The article below was published in the daily newspaper Le Télégramme de Brest et de l'Ouest, Brest, France, page 2, on October 20, 1954.
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Rome, 19th. -– THE FLYING DISCS CONTINUE THEIR DANCE ACROSS THE SKY OF THE PENINSULA, AND IN CAPRI, ONE OF THESE MYSTERIOUS CRAFT LANDED ON THE TERRACE OF THE VILLA BELONGING TO THE WRITER CURZIO MALAPARTE.
HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT MALAPARTE HIMSELF WHO SAW IT, BUT A PAINTER, MR. RAFFAELE CASTELLO, WHO, DURING A stroll at Cape Mascullo, spotted a disc approximately five meters in diameter, moving at about one hundred meters in altitude. The craft slowly descended and landed on Malaparte’s villa terrace. Mr. Castello, who initially thought it was a helicopter, approached, and to his great surprise, saw four small men emerge from the disc. The occupants of the craft, who were dressed in jumpsuits, remained around the disc for about half an hour.
"I had the impression," said the witness, "that they did not speak, or if they did, they spoke in very low voices, because from where I was standing, I could not hear a single sound. What is certain is that bluish lights continuously emanated from the disc, like needles and as fast as lightning, shooting out in all directions."
After some time, about half an hour, the four men re-entered the disc, which, with a slight humming sound, gently rose vertically and quickly gained altitude."
Malaparte has not yet given his opinion on the event, but it will undoubtedly be the subject of a future "bestseller" by the Italian novelist who brought Proust to the theater.
SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE RUNNING ACROSS THE FIELDS IN MOYAUX (CALVADOS) TOWARD A "FLYING SAUCER" SURROUNDED BY WHITE AND BLACK SMOKE, WHICH HAD BEEN REPORTED TO THEM BY A CHILD.
ONE OF THEM, A FARMER, MR. FILATE, NEVER TOOK HIS EYES OFF THE SKY: HE FELL INTO A DEEP POND WHERE HE NEARLY DROWNED. HIS COMPANIONS MANAGED TO SAVE HIM.