Light over Tallard, Provence Alpes Cote d'azur · France
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Le 21 décembre 2004 vers 21 heures, un témoin signale la présence dans le ciel d'un point lumineux scintillant aux couleurs changeantes. Ce point reste stationnaire et silencieux et monte progressivement dans le ciel . L'observation est très probablement celle d'un astre. [GEIPAN classification B — Phénomène identifié non indiqué]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2004-12-01634). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2004-12-18 → 2005-01-04