Seine-Maritime, France · 1980-08-14 · from the GEIPAN archive
On August 14, 1980, at 4:45 in the morning, witnesses observed a low light source on the horizon. Emitting a flickering yellow light, moving very slowly, this phenomenon was observed for several minutes before disappearing while decreasing in intensity and size. During the gendarmerie investigation, other witnesses were found: it is likely that these people made an astronomical observation of Mercury, which was particularly visible at this time of year.
On July 22, 1978 at around 11:45 PM, several people observed in the sky a very bright yellow-orange luminous phenomenon emitting rays. For 15 minutes, one witness observed the phenomenon wit…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On December 1, 1976, several witnesses observed the presence, above the horizon line, of a luminous and stationary object. The observation lasted 15 minutes before the object disappeared. No…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
On January 16, 1980 at 7:00 PM, witnesses spotted a particular luminous phenomenon in the sky. It was a very bright white ball located to the southwest in the sky. During the observation, th…
the accounts read alike, found by meaning rather than by shared details
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