Lot-et-Garonne, France · 1978-10-23 · from the GEIPAN archive
On October 23, 1978, at around 8 p.m., a witness, accompanied by his frightened dog, observed for several minutes the movements of a luminous object projecting an orange-colored light. Round in shape, the shimmering object made changes in speed and direction without any particular noise being heard by the witness. A ball of fire was seen coming out of the object. The object suddenly disappeared. No other testimony was collected by the gendarmerie to corroborate all the information given by the sole witness.
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