Unspecified over Billom, Auvergne · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 11 septembre 1997 en soirée ainsi que le lendemain des témoins signalent un point lumineux scintillant dans le ciel.Le phénomène est silencieux, se déplaçant très lentement dans le ciel et de la taille d'une étoile. Il produit un halo rouge et scintille de plusieurs couleurs. L'observation dure une heure et demie environ Cette observation est probablement celle de la course d'un astre. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1997-09-01476). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1997-09-08 → 1997-09-25
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