Bouches-du-Rhône, France · 2014-09-12 · from the GEIPAN archive
On September 12, 2014 at 7:50 PM, a witness is intrigued by a phenomenon in the sky that they do not recognize. The weather is clear, the sun is setting, and the witness observes toward the West, something like a "rocket" that is almost stationary at the start of the observation, with what looks like a plume of smoke in the shape of a "V." Only one testimony is collected. This type of observation clearly suggests an airplane contrail seen against the light at sunset. Specific information about airplane contrails, published on June 4, 2013, can be read on the GEIPAN website under the News tab: "Strange airplane contrails."
On Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at around 5:30 PM, a witness is intrigued by the presence in the sky of lights having a particular shape. The phenomenon, oblong in shape, apparently motionless…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On March 14, 2013 at 7:16 PM, a witness is intrigued by the sight of a yellow-orange luminous phenomenon in the sky and films it for a few seconds. Turning away for a moment, the phenomenon …
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On June 12, 2014 at 10:15 PM, a witness observes and photographs two orange luminous phenomena in the sky. The photos very clearly suggest airplane contrails, made very bright by the setting…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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