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UFO case file · UFO-40550

[D93] de VERCHENY (26) vers PONTAIX (26) 29.09.1997

CE1France1997-09-29

[D93] de VERCHENY (26) vers PONTAIX (26), Rhône-Alpes, France

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Case description

On September 29, 1997, at about 12:15 p.m., a witness travelling by car briefly saw a fireball with a black smoke trail. The description leads GEIPAN to favour atmospheric entry as the explanation.

Recorded details

Local time
12:15
Coordinate precision
Source-provided or normalized location; precision not increased beyond source.
Date precision
day

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