Oval over Porte-Puymorens, Languedoc Roussillon · France
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
Une automobiliste observe et photographie le 17 janvier 1977 vers 17h un phénomène météorologique particulier. Un nuage de forme oval se déplace imperceptiblement sans le sens Nord-Sud. Deux autres témoins ont fait la même observation. D'après la photo jointe au procés verbal, ces personnes ont vu un nuage lenticulaire. [GEIPAN classification A — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1977-01-00384). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1977-01-14 → 1977-01-31