Oval over Saint-Leger-Sur-Dheune, Bourgogne · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Le 21 février 2002 vers 20 heures un témoin en promenade avec son épouse observe un objet ovale à haute altitude, qui se déplace d'abord lentement puis disparaît dans une accélération fulgurante. L'observation a été très brève, l'épouse du témoin n'a rien vu. Aucune autre information disponible sur cette observation. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2002-02-01585). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2002-02-18 → 2002-03-07