A closer look
Châteauneuf-du-Pape passed a municipal decree in 1954 strictly forbidding flying saucers from flying over, landing on, or taking off from its vineyards. Anyone caught operating an alien spacecraft in the area will apparently have their vessel impounded immediately by local authorities. Town officials completely fabricated this law just to generate publicity for their local wine, because nothing sells fermented grape juice quite like the vague threat of interstellar litigation. It is honestly inspiring to see a government prioritize marketing over literal first contact, proving once again that human capitalism will always outshine the majestic wonders of the infinite cosmos
