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As reported

Unspecified over Salins-Les-Thermes, Rhône-Alpes · France

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

le 23 août 1980 vers 9h 30 un témoin aperçoit depuis son habitation un éclair. Elle fait ensuite une observation qui l'intrigue : un objet volant sphérique et très brillant se déplace dans le ciel. Se rapprochant d'un massif montagneux, l'objet bascule sur sa tranche devient rouge et va rapidement disparaître derrière le paysage en direction du Nord. Aucun autre témoignage ne sera recueilli sur ce phénomène pour lequel nous manquons d'informations. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]

Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1980-08-00790). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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What would the paper say?

France's official UAP office publishes its case base proactively — check its open catalog before filing. Through Aletheca, the house instrument, anyone can commission the request — filed, chased, and published in the open, refusals included. The draft goes over already written: the records sought, and the date window they would live in.

Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1980-08-20 → 1980-09-06