Sphere over Barberaz, Rhône-Alpes · France
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Cette observation très courte (une seconde) relatant un phénomène peu étrange (lumière vive près de l'horizon, à 6h 15 au lever du soleil) peut avoir de multiples origines : reflets du soleil sur un satellite ou un avion, bolide (chute de météorite). Le GEIPAN clase ce cas "C" par manque d'informations. [GEIPAN classification C — Manque d'informations fiables]
Held as-reported from GEIPAN, Centre national d'études spatiales (record GEIPAN 2012-08-08280). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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France's official UAP office publishes its case base proactively — check its open catalog before filing. Through Aletheca, the house instrument, anyone can commission the request — filed, chased, and published in the open, refusals included. The draft goes over already written: the records sought, and the date window they would live in.
Routed to: GEIPAN / CNES (France) · records window 2012-08-05 → 2012-08-22
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