Cylinder over Saint-Gratien, Autre · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Entre 2h et 2h 30 le 11 septembre 1983, un témoin observe au-dessus de son pavillon et des pavillons alentours un phénomène lumineux particulier. Des faisceaux cylindriques d'un mètre de diamètre éclairent fortement les pavillons. Ces 8 bandes fixes de couleur légèrement jaune sont espacées de 3 à 4 mètres et vont progressivement disparaître dans les nuages. Aucune autre information ne sera receuillie sur ce phénomène. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1983-09-00993). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1983-09-08 → 1983-09-25