AnomalyOn August 29, 1980 at around 8:50 PM, two witnesses on their terrace observed a particular phenomenon in the sky. Coming from the West, a ball seen against the light, black in color, passed at high speed directly above the house. The witnesses then saw its shape change and noticed about a dozen square-shaped portholes as if lit from the inside. An intense light suddenly appeared and this whole thing disappeared toward the East. The total observation lasted 20 to 30 seconds without any noise being noticed. No other testimony was collected on this phenomenon, for which we lack information.
Var, France · 1980-08-29 · from the GEIPAN archive
An account in Var, France
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