Savoie, France · 1979-05-15 · from the GEIPAN archive
On May 15, 1979, between 2:15 p.m. and 2:45 p.m., several people in fields saw an object on the ground that then flew away slowly and horizontally. Spherical in shape and metallic in color, it moved while oscillating, following the contours of the terrain, and picked up speed as it moved vertically. Some witnesses were able to see it for about 30 minutes before it gradually disappeared. No information about a possible weather balloon release in the area was collected, but based on the descriptions given, these people probably saw a balloon.
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 br…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On May 14, 1979, around 1 p.m., several people observed a bright object in a clear, windless sky. The object was oval-shaped and silver-colored; it moved slowly while oscillating on a north-…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On November 6, 2011, at around 1 p.m., a witness notices in the sky the presence of a ball that he describes as the size of a pinhead, orange in color but dull. It seems stationary at a high…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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