Unspecified over La Haye Pesnel, Basse Normandie · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 14 mai 1994 vers 21h20, quatre témoins suivent, photographient et filment l'évolution d'un objet ovale qui évolue dans le ciel. Dans un champ voisin ainsi que dans le canton voisin on découvrira des morceaux de ballons avec des cartes provenant d'un concours de lancement de ballons.Ce concours pour enfants a été lancé depuis l'Angleterre. Le phénomène observé est donc vraisemblablement l'un de ces ballons. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1994-05-01357). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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