Ardennes, France · 1978-01-25 · from the GEIPAN archive
On January 25, 1978, at around 6:30 p.m., seven children playing in the street observed the passage of an orange, oval-shaped craft. Red and white lights placed alternately flashed at the base of the craft. Coming from the South, it followed a curve to head West at the same altitude as light aircraft. The children's accounts differ on the noise heard during the craft's passage. No other testimony was collected on this passage of a probable aircraft.
On October 8, 1977, between 12:30 and 1:00 a.m., a person on a moped observed the passage of a craft they did not recognize. It had a flat base topped by a rounded shape; the craft was entir…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On the evening of December 2, 1985, around 10 p.m., several witnesses heard a significant dull thud. Coming out of their homes, they were able to see a set of lights on a flying craft: red l…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On May 5, 1978, between 10:45 p.m. and 11:15 p.m., three people observed the passage of a craft about 50 meters above them. No noise was heard even though the craft was large in size. Lights…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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