Jura, France · 1977-12-04 · from the GEIPAN archive
On December 7, 1977, at around 6:45 p.m., several people observed the passage of a luminous phenomenon in the sky. It moved from west to east without any particular noise being heard. The phenomenon appeared as an elongated shape emitting a white light. Then, along its trajectory, this shape gave way to a red luminous point that gradually faded and disappeared. During the investigation, the gendarmerie found no trace on the ground of the phenomenon's passage. One witness also reported having seen, on December 4 at around 10:15 p.m., the passage of an orange-colored ball in the sky. While these testimonies resemble descriptions of observations of atmospheric re-entries, the information concerning these phenomena remains too imprecise to validate this hypothesis.
On October 21, 1977 at around 5:15 p.m., two witnesses observed the passage of an elongated object in the sky. Luminous and of several colors, the object moved, leaving behind it a glow that…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On October 28, 1978, at around 7:10 PM, several witnesses observed the rapid passage from East to West of a luminous phenomenon in the sky. The witnesses describe a fireball with a luminous …
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On January 1, 1976, at around 7:45 p.m., several people on public transport observed the passage of a luminous phenomenon in the sky. In the pitch-black night, a circular shape bathed in a b…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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