Oval over Thuir, Languedoc Roussillon · France
Investigated by a competent body and left unresolved. The rarest grade, and never awarded by us — only recorded.
The report, as filed
Le 25 mars 1976 vers 14h30 un automobiliste et ses passagers observent dans le ciel un engin lumineux se déplaçant Est-Ouest. De grandes dimensions et de forme ovale surmonté d'un dôme, il reste dans leur champ de vision durant une minute avant de disparaître brusquement. Aucun autre témoignage ne sera recueilli sur ce phénomène. Ce cas est classé D1 (voir compte rendu d'enquête). [GEIPAN classification D — Phénomène étrange de consistance moyenne ou forte]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1976-03-00292). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1976-03-22 → 1976-04-08
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