Isère, France · 1976-12-21 · from the GEIPAN archive
A witness reports an observation made on December 21, 1976, between 10:30 p.m. and 11:45 p.m.: the witness observes with binoculars a luminous phenomenon of several colors. Two other people will also observe the phenomenon, which seems stationary. These people probably made an astronomical observation of Sirius, perfectly visible at this time of year. The colors noted by the main witness are probably the consequence, on the one hand, of the star's twinkling due to atmospheric disturbances, and on the other hand, of chromatic aberrations inherent in consumer binoculars (these aberrations cause iridescence around very bright points).
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