1967: Cussac, France Close Encounter

THINK ABOUTIT 2nd SIGHTING REPORT

Date:  August 31, 1967

Sighting Time:  10:30 a.m.

Day/Night:  Day

Location:  Cussac, France

Urban or Rural: – 

No. of Entity(‘s):  four

Entity Type:  children like

Entity Description:  children whom he did not recognize. They appeared strange-they and their clothing are completely black and have a silken look. No features were visible. The details of the creatures are very interesting and quite detailed: Ihey were about 1 meter, 20 centimeters (3″4 feet) in height, but all there not of the same height. lte first and the second (see sketches) are the smallest and the largest was the fourth. The children could not discern whether the black color was the color of their skin or if they were wearing suits of some kind, but they did not trote any visible border line between a possible garment and the creatures’ heads, which appeared to be Dare. The arms were a little long and slender, and no hands were noted. The legs were short and slender, and the “feet” of the fourth, when he caught up with the sphere, appeared to be webbeal. Although the head appeared to be normal in size relative to the body, the skull was pointed and the chin very marked. The nose was also pointed ( according to Anne Marie). Both Francois and Anne Marie agreed that the litde creatures sported a “beard,” It was situated on each side of the head, with a little tuft under the chin. No eyes or mouth were evident.

Hynek Classification:   CE-III (Close Encounter III) Close observation with animate beings associated with the object.

Duration:  

No. of Object(s):  1

Height & Speed:  

Size of Object(s):  large, two meters in diameter

Distance to Object(s):  about 40 meters (150 feet) away

Shape of Object(s):  sphere

Color/Description of Object(s):  extremely brilliant  a very bright silvery color

Number of Witnesses:  

Source:  This information was contained in the French language periodical “Phenomenes Spatiaux” which can be obtained at the following address by anyone who wishes to subscribe: G.E.P.A. 69, rue de la Tombe Issoire. Paris, 14e, France. 

Summary/Description:  On the date mentioned, Francois Depleuch, 13 and his sister Anne Marie, 9, accompanied by their dog Medor, were looking after a herd of cows near their home on the plateau of Cantal, at the village of cussac, which is 20 kilometers WSW of Saint-Flour. At 10:30 a.m., the cows were about o jump over a low wall and Francois climbed up on a pile of stones whereupon he saw, on the other side of a hedge, about 40 meters (150 feet) away, what he thought were four children whom he did not recognize. They appeared strange-they and their clothing are completely black and have a silken look.

No features were visible. Near the four figures was a large, extremely brilliant sphere which shone so much it was difficult to look at. One of the small creatures was bending over and seemed to be busying himself with something on the ground, while another, holding an object which reflects the sun like a mirror, waved his hands and seemed to be making signs to his companions. At this point Francois called out: “Are you coming to play with us?” At that moment the creatures. who did not seem interested in the children, seemed to realize that they were being watched.

The first figure “flew up” vertically and dived head first into the top of the sphere. The second followed him in the same manner and the third one, after standing up, did the same. (See drawings for sequence of events). The fourth figure rose off the ground, came down again, appeared to pick up something, then he took off again and caught up with the sphere which, during this time, had begun to rise, describing small circles and hail reached a height of about 15 meters (50 feet). The fourth little figure then disappeared into the sphere in the same manner as the other three. As the sphere rose from the ground a low, fairly sharp “hissing” noise was heard, mingle with a noise like a breeze blowing which neither of the children felt. The object described a few more circles, still rising, and the intensity of the light emitted by the object increased greatly.

Then the noise stopped and the sphere made off at full speed into the Northwest. At the same time that all of this was happening, a smell of sulphur was detected by the children and the cows began to bellow and become uneasy. The dog Medor was barking and appeared to want to follow the object. Francois and Anne Marie, because of the cows’ upset, were obliged to bring them in a half hour before the usual time.

Details of the sphere are poor, probably because of the brilliance of the light. It was a perfect sphere, the children said, about two meters in diameter (6% feet approximately ), a very bright silvery color with no inscriptions, protrusions or openings that could be seen. Anne Marie claimed that she saw four stilt-like legs supporting the sphere, but Francois did not. Francois felt that Anne Marie might have mistaken some branches in the bushes for legs.

The details of the creatures are very interesting and quite detailed: They were about 1 meter, 20 centimeters (3″4 feet) in height, but all there not of the same height. lte first and the second (see sketches) are the smallest and the largest was the fourth. The children could not discern whether the black color was the color of their skin or if they were wearing suits of some kind, but they did not trote any visible border line between a possible garment and the creatures’ heads, which appeared to be Dare. The arms were a little long and slender, and no hands were noted. The legs were short and slender, and the “feet” of the fourth, when he caught up u’ith the sphere, appeared to be webbeal.

Although the head appeared to be normal in size relative to the body, the skull was pointed and the chin very marked. The nose was also pointed ( according to Anne Marie). Both Francois and Anne Marie agreed that the little creatures sported a “beard,” It was situated on each side of the head, with a little tuft under the chin. No eyes or mouth were evident. Neither was there any indication of an apparatus which enabled the creatures to “fly”.

This incident was investigated and written for “Phenomena Spatiaux” by Joel Mesnard and Claude PaW who pointed out that minute differences were found in the testimony of the children, but which could be accounted for by lack DRAWING NO. 2 illustrates ground plan of sighting. Nole sphere, little men at upper left, children and dog below road at center and cows al lower righi.

DRAWING NO.3 depicts paths of little men as they flew, then dived into sphere. Noel difference size.

DRAWING NO, 4 shows oath of fourth little man as he dives into sphere, as well as motion and path of sphere at take-off. of attention, etc. of one or the other. Their attempts to confuse the children and thereby cause them to contradict one another were of no use-both seemed very sure of what they had witnessed. We would like to state that this is one of the most detailed anal carefully investigated occupant cases we have had the pleasure to examine and the staff of G.E-P.E. are to be congratulated on its presentation.