Unspecified over Saint-Loup Lamaire, Poitou-Charentes · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 12 février 1984, un automobiliste et sa passagère vont apercevoir durant 3 secondes une forme cylindrique émettant une lumière scintillante. Cet objet, qui d'après les témoins ressemble à un javelot, traverse le ciel à très grande vitesse et sera perdu de vue avant de toucher la ligne d'horizon. Aucune autre information ne sera recueillie sur ce phénomène, qui par la description des témoins s'apparente à une rentrée atmosphérique. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1984-02-01018). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1984-02-09 → 1984-02-26