Sphere over Blanc-Mesnil (Le), 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 mars 1981 entre 15h et 17h deux personnes aperçoivent un engin qu'ils prennent d'abord pour une boule de feu. La vitesse de l'engin est très élevée selon une trajectoire Nord-Ouest Nord -Est. De forme circulaire, la circonférence de l'objet est d'environ 3 à 4 mètres. Aucune autre information n'a été recueillie. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1981-07-00874). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1981-03-25 → 1981-04-11