A witness contacts GEIPAN on March 31, 2009, about an observation of a yellow ball observed on Sunday, March 22, 2009, and another similar observation on October 13, 2009. These two observations were analyzed together at GEIPAN but handled in two separate files (see the investigation report). GEIPAN tried to re-establish contact with the witness in 2012, but the phone number and email given in 2009 turned out to be unusable in 2012. Apart from changes in direction, the testimony closely resembles the observation of an atmospheric re-entry of satellite debris or a meteoroid, or a festive lantern. Here we have an observation of a medium level of strangeness, but the consistency of the whole does not allow a D1 classification. This case is classified as C due to a lack of independent testimonies and cross-checking.
Moselle, France · 2007-10-13 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Moselle, France
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