Vaucluse, France · 1977-12-31 · from the GEIPAN archive
An orange orb in Vaucluse, France
On December 31, 1977, after 7 p.m., several people observe in the sky a glowing orange phenomenon that intrigues them.
A person who learned through his neighbors of these facts reported in the press will come to testify at the gendarmerie. He states that he was the one who fired a fireworks display consisting of two flare rockets and 4 Chinese rockets on December 31 between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to celebrate the end of the year.
Another testimony will be collected about an observation on December 31, 1977, around 5 p.m. A motorist will spot in the sky a motionless object, quickly lost from sight. This testimony remains brief, and no other testimony about this phenomenon will be able to provide additional information.
On October 18, 1977 at 12:24 a.m., a witness observed for 4 minutes a luminous point in the sky that approached, made a wide curve while losing altitude, and seemed to stop above a hill. The…
On November 19, 1977 at around 1:05 a.m., a motorist and his passenger saw a red-orange ball that moved and came closer. The driver stopped, and the phenomenon remained motionless in a meado…
On January 16, 1977 at 8:15 PM, a motorist and his passenger observed the movements of a luminous orange ball with a diameter of about 15 cm. It was located at an altitude of about 2,000 met…
On December 17, 1977 around midnight, several people from the same family observe for a few seconds, on the doorstep of their home, the passage of a luminous phenomenon. A yellow-orange ball…
On October 27, 1977 at around 6 a.m., two people saw for a few seconds in the sky a red fireball followed by a long red and orange trail. This phenomenon moved from east to west at very high…
On January 23, 1977, at around 1:45 a.m., a witness observed in the distance an orange light that seemed to be coming in his direction. After waking other people, these witnesses saw glowing…
both described an orange orb
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