Somme, France · 1993-09-05 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Somme, France
On the night of September 4–5, 1993, around midnight, four witnesses in their vehicle observed a bright orange point of light, larger than a star, moving like an airplane while approaching. The observation lasted 2 to 3 minutes, during which the object suddenly changed shape to become a highly elongated diamond or a cigar shape. No noise was perceived. No other information could be gathered.
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