Rhône, France · 2008-04-12 · from the GEIPAN archive
Red lights in Rhône, France
On April 12, 2008 at 2:48 a.m., a witness is intrigued by the presence of a particular orange-red light in the sky. The observation lasts two to three minutes before the phenomenon disappears at the horizon.
Of low strangeness and low consistency (single witness, description of the UAP close to the appearance of the Moon), this case turns out to be a certain misidentification with the Moon at setting, present directly in the direction of observation of the UAP.
This case is classified A, misidentification with the Moon at setting.
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the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
Thanks to new technical means (software) and the investigation experience acquired over all these recent years, this re-examination sometimes leads to new remarks or even a change of classif…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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