Unspecified over Sains-Richaumont, Picardie · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 1 janvier 1976 vers 19h45 plusieurs personnes dans un transport en commun observent le passage dans le ciel d'un phénomène lumineux. Dans la nuit noire, une forme circulaire baignée dans une vive lueur traverse rapidement le ciel selon une trajectoire NE-SO. Aucun bruit n'est entendu lors du passage rapide de ce phénomène pour lequel nous manquons d'information. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1976-01-00278). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1975-12-29 → 1976-01-15