Unspecified over Gavray, Basse Normandie · France
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
A intervalles réguliers des témoins voient des lumières blanches tournoyant dans le ciel. L'enquête montrera sans ambiguité qu'il s'agit d'un projecteur publicitaire installé sur le toit d'une discothèque voisine. [GEIPAN classification A — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1993-04-01297). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1993-04-22 → 1993-05-09