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UAP Nexus
Probable conventional

Unspecified over Saint-Maur-Des-Fosses, Ile-de-France · France

A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.

The report, as filed

Le 9 juillet 2012 entre 21h30 et 21h50, un témoin est intrigué par l'observation d'un objet dans le ciel. Une forme décrite comme à la fois arrondie et triangulaire se déplace sans bruit avant de disparaître dans un nuage. Le déplacement vertical de l'objet (vent local faible : voir météo), son reflet, sa forme (voir exemple de ballon en annexe) font nettement penser à un ballon festif gonflé à l'helium. Le GEIPAN classe ce cas "B" : observation probable d'un ballon festif. [GEIPAN classification B — Ballon]

Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2012-07-08262). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2012-07-06 → 2012-07-23

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