant, another look at the three, still immobile,

figures.

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Plate 3 — In the circle, are the black sets of marks and the land-
ing spot.

Along the edge of the route, the lattice work and the
metallic fence posts (wire in T form).

The distance that is indicated is thought to be the
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After the automobile passed, the white light reappeared but less blinding
and higher above the level of the highway. We saw it shine in the sky at
approximately a 45° angle towards the North-East approximately towards M,
Chantelain and without a single sound made. This all took place at approxi-
mately 11:15. The light started to fade. But approximately 15 minutes later,
it once again appeared high in the sky above thse church (to the North=East).

It seemed that as it flew away, its brightness diminished. Soon we lost sight
of it. | ai )

Towards the end of the observation, I went to the station behind the house
to warn my seviausue eee ee still on duty (ir, <M. He promptly
joined us and observed the light taking flight.

We called the police in Albert and approximately a half-hour later, they
arrived, We psconpentied them on the highway right to the place where we had
seen the light and the beings.

There, we were all surprised upon encountering the presence, on the highway,
of approximately 12 different sets of forms. These were all of different
dimensions and widths and black as the casting of costly tar. This was divided
along the periphery of a circular area of approximately 3 to 4 centimeters
in diameter and had a width of one centimeter. This soft substance was slightly
sticking to the ground and we were able to remove it by rolling it on itself
as if it were crepe paper. It had no trace of circulation except that of the
tire mark of an auto that was probably the auto that wo had seen pass during
the time we were observing the other pheonomenon, and I now refer to that auto
that appeared approximately 10 minutes after the light disappeared.

The next few days, these traces were flattends they also streched and adhered
to the ground, and it was then impossible to remove any more of this substance,

This substance was not tar because it had a slight stool odor. The five
other witnesses, Mrs. GMM Mr. and Mrs. Mr, a ees and

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It apparently was from here that the witnesses saw the light of
the Projector and the three "small men." The distance from the
window to the arrow does not surpass 50 meters. Above the high
shrubbery that borders the highway is behind the arrow. The
pasture where the cows are let out that belong to Mr, Gummy
Let one eventually remember the place that this occurs so that
no confusion is, therefore, credible,

To the right - Next to our general secretary and the dotted white
lines one can observe the sets of marks that ware left, near the
place of the observation and the surrounding area. These marks
were well worn over a period of time and are presently not quite
so noticeable as they have been smoothed out, but one of them
still bears a distinct tire mark of the automobile that passed
that night. To the right we see ot: transmittor. The arrow
indicates the place where Mr. s farm is located in

the background.

To the right - View that was taken from the highway, but in the
opposite direction. There one sees the house of Mr. SiMe. The
arrow indicates that area of the field where the "object" was
stopped and Lr, Sain and nz, “SOGRRae, saw from their windows.
To the right of the arrow, one sees the cafeteria. This all
occurred at 3:00 pem. one night.

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Mr, OVMMRMEP vere all questioned individually, and they all confirmed
this report.
Hxamination of the sets of substance on the highway

At the site that had heen indicated by the witnesses, we examined the
previously described pieces of matter. They appeared to be similar to stretched
pieces of tar on the highway, but they did not contain any gravel in contrast
to that tar on the highway, and they did not stem from the highway, and were
definitely not part of a piece that had been worked on as the highway in
this section was in good condition.

We did try to use a knife and remove some of this, but it adhered to the
highway and to the knife and to our fingers and was very difficult to remove,

It did not smell like tar and rather gave an odor that was even worse than
tar. However, the latter did not seem to smell like cow dung as was previously
stated,

the

We lifted some of/ particles of the highway that also seemed to smell lik
the characteristic tar odor,

At some hundred meters of the latter, in front of a monument for dead, we
removed some of the highway that had been patched, and it sesmed to be similar
to the mysterious substance that we had encountered although it did not smell
like the latter.

We sudjected these three pieces to the flame of a bunsen burner and the repair
piece of the highway gave off the well-known odor of hot tar, and the two other
pieces, although they were equally subjected to the flame gave off no recogniz-
able odor with the exception of one that slightly resembled glue or wax,

These pieces are presently still being analyzed but the experts to whom wa
submitted these pieces for examination have informed us that the myoterious sub-
stance is not tar, but asphalt and the crackling that was produced during the

subjection to the flame was probably due to some form of hydration, be it

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accidental or not,

Anyway, any way that one looks at it if we are dealing with a known sanb~
stance, then the presence of the latter on thehighway is, therefore, explained
and also explains the cracked pieces that were encountered over an area of 3
to 4 meters in diameter. In this small province of 195 people, the passing
of an asphalt truck would not go unnoticed and, at 10:45 at night, it would
be an unlikelihood. Even a leak in a nozzle would not have left such traces,
We examined the approximate bridges and highways for some other clues.

We know, through the press the almost official version that has been
accredited to the statements of the Mayor of Beaucourt, Mr. ee a ne Accord~
ing to this version, Mr. SMMMRm left his house about 11:30 p.m. carrying a
storm lamp to try and check on his cows (one of them having died) going to
the pasture that is next to his farm and extends up to an intersection of
the Miraumont highway route.

This could possibly be the lamp that the witnesses saw as having been the
projector of red and white glaring lights, then the same light that they saw in
the sky and the same that the 4 or 5 men that they saw eventually would have
been Mr. Chatelain's cows,

Or, we do not want to make remarks on the ridiculous of this situation,
and its interpretations. Only a glance at the photographs that we publish here
and the diagram and the explanations and testimonies of each of the witnesses
leads one to bdDelieve that the "cows and storm lamp" version is only one of a
state of mind.

