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Sighting in Mont-Dore, September 7, 1996

Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Sighting on September 7, 1996 in Mont-Dore (Puy-de-Dôme, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).

What happened

During the night of 6 to 7 September, at around 2 a.m., a witness staying at a health spa saw an orange ball. It was slowly coming down from the sky and passed over the trees.

No other information was gathered about the sighting. Because the data were insufficient, GEIPAN classified the case as C.

Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.

Date
September 7, 1996
Location
Mont-Dore · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground
Source classification
C

Sources

Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.