Bouches-du-Rhône, France · 1979-01-11 · from the GEIPAN archive
On January 11, 1979 at 4:35 p.m., two witnesses spotted around fifteen flying objects in the sky. They seemed to measure between 60 and 80 cm. Metallic in color, they swirled and gave off bright flashes by reflecting the setting sun. They moved slowly with no sound toward the southeast, where they disappeared. A weather balloon release had taken place the same day at 12:00, and it is likely that the witnesses saw scraps of the balloon's payload or envelope.
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