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As reported

Cylinder over Crau (La), Provence Alpes Cote d'azur · France

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

The report, as filed

Le 19 février 1982 vers 18h 30, deux témoins ont observé un point très lumineux immobile d'une grosseur beaucoup plus importante que l'étoile du berger. A proximité de ce point, un cylindre était également immobile. Il semblait émettre une lumière froide non brillante. Aucun bruit n'a été entendu durant l'observation qui a duré environ 4 minutes. Lors du déplacement des témoins, les objets ont disparu dans le paysage. 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 1982-02-00917). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1982-02-16 → 1982-03-05