Unspecified over National, Rhône-Alpes · France
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
Les 22 et 23 février 1999 vers 19h15 et 19h30, plusieurs témoins observent un ou deux points lumineux stationnaires dans le ciel. Ces points trois ou quatre fois plus gros qu'une étoile intriguent les personnes. Le phénomène observé était la conjonction des planètes Vénus et Jupiter, phénomène naturel annoncé dans les médias. [GEIPAN classification A — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 1999-02-01526). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 1999-02-19 → 1999-03-08
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