▁Saint - T ro pez . ▁While ▁driving ▁with ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁g end arm es , ▁Cru ch ot ▁( Louis ▁de ▁Fun ès ) ▁has ▁to ▁stop ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁fix ▁the ▁car . ▁The ▁g endar me ▁wand ers ▁away ▁and ▁sees ▁a ▁flying ▁sau cer ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁which ▁then ▁f lies ▁away . ▁He ▁tries ▁to ▁tell ▁Cru ch ot ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁station , ▁but ▁they ▁don ' t ▁believe ▁him . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁the ▁same ▁occurs ▁with ▁Cru ch ot ▁and ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁g end arm es . ▁This ▁time ▁it ▁is ▁Cru ch ot ▁who ▁wand ers ▁away ▁and ▁sees ▁the ▁sau cer , ▁however ▁the ▁chief ▁does ▁not ▁believe ▁him . ▁Later ▁on , ▁when ▁the ▁same ▁g endar me ▁is ▁doing ▁paper work ▁in ▁the ▁office , ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁appears ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁him ▁and ▁says ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁al ien ▁expedition ▁which ▁has ▁arrived ▁to ▁Saint - T ro pez ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁examine ▁human ity ▁as ▁people ▁from ▁all ▁around ▁the ▁glo be ▁go ▁to ▁Saint - T ro pez ▁during ▁the ▁summer . ▁The ▁al ien ▁demonstr ates ▁its ▁shapes h ifting ▁ability ▁by ▁transform ing ▁into ▁the ▁same ▁g endar me ▁it ▁is ▁talking ▁to . ▁The ▁g endar me ▁runs ▁and ▁tells ▁Cru ch ot , ▁who ▁doesn ' t ▁believe ▁him . ▁In ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁ra cket , ▁the ▁chief ▁comes ▁and ▁sends ▁the