Meuse, France · 1976-07-13 · from the GEIPAN archive
On July 13, 1976 at 5:45 a.m., two witnesses finishing their night shift in a quarry suddenly observe in the sky the appearance of a stationary white sphere that gradually grows larger. The observation lasts 4 to 5 seconds, then the phenomenon disappears. No noise is heard. According to the gendarmerie investigation, the observers were in the highest place in the region and they had a very wide field of vision. The weather was sunny and there were no clouds. The phenomenon was directly above the Vaucouleurs hillside at a distance of about 8 km. At this date and time, it is likely that these people witnessed a reflection phenomenon from the sun that had just risen.
On October 6, 1978, two witnesses observed for 15 minutes a luminous phenomenon they could not explain. These people described an abnormal pink glow moving slowly about 7 to 8 meters above t…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On September 4, 1977, at around 11 p.m., two people observe an unusual phenomenon in the sky. A very bright white ball moves at high speed. It disappears from the witnesses' sight as it move…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On June 29, 2012 at around 6:06 a.m. (for time precision, see the investigation report), a walker, alerted by his dog, is intrigued by the presence of a white luminous object, stationary at …
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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