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Number: | FR0290 |
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Date written: | September 5, 2008 |
Date received: | September 5, 2008 |
Date published: | September 22, 2008 |
Date of sighting: | August 30, 2008 |
Place of sighting: | France, beach of Villefranche-sur-Mer |
Original language of report: | French |
Reported using: | |
Unreleased information: | Name, firstname, 2 email addresses, 2 phone numbers |
Investigation, additional information: | None |
Explanation: | Not looked for. Possible party balloon. |
Subject: OBSERVATION VILLEFRANCHE SUR MER SATURDAY AUGUST 30, 2008 07:30 P.M. Hello, I made a strange observation Saturday August 30, 2008 at approximately 07:30 p.m.. I was on the beach of Villefranche sur mer when I looked in the sky towards Nice I saw a black dark form, motionless, in altitude around 500 m whereas I was towards 1km in the East. I thought that it was about a buzzard. Seeing the immobility of the object I pointed out to the family which was at my side the strange phenomenon. They confirmed. I asked my friend (email in copy) to go get the binoculars in the car which was at 200 m. With the binoculars I could see the shape and especially I noted that it practically did not move. It consisted of 2 parts the shape of a human silhouette of white color, alluminium and at the foot a base of orange color. The shape rotated slowly from time to time. Being pilot of ultralight planes I am convinced that it was neither a plane, neither of a deltaplane, neither a bird, nor a montgolfier. You can forward my message to the gendarmes and I would like to know well if other people saw this day a similar observation there. Best regards. [Firstname] [NAME] [Phone 2] (work) |