Unspecified over Cournon, Auvergne · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 24 décembre 1978 vers 21h deux témoins observent un objet lumineux dans le ciel. Ils constatent le déplacement à faible vitesse de l'objet qui émet des couleurs vairiées. Vers 23h un des témoins confirme avoir vu de nouveau l'objet qui a encore changé de place. Aucun autre témoignage ne viendra compléter ces dépositions très succinctes. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1978-12-00582). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1978-12-21 → 1979-01-07