Unspecified over Agde, Languedoc Roussillon · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 12 août 2001 vers 2 heures 15, un couple observant les étoiles filantes constate le passage de trois points lumineux orangés durant une dizaine de secondes. Le témoin, contrôleur aérien de son état estime l'altitude à 10000 pieds et la vitesse à 500 nœuds. Aucune autre information disponible. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2001-08-01571). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2001-08-09 → 2001-08-26