26 August 1974 21:00
Feignies, France
Black orb splits in two. Half goes to the SSE. Figures in helmets move about in other half.
Hovering objects were observed. Occupants of the craft were seen. Two black balls, about 40 feet across, were observed by two witnesses, a married couple, at an electric plant for several hours (Moret). A silhouetted being, wearing a helmet, was seen.
M Moret and his wife saw a round black object in the sky, outlined by a faint white luminous corona, about 200 yards away; it slowly descended, to hover 60 ft above the ground. The ball split vertically into 2 "half moons," one of which moved away and was lost to sight, while the other remained. A sort of veil was drawn across it, and 2 "cosmonauts" clad from head to foot in whitish gray metallic material, wearing large helmets, were then seen moving in it. The witness watched them for 40 minutes, during which time the UFO remained stationary. The diameter of the original ball was about 25 feet, and the Ufonauts were estimated as five-foot tall.
Hynek rating: CE3: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Entity reports)
Vallee rating: CE3: Entities have been observed on the UFO.
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