Finistère, France · 1981-01-26 · from the GEIPAN archive
On January 26, 1981 at around 11:15 PM, a CB radio user in his car noticed, in the clear and cloudless sky, a flash lasting 3 seconds. Intrigued, he leaned out of his car door and then saw a white luminous point that, as it descended, quickly grew larger. The observation lasted 6 to 7 seconds. The light emitted then became significant and then suddenly went out. The little information gathered in this description nevertheless indicates the observation of a probable atmospheric reentry.
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the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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