France, France · 1978-06-15 · from the GEIPAN archive
On August 15, 1978, between 9:00 PM and 9:10 PM, several witnesses located in the Gard and Ardèche departments observed the passage from southwest to northeast of a reddish luminous phenomenon. The witnesses describe an incandescent ball followed by a trail. No noise was heard during the observation. These people witnessed a probable atmospheric reentry.
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 December 13, 1977, between 7:00 PM and 7:30 PM, several witnesses in different regions of France observed the rapid East-West passage across the sky of a luminous phenomenon of circular s…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On March 29, 2008, at around 9:30 PM, several witnesses observed a luminous phenomenon in the sky for 3 seconds. A very bright yellow ball moved at high speed from the southwest to the north…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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