Unspecified over Forbach, Lorraine · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 27 aout 1976 vers 21h16 un témoin astronome amateur remarque encore une fois dans le ciel nuageux un objet qui l'intrigue. Il fait constater à une autre personne le passage d'un appareil circulaire diffusant à l'arrière une lumière sensiblement orangée. Lors de l'enquête le témoin fournit un descriptif précis , un shéma de l'objet observé et la trajectoire. Aucun autre témoignage ne sera recueilli. Il est probable que ce témoin ait fait successivement des observaions d'un aéronef. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1976-08-00336). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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