Unspecified over Chatel-De-Neuvre, Auvergne · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 26 octobre 1989 un peu avant 16 heures, observation par un témoin d'un objet ressemblant à un avion, mais qui disparaît très rapidement à l'horizon. Les informations données ne permettent aucune analyse. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1989-10-01650). 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 1989-10-22 → 1989-11-08