Reunion Island: Antoine Severin Encounters Small Entities with Paralysis Beam
Antoine Severin on Reunion Island (French territory, 450 miles east of Madagascar) sees a small domed object land in a field. Several small entities emerge and fire a white beam of light at him, knocking him out. For several days he suffers poor vision, impaired speech, medically diagnosed with shock. Police investigated, deemed him mentally sound and sincere. Case parallels 1954 French wave and 1965 French paralysis case.
Background
On February 14, 1975, Antoine Severin reportedly saw a small, dome-shaped object in a field on Réunion. According to his account, several small entities emerged and a white beam caused him to lose consciousness. He was subsequently reported to have experienced temporary visual and speech problems and a state of shock. This presents Severin's account and the attributed police assessment that he was mentally sound and sincere; it does not confirm entities, a beam, or a non-medical cause for the symptoms.