Unspecified over Sainte-Maxime, 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
Depuis la terrasse de sa villa de vacances et avec toute sa famille, un témoin déclare avoir vu dans la nuit du 06 au 07 aôut 1988 un objet lumineux de forme longitudinale se déplaçant très vite et sans bruit. L'objet disparaîtra sans laisser de traces. Aucune autre information n'a pu être recueillie pour expliquer ce phénomène. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1988-08-01140). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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France's official UAP office publishes its case base proactively — check its open catalog before filing. Through Aletheca, the house instrument, anyone can commission the request — filed, chased, and published in the open, refusals included. The draft goes over already written: the records sought, and the date window they would live in.
Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1988-08-03 → 1988-08-20
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