Unspecified over Moirans En Montagne, Franche-Comté · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 26 janvier 1986, 5 témoins vont apercevoir depuis des lieux différents, une boule de feu de couleur rouge. Ce phénomène très lumineux se déplace en provoquant une épaisse fumée. L'enquête de gendarmerie a montré qu'il s'agit probablement d'une fusée de détresse de marin tirée pour essai par un habitant. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1985-01-01049). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1985-01-23 → 1985-02-09