Marne, France · 1982-03-12 · from the GEIPAN archive
On March 12, 1982 at around 8:30 PM, a witness observed in the sky a very bright ball about 80 cm in diameter. Silver in color, it was followed by a light-orange trail. During the entire observation, the object did not change color or direction. This person probably witnessed an atmospheric reentry.
On March 12, 1982 at around 6:30 a.m., a witness observed a very strong glow in the sky. Through binoculars he saw a ball with irregular shapes dotted with bright points; during the observat…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
At 3 a.m. on June 16, 1982, witnesses spotted in the sky an object of spherical shape in a halo followed by a set of smaller points of orange-yellow color forming a luminous trail. This set …
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On July 13, 1979, at around 11:30 PM, witnesses saw an object in the sky that drew their attention. A ball the size of a soccer ball and orange-red in color was moving at high altitude. Duri…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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