Sphere over Valensole, Provence Alpes Cote d'azur · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 12 mars 1988 vers 20h15, un témoin dans son véhicule, observe au-dessus d'un émetteur radio une puis deux boules de dimensions importantes, de couleur rose et fluorescentes. Son observation durera entre cinq et huit minutes. L'enquête ne permettra pas de recueillir d'autres informations. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1988-03-01130). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1988-03-09 → 1988-03-26
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