Unspecified over Saumur, Pays de la Loire · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 1er mars 1978 deux témopins dans leur véhicule aperçoivent dans le ciel vers 18h 30 un objet lumineuxse déplaçant lentement dans le sens S-N. L'observation dure 7 à 8 minutes. L'objet est long et volumineux ; il est principalement de couleur rouge. Aucun bruit particulier n'est entendu. Aucun autre témoignage ne sera recueilli sur ce phénomène pour lequel nous manquons d'informations. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1978-03-00492). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1978-02-26 → 1978-03-15