Unspecified over Maule, Ile-de-France · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 23 juillet vers 11h30, un témoin observe un phénomène blanc très lumineux et silencieux de la taille d'un petit avion de tourisme durant 15 secondes environ. Aucune autre information disponible. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1991-07-01240). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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What would the paper say?
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 1991-07-20 → 1991-08-06
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