Haut-Rhin, France · 1980-03-04 · from the GEIPAN archive
On March 4, 1980 at around 9:45 PM, numerous witnesses reported observing a luminous phenomenon 5 times larger and brighter than a star. This ball was rather reddish-orange in color and remained stationary in the sky. The investigation would show that the conditions were exceptionally favorable for observing a very particular appearance of certain planets such as Mars.
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the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On September 12, 1980 at 4:28 a.m., police officers on patrol observed a luminous phenomenon in the sky. For 1 hour 30 minutes, a luminous ball located to the N-E moved slowly. This sphere w…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On February 13 and 18, 1985, several witnesses would see at 9:30 PM in the sky a silent luminous phenomenon: a ball much larger than a star moving slowly at low altitude. Circular in shape a…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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