Sphere over Saint-Vincent-De-Paul, Aquitaine · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 9 mars 1997 entre 5 heures et 5 heures 30, un témoin observe un objet zigzagant et de la grosseur d'un petit pois avec une trainée blanche. L'objet se stabilise ensuite. Aucune autre information disponible. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1997-03-01450). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1997-03-06 → 1997-03-23