Ardèche, France · 2004-12-01 · from the GEIPAN archive
On December 1, 2004, at around 7:30 p.m., a witness observed in the sky a highly luminous white ball descending at very high speed. Before reaching the ground, this ball turned into a small red point and disappeared. Another witness, a soldier off duty, also observed this phenomenon, which made him think of a flare rocket. The witnesses probably observed an atmospheric reentry.
On September 7, 1988 at around 11 p.m., a witness observed the very rapid passage of a luminous ball followed by a white trail seeming to give off sparks. The phenomenon crossed the sky in a…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On March 29, 2008, at around 9:30 PM, several witnesses observed a luminous phenomenon in the sky for 3 seconds. A very bright yellow ball moved at high speed from the southwest to the north…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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 …
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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