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Encounter record / 1957

Four Little Men in Grey at Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre

May 10, 1957 · Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre, near Albert, Somme, France
29Thinly documented UAP Being / humanoid 12 sources

The night of 10 May 1957. Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre, a village in the Somme. Michel Fekete, a 29-year-old Hungarian refugee, was cycling home. A powerful light blinded him. He hid behind a telegraph pole. Then he saw them. Four little men, dressed in grey, walking toward him in a threatening manner. He raced to the railway station, shouting that a flying saucer had landed. From the Lepot house nearby, neighbours watched a glowing light shift between red and white over the field. Afterwards, gendarmes found strange black plaques on the road. Then the mayor offered his own answer. A lantern. And some cows.

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Context

Beaucourt-sur-l'Ancre is a small commune in the Somme, near Albert. In 1957 it had a railway station and a quiet road beside it. For one night in May, that road became the centre of a story that split the village in two.

Sources (12, most influential first)

  1. France-Soir, 14 May 1957 (English translation) · Patrick Gross, UFOs at close sight· 1957-05-14 · Press, book, documentary · news
  2. Sunday News, 12 May 1957 (Reuters) · Patrick Gross, UFOs at close sight· 1957-05-12 · Press, book, documentary · news
  3. The Mirror, 11 May 1957 (AFP) · Patrick Gross, UFOs at close sight· 1957-05-11 · Press, book, documentary · news
  4. NY Journal-American, 11 May 1957 (INS) · Patrick Gross, UFOs at close sight· 1957-05-11 · Press, book, documentary · news
  5. INTCAT 1957 · INTCAT · Wiki, blog, podcast · blog