Sphere over Roanne, Rhône-Alpes · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 29 mars 1976 à 17h10 un témoin observe et photographie un objet circulaire de couleur orangé volant dans le ciel. L'objet se déplace lentement, s'immobilise un instant avant de repartir à grande vitesse selon une trajectoire N-S. Aucun bruit n'est entendu lors du déplacement de l'objet. Aucun autre témoignage ne sera recueilli sur ce phénomène pour lequel nous manquons d'informations. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1976-03-00294). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1976-03-26 → 1976-04-12