Sighting in Beaugency, February 9, 1982
Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Sighting on February 9, 1982 in Beaugency (Loiret, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
Several witnesses noticed a luminous phenomenon at around 6:40 a.m. It was egg-shaped and gave off a reddish-orange light. The sighting lasted 47 minutes, during which the object moved back and forth, from top to bottom.
One of the witnesses stated that they had already seen the same phenomenon at the same time of day during January and February.
GEIPAN noted that the witnesses' description, together with the phenomenon coming back at the same hour over several days, suggested an astronomical observation. There was not enough information to confirm this hypothesis, so the case was 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
- February 9, 1982
- Location
- Beaugency · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1982-02-01676
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.