Sphere over Gourdon, Provence Alpes Cote d'azur · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 20 mai 1996 vers 23 h45, un témoin est attiré par des aboiements de chiens. Il observe alors durant quelques dizaines de secondes des lueurs oranges qui se déplaçent doucement avec deux rampes de feux oranges et bleus. Aucun bruit n'a été détecté. Aucune autre information disponible. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1996-05-01424). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1996-05-17 → 1996-06-03