Sighting in Agde, August 12, 2001
Hérault, Occitanie, France
Sighting on August 12, 2001 in Agde (Hérault, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
At around 2:15 in the morning, a couple was watching shooting stars when three orange-coloured points of light passed overhead. The sighting lasted about ten seconds. One of the two witnesses, an air traffic controller by profession, estimated the altitude at 10,000 feet and the speed at 500 knots.
No other information is available about the sighting. GEIPAN classified the case as C, insufficient data: it was the observation of three points of light passing, and the available material does not allow any further conclusion.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- August 12, 2001
- Location
- Agde · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2001-08-01571
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