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By Prohibiting Flying Saucers From Flying over Its Vineyards in the Mid 1950s, the Mayor of Châteauneuf-Du-Pape Literally Brought His Village Into a Story He Never Really Came Out Of.

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How can it be explained that a wine-growing commune in Vaucluse still finds itself, today, having to legally manage the landing of extraterrestrial gear on its territory? The cause dates back to a particular autumn, that of 1954, when the whole of France lived a real collective fever around unidentified flying objects. In Châteauneuf-du-Pape, a small village nestled in the heart of [...]
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How can it be explained that a wine-growing commune in Vaucluse still finds itself, today, having to legally manage the landing of extraterrestrial gear on its territory? The cause dates back to a particular autumn, that of 1954, when the whole of France lived a real collective fever around unidentified flying objects. In Châteauneuf-du-Pape, a small village nestled in the heart of [...]

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SciencePost broke the news on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
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