Unspecified over Louhans, Bourgogne · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 9 octobre 1979 vers 23h 30 plusieurs personnes vont apercevoir un objet volant lumineux à faible altitude. Il se déplace en faisant un bruit impressionnant ce qui effraye certains témoins et des animaux. Ces personnes ont probablement été témoin du passage d'un aéronef ce que confirme un des témoin qui reconnaitra les feux arrières d'un hélicoptère. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1979-10-00668). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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