Two Air France Pilots Encounter a Flying Egg

This intelligence report, dated 26 November 1952, details a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon over the Riviera region of France on 7 October 1952. The primary account comes from an Air France pilot, Francis Cavasse, who reported observing a luminous, egg-shaped object at 1928 hours local time near Draguignan. According to the pilot, the object traveled in a straight, level line at a speed estimated to be two or three times that of a jet aircraft, or approximately 2,000 to 3,000 kilometers per hour. The object was described as being white, with a bluish-white exhaust trail that appeared to be 20 to 25 times the length of the object itself. The pilot estimated the object was significantly larger than a standard transport aircraft and was positioned roughly three kilometers above their own altitude. The pilots noted that the object's behavior was distinct from that of comets or meteors, which typically follow curved paths and change in light intensity. The sighting lasted for 30 seconds before the object disappeared from view. The report also mentions that the incident received coverage in the 9 October edition of the French newspaper 'France Soir,' which reported that dozens of witnesses in the Cote d'Azur area observed the phenomenon. This included an American vacationer in Beaulieu who described the object as a machine that appeared to be radio-directed. The intelligence report was compiled by Captain Charles J. Powley of the Intelligence Division at MATS, Andrews Air Force Base. It notes that the information was originally forwarded by the Commanding Officer of the 1994th AACS Squadron in Laon, France, via a semi-monthly intelligence report. The document explicitly cautions that the source material from 'France Soir' is a newspaper with a large circulation but is not particularly noted for its accuracy. The report concludes that the event remains unevaluated.