Finistère, France · 1989-08-19 · from the GEIPAN archive
On August 19, 1989 at around 11 PM, a police officer returning from duty and his wife observed above the brigade buildings a large orange glow (four times larger than a star). Suddenly, the phenomenon abruptly departed at high speed until it was lost from sight. No other information could be gathered about this observation.
What stood out: an orange orb
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