Light over Trois-Ilets (Les), Outre-Mer · France
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
Un témoin rapporte ses observations successives, au lever du soleil, de la présence d'une lumière brillante plein Est dans le ciel. Le témoin envoie deux photographies. Après vérification astronomique, il s'avère que ce cas d'observation correspond à la planète Vénus. Ce cas est donc classé "A" comme parfaitement identifié. [GEIPAN classification A — Vénus]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2009-04-02298). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2009-04-17 → 2009-05-04
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