Sphere over Dijon, Bourgogne · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 17 septembre 1978 vers 19h50 plusieurs personnes observent dans le ciel un trait lumineux qui se déplace lentement à une altitude non précisée. Aucun bruit n'est entendu lors de l'observation. Malgré l'enquête de gendarmerie, les témoignages succincts concernant ce phénomène ne nous apportent que peu d'informations. Le cas est classé C. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1978-09-00546). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1978-09-14 → 1978-10-01