Isère, France · 1983-01-23 · from the GEIPAN archive
Pilot witness in Isère, France
On January 23, 1983, between 5:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., several witnesses observed a gray-black phenomenon in the sky at an estimated altitude of 2,500 meters. The object was elongated or "v"-shaped, with no shine. It moved horizontally and silently. Observation with binoculars did not allow identification of the object, but according to one of the witnesses, a former aircrew member, it resembled a contrail left by a Boeing 747. The V-shape as well as the speed (500 to 600 km/h) estimated by the former aircrew witness may support the hypothesis of an aircraft seen from behind in a descent phase. It is likely that the witnesses were mistaken about an aircraft, although it could not be identified.
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