Loire-Atlantique, France · 1980-10-30 · from the GEIPAN archive
Several evenings in a row between October 30 and November 1, 1980, a witness observed two fixed luminous points in the sky. This person made an astronomical observation of Venus (magnitude -3.91) and Jupiter (magnitude -1.31), which were particularly visible during this period of the year.
What stood out: moving in formation
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