Sphere over Champs-Sur-Tarentaine-Marchal, Auvergne · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 18 octobre 1977 à 0h24 un témoin observe durant 4 minutes un point lumineux dans le ciel qui se rapproche, effectue une large courbe en perdant de l'altitude et semble s'immobiliser au-dessus d'une colline. Le témoin raconte qu'il voit alors la masse sombre d'un engin avec un hublot circulaire éméttant une lumière vive bleue et orange. Au bout de dix secondes, il disparaitra instantanément. Malgré l'enquête de gendarmerie, aucun autre témoignage ne sera recueilli. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1977-10-00443). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1977-10-15 → 1977-11-01