Sphere over Cerilly, Auvergne · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 18 octobre 1994 vers 14 heures un gendarme en permission en train de ramasser des champignons découvre au sol un cercle composés d'éclats de cailloux ressemblant à du machefer.Les feuilles au contact des cailloux ont pris une teinte soufrée verte. La nuit tombant, il décide de revenir le lendemain mais ne retrouvera pas l'endroit. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1994-10-01373). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1994-10-15 → 1994-11-01