Sphere over Beuvraignes, Picardie · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Dans la nuit du 17 au 18 juillet 1993 entre 00h30 et 02h30, un témoin observe depuis chez lui un ballet de cercles lumineux blancs tournant à grande vitesse dans le ciel. Au bout d'une heure environ, un troisième cercle lumineux est venu se joindre aux deux autres. Le témoin a cessé d'observer ce phénomène vers 02h30. Sans que cela soit démontré il est fort probable que le phénomène observé soit un faisceau de projecteurs ou de rayons laser publicitaires ou de discothèque. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1993-07-01312). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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