Unspecified over Mesnil-Le-Roi (Le), Ile-de-France · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 8 janvier 1977 à 20h50 un témoin observe une lumière intense provenant d'un objet qu'elle ne voit pas. Aucun bruit n'est entendu durant la courte observation. L'objet a disparu dans une trajectoire descendante derrière les maisons en direction de la forêt domaniale. Aucune trace et aucun autre témoignage n'ont pu apporter d'autres informations concernant ce phénomène. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1977-01-00379). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1977-01-05 → 1977-01-22