Loire, France · 1979-12-14 · from the GEIPAN archive
On December 14, 1979 at around 9:30 PM, a young motorcyclist saw in the sky 6 objects of oval shape and shiny. They moved quickly in formation three by three and disappeared heading West. No trace on the environment and no other testimony were collected on this phenomenon, for which we lack information.
What stood out: moving in formation
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