France, France · 1999-02-01 · from the GEIPAN archive
On February 1, 1999, a little after 7 a.m., about a dozen witnesses in two departments in the Southeast observed a large luminous ball with sparks at the rear that passed at high speed before disappearing. The phenomenon was silent and lasted only a few seconds. Given the descriptions made, this is 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 May 20, 2004 at around 12:30 a.m., a witness and their partner observed from their terrace a silent shape moving at very high speed with no noise at all. A powerful beam of light was at t…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On April 26, 1981 at around 10 p.m., several witnesses observed a strange luminous phenomenon in the sky. A red glowing ball accompanied by a few sparks moved from East to West. The phenomen…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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