Val-de-Marne, France · 1980-05-13 · from the GEIPAN archive
On May 13, 1980 at around 4:45 a.m., a witness, walking to work, was surprised by the appearance in the sky of a very bright green ball. It moved along a south-to-north trajectory and at very low altitude. This ball was followed by a spray of yellow sparks. The observation lasted less than 5 seconds and no noise was noticed. No other testimony was collected on this phenomenon. This person probably witnessed an atmospheric reentry.
On November 20, 1981 at around 6 p.m., several witnesses observed in the sky a luminous ball followed by a multicolored trail. This ball moved at very high speed, crossing the sky in a south…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On January 3, 1979, two people observe at 6:50 a.m. a bright object at low altitude in the direction of south-southeast. Hemispherical and accompanied by a shower of sparks, this object will…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On January 12, 1983 at 6:30 PM, several witnesses saw a yellow ball moving silently at very low altitude. This ball was followed by a set of small blue sparks. The whole thing suddenly disin…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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