Let us suppose that an expierenced railroad man should confuse, comparable
to the eye witnesses, that look into the sighting position and signal lamps

should confuse the glare of a projector (floodlight) that blinks on red and

white with that of a small storm lamp. Imagine! This could not happen, and

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No Caso (Information Only) 14 April 1957 Vins/s Caramy FRANCE

REPORT OF INVESTIGATION

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OURANOS IN“ SRNAYIONAL COMMISSION OF INYV™ST™TGATION
(for the stucy of UFO and connected nrobleme)

investie¢stor: Jimmy Guienu, Chief of Service of Investisatione

Surnames and Given Names of Mye Witnesses: a - 73 years
" Bat. vas GS OM

Mp, SCO i" (7)

Their Address snd Place of Observation: VINS s/CARAVY (Yar), France
Date of Observation i Sunday, Avril 14, 1957
Times 15 o'clock
Sundey, Avril 4th at 15 o'clock Mecdan> seine 1nd @MMR vere walling

alons the road D,24 at about 1 xLllometer to the east of Vine s/Oaramy, when
suddenly at about 109 meters from their vosition there lsnded on the rozd

a curious metallic machine (of dull metal color) in the form of 2 cone, the
avex vointed downward, The object resembled somewhat a bie ton (convex
crown) with a maximum height of 1.50 meters and diameter of about 1 meter.
Parnendicular to the walls of the cone there were metallic sateme which were
being agitated ravidly.

At the instant that the machine was maneuvering to lend the witnesses
heard a deafening rattle, his "metallic" noise was nroduced by a flat
road sign (No. 1 on the attached drawing) situated about 5 meters away from
the point of landing, which vibrated violently.

Mesdames MMMM and QM, being frightened, at the same time uttered a
cry of stuvefaction immediately following the rattling,

Alerted by the noise and by the cries, “tr. Si, aM, 20° meters

away from the svot doing something at an aniary on a hill, came rushing
down believing that there had been an automobile accident, “hen i* was that
he saw the machine tJund and again neard the atrange matallic vwibrationa,

The "sone" made a jJumo un of* the road, made 9 turn (towerds the aast s*

5 or 10 meters heleht at the maximum) and went to land a second time on a

Sittle rond some 20° meters away from its first Isanding svok.

4t the time of its turning it flew over a second rond sien (No. ? on
the drawing), which it also caused to vibrate violently, and with these
vibrations it oroduced a noise, a very signit*icant "resonance, " During
the evolutions of the object the three witnesses very distinct!iyv saw the
vanels vibrate, just as if they had been sudtected to violent atocks tee
peated at a ranid cadence,

Finally the machine taxes off nitching from side to side and it went

away cuite silently toward the southeast at a moderate sneed, At no moment
did the machine itself make anv soaune, The observation lasted ahout a
minute, en ee ae a

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we will not believe it!

Let us add that of the reconstitution that proceeded the night of the
famous storm lamp, in the pasture of Mr. MMMM, has amply demonstrated
the fact that no confusion was possible insomuch as that is related to the
intense light and the color that the trajectory and the speed of take-off
that are retrospective of light has no comparison,

What exactly did Mr. ee...”

We asked Mr. <ggimaor his version of the facts. But to be truth-
ful, the Mayor of Beaucourt does not seem to ever have had any real version
of facts.

Without a doubt, and in front of the police, it is true that he pretended
to say that his wife was the one that had left the house about 10:45 p.m. and
11:20 pem. But this is all at least one hour later than the event that is
presently under investigation, and then he said that his wife went to bed at
11:30 (this does seem possible because farmers do go to bed early). And then
the next day in front of the Municipal council, he pretended that he was the
one that went out towards the above mentioned hours, and he had his tractor
with him (this seems a little less believable).

When at last we asked him for his unbiased opinion, he seemed a little
embarrassed and he then revoked all that he had said in the police station and
which is almost impossible to achieve. We know that it deals with a certain
principal...after all the Mayor's signature is at stake! But the meeting did
not seem to bother him, and he did mention the fact that the witnesses that
were involved were "honest people” and at no time did he try and create a
feeling of distrust towards them and at no time did he become worried over

their testimonies,

We therefore absolved Mr. SRE i th the conviction that he was the

first to deplore his statements, and that they were perhaps a bit premature

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nor that he tried to make a fuss over the official version of facts that
were jointly inscribed in the case by six of the most respected and most
dignified inhabitants of the community, among which one of these was the
Municipal Council.

Three days after these events, Mr. @MMMMMM@im, moreover, stated that
one of his administrators, ir, ae, had made some very differant statements
and had also vemarked that, "In any case, there must be something to all of
thise.."
The witnesses are very trustworthy people

We pursued our investigation all over the country side and we realized
that not one individual doubted the sincerity and the statements that had
been made by the witnesses. On awhcle, all of the Beacourtians are open
and sincere, logical and calm, and objective people. And, they never
pretended to know more than they really knew.

The Chief of the police station of Beaucourt—Hamel that had not been
alerted or warned of the event on that famous evening yet, when we posed
the problem of thematter to him he voluntarily responded, "They have surely
seen something!" All of the witnesses are employed by the railroad and they
have made us aware of the following observation, Why tell stories?" These
inventions, if they were only that, would make us look bad in the eyes of
our bosses, and, also possibly jeopardize our individual job positions.
fn orange light in the fields

Now, we will continue on in a more pleasant mood and by this we refer
to the fact that the next night some of the young people of the Viliage were
shooting firecrackers in the fields of lir, QQQQUMMm and we found among the
fielés some of these halfburned firecrackers by the fields, but this was not
another cause of confusion as the cause was understandable.

