An anti-ovni order still in force in Châteauneuf-du-Pape (France)
Almost 67 years ago, the mayor of Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Vaucluse) issued a decree forbidding the "flying over, landing and taking off of flying saucers on the entire territory of the commune." A good way to create a buzz, half a century before the invention of the Internet. November 1954: Lucien Jeune, mayor of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, issued a decree forbidding the flying of saucers and flying cigars over the entire territory of the town. The offenders will be fined by the local