AnomalyOn 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.
France, France · 1978-06-15 · from the GEIPAN archive
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