Gironde, France · 1980-12-09 · from the GEIPAN archive
For several days in a row, a witness observes between 6:30 and 8:30 an orange glow that appears in the East. On December 12, 1980, the gendarmerie brigade decides to observe the luminous phenomenon. Indeed, a glow rises gradually and at a slow pace in the sky. Through prolonged observation, an optical effect sets the phenomenon in motion, and it changes color with sunrise and continues its ascent. The gendarmes think it is a particular star. The star chart for those days indicates the progressive appearance of Venus in the East, which rises and then disappears with sunrise.
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