Intense fluorescent white light over a field in Charente-Maritime

Summary

On April 7, 1979, a driver and passenger saw an intensely bright fluorescent white light in a field in Charente-Maritime, illuminating the ground over a radius of several meters. It came from a dark, rounded mass larger than a car sitting on a hilltop. The sighting lasted only seconds before the light went out completely. No marks or traces were found on the ground, and there were no other witnesses or additional information.