Unspecified over Belfort, Franche-Comté · France
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
Le 4 mai 1981 entre 20h et 23h de nombreux témoins dont des militaires aperçoivent dans le ciel des phénomènes lumineux orangés en direction de la Suisse. Lors de l'enquête, il sera établit que des manœuvres militaires ont bien eu lieu ce soir là prés de la frontière Suisse et qu'il s'agit de fusées éclairantes. [GEIPAN classification A — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1981-05-00867). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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