Case file · Close encounter
Blida landed sphere
A story posted on a French forum says that one night in summer 1914, just before the First World War, a settler near Blida saw a luminous sphere land and small helmeted figures collect soil samples.
1914 CE · 36.47, 2.83 · status: claim
The sceptical view
First recorded about 90 years after the event, from an untraceable forum post. Treat it as folklore of ufology.