This article was published in the daily newspaper Le Méridional, France, page 24, November 12, 1981.
A "green light" evolving at very high speed, flew over the city of Marseilles and turned off when touching the sea, off shore, a few moments later, many witnesses noticed Sunday evening.
At the Center of regional control of the air traffic of Aix-en-Provence, it is said, indeed, that this light was reported by flight commanders evolving in the areas of Marseilles, Nice, Carcassonne and Bordeaux.
Taking into account the extent of this geographical space, the Center of regional control of Aix-en-Provence specifies that this light had to be produced at very high altitude either by a meteorite or by a satellite entering the atmosphere and disintegrating there.