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UFO case file · UFO-40553

CHAMP-DU-BOULT (14) 28.10.1997

CE1France1997-10-28

CHAMP-DU-BOULT (14), Basse Normandie, France

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Case description

On October 28, 1997, children recovered the remains of a sounding balloon from brambles: a ball made of two interlocking aluminium halves attached to a parachute. Fragments of the balloon's thin rubber envelope were also recovered nearby.

Recorded details

Local time
12:00
Coordinate precision
Source-provided or normalized location; precision not increased beyond source.
Date precision
day

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