Sphere over Mont-Dore, Auvergne · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Dans la nuit du 6 au 7 septembre 1996 un témoin dans un établissement de cure observe vers 2 heures du matin une boule orange descendant lentement du ciel et survolant les arbres. Aucune autre information n'a été collectée sur cette observation. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1996-09-01433). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1996-09-04 → 1996-09-21