Meuse, France · 2011-08-28 · from the GEIPAN archive
Two people are watching from their home the landscape and the flashes of a dry thunderstorm. They are intrigued by the presence of a light gray cylindrical object between the clouds and the rooftops of the houses. The stationary object suddenly disappears. The sighting lasted less than a minute. This sighting case is poorly documented, the observation is short, and it was reported late. Two hypotheses can nevertheless be considered: a cylindrical balloon that suddenly burst, or a complex atmospheric phenomenon linked to the storm (plasma). GEIPAN cannot confirm either of these hypotheses. For lack of information, GEIPAN classifies the case as "C," a case not presenting a high degree of strangeness.
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