Hérault, France · 1979-08-31 · from the GEIPAN archive
On August 31, 1978, several people observed three lights in the sky around 9:15 PM. A first light, orange in color, was observed for about fifteen minutes. Then two other silvery lights appeared and moved rapidly before disappearing instantly. The witnesses decided to move outside the city and saw these lights appear again around 11 PM. They observed them for one hour with binoculars. The phenomenon disappeared completely around 12:15 AM. No other report was recorded concerning this phenomenon, for which we lack information.
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