Grand Est, France · 1997-08-27 · from the GEIPAN archive
On August 27, 1997 at around 4:45 a.m., several witnesses spread across the departments of Lorraine observed the very rapid passage of a green ball crossing the sky with a yellow-orange trail. The phenomenon, silent, lasted 2 to 3 seconds. The characteristics of these testimonies are consistent with the probable observation of an atmospheric reentry.
On October 20, 1988, between 6:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., two witnesses observed the very rapid passage, along a vertical trajectory, of a light blue luminous ball with a trail made up of orange…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On August 18, 2009, a person observed from the terrace of their home the passage of a luminous phenomenon. During the observation, which lasted about 7 seconds, the witness saw a ball of yel…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On November 20, 1981 at around 6 p.m., several witnesses observed in the sky a luminous ball followed by a multicolored trail. This ball moved at very high speed, crossing the sky in a south…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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