Marne, France · 1979-05-30 · from the GEIPAN archive
On May 30, 1979, two people observe in the sky, for 20 minutes, a particular phenomenon. An object shaped like a flattened rugby ball crosses the sky in a southeast-to-northwest direction. The witnesses notice a bright orange trail, more or less long, behind the object, which is located at about 500 meters altitude. One of the two witnesses, a student pilot, does not recognize an aircraft. No other testimony has been collected on this phenomenon, for which we lack information such as the time of observation.
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