Luminous ball and vehicle effects in Argilly

Summary

On the night of 3 June 1979, a driver in Argilly spotted an orange luminous ball in her rear-view mirror that seemed to follow her car silently. Alarmed, she honked to alert neighbours; one person came out but did not approach. The witness experienced physical effects and her dashboard went dark. The object remained at low altitude to the northeast. No one else reported seeing it. Investigators noted that Jupiter, Pollux, and Capella were visible at the time but could not confirm an astronomical origin. The witness's intense fear likely accounts for her symptoms and reactions.