Vosges, France · 1979-11-14 · from the GEIPAN archive
On November 14, 1979 at around 5:42 p.m., a witness, an Air Force officer on leave, observes unusual luminous phenomena in the clear sky. Driving in a car, the witness and his female passenger suddenly see two point-like lights of an orange-red color. Fairly close together, they stabilize at an altitude of about 100 meters above the woods and go out one after the other. No noise is noticed. 30 seconds later a double "bang" occurs almost simultaneously. The witness thinks it is probably a patrol breaking the sound barrier at high altitude. One minute later two lights appear at the same altitude and distance but further north than the first ones. 5 seconds later, these lights go out one after the other. The local press also reports that several people in the area witnessed this phenomenon. No other testimony or details will be collected by the gendarmerie about this phenomenon, which remains unexplained.
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