Oval over Miramont-D'Astarac, Midi-Pyrénées · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Dans la nuit du 18 au 19 mai 1976 vers 2h du matin un témoin observe le passage N-E de deux boules coniques et rouges. Aucune trace au sol n'a été constatée aux alentours de la maison du témoin unique du phénomène. Ce cas est classé C par manque d'informations. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1976-07-02733). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1976-05-16 → 1976-06-02