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UAP Nexus
Probable conventional

Unspecified over National, Autre · France

A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.

The report, as filed

Le 15 août 1978 entre 21h et 21h10 plusieurs témoins situés dans les départements du Gard et de l' Ardèche observent le passage SO-NE d'un phénomène lumineux rougeâtre. Les témoins décrivent une boule incandescante suivi d'une trainée. Aucun bruit n'est entendu lors de l'observation. Ces personnes ont été témoins d'une probable rentrée atmosphérique. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]

Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1978-06-00524). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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What would the paper say?

France's official UAP office publishes its case base proactively — check its open catalog before filing. Through Aletheca, the house instrument, anyone can commission the request — filed, chased, and published in the open, refusals included. The draft goes over already written: the records sought, and the date window they would live in.

Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1978-06-12 → 1978-06-29

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