Drôme, France · 1978-02-28 · from the GEIPAN archive
On February 28, 1978, between 7:30 PM and 7:40 PM, a female motorist and her son saw a very bright orange object moving at high speed in the sky from north to south. The observation lasted three minutes, during which no particular noise was heard. The object stabilized, then moved off slowly toward the south before disappearing instantly. No trace was found at the scene. No other testimony was collected about this phenomenon, which remains unexplained.
On March 1, 1978, two witnesses in their vehicle spotted a luminous object in the sky at around 6:30 p.m., moving slowly from south to north. The observation lasted 7 to 8 minutes. The objec…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On July 27, 1981, at around 11:30 PM, two witnesses saw two bright points in the sky. They moved parallel to each other, then made changes in trajectory before returning to their starting po…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On April 2, 1978 at around 11:35 PM, a motorist and his passenger saw a very strong yellow-orange glow. It appeared almost at ground level on the hill. After stopping his vehicle, the witnes…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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