Unspecified over Canet, Languedoc Roussillon · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 14 décembre 1997 vers 17 heures, un témoin en voiture aperçoit un phénomène lumineux qu'il ne s'explique pas. Il a la présence d'esprit de filmer le phénomène qui est probablement d'origine nuageux. Après visionnage de la cassette celle-ci a été rendue à son propriétaire qui souhaitait en faire un usage commercial. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1997-12-01495). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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