Sighting in Angers, April 29, 1977
Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on April 29, 1977 in Angers (Maine-et-Loire, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
Two witnesses saw a cigar-shaped craft moving slowly, first at about 9:15 pm and again at about 10:15 pm. It gave off lights of several colors and followed a course parallel to the Maine river. The sighting lasted around ten minutes, but the statements collected were brief and lacked detail.
The gendarmerie later tracked down a third witness. This person described a separate sighting of about three minutes on the same day, around 9 pm: a red ball with a "tail" moved from northeast to southwest and eventually "went out".
GEIPAN considered an atmospheric re-entry but could not confirm it for lack of sufficient information. The case is classified C, insufficient data.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- April 29, 1977
- Location
- Angers · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1977-04-00404
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.