Morbihan, France · 1978-05-22 · from the GEIPAN archive
A beam of light in Morbihan, France
On May 22, 1978, at around 12:15 a.m., a motorist and his passengers spotted a very bright ball, silver-white in color, in the sky. The witnesses say that a beam of light coming from this ball struck their vehicle on the rear left side. No trace was found on the vehicle. No other testimony was 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
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