Unspecified over Mortagne-Sur-Sevre, Pays de la Loire · France
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
le 31 octobre 2006 un automobiliste aperçoit un phénomène lumineux particulier derrière les nuages. Une lumière blanche intermittente semble se déplacer lentement. Ce soir là une guirlande électrique placée sur un viaduc était en activité. L'enquète de gendarmerie établit que le témoin, trompé par les mauvaises conditions météorologiques, a confondu cette animation lumineuse avec un OVNI. [GEIPAN classification A — Animation lumineuse]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2006-10-01738). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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