Maine-et-Loire, France · 1977-04-29 · from the GEIPAN archive
Red lights in Maine-et-Loire, France
On April 29, 1977, at 9:15 PM and 10:15 PM, two people observed the slow movement of a cigar-shaped craft. This craft emitted lights of different colors and moved parallel to the Maine River. Despite a 10-minute observation, the testimonies remain brief. A third witness, found by the gendarmerie, reported a three-minute observation that same day around 9:00 PM, describing the northeast-to-southwest movement of a red ball with a "tail" that eventually "went out." The atmospheric reentry hypothesis was not confirmed due to lack of information.
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