AnomalyOn Friday, June 8, 1979, between 1:00 PM and 1:05 PM, several people saw a peculiar phenomenon above the bay. They first noticed a vertical smoke trail that gradually dissipated. A few minutes later, a spherical object, fiery red in color, crossed the sky in a straight trajectory heading southwest with a downward curve. Moving rather slowly, this object was followed by a white or grayish smoke. The observations lasted a few seconds, with no sound heard. The gendarmerie's inquiry with the navy revealed that distress flare and illumination rocket tests had been carried out. However, the information provided is too imprecise to validate this hypothesis.
Loire-Atlantique, France · 1979-06-08 · from the GEIPAN archive
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