Spherical object over Metz reclassified from D to C

Summary

Six witnesses reported an object flying over Metz in March 1981. Initially classified as D by GEIPAN, the case was later reviewed. Descriptions mentioned spherical shapes resembling balloons, but the investigation — triggered by a local newspaper article — failed to obtain precise data: no observation angles, no exact duration, no clear witness positions. Four of the six mentioned something similar to a festive balloon, yet contradictions among the accounts prevented confirmation of that hypothesis. The case was reclassified as C due to insufficient information for a definitive resolution.