Savoie, France · 2010-01-21 · from the GEIPAN archive
A witness reports an observation made on January 21 between 7:42 a.m. and 7:45 a.m.: between the peaks of Grosse Tête and Grand Miceau, a group of white and flashing lights moves slowly. The whole thing will disappear hidden by the landscape. The investigation showed that a balloon radiosonde was released near St Exupéry airport 1 hour 40 minutes before the observation. The hypothesis of observing these balloons lit by the rising sun remains the most plausible. This case is classified B: probable observation of a string of weather balloons.
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A witness observes on September 26, 2009 at 11:11 a.m. a very bright ball of silver color that moves very slowly horizontally in the sky. It disappears instantly. This observation is probabl…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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