Sighting in Athis-Mons, September 14, 1980
Essonne, Île-de-France, France
Sighting on September 14, 1980 in Athis-Mons (Essonne, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
An air traffic controller on duty noticed an unusual phenomenon shortly before 1 p.m. A black, cylindrical object was hanging motionless directly overhead, about 300 metres above the ground. It then suddenly accelerated and vanished heading east.
No information that would allow a serious study of the sighting was gathered during the investigation. The GEIPAN therefore classified the case as C, meaning the data are insufficient to reach a 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
- September 14, 1980
- Location
- Athis-Mons · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1980-09-00802
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