1954 05 08 Paris Match No 267

Magazine Overview This document is a short article titled "TROIS SOUCOUPES VOLANTES SOUS HENRI IV" (Three Flying Saucers Under Henry IV), published in Volume IV, Issue 1, with a raw date of May 1602, though the content refers to events in 1602 and mentions Louis XIV. The article is presented as a communication from M. H.-F. Buffet, an archivist in chief of Ille-et-Vilaine, located at 2, place Saint-Melaine, Rennes.

Historical UFO Sightings The article begins with M. H.-F. Buffet stating that he had previously reported a flying saucer sighting in Brittany during the reign of Louis XIV. He then proceeds to share three other accounts of similar phenomena that reportedly appeared in the sky over Redon during the reign of Henry IV.

Redon Sighting, May 9, 1602 Buffet states that he found a record in the 'livre de raison' (personal journal) of François Lorier, which is preserved in the archives of Ille-et-Vilaine. The entry details an event that occurred on the ninth day of May, 1602, which was also the feast day of Saint Nycollas.

According to Lorier's account, around seven-thirty in the morning, three suns were observed in the sky. These three suns reportedly emitted light and subsequently merged together with the ordinary sun. The author of the journal, Lorier, added that a number of people witnessed this event, which he described as a 'miracle'.

Recurring Themes and Editorial Stance The article focuses on historical accounts of anomalous aerial phenomena, presented as potential early UFO sightings. The editorial stance appears to be one of documenting and sharing such historical curiosities, with the implication that these events, though described in historical terms like 'miracle', might be interpreted through a modern lens of unidentified flying objects. The use of archival records lends a degree of credibility to the reported events.