Sighting in Avallon, July 7, 1976
Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Sighting on July 7, 1976 in Avallon (Yonne, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
A witness and their grandson saw a bright green spherical object cross the sky from north to south at around 7:20 p.m. The sighting lasted about one minute. No other witnesses to the phenomenon were found.
GEIPAN classified the case as C, insufficient data, because the available information was too limited to go further. The observation is described as the passage of a green luminous ball.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- July 7, 1976
- Location
- Avallon · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1976-07-00313
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.