Oval over Beauvois-En-Cambresis, Nord-Pas-de-Calais · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Vers 6h du matin le 12 avril 1982, plusieurs témoins affirment avoir vu un un phénomène lumineux dans le ciel. De forme ovale et de couleur orangé, un objet vole à très haute altitude mais très lentement. Durant toute l'observation qui a duré 10 minutes environ, l'objet n'a pas changé de forme ou de couleur. Sa vitesse reste constante. Aucune autre information n'a été recueillie sur ce phénomène. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1982-04-00927). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1982-04-09 → 1982-04-26