Unspecified over Le Portel, Nord-Pas-de-Calais · France
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
Le 06 octobre 1993 vers 22h30 de nombreux témoins observent un phénomène lumineux circulaire composé de plusieurs boules lumineuses. L'enquête montrera qu'il s'agit d'un manège d'une fête foraineéquipé de projecteurs lasers tournants. [GEIPAN classification A — Laser]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1993-10-01333). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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