Light over Varces-Allieres-Et-Risset, Rhône-Alpes · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
le 21 août 1993 vers 15h45, deux témoins observent des points lumineux de différentes couleurs dans le ciel très clair et évoluant très lentement. L'observation, comme l'a précisé un témoin était vraisemblablement celle de parapentistes en évolution. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1993-08-01326). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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