Sphere over Pussay, Ile-de-France · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 15 août 2000 vers 22 heures 30, un témoin observe un point lumineux très brillant plus gros qu'une étoile. Ce point se déplace très lentement et accélère soudain pour disparaître en 2 secondes. Aucune autre information disponible. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2000-08-01552). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2000-08-06 → 2000-08-23