UFO sighted with binoculars in France

Summary

On January 15, 1989, a woman and her children went outside to look at the sky with high-powered binoculars after watching a TV weather report suggesting good conditions for planetary observations. While looking up, the woman saw a bright, oval-shaped light that moved like a "caterpillar," flashing continuously. She called the gendarmes, who also observed a bright point of light but could not determine its exact shape. The report concludes that the witness likely saw a very bright star or planet, and the described effects may be due to the use of high-magnification binoculars, which can create optical illusions when moved.