Oval over [D23] De Sapois, Lorraine · France
Investigated by a competent body and left unresolved. The rarest grade, and never awarded by us — only recorded.
The report, as filed
Le 12 novembre 1992 vers 17h, un témoin circulant en voiture est effrayé par une grosse masse rouge clignotante qui s'est approchée rapidement du témoin sans bruit. L'observation n'a duré que quelques secondes mais est passée à environ 50 m du véhicule. Le phénomène n'a pas pu être identifié. [GEIPAN classification D — Phénomène étrange à très étrange/ de consistance moyenne à forte]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1992-11-01273). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1992-11-09 → 1992-11-26