An account in Aude, France

Between the 25th and 28 May 1995 at around 3:30 a.m., a couple observed above their house a large dark object that could suggest a helicopter. This object was stationary with no noise, no smoke, and no trail. After a few minutes, after having lit up the ground five or six times with light beams, the object left at medium speed. During this observation, the witness's dogs came inside to hide in the house without barking. After about a week, the dogs began vomiting and having diarrhea. The witness's wife experienced health problems while he himself felt very tired. The witness also notes a certain degeneration of the vegetation in the place where it was lit by the spotlights. He also reports the sudden hospitalization of a neighbor. Frightened, he decides to call the Civil Security to find out whether a link could be established between the observed phenomenon and the effects noted on himself, his wife, his neighbor, his dogs, and his plants. The investigation, while it does not allow identifying the observed object, also does not allow establishing any link between the observation of the object and the supposed effects. The witnesses' state of health can be explained on the one hand by the treatment the witness's wife was undergoing and on the other hand by the strong heat. The neighbor's hospitalization is not surprising given his age. Numerous plants located elsewhere than in the zone supposed to be under the object's influence show similar signs of degeneration. The observed phenomenon nonetheless remains unexplained.