Marne, France · 1996-03-09 · from the GEIPAN archive
On March 9, 1996 at around 9:20 PM, a private pilot observed for 40 minutes the movement of one or two white lights as well as a green light and a red one. These lights were followed by a luminous trail. The witness immediately alerted the gendarmes, but the phenomenon had disappeared when they arrived around 10:15 PM. No other information could be gathered.
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