Unspecified over Beaumont Hague, Basse Normandie · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 13 février 1993 vers 19 heures et durant plusieurs jours de suite, plusieurs témoins signalent la présence d'un point lumineux intense et stationnaire dans le ciel de la taille d'une grosse étoile. L'enquête montrera que les témoins ont sans doute été abusés par la planète Vénus. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1993-02-01284). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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