Haute-Corse, France · 1983-05-08 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Haute-Corse, France
On May 8 and 9, 1983, several witnesses spotted a round shape in the sky emitting an intense white light. These observations took place between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. During an observation with binoculars, one of the witnesses said he saw a round mass with portholes inside. Fog interrupted these observations, but the witnesses nevertheless saw the object move horizontally and vertically. No noise was heard. The sky chart for May 8 and 9, 1983, at the indicated times shows the presence of Venus in the observed sector. However, we lack elements to support the hypothesis of an astronomical observation.
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