Light over Ballaison, Rhône-Alpes · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 7 février 1989 en soirée, un témoin observe pendant quelques secondes une dizaine de points lumineux se déplaçant très rapidement au dessus du Jura. Il s'agit vraisemblablement d'une rentrée atmosphérique, peut être liée à celle observée le même jour dans le Sud Ouest. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1989-02-01168). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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