An account in C�tes-d'Armor, France

The witness gave two very similar testimonies on September 14 and 23, 2015, from the same place and at the same time (around 10:30 PM). Each time, there is an environment of military air operations fully observed by the witness, with descriptions in terms of airplanes with their noises and trails. Furthermore, the witness states that it made him "think of the very recent exercises (early September) of Rafale planes by the seaside (Roscoff/St-Pol-de-Leon border) flying at low altitude (exercises?) 'for hours they passed over our heads at low altitude!'" and the witness specifies for September 14 that "For me, it's almost certain that on Monday 14/9, it was military planes." In this environment of air operations, here is what surprised the witness on September 14: - "2 very loud and distinct noises (like a 'missile' or a huge firework cracker without detonation) made me look out the window." - a UAP that appeared to him different from the planes moving in the sky because the UAP was in the form of a spherical ball that at one point released a curtain of light toward the ground. And what surprised the witness on September 23: - "several (4 or 5) 'luminous balls' (much brighter than the few pale stars that were appearing) moving very fast in different directions (could make one think of a 'ballet') appearing and disappearing alternately at high speed." - "two planes (identifiable by the white trails they formed) near these luminous balls (I only saw 2, maybe there were more, given the noise.) The phenomenon lasted about 1 to 2 minutes, the 'luminous balls' disappeared quickly, only the planes remained visible and audible." The UAP zone, as reported by the witness relative to his location (SW or SE depending on the day, 14 or 23), and also as drawn on the map by the witness, corresponds to a low-altitude military flight zone (see 2015 RTBA map). The witness therefore witnessed air exercises on two occasions. In such a context, what seemed strange to the witness is a priori not strange. These exercises can, for example, give rise to tests of luminous infrared flare launches that can produce strange glows for anyone who would have difficulty associating them with the context of military maneuvers and exercises (see the article Illuminating munitions and military flares as generators of UFOs). No other witness contacted GEIPAN to report strangeness about these events, which nevertheless attracted attention in the sky at least by their noise (as in the case of this testimony). Consequently, GEIPAN classifies the cases of September 14 and 23, 2015, as B: planes.