Cylinder over Etables-Sur-Mer, Bretagne · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 1er octobre 1995 vers 2h45 un témoin dans sa voiture observe un objet de forme cylindrique de couleur aluminium.Durant une minute Il observera une forte lumière orangée venant d'un cylindre d'environ 1 mètre de diamètre . Aucun bruit n'a été remarqué. Aucun autre élément n'a pu être recueilli. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1995-10-01659). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1995-09-28 → 1995-10-15