Gironde, France · 1978-06-18 · from the GEIPAN archive
On June 19, 1978, between 11 PM and 12:45 AM, several people heard a dull, loud sound and then observed a luminous object above the built-up area. Orange in color, the object was oval in shape. Malfunctions in the street's electrical lighting network were noted as the object remained present. It gradually disappeared from the witnesses' view while gaining altitude. In addition, motorists on the RN113 heading toward Bordeaux, near La Réole, also observed a luminous phenomenon moving slowly in the stormy sky. The gendarmerie investigation and that of GEPAN could not clearly establish a correlation between these two observations due to a lack of precision and information. The witnesses probably observed a meteorological phenomenon related to the stormy weather threatening the area.
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the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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