Sphere over Benquet, Aquitaine · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 16 octobre 1977 vers 3h30 un automobiliste et sa passagère observent le passage O-E d'un objet circulaire de couleur. Le déplacement se fait à haute altitude et à grande vitesse. La trajectoire est curviligne et l'objet a disparu derrière la végétation. Aucun signe de parasitage n'est remarqué dans le véhicule. Aucun autre témoignage ne sera recueilli sur ce phénomène. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1977-10-02661). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1977-10-13 → 1977-10-30