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Witness typesgroup of young people
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesrecovered debris, gendarmerie recovery, official investigation
The case observation date was 1980-08-19.
Claim #10990 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date
19/08/1980”
Source: HONFLEUR (14) 1980
// [[T0001]] Case details
The case is classified A.
Claim #10991 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification
A”
Source: HONFLEUR (14) 1980
// [[T0001]] Case details
GEIPAN lists the phenomenon type as "Identified phenomenon, unspecified."
Claim #10992 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Phenomenon type
Identified phenomenon, unspecified”
Source: HONFLEUR (14) 1980
// [[T0001]] Case details
The source summarizes the observation as a small hot-air balloon catching fire.
Claim #10993 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation of a small hot-air balloon catching fire.”
Source: HONFLEUR (14) 1980
// [[T0001]] Summary
On August 19, 1980, at around 9:30 p.m., a group of young people observed a luminous mass moving slowly and swaying in the sky.
Claim #10994 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“On August 19, 1980, at around 9:30 p.m., a group of young people observed a luminous mass moving slowly and swaying in the sky.”
Source: HONFLEUR (14) 1980
// [[T0001]] Description
The observed object was described as light-colored, with a rounded, luminous upper part, at the altitude used by tourist aircraft, and moving from north to south.
Claim #10995 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“This light-colored object had a rounded, luminous upper part. It was at the altitude used by tourist aircraft and was moving from north to south.”
Source: HONFLEUR (14) 1980
// [[T0001]] Description
The object suddenly caught fire and fell abruptly, leading witnesses to suppose that it had crashed nearby, although they could not specify the location.
Claim #10996 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Suddenly, the object caught fire and fell abruptly, leading the witnesses to suppose that it had crashed not far away, but they were unable to specify the location.”
Source: HONFLEUR (14) 1980
// [[T0001]] Description
The gendarmerie recovered part of the object from a tree.
Claim #10997 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The gendarmerie recovered part of the object caught in a tree.”
Source: HONFLEUR (14) 1980
// [[T0001]] Description
The recovered debris established that the object was a hot-air balloon made of tissue paper.
Claim #10998 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“The debris made it possible to establish that the object was a hot-air balloon made of tissue paper”
Source: HONFLEUR (14) 1980
// [[T0001]] Description
The hot-air balloon was constructed by an amateur, and its owner was not found.
Claim #10999 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“and wire, constructed by an amateur. The owner of the object was not found.”
Source: HONFLEUR (14) 1980
// [[T0002]] Description
