Sphere over Ville-En-Tardenois, Champagne-Ardenne · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 12 mars 1982 vers 20h 30, un témoin a observé dans le ciel une boule très lumineuse d'environ 80 cm de diamètre. De couleur argent, elle était suivie d'une trainée orange-clair. Durant tout le temps de l'observation, l'objet n'a pas changé de couleur et de direction. Cette personne a probablement été témoin d'une rentrée atmosphérique. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1982-03-00924). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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