Cylinder over Criel-Sur-Mer, Haute Normandie · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 15 avril 1976 entre 21h et 21h30 un témoin observe, durant environ deux minutes, un phénomène lumineux orangé. Celui-ci reste stationnaire au-dessus du clocher d'une église située à deux kilomètres. Aucun bruit particulier n'est entendu. Il disparaît subitement. Aucun autre témoignage n'a été 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 1976-04-00299). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1976-04-12 → 1976-04-29