File 10859 · July 31, 1968
Luce Fontaine Michelin Man Sighting
Réunion Island, France
Opened 9/5/2026 · Revised 9/12/2026
Sighting photograph. Image pulled from the public post. — UFO Evidence
Standing
Unidentified
On the public record, and still open. A claim, paper, or film — not a finding that it was ours, and not a finding that it was not.
Gendarmerie inquiry by Captain Maljean; witness deemed serious and trustworthy by community and investigators.
What was claimed
Farmer Luce Fontaine encountered a hovering oval cabin-like object 25 meters away while gathering grass. Through a transparent section he saw two small (90cm) figures in bulky white Michelin-man style suits. The object emitted a brilliant flash and heat, then vanished.
What is on the record
This file is a working record — a report, not a verdict. Official paper, if any, is linked where we have it.
On the morning of July 31, 1968, at about 9 a.m., 31-year-old farmer Luce Fontaine was in a clearing in an acacia forest at the 21-kilometer marker on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean, picking grass for his rabbits. He suddenly noticed an oval-shaped object, about 5 meters in diameter, hovering 4-5 meters above the ground 25 meters away. It had dark blue extremities, a lighter transparent central section like a car windshield, and appeared supported by shining metallic "glass feet" or goblet-like structures. Inside, two small beings about 90 cm (3 feet) tall stood with their backs to him, dressed head-to-foot in bulky, one-piece white coveralls resembling the Michelin tire man. One turned to face him. A brilliant flash like a welding arc occurred, producing intense white light, powerful heat, and a blast of wind. Seconds later the object was gone. Fontaine reported the event to his wife (a teacher) and then to the local gendarmerie. Captains Maljean and Legros conducted an official inquiry. The witness was considered credible by all who knew him. No physical traces were found at the site.
Could this have been ours?
The known sky, that night.
Satellites were already up. The station was not. Starlink was not.
Always
Aircraft, balloons, meteors
Landing lights, flares, lanterns, reentries, fireballs. They are on the known sky. They do not close a file by themselves — they are what a serious look has to hold the claim against.
The known sky
None of the above land
Stations, trains, and planets do not set down in a field or leave a body. This file is a ground report. The known sky still has to be named. It does not answer the claim.
Orbit · Space — the desks for lights that are already named.
Sources
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