Sphere over Mundolsheim, Alsace · France
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
Un jour de novembre 2009 (le témoin ne donne pas la date exacte du jour et l'heure), en faisant une visite virtuelle sur Google Map, un témoin observe une dizaine de tâches claires ainsi qu'une tâche plus sombre. Ces tâches sont des artefacts photographiques c'est-à-dire des « défauts » qui apparaîssent sur la photo, et dont les causes peuvent être variées (tâches, poussières, reflets). [GEIPAN classification A — Phénomène identifié non indiqué · date d'observation: --/11/2009]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2009-11-02528). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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