Rectangle over Bonneuil-Sur-Marne, Ile-de-France · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 28 août 1979 à 20h 45 un témoin observe aux jumelles le passage d'un avion de ligne. Il va apercevoir à l'arrière de l'avion et au-dessus une forme très lumineuse et rectangulaire. Aucun autre renseignement n'a été apporté sur ce phénomène par les brigades de gendarmes limitrophes de l'aéroport de d'Orly ou par le chef du centre de contrôle régional d'Orly Sud. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1979-08-00655). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1979-08-25 → 1979-09-11