Jura, France · 1977-08-15 · from the GEIPAN archive
Following an article in the local press, two witnesses are interviewed about their observation on August 15, 1977, at around 12:05 a.m., of a luminous ball-shaped object coming from the southwest. It moves slowly at low altitude, stops for a few seconds, and leaves toward the northeast at a higher speed. No noise is heard during the observation, which lasts several minutes. No other testimony is collected about this phenomenon, for which we lack information.
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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 November 24, 1977, at 7:20 a.m., a witness observed the passage of an oval-shaped object the size of a rugby ball. It emitted a bright light and moved along an east-north trajectory befor…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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