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July 1, 1965 · Valensole Plateau, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Valensole - 1965
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Valensole became a French classic because an early-morning farm report stayed simple, stable and hard to dismiss outright.
On July 1, 1965, farmer Maurice Masse said he saw a landed craft and two small figures in his lavender field before a rapid departure. The traces reported on the ground and the long-term consistency of his account anchored the case in the French close-encounter record.
