Sphere over Seloncourt, Franche-Comté · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
le 12 mars 1987 vesr 6h du matin, un témoin va apercevoir durant 4 à 5 secondes une boule lumineuse. D'un diamètre équivalent à celui de la pleine lune, cette sphère se déplace sans bruit en laissant derrière elle une légère trainée incandescante. 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 1987-03-01105). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1987-03-09 → 1987-03-26
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