Sighting in Ajaccio, December 14, 1976
France
Sighting on December 14, 1976 in Ajaccio (France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a balloon (class A).
What happened
Between 1:15 and 1:27 a.m., a motorist noticed an unusual glow above the airport. It was an intensely white ball moving slowly sideways, followed by a second ball. The two spheres first came to a standstill, then rose rapidly into the sky and disappeared.
The gendarmerie investigation established that the witness had watched the release of a weather balloon. Everything they reported matched the balloon's maneuvers exactly, and GEIPAN therefore classified the case as A, meaning the phenomenon was identified.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- December 14, 1976
- Location
- Ajaccio · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Balloons
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1976-12-00370
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