Unspecified over Charolles, Bourgogne · France
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
Plusieurs soirs de suite vers 21h des personnes observent le passage à très haute altitude et à vitesse constante d'un objet lumineux. Il se déplace dans le sens NE-SO. La régularité de la trajectoire, le temps de visiblité et la répétition sur deux jours, confirme l'hyphothèse d'une observation du passage d'un satellite artificiel. [GEIPAN classification A — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1978-09-00541). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1978-09-04 → 1978-09-21