Oval over Pont-Du-Casse, Aquitaine · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 6 juin 1976 entre 5h40 et 7h20 un témoin observe le déplacement à haute altitude d'un objet lumineux ovoide. L'objet semble composé de deux parties lumineuses de grosseurs inégales mais comme reliées entre elles. Il se déplace lentement suivant une direction Est-Ouest. Aucun autre témoignage ne sera recueilli. Cette personne a probablement été témoin du passage d'un ballon stratosphérique. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1976-06-02710). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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