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Witness typesSeveral people, Motorist and wife, Fish farmer
Sensor typesNot stated
Evidence typesWitness reports, Power outage, Damaged 10,000-volt power line, Reported fish mortality
The case observation date is 11 March 1979.
Claim #11263 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Observation date
11/03/1979”
Source: SAINT-MARCEL (01) 11.03.1979 “THE FISH”
// [[T0001]] Case details
GEIPAN classifies the case as A.
Claim #11264 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“Classification
A”
Source: SAINT-MARCEL (01) 11.03.1979 “THE FISH”
// [[T0001]] Case details
The source describes observations of a powerful luminous phenomenon and a power outage, with effects on animals attributed to an electric arc on the EDF line.
Claim #11265 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“Observations of a powerful luminous phenomenon and power outage: observations and effects on animals of an electric arc on the EDF line”
Source: SAINT-MARCEL (01) 11.03.1979 “THE FISH”
// [[T0001]] Summary
Several people reportedly witnessed an unusual luminous phenomenon during the night of March 11, 1979, at around 12:45 a.m., involving a very bright blue-green-purple light that illuminated the surrounding landscape for approximately one minute.
Claim #11266 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“During the night of March 11, 1979, at around 12:45 a.m., several people witnessed an unusual luminous phenomenon.”
Source: SAINT-MARCEL (01) 11.03.1979 “THE FISH”
// [[T0001]] Description
A power outage affected the entire municipality.
Claim #11267 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“A power outage affected the entire”
Source: SAINT-MARCEL (01) 11.03.1979 “THE FISH”
// [[T0001]] Description
A motorist stated that he and his wife saw a slightly oval, stationary mass 15 to 20 metres above the ground, which suddenly went out and revealed a red-orange fire on each side.
Claim #11268 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“A motorist stated that he and his wife saw a slightly oval, stationary mass 15 to 20 m above the ground.”
Source: SAINT-MARCEL (01) 11.03.1979 “THE FISH”
// [[T0002]] Description
A fish farmer reported observing that numerous fish had died in one of his farming ponds, with a total reported weight of 1,800 kg.
Claim #11269 // ATTRIBUTED CLAIM // SOURCED // 97% extraction confidence
“A fish farmer, awakened during the night of March 11 by a crackling noise and an intense light, observed on Tuesday, March 13, that numerous fish had died in one of his farming ponds (1,800 kg in total).”
Source: SAINT-MARCEL (01) 11.03.1979 “THE FISH”
// [[T0002]] Description
A 10,000-volt power line passed above the pond, and one of its wires later gave way after being damaged over a length of 4 to 5 metres.
Claim #11270 // FACTUAL CLAIM // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“A 10,000-volt power line passes above the pond, and during the night of March 14–15 one of its wires gave way: it was damaged over a length of 4 to 5 m.”
Source: SAINT-MARCEL (01) 11.03.1979 “THE FISH”
// [[T0002]] Description
The source states that the witnesses observed an electric arc on the EDF line, which probably contributed to the fish deaths.
Claim #11271 // ASSESSMENT // SOURCED // 98% extraction confidence
“These people witnessed an electric arc on the EDF line, which probably contributed to the death of the fish, although the analyses highlighted a viral infection.”
Source: SAINT-MARCEL (01) 11.03.1979 “THE FISH”
// [[T0002]] Description
The source states that it has no information about the precise nature of the viral infection or its possible effects on the fish mortality.
Claim #11272 // UNRESOLVED // SOURCED // 99% extraction confidence
“We have no information about the precise nature of this infection or its possible effects on the fish mortality.”
Source: SAINT-MARCEL (01) 11.03.1979 “THE FISH”
// [[T0002]] Description