More interesting is the observation that was conducted the night of May

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May 11 and May 12 by Mr. and Mrs. @MMMR® thot live on tho side of the Miraumont
highway, a little above the other witnesses. They had not spoken to the
press and other officials. Their statement is as follows,

"On May 10, we did not see anything as we were asleep, Mr. WM states,
But the following evening, I was awakened at approximately 3 in the morning
{and at our ages, sleep is one of our weakness's) as I passed vy the window
that passes through the room and is located in a South-West direction. I
was attracted by a rather brilliant orange lignt that I perceived through
the window. It was the same in diameter as the moon and the range of the
glare reached the Decupsrer home that is to the left of the Cafeteria at
approximately 80 meters. I woke my wife up and told her to come and observe
this strange light. She did and then after a few seconds, the light disappeared
and did not reignite so that we went back to bed."

Mrs. SMB confirmed the testimony of her husband. At this time of
the night, it is rather strange that one should believe that it could have
been a stray firecracker, and no one else would have observed it. At the
Decuperer farm, we found out that no one had seen anything strange and that
all told, they had all slept straight through the entire night. This surpassed
the time that the Laines had been aroused by the strange light.
Conclusions

These are the first indications of an investigation that took place during
a period of 10 hours on Saturday and Sunday the 18 and 19 of May. This was
only 8 days after theoccurrences, Some things must still be cleared up, as
we have already indicated and therefore all that we comment on the magnetic
investigations that were conducted on the metallic pieces that were located
near the observation points, This is given later as a simple indication because

a systematic study was begun after the set of phenomenons that were reported,

referring to those that took place in Vins, Palada and Beaucourt. We will

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draw attention to the reader of the note and the magnetic measurements that

tollow,

The only place that is lacking now is that which would eventually deal

with the vibrations that were confirmed both in Vins and Palada. These can

be supportsd as new and important elements for the solution of lift and support

elements of the propulsion of Non-—Identified Flying Objects. We continue our

study of this subject.

* switla nectar:

Note:

If, by some chance, this article should fall into the hands of that
person or persons whose automobile passed on Miraumont highway, the tenth
of May at approximately 11:00 pem., and if they possibly did observe the "small
men" on the oath of thehill, we would be very appreciative if they would place

themselves in contact with us even if they should want to remain annonymous.

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TDBXP (Eckert) 1
TDSXP (Whitcher) 1
TDGS 1:
SSD (SSFAR) 2

OTHER AGENCIES TDEW (Obernour) 1

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SOUCOUPE LANDS BRIGSFLY Il PROVINCE . 4

April 14, 1957: At about 3 pom., Mme. Qaim and ie, GMM, the wife of the villaga

iz constable, were walking on Route #2l about half a mile from the village of Vins,
near Toulon in southeestern France, To their great astonishment, and not with-
out some alarm, they saw a metallic construction land 100 yards from them. It | |
took off again almost immediately without any sound. They described it as cir~
cular in form, about 6 feet in diameter, and surmounted by antennas resembling
radar apparatus,

When she had recovered from the shock, ine. MP told the authorities - in
this case her husband - and inmediately advised the police at Brignoles, who
quickly arrived on the scene. They found - and recorded in their report ~
"suspicious traces": the ground was disturbed, and weeds were crushed, at the
spot where the two ladies had seen the "saucer" land. Moreover, they were able '
to find a third witness, A beekeepersniQimgmme, resident municipal
counselor, had not only seen the astonishing thing, but also heard it.

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He said that he was on a hill, about 300 yards from the landing spot, when |

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"fa loud metallic noise made me turn around. Thinking that two cars must have
collided on the road, I ran to see if I could be of any assistance, Then I
sav a metallic object make an enormous jump and disappear."

The sitness/agreed absolutely on the size, thickness, and shape of the ob-
ject: three feet high, with a very pronounced selling on the upper surface;
Hine. MMB spoke of "a giant top." This "top" had risen vertically, raising a | f
whirlwind of dust, and then had shot off toward the south,

The testimony of the beekeeper conflicted with that of the two women on one
point. The women heard no noise. But they stated, however, that the odject
had landed on the hishvay before it settled dotm on the dirt road near then,

It therefore seemed reasonable that the sound heard by the beekeeper might have
been produced by billboards along the highway, set vibrating by the strong rush
of air produced by the craft,

It did not seem possible to question the good faith of the witnesses to this
event. They are unanimously respected, and the village people cannot believe
that they would conspire to perpetrate a hoax. The Mayor of Vins, M. Ventre,
has himself vouched for their respectability.

The "apparition" of Vins has been taken very seriously by a great number of
authorities, Technicians from the Research Center at Paris, and from Lyon,
came yesterday to investigate, followed by specialists from the ilaritime Pre-
fecture of Toulon, from the D. S. T. , and from the Security Forces of the 9th
Military District. With Geiger counters, magnetometers, and other detectors,
they engaged in various operations, whose results they did not divulge. |

-- From Nice-Matin (Nice, France), 4/20, as reprinted in Alfred Nahon's ei
Courrier Interplanetaire, 5/15/57. We thank Manon Darlaine of Hollywood, Calif., ;
for sending us this issue of the Courrier. —

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At Vins-Sur-Caramy (Var), Palalda (Pyr-Or) and Beaucourt-Sur-Ancre (Sonne) three
unidentified flying objects were observed from the ground,eleven eye witnesses veri-
fied the through truth of this statement. The physical. phenomenons that were also
constant can support the important elements of the investigation that was carried
out by C.I.E. and the Bureau of 0O.V.N.I. (U.F.O).

Last March we announced the continuation of the proposal that was announced in 1957.
This took placed in a spectacular manner and the apparition of "non-identified flying
objects" (see the last issue of Ouranos( we did not think that the events would take

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place again and again. On April 14 and then again on the 22" "of April and the last

of these events took place on May 10. We were asked to investigate and confirm these

events on the basis of the facts that were thought to be the most signi icant amongst

those that we had amassed up to this time.

The press has beent the mirror of these facts of which the first event that occ-
ured at Vins and then at Palalda and the last at Beaucourt supplied the material.
We were in direct contact with the eye witneses,police departments,aeronautical ser-

oe
vices and the press and reporters. All of the latter were also informed of our inter-

est in all available data.
The narrations that were published by the different newspapers,each was able to
be confirmed, presented important differences on the essential points that naturally

made the technical investigation indispensable. What was necessary to complete this

investigation or how long it would take was immaterial.
The first results of these investigations have been studied by the Committee of

investiagtion of C.I.&. Ouranos in the course of the last two meetings. Examinstions

and analysis are now being pursued.

Therefore without confirming antthing we publish and present,in their chronological

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order the first reports that are related to the three events.

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Case #1 - Vins-sur-Caramy (Var), April 14,1957.

Detective: Jimmy Guieu, Chief of the Investigational Bureau of C.I.E. Ouranos.
Assistant: M. Pierre Ayraud,. Engineer of studio of Radio Monte-Carlo.

lye Witnesses: Miss Yn’ ss [7A S_gguMP 211 three live

in Vins+sur-Carany.

On Sunday, April 14,1957,at 3:00 P.M.,Misses G@ieand MMM were walking along
route D.24 at approximately 1 kilometer to the east of Vins-sur-—Caramy. Suddenly, at
appreximately 100 meters from where they were standing,a curious metallic apparatus
landed. The apparatus was dull metal colored and cone shaped and the nose of the app-
aratus was vertically pointed downwards. The apparatus was similar to a large spinning
top with a convex peak. The maximum height of this apparatus is believed to be approx-
jamtely 1.50 meters and the maximum diameter was approximately 1 meter. There were
metallic like tigela that were parallel to the walls of the cone shaped apparatus
that were rapidly vibrating.

At the time that the machine was maneuvering to land the witnesses heard a deafen-
ing noise. This noise was made by a signal panel that was rotating (#1 on the dia~
gram that follows) thatw was situated at approximately 5 meters from the landing
point and oscillated and vibrated in a brutal manner.

Misses Qe: agpfrightened,let out a cry of surprise and terror and tho same
time of the noise.

Alerted by these shouts and Screams Mr. TRE , «1.0 had been caring for an
apiary in the hillside,came running as he thought that there had been an automobile
accident. It was then that he saw the apparatus take-off and once more engage in the
strange vibrations. Then the apparatus made a.skip over the route and making a turn
towards the east (approximately at 5 or 10 meters of altitude) it once more landed

on a slight little path at approximately 200 meters of its first landing point.'

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. After its turn the apparatus once more began utilization of the dignified signalling
device (#2 on the diagram) which was subjected to brutal oscillations and violent
vibrations that produced an awful noise ,a “resonance” that was extremely remark-

able.During the evolutions of the object all of the witnesses saw the panels vibrate
in a violent manner a’s if it had been subjected to repeated vig@lent shocks at a very
rapid rate.

Afterwards the apparatus took off,pitching from side to side and all the time
very sliently towards a south-east direction and at a very moderate speed. There
was no moment when the apparatus itself did vibrate. The coplete observation lasted
approximately 1 minute. |

Miss MBM warned her husband,who later accopanied by the policemen from Brignoles
went to investigate the area. And at the place of the supposed landing the police
do say that they did eneounter a spot of land that was marked (on the path of the
route that was supposedly followed) and the palice did state that this piece of land
did seem to have been swept under the effect of powerful blowers. On the path that
was of Cane land (second landing) the traces were still very clear. The ground was
"flushed" on a diameter of approximately 1.50 meters.

On-April 17,1957,in the company of Mr. Pierre Ayraud of Radio Monte-Carlo,I went
to the police station in Brignoles (Var). On the presentation of my identi: ication
card as a detective of C.I.E:; Ovranos the officer on duty obligingly gave me an acc-
ount of the investigational peport that had been conducted. He informed me that the
witnesses were not only very respected and faithful but that they had never been
caught in the act of any deceet or fraud,

Not being able to accompany me to Vins,the officer gave me a letter of introduction
for a Mr. Ventre that is the head officer in Vins. Arriving at approzimately 3;00
in the village (at 9 kilometers to the north east of Brignoles) we were not able to
get in touch with Mr. Ventre. I then went out in search of the witnesses and began
to ask questions of the villagers. All of my questions were in vain as they had no

news of anything ! They did not know (or did not want to say )where the latter could

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Mrs, qi informed her husband, ® rural voliceman, who soon in the com-
vany of the volice of Brignoles went to the vlaces, At the vlace of the
first landing the volice observed that the zround (along the edge of the ronda)
seemed to have been violently "swent" by the effect of a nowerful wind.

On the vacked-down dirt rond (2nd landing) the traces were even nisainer--the
earth was driven away over Aa diameter of a meter toa meter and a half,

On Avrll 17, 1957, accomoanied by Mr, MN cound engineer
in the Monte-Carlec Radio Studio, I went to the volice of Brignoles (Var).
On vresentation of my card as investigator for the Ouranos the adjutant
obligingly acquainted me with his revort of investigation. He affirmed at
once that the witnesses are not only of good faith, but they are above any
susvicion of a hoax, “9 Sie vase ra RNS perenne

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As ne could not accomvany me to Vins, the adjutant orovided me with a word
of introduction to Mr, Ventre, the mayor of Vins s/Caramy (on the Carany).
Arrivins at 15 o'clock at the village (9 kilometers to the northesst of Rric.
noles) we could not get in contact with the mayor who was absent. So I set
about to question the wilnesses and interrogatedthe vil’agers, Wy onestions
causac a freeze-uv} Nobody knew anything (or would not talk) about where
they were to be found. After some minutes of research through the streets
of the village the news of our arrival had caused"those who knew" to flee,

The otrers were content to look on us with susvicion . .. in subdatance,
irritated by the vress, the radio and TV after 4% hours the witnesses had
"taken to the bush" on the near hill. Mr, eae: who was workrins this day

at the bottom of the bauxite mine had no need himself to hide...

During our "chase after the witnesses" a front-wheel-drive Citroen
stovoed in the square of the village, ‘he adjutant from the nolice of Brig-
noles, followed by a sergeant, and a voliceman got out coming to suvervise (7)
my investigation, At once the sergeant neremvtorily declared that the ma-
chine in auestion, “remote controlled" hnd certain’y come from the "base of the
Isle of Levant." I took excevtion to this affirmation alleging that no
nation possesses aircraft that move silently. I exvlained besides to the
sergeant that if the signnosts had vibrated with such a racket close to the
machine, this came from the fact that they had been caught in the mametic
procul sion field, General skevticism, I offerad then to try to demonstrate
the matter by an exneriment.

Skeotical, but intrigued, my laterlocutors acoulesced,

With our 4 CY following their Citroen we arrived at the loeation of the
first Landing on the road D,24. There in the nresence of the volice who Od=
served my exveriment attentively I apnroached my comnassto the body of the
“u GV and noted the amnlitude of the deviation of the needle, 3 to “0 maximun,
Then L placed the comosss at the exact snot of the landing--negative regiit,
not a vestige of magnetism in the soil.

However, at § meters from there the road-si¢n nanel (No. 1 on the drave
ing) made the needle of the commossa junn, marking thus a deviation of Ls?
(we recail thay the mass of the Henaul+ only made the needle deviate 3% or
4 decrees). I invited the sergeant versonally to go through the same exnari-
ment. The result was identical to that which I had obteined.

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° be found. After a few minutes in the village the news of our arrical made those that
knew anything "flee" and the others only regarded us with suspicion. Im other words
already irritated by the press,radio. and television and after 40 hours the witnesses
had gone in hiding in a near hill. Mr. eee is working that day in a bauxite mine
and therefore did not have any reason to also "go into hiding",

During our "search" of the witnesses, a front whell drive Citroen automobile had
stopped in the village square. The warrant officer (or comparable rank)* of the
Brignoles Police Station,followed by another corporal and another policemen stepped
down from the automobile and made their way towards me .... to come and supervise
my investigation!

At the very first the Corporal premptoirely declared that the apparatus in ques-
tion — the "teleguide" -most likely came from the base on the isle of Levant. I con-~
tested this affirmation explaing to him that no country or nation had an aircraft
that could move in absolute silence] I also explained to the Corporal that if the
signal poles could vibrate with such an amount of noise near the apparatus,this pro-
bably indicated that they had been taken into the general magnetic field of the pro-
pellors. General scepticism. I then offered to goa and investigate the place that this
occured to see if there were any magnetic traces remaining.

Sceptical but intrigued my interlocutors agreed.

Our "4CV" followed their front wheel drive Citroen and we arrived at the place
where the apparatus had landed the first time on Route D 24 There in the presence
of the police officers who,on my orders,were attentively watching and observing my
experiment,I proximated my compass against the body frame of the "ACV! and was made
aware of the amplitude of the deviation of the needle,approximately 3 degrees. And
then I placed my compass to the right. of the spot where the apparatus was supposed
to have landed. The result was negative in relation to any trace of magnetic activity.

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But at 5 meters from this point,where the signal poles had been (#1 on the diagram)

it made the needle on my compass skip approximately 5 centimeters thus making a devi-

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5 needle skip 3 to 4 given degrees! I invited the corporal to conduct these same ex-
periments and the result was identical to those that I had conducted.

One instant later,we then went up to the route that was followed by phe aosaratuc
in flight and to the right (approximately 100 meters) to the other signal pole where
the apparatus had also passed. This pole(indicating to the Brignoles) is also magnet-
ized and proved it by showing the skip in the needle of the compass another time to
15 Seabees: Thus on the third pole,that was situated in a direction towards the
village of Vins-sur-Caramy at approximately 6 to & meters ,the needle did not move
at all on the compass. This test was negative Sisavtag showing that the other two
poles were greatly magnetized and this really amazed the policemen. The latter also
reenacted the investigations that I had previously conducted on the apparatus poles
and reached the very same results and therefore came to the same exact conclusions.

Then we moved to the small path where the aircraft had supposedly landed the
irrigation
second. There was no remaining magnetism on the ground. Thus the/vane (0.40 meters
to one side) that was opened (in a dry state)revealed a remnant magnetism that made
the needle of the compass move approxinately 15 degrees,like poles #1 and #2.

The apparatus was then supposedly only 1.50 meters from the irrigation vane at the
maximum. These tests were then repeated by the corporal,the warrant officer and the
policemen were also very important and especially in the absence of the magnetism
on the pole that was precisely the one that had not been sumitted to the vibrations
that the other poles had. Only a era found and appropriate study and investigation
of these results coyld let one confirm that it was in fact related to a magn tic
phenomenon that was n tural or consecutive of the groun environment.

We returned to the village, thanks to the presence of the policemen I was abbe
to return and encounter Mr. @§M@™%. The latter assured of the fact that I was an in-
vestigator (he did not want to have to go through another interview for any newspaper !)

he was willing to go and fetch his wife and Mrs. @iiii™ethat were in hiding in the

near hill ! This is why I was finally able to talk with the witnesses ! Our interview

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Signal poles 1 and 2 and the magnetic deviation. Signal pole 3 -no deviation.

Irrigation vane -Magnetic deviation.
Inset - Scheme of the apparatus with the peripherical tigea (vibrating) according
to the description by the two witnesses.

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was recorded on a tape recorder by Enjineer Mr. Pierre Ayraud and released on the

same day on (April 17 at 7:08 P.M.) tin tadio Monte-Carlo Chain Stations.

In contrast to what the press has ny weunced the D.S.T. is not investigating this
event. On the morning of April 17 (before ay departure) the D.S.T. indicated that
only the Air Police would become involy* + I therefore got in contact with the Air

Police where Inspector Rochu confirmed ‘\/4t in relation to the Draguignan and the
fact that they were on the waft to the y.0t the apparatus had been seen. This took

place exactly 4 days after the event.

I tend to have to place emphasis on she diligence and the objectiveness of the
policemen of Brignoles. The latter sen‘ meen) ee a delay,detailed reports to the
Air Police,the Minister of the Interio’,%ne Commander of the IV Air Command and sev~
eral other official organizations. A send report that waa made up from ny own per-
sonal investigation and mentioned the 2csoneal remarks and tests (magnetic measure-
ments) has been,I believemsent by the %*ignoles police force to the Air Police of
Marseille where it should have arrives ~% April 19.

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with Mr.Pierre Ayraud to his right questioning MrsT@@MlMn and
Mrs. QQ§MMQ In the inset -Jimmy Guieu registering the magnetic
deviation of one of the guide poles that was near the spot where
the "object" landed.

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B = Second immobilization.

Under A — Around the circle only the metallic poles had any magnetic
j resistance. Then one month later thet third pole to the left
of the latter had also adquired the magnetism.

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Plate 3 - In the circle are the black sets of marks and the landing spot.

Along the edge of the voute the lattice work and the metallic
fence posts (aes in T form).

The distance that is indicated is thought to be the maximun.

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Plate 4 - To the left - The view that was taken from the window of Mr. qi. 1:
apparently was from here that the’ witnesses saw the light of the proj-
ector and the three "small men". The distance from the window to the
arrow does not surpass 50 meters. Above the high shrubbery that borders
the highway is behind the arrow. The pasture where the cows arel let
out that belong to Mr. QR Let one eventually remenber the place
that this occurs so that no confusion is therefore credible.

To the right - Next to our general secretary and the dotted white lines
One can observe the sets of marks that were Lert, near the place of the
observation and the surrounding area. These marks were well worn over a
period of time and are presently not quite so noticeable as they have
been smoothed out but ‘one of them still bears a distinct tire mark of
the automobile that passed that night. To the right we see the transm-

ittor. The arrow indicates the place where Mr. @aaMNB@® farm is lo-
cated in the background.

To the right - View that was taken from the highway but in the opposite
direction. There one sees theh house of Mr.Laine. The arrow indicates
the area of the field where the "object" was stopped and Mr. fii and

Mr. J saw from their windows. To the right of the arrow one sees
the cafeteria. This all occured at 3:00 P.M. one night.

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An instant later we followed the route of the "line of overtlisht" of
the machine, which at about 100 meters from there had oresed over another
sign-pvost vanel (No, 2 on the drawing). “hie nanel (which indicates Brige
noles) was also magnetized and made the needle of the comonss deviate 15°,
However, © third vanel situated 6 or 4 meters bayond (indicating Vins e/Car.
any) did not have a trace of magnetivation and did not deviate the needle of
the comoass, The negative test, which m* into evidence the maznitigation of
the other vanels, stavefled the volice. "hey once more vrocesded with the
checking using the conmnrss--reguit identical.

We went over the route and found ourselves on the litta beatedown dirt
ro2da where the machine vosed the second tine, Not a trace of magnetian in
the soil. However, @ sluice gate about .4 of a meter to the side, used for
irrigation and made of iron (rusted) onening into a broo’ (dry) showed

magnetization making the needle of the comvaas deviate 15°. After the fagh-
ion of the vanels 1 an? 2 this metallic vlate had dean meneti zed, Besides,
the machine had vosed at the most 1 to 14 meters from it. These teate

successively checked by the sergeant, the adjudant, and the voliceman are
conclusive.

Coming back to the village, thanxs to the vresencre of the oolice, I
wag able to find the rural voliceman, Mr The latter assured as to
my activities as an investigator (he did not want at any cost to have to do
again with a newsoover man) also agreed to seek out his wife and Mrs. Garcin
hiding on the hill. “hus I was able at last to interrovzate tha eye witnesses,
Our conversation was recorded on the tave recorder by the sound enzineer
Mr. Pierre Ayraud, and transmitted the same evening (Avril 17) at 19:n#
o'clock over the Monte Carlo network,

The mere fact of the considerable residual mametisation revealed by the
metal vanels and metal olate makes it unecessary to insist on the zood faith
of the witnesses.

N. B. Contrary to what the rezional oress announced the N. S. ™ did
not concern itself with this matter. On Anri? 17 in the mornings (b2*ore mv
departure) fet me inow that only the Air Police were concerning themselves
with it. ‘I then got in contact with the Air Police, wherennon Ineanector
Rochu confirmed the matter to me, narticularly oointing ont that a corresnone
dent from Drazguignan was going to the vlaces, Mis cOrresnondent mace an
dnvestization on Avril 18, i. e., four days after the event.

r want to voint ovt warticularly the dlligcence and the obiectivity with
which the volice of Brignoles acted: they sent a detalled renort immediately
to the Air Police, to the “Ministry of the Intertor, to the Commandant of the
Luth Air Region, and to other oficial organisms. A second renort coverine
the circumstances of mny versonal investigation and mentioning the noints ver-
ified, I believe, was sent by the nolice of Brienoles to ‘he Air Police
in Marseilles, where it should have arrived on Anri? 19th in the morning,

Done at Marseilles Anril 7A, 31957

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APRITHMAY 1957 - THREE LANDING OR NEAR-LANDING CASES IN FRANCE

In News Letter #9 (p. 25) we mentioned the excellent accounts of thres 1957
sightings in Frmce, personally investigated by Jimmy Guieu and Mare Thirouin, whose
reports were published in Ouranos #21. The first case was the landing at Vins, in
Provence (department of Var), on April 1) (NL #8, p, 13). The second was the extra-

ordinary object seen at Palalda in southwestern France (department of Pyrenées-Orient- |
ales) on April 22, not previously described in this News Letter, The third was the |

hHlittle-men" report of May 10, at Beaucourt-sur~l'Ancre (department of Seine-et—Oise),
north of Parise (See NL #8, pp. 15-16.)

The stories are noteworthy not only for the events but for the quality of the in-
vestigations presented in Ouranos, from vhich we quote below. Readers who are at

home in French are urged to read the original accounts, for the magazine presents ca

sketch maps and photographs, together with a number of other interesting details omit
ted here for lack of space.

Vins-sur-Caramy - April 1h, 1957

Our report in NL #8 was taken from the Niceelatin of April 20, as reprinted in
the Courrier Interplenétaire of May 15, 1957. irom the Ouranos account it is clear
that the newspaper story was incorrect regarding several aspects of the affair,

The object seen landing on Route D~2) (corresponding to a state highvay
in the U,S.) was described inexactly by the paper as "a metallic construc-
tion, circular in form, 3 ft, high, about 6 ft, in diameter, with a swell-
ing on the upper surface; the witnesses spoke of a ‘giant top’; surmounted
by antennas resembling radar apparatus." As the sketch shows, the object
was conical, with a convex top, and rested on its*point. It was about 5
ft. high. From the surface of vhe cone there projected at right angles
many little rods, apparently mstallic, which were in rapid vibration.

The object itself made no sound at any time; but as it settled dowm on the highe
way, a deafening noise came from a metal road sign about 12" x 30", mounted on a post
about 5 yards from the landing spot. This sign shook and vibrated violently, further
terrifying the two women who were abouv 100 yards away = Wme. Rami, wife of the vil-
lage constable, and her friend lie. Garcin, (Contrary to the newspaper account, both
of the women heard the noise.)

The racket was also heard by Me Jules Boglio, tending his beehives on a hill
about 300 yards to the north, Thinking that two cars had collided, he ran toward the
higmway, and as he ran he saw the object take off. Again there was the loud metallic
vibration from the sign. The "cone" swerved eastward, traveling only 15 or 20 feet |
above the ground, and dropped down again on a dirv road about 200 yards from the place.
where it had landed the first time, During this brief "hop"! it passed above another |
road sign, which vibrated as noisily as the first. (Note: the Nice-latin story indi-
cated that the women were on the dirt road when the object appeared first, This is
incorrect; they were on the highway.)

The thing then took off again, "pitching from side to side," and flew toward the
southeast at moderate speed. The entire affair had lasted about one minute,

Vme. Rami immediately notified her husband, and the constable went to gat the
police from nearby Brignoles. The two landing spots were examined: on the highway,
the ground beside the road seemed to have been violently "swept," as if by a powerful
blast of air. On the dirt road the traces were even more conspicuous; the earth was
Fscoured away" in a circular spot about four feet in diameter,

Three days later Jimmy Guieu, with M, Pierre Ayraud of Radio Monte-Carlo, visited
the Brignoles police station as the first step in their investigation, They were
shovm the official police report on the case - which made it clear that the witnesses
were above ail.suspicion of having perpetrated a hoax. Proceeding to Vins, Guieu

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-was at first unable to get in touch with the witnesses (by that time they were pubdli-
city-shy). Under the skeptical gaze of police, and of a brigadier who insisted that
the object was a guided missile, Guieu tested the possibility that the vibration of

- the signs had been caused by the influence of a ee propulsion field. The re-
sults were striking.

Guieu first tested his compass at the steel body of his car, which deflected the
needle only slightly. He then placed it on the ground exactly where the object had
first landed - with no effect on the needle whatever. But as he approached the metal
road sign that had vibrated so noisily, the compass showed a deflection of some 13".
The same deflection occurred at the sign above which the object had flown. But a
third sign of the same kind, 25 yards from the first landing-spot, did not affect the
compass. The second landing-place, in the dirt lane, was also negative; but a 16"
iron irrigation culvert, a few feet from the second landing-place, likewise gava a 15°
compass deflection,

Back in the village, Guieu found that once the witnesses were convinced that he
was not another journalist but a serious researcher they were willing to talk to hin.
The tape-recorded interview was broadcast that same evening over Radio Monte-Carlo.
Guieu states that the case was investigated by the Air Police (equivalent to the ATIC
in the United States), but not, as asserted in the Nice paper, by the D.S.T. (equiva-
lent to our FBI),

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‘LITTLE MEN" AGAIN IN FRANCE

people reported a UFO landing and several occupants. According to Reuters, INS,
and Paris France-Soir, QO , a 29-year-old Hungarian refugee, was bi~
cycling home shortly after 10:45 pam. when he was suddenly "dazzled by a strange
projectile." Approaching him in the road "in a threatening manner" were four
"nen" between four and five feet tall. They carried a brilliant light, which

| pravented Fekete from making out any details. He fled on his bicycle to the

, , nearby home of Wbepes, a railroad signalman, Sigmimymt, his wife,and aneigh-
boring couple named MMMM who were with them - together with Mim and an
unidentified companion ~- "plainly saw" from the BBR@W™E doorsten "a hundred
meters away on the road (about 100 yards), three or four little men dressed in
grey running about (s'agitaient), illuminated by the light of an object which
was emitting red and white rays alternately." Wi§® told the France-Soir re~

rter that "I very distinctly saw a luminous ball giving off red and yellow
sic) rays. The object was moving very slowly. A short time later, I made out,

the silhouettes of three little men who remained nearly twenty minutes, coming
and going in the field and on the road." Apparently, the fourth "Little man"
reported by Fekete was indistinguishable, as a brilliant light was described
which the witnesses said was "flashing a blinding light over the countryside,"
At about 11:15, the hovering object departed at a 5° angle toward the north-
northeast at high speed. According to the press accounts, large black "plaques"
of an "elastic nature" were found in the road,

; The press dismissed the story lightly, reporting that the witnesses had
really seen the daughter (according to INS, the wife) of a neighboring farmer
(the mayor, again according to INS)named She had gone out into the
- field to see to the cows, carrying a lantern with a ‘pane of red glass in it;
this was mistaken as the "saucer"s the cows were the "little men." (je

ae herself had seen nothing unusual.)

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Aim Michel investigated this case within 48 hours and has provided us with
some additional data. He felt that the witnesses were indisputably sincere.
This opinion twas shared by the people of the village, but according to the cow-
and-lantern theorists, they were mistakencbout what they saw, Michael added
that S39 and his unnamed companion "were still trembling with emotion when
they talked to me." Because of the bright light carried by one of the four
beings, as unable to describe them in detail, What he saw was the maxi-
mum description: four silhouettes, to 5 feet tall, rather broad bodies,
color grey or baige, the head black and broad. They walked with a "tottering"
gait. The others described seeing, no nearer than 60 yards, three little men
and one light, moving on the road and in the field, between 10:50 and 11:15
p.m. Michel also ascertained that "the farm girl in question remained in
the field above the road from 10:10 to 10:50 or 10:55 p.me" One of the wit-
nesses said to MMMM that "if it was the farm girl who wes running so fast
with the lantern, she ought to enter the Olympic games,"

Regarding the black "plaques" found in the roed, MAMMA writes: "At first
sight one thinks on an intense heating of the road in a circle of about 3 yards
and of an internal melting of the tar, which seems to have flowed. But this is
uncertain. The road is lightly traveled. These plaques may have been left by
the road-making machines which often pass by. Nobody in the village is able to
recall whether or not these plaques were there before the incident,"

Michel has no personal opinion about the case, He found it impossible to
decide; but "there is a presumption in favor of the witnesses,"

-- Besides Michel's letters, sources include the N. ¥. Sunday News, 5/12
(Reuters); N. Y. Journal American, 5/12 (INS); N. Y¥. Sunday Mirror, 5/12( INS);
London News of the World (Reuters), 5/12; and France Soir (Paris), 5/1.

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No Case (Information Only) lO May 1957
Beaucourt-surv-l'Ancre, France

Beaucourt=surl!Ancre - May 10, 1957

Thanks to Michel's personal inquiries, our account of this case was not based
entirely on newspaper stories, and requires little correction. Several additional
points from the Ouranos article are of special interest, however. For example, the
photographs accompanying the article show plainly how close the road is to the win-
dow of the kitchen, from which five, and later six people watched, for half an hour,
the red-and-white~lighted "object" and the three silhouettes of the "little men,"
"Ustanding upright and motionless on the road, their arms hanging at their atdes, con
cealed below thigh-level by the roaddank,." (During part of the time the siGHEee moved
about, with a "tottering" gait, the witnesses told Michel.)

A second interesting fact is that there was another, anonymous, observer of the
scene. Vhile those in the kitchen watched the road, an automobile went past. By its
headlights, however, the witnesses continued to get a glimpse of the little men,
still motionless by the roadside; the driver of this car must certainly have seen the
creatures stancing there.

Ouranos also discloses that the official "explanation" of the incident, attributed
to i. » the mayor of the tovm = namely, that the "light" was a lantern carried
by Hme, » and that the "little men" were the cows she had gone into the field
across the road to look after ~ was tested. But the attempt to reproduce what the
witnesses saw, by using a lantern in the field, demonstrated that no such confusion
was possible. Furthermore, the mayor himself, when interviewed by Mare Thirouin, ex~
hibited embarrassment, emphasized his agreement with other neighbors that the witness-
es were "Sincere, calm, and logical people," and gave the impression that he felt his
original signed statements had been somewhat premature.

Finally, Thirouin obtained an interesting report about the next night (May 11-12)
from an elderly couple, the MMMM, whose house is only about 20 yards from the land-
ing-place on the road. On the night of May — had been asleep and saw no-
thing. But 2bout 3 aem, on the night of May saw, from the window of the |
bedroom, "a bis orenge light, the size of the full moon, shining in a field about 60 |
yards away. liv wife came “to the window and saw it too; a fev minutes later the light |

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went out, and since we did not see it come on again we went back to bed,!

The curious tarry, elastic "plaques" found on the road, around the circunferenc:.c
of a roughly circular area about 5 yards in diameter, were identified as "asphalt
used in road~mending, " but no one could suggest how they came to be there. Compass

tests made by Thirovin were less conclusiva than those made by Guien at Vins, since
at Beaucourt all the iron stakes along the roadway attracted the needle strongly.