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Active leadUseful case file with unresolved ambiguity and room for more corroboration.

France 1952 - white elongated egg seen by Air France pilots, the egg was traveling an estimated 1200 to 1800 mph, with bluish-white exhaust trail

CigarSighting reportOct 7, 2025, 7:28 PMDraguignan

Witnesses

Unknown

Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

2

Source context

Limited context

41

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

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Field Intelligence

Moon phase

100% illumination

Full moon — bright sky

Solar window

Sunrise7:39 AM
Sunset7:06 PM
Day length11h 27m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsClear sky
Temperature62°F
Cloud cover0% · Clear
Wind0 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Meteor activity

Active showerDraconids · 10 ZHR
Peak windowOct 8

Context notes

Full/near-full moon (100% illumination)

Draconids meteor shower was active at this time

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Observed facts

Occurred

Oct 7, 2025, 7:28 PM

Timezone

Central European Time

Location

Draguignan

Witness account

Narrative

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28950308?objectPage=3 Statement by the pilot Francis Cavasse reads: "At 1928 hours, local time, (7 Oct 52) we noted (the town of) Draguignan, when my co-pilot, brought to my attention the formation of a luminous object of a strange form. We immediately approached the form of an elongated egg. The course of the object was absolutely straight and level. Its speed was continuous and regular. The egg was entirely alight, but it was a white, not blinding, light, lik...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowOct 7, 2025, 7:28 PM

Witnesses place the encounter near Draguignan.

PublishedJun 1, 2026, 12:57 PM

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