Sarthe, France · 2008-05-06 · from the GEIPAN archive
On the night of May 6, 2008 at 11:58 PM, two people observed from their home the movement toward the North of a very bright orange ball. This ball disappeared, hidden by the landscape. The presence or absence of a noise accompanying this ball is not confirmed. No other testimony was collected on this phenomenon, for which we lack information.
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