Sightings1982

GEPAN studies the 'Amarante' garden case

When: 21 Oct 1982
Where: Nancy, France
Sources: 1 public source

A man told the gendarmerie that a luminous object had hovered over his garden, and that amaranth plants nearby were found dried out. Gendarmes and GEPAN took plant samples; GEPAN Technical Note 17 (1983) analyzed them and discussed a possible strong electric field.

Sources

OfficialNote Technique No 17 (case of 21 October 1982) (opens in a new tab)CNES / GEPAN (via GEIPAN) / 1983-03-21

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