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UFO SIGHTINGS Over France, Actually SpaceX Starlink Satellite Rocket (VIDEO)
A UFO/UAP/ OVNI phenomenon was observed in northern France near Pas-de-Calais. In fact, there were several reports of a similar UFO sighting throughout western Europe.
Around 9:50 p.m. Thursday evening, April 21, 2022, a strange glow in the sky caught the attention of many witnesses, all over France. From Paris to Lyon, from Rennes to Vichy, and even as far as Spain to Madrid, the mysterious object, which moved at constant speed in a spectacular halo of light, looked nothing like an airplane, nor a drone, nor even to a meteorite. Quickly, photos and videos of the phenomenon were published on Twitter with the hashtag #UFO. “What is that thing?” was posted throughout social media. But there was a more rational explanation.
It was, according to several specialists, a rocket launched by SpaceX. The president of the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Éric Lagadec, recalled that the company launched one of its rockets that same evening. “Many people testify to me having seen this across the sky of France. It is a SpaceX rocket, no UFO in sight”, he wrote on Twitter. But then how can a rocket taking off from Florida produce such a phenomenon thousands of kilometers away? The explanation was described, “The cloud is the result of the gases emitted by the engine brake of the 2nd stage of the rocket. Because during the de-orbiting maneuver of the 2nd stage of the rocket, intended to disintegrate in the atmosphere, the gases emitted by the engine came into contact with the Earth’s atmosphere and created this plume of light, right at the moment where it passed over France, at an altitude of 200 km.” The mysterious UFO was only a piece of a rocket.
SpaceX launched several rockets to send Starlink internet satellites into space. Fifty-three of them were placed in orbit during the flight, which left Cape Canaveral in Florida around 6 pm French time.
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Jessica Lawson drowning: Teachers not guilty over girl’s death in France
Grieving dad storms out of court as Brit teachers of schoolgirl, 12, who drowned in France found not guilty over tragedy
THE dad of a girl who drowned on a school trip has stormed out of court after three teachers were cleared over the tragedy.
Jessica Lawson, 12, died after a pontoon capsized in a lake near the city of Limoges, in France, during a six day adventure holiday with her school.
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The children from the Hull school had gone for a swim in Maury park in Liginiac and were jumping off an orange pontoon.
More than 20 children had climbed on to the platform, which was designed for less than half that number when it collapsed, flipping over as it did so.
Teachers Steven Layne, Chantelle Lewis and Daisy Stathers were cleared of any wrongdoing, at a court in the district of Tulle.
Head of jurisdiction in Tulle, Marie-Sophie Waguette said: “There is therefore no evidence to show that they were negligent, therefore you are found not guilty.”
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Jessica’s dad, Tony Lawson, left the courtroom when the verdicts were announced, with both Ms Lewis and Ms Stathers breaking down into tears.
The lifeguard on duty at the time, Leo Lemaire, and the local authority in the town of Liginiac were also found not guilty over her death.
The prosecution had alleged none of teachers could see where Jessica was during the swim due to a lack of surveillance.
Ms Waguette told the court the teachers had “not failed to comply with their requirement to monitor the activity”.
“The area was being surveyed by the lifeguard, the lifeguard was present, the flag was green,” she said.
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“There was not any reason to think that the floating platform could turn over.”
A lawyer for the schoolgirl’s family Eloi Chan said they hoped the public prosecutor would appeal the court’s decision, pointing to many issues.
“A young girl of 12 disappeared, the pontoon was dangerous and there was an obvious lack of surveillance. Another court must hear this,” said the lawyer.
The trial earlier heard how Ms Lewis “started to panic” during the incident and “asked ‘where’s Jess’?”
Her colleague, Ms Stathers, said she also became “increasingly panicked” after realising Jessica was missing.
“But there were 23 other students we were trying to get out (of the water) so I was trying to stay calm.”
The teacher who was in charge of the trip, Mr Layne, told the court he thought the pontoon was a safety feature.
The schoolgirl’s mother, Brenda Lawson, said her family had been through “torturous suffering” since her daughter’s death, describing her as “full of fun, laughter and care”.
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Mr Lawson has revealed how Jessica’s death has traumatised the couple so much is has cost them their jobs and family home.
He says his family are now living hand-to-mouth in Portugal
“This devastated our lives, our business, our daughters. Our lives are
unrecognisable.”
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Red-Skinned, Glowing-Eyed Humanoid Recorded in Angouleme, France (VIDEO / PHOTOS)
A group of urban explorers, on the outskirts of Angouleme, France, come across an unexplained humanoid that has red skin and large glowing white eyes. What was it?
In 2012, Jacqui Ricci and some friends were urban exploring in an abandoned building that housed a swimming pool on the outskirts of Angouleme, France. It was a night exploration and flashlights were used to help them see around the disheveled building. All seems pretty routine until they shine their flashlight in a corner, one with an apparent shelving unit. That is when they observe movement and spot a strange figure. It seems to be sitting and moving its body, popping a leg, arm, and head out, to peer at them. The figure, although humanoid, does not appear to be human. It seems to have noticeable red skin and large glowing white eyes.
No surprise, Ricci and the friends scream in horror and immediately rush outside, where they run into the woods away from whatever was inside the building. There is a strange screeching sound that follows them out but it is unclear if it’s just the natural sound of the forest (crickets, bugs, etc.) or something else (possibly the creature?).
Ricci uploaded the video to his Youtube channel on April 3, 2012. He titled it: “Strange creature in an abandoned swimming pool / Etrange créature dans une piscine abandonnée.” In his description, he noted, “We still do not know what it is. It’s pretty terrifying!”
In the years since, all the content on Ricci’s channel has been removed, except for that video. It is unclear if he ever made a follow-up video. Interestingly, Kilu Lu, a friend of Ricci’s, responded in the video’s comments, attempting to clarify that the building was normally locked and hard to get into and it was not known to be a dwelling for homeless people. “No one can enter inside because it was closed. We pass next to the swimming pool each day because it’s on the way to the university restaurant and we see that nobody lives inside. We don’t really know what was this thing!”
Some of the commenters noted that the eye glow might have been a reflection from the flashlight, though it seems unlikely since human eyes don’t normally reflect light that way, as well, the eyes seem far too large and too far apart and the glow is visible even when the flashlight is no longer being shined in its direction.
A commenter, Primitive Sponge, wrote: “That is no person dude. 1. It has a red skin color 2. Its eyes are bigger than a human’s 3. Its eyes shine.” Some commenters also thought the screeching sound might have been an alarm of some sort though it’s hard to tell. Sir Spooks eventually featured the video in his compilation “25 Scariest Creature Videos of All Time” uploaded on July 21, 2020. He noted that it must have been terrifying for Ricci and his friends. “These kinds of experiences are sure to cause nightmares for anybody that has to go through it firsthand.”
My associate stated that the first time he saw the video, he was reminded of Marvel Comics super-hero Spider-Woman, in that the figure appears lanky, possibly female, is blood red in color (skin or a skinsuit?), has long jet black hair (barely visible) and its eyes seem to be shaped not unlike how the arachnid character’s eyes (crooked tear-drop and far apart) appear in the comics.
The fact that they are glowing white only adds to the mystery.
Source: Youtuber, JacquiRicci from a video titled “Strange creature in an abandoned swimming pool / Etrange créature dans une piscine abandonnée” Uploaded 3 Apr 2012.
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Has France cracked the YC recipe?
Three of the eight French startups selected for Y Combinator’s Summer 22 batch are also former residents of the Station F campus in Paris, so we chatted with its director, Roxanne Varza.
Has France cracked the YC recipe? by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch