The 1954 French flap:

The Guengat saucers seemed to have navigation lights

Quimper, the 22nd. -- A new area of Cornouaille has just emerged as a favored terrain for flying saucers. These latest testimonies should not be dismissed as a joke. The farmers from the hamlets of Grunquellic and Lestraon, in Guengat, are trustworthy observers, well known in their community, where they are held in general esteem.

The events took place on Thursday evening. Mr. Goaer, a farmer at Trinquille, was busy with various tasks in the courtyard of his farm. It was around 7:30 p.m. when he saw in the sky (the object was no more than 200 meters high) a green-colored object, with a red section at the rear. This object was glowing but did not emit light and was moving at high speed from Locronan toward Plonéis and the Bigouden area.

Mr. Goaer wanted to alert his family, but he did not have the time - the saucer, quickly obscured by a curtain of trees, had vanished.

Previously a skeptic, Mr. Goaer declared himself now convinced of the existence of saucers.

A SECOND SAUCER

A little later, around 8:30 p.m., other farmers living near Mr. Goaer - Mr. Leroux (father and son) from Crinquellic, and Mr. Hascoët from Lestraon - witnessed similar phenomena.

This time, the saucer was traveling in the opposite direction (perhaps returning to its base!). It no longer had quite the same appearance: a red ball was heading this time toward Locronan, lighting up and going dark alternately (let us recall, on this note, that Mr. Le Viol and residents of Fouesnant recently reported the same phenomenon).

Mr. Leroux and Mr. Hascoët only saw this ball for a few moments.

Finally, around 9:00 p.m., Mr. Quéau, from Lestraon, had his room suddenly lit up by a flash of light, the cause of which he does not know, but which he attributes to a saucer.

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GENERAL CATALOGUE OF WITNESSES
FINISTERE

Type of testimony: NL [Nocturnal Light]

Date: October 21, 1954

Time: 07:30 P.M. and 09:30 P.M.

Location: GUENGAT

Number of witness: 4

Investigation:

Identification:

Case summary: THE FLYING SAUCERS OF GUENGAT SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH NAVIGATION LIGHTS

A new sector of Cornouailles has just appeared as the ground of choice of the flying saucers. Let it not be thought that these last testimonies are yada yada. The farmers of the districts of Crinquellic and Lestraon, in Guengat, are worthy of faith observers, well-known in their community, where they enjoy the general consideration.

The facts happened in the evening of Thursday. Mr. Goaer, farmer in Trinquillivic, was occupied with various tasks in the farmyard. It was approximately 07:30 P.M. when he saw (the machine was not at more than 200 meters in height) an object of green color in the sky, of which a part at the back was of red color. This machine shone but did not illuminate and moved at high speed from Locronan towards Plonéis and the bigouden country. Mr. Goaer would have liked to alert his family, but he did not have of it time the saucer masked very quickly by a curtain of trees, had disappeared. Nonbeliever up to now, Mr. Goaer declared that he converted to the belief in the saucers.