Red and white spheres over Le Thillot in 1980

Summary

On February 15, 1980, around 8:35 PM, a witness in Le Thillot (Vosges) observed two luminous balls — one red, one white — hovering motionless over a building to the southwest. According to the testimony, the balls swapped positions and then traced a wide Z-shape before disappearing. The observation lasted about ten minutes under a completely clear sky. No one else reported the phenomenon to the gendarmerie. Investigators suggest it may have been Venus, very low on the horizon, confused with the urban landscape.