civilian-claim1965· Valensole, France

On July 1, 1965, lavender farmer Maurice Masse encountered an egg-shaped craft on six legs in his field near Valensole, France, accompanied by two small humanoid figures. The following day, gendarmes photographed and measured a cross-shaped ground impression 1.2 meters across. Lavender did not regrow on the spot until 1975.

Masse reported being temporarily immobilized before the craft departed. GEIPAN's successor agencies later reviewed the gendarmerie file and classified the case Category D (unexplained). The lasting soil sterility over a decade, independently noted by neighbors, remains the primary corroborating physical evidence.

Citations

VALENSOLE (04) 01.07.1965. GEIPAN Case File· CNES / GEIPAN, 1965
Valensole, France Landing (Maurice Masse Case)· UFO Evidence, 2003

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