Sphere over [N165] De Landevant, Bretagne · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 22 mai 1978 vers 0h15 un automobiliste et ses passagers aperçoivent une boule très lumineuse de couleur blanche argentée dans le ciel. Les témoins racontent qu'un rayon lumineux parti de cette boule percutera leur véhicule à l'arrière gauche. Aucune trace sur le véhicule ne sera retrouvée. 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 1978-05-00519). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1978-05-19 → 1978-06-05