Sphere over Saint-Sauveur-De-Montagut, Rhône-Alpes · France
Investigated by a competent body and left unresolved. The rarest grade, and never awarded by us — only recorded.
The report, as filed
Le 26 novembre entre 7h15 et 8h15, un témoin observe pendant près d'une heure une boule jaune semblant se consumer. Au bout d'une heure la boule est partie rapidement en laissant derrière une trace noire. L'enquête menée n'a pas permis d'identifier cette boule comme étant un aéronef civil ou militaire, ni un ballon. Le phénomène reste inexpliqué. [GEIPAN classification D — Phénomène étrange à très étrange/ de consistance moyenne à forte]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1993-11-01338). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1993-11-23 → 1993-12-10