Valensole Aliens

**Valensole Aliens** is a UFOlogy area called Valensole in the south-east of France is mainly known for its countryside and beautiful lavender fields, which attract passers-by from afar with their color. In 1965, however, it seems that they attracted quite a few other travelers. One farmer there experienced a very unusual encounter with little men and their UFO after several inexplicable disappearances of his lavender bushes. Maurice Masse grew lavender mainly for trade and perfume production.

## Sighting

On July 1, 1965, he got up early in the morning, as he usually did, and went to work in the fields. Before the robot, he lit a cigarette in the shade, but at that moment a strange sound was heard above his head. At first, the farmer thought it was a military helicopter hovering over the field. So he went in the direction from where the sound was coming, until suddenly, about 90 meters in front of him, a machine appeared in the field, the likes of which a man had never seen in his life. It was oval in shape, with a small dome on top. One thicker post protruded from the bottom, from which came six more supporting legs. The machine was about 2.5 meters tall and resembled a white egg, roughly the size of a larger car. But that wasn't the strangest thing Masse noticed that morning.

Still in front of the machine were two small figures looking at and apparently examining the plants in the field. The witness immediately thought that these must be small vandals who had previously destroyed and stolen several of his bushes. But when he took a closer look, he realized that he was not dealing with human beings at all. The figures wore green one-piece suits and their heads were oversized. Their eyes were slanted and their mouths small and lipless, and their skin unnaturally white. It also looked like their necks were completely missing and their heads were directly connected to their torsos. However, the farmer apparently did not notice that the creatures also had belts on which they had roller-like objects, for which he had to pay in a moment.

Masse began to approach cautiously, but when he was about 18 meters from the UFO, one of the beings noticed him, pulled out his weapon and hit the farmer with some kind of light beam. He was paralyzed in a moment and could not take a step. Interestingly, Masse later claimed that despite the direct attack, he felt very calm about them and was not frightened. After about a minute, the figures finally returned to the UFO's deck through a hatch they had opened like blinds. He then saw them in the dome on top of the machine looking at him, whereupon the machine took off with a loud whoosh and flew away at tremendous speed.

The farmer was paralyzed for about 15 more minutes, after which he finally got moving and headed straight to Valensole, where he told his acquaintances about this encounter. However, they knew him and knew that he would not just make something like that up. A survey of the site revealed traces in the soil where it was evident that some heavy object had stood. The bushes in this place also withered before long, and even the newly planted plants did not want to grow until the field was properly plowed. Even after several years, the lavender did not grow at the landing site as it did elsewhere, and only weeds remained there. Masse even added that there was one detail that he would not share with anyone, and so it happened. However, we will not know what the farmer wanted to hide by force.