Unspecified over Poindimie, Outre-Mer · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 15 novembre 1978 entre 14h30 et 15h30, plusieurs personnes observent le passage SO-NE d'un objet lumineux qui pourrait être tombé dans le lagon sans précision exact du lieu de la chute. Des plongeurs, envoyés spéciaux du journal local, ont cherché en vain cet objet. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1978-11-00568). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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