Sphere over Lunel, Languedoc Roussillon · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 7 mars 1997 vers minuit, un témoin observe une lumière vive formant un cercle rouge avec des centaines de projecteurs et se déplaçant rapidement. Le phénomène est resté silencieux. Aucune autre information n'a pu être recueillie. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1997-03-01449). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1997-03-04 → 1997-03-21