Dordogne, France · 1997-11-13 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Dordogne, France
On November 13, 1997 at around 7:30 PM, a witness observed for a few seconds a luminous phenomenon moving toward the ground at high speed. The phenomenon was silent and orange in color. The witness's description suggests that this was an atmospheric re-entry, which was also observed by other witnesses.
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