Unspecified over Crest, Rhône-Alpes · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 5 octobre 1981 entre 9h et 10h une automobiliste et sa passagère circulent sur une nationale. Elles aperçoivent soudain un objet noir ressemblant un bâton pointû qui traverse lentement la route de gauche à droite juste devant leur voiture. L'observation a duré deux secondes avant que l'objet ne disparaisse définitivement. Aucune autre information n'a été recueillie sur ce phénomène pour lequel nous manquons de données. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1981-11-00899). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1981-10-02 → 1981-10-19