Silent rugby-ball-shaped object over Ars-sur-Moselle

Summary

In February 1990, a young couple driving through Ars-sur-Moselle saw an object resembling a rugby ball, roughly 2.5 to 3 metres across, fitted with three powerful white spotlights. It flew at low altitude in complete silence. They followed it for several minutes before it vanished at high speed. The investigation could not link it to any known aircraft or conventional phenomenon. GEIPAN classified the case as D: no satisfactory explanation.