Loire-Atlantique, France · 2008-04-20 · from the GEIPAN archive
On April 20, 2008, a female passenger in a car took photos of clouds through the windshield. When viewing the photographs, she noticed a spot that intrigued her and that she had not seen at the time the photos were taken. It is always difficult to analyze photos on which unexplained spots appear without a visual observation to confirm them. A defect on the windshield or an insect could also explain the spot: for this case, we lack more precise information.
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