On the morning of July 1, 1965, lavender farmer Maurice Masse was preparing his tractor in Valansole, France, when he heard a whistling sound. He discovered an egg-shaped craft, roughly the size of a Renault Dauphine, resting on four metallic legs in his field. Near the object, he observed two small humanoid figures with large heads and pointed chins who appeared to be examining the plants. When Masse approached, one of the beings pointed a small tube at him, leaving him completely paralyzed but conscious. The entities entered the craft, which then ascended silently and vanished at incredible speed. Once the paralysis wore off, Masse found a deep circular indentation in the soil that remained hard as rock and devoid of plant life for years, providing some of the most enduring physical traces in UAP history. The police were also called, Chief Warrant Officer Julien Gavier and Gendarme André Vernet led an official investigation. They visited the site multiple times, interviewed Masse, and documented the physical evidence. The Gendarmerie noted that Masse was a respected and sincere witness. Their report officially confirmed the existence of the physical traces, the hardened soil and the four landing gear impressions, though they couldn’t identifying what the craft actually was. This one is a personal favorite of mine, where we have physical traces of a landing case that happened a year after the Lonnie Zamora encounter as well. submitted by /u/GetServed17 [link] [comments]