Sighting in Beton-Bazoches, September 5, 1980
Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Sighting on September 5, 1980 in Beton-Bazoches (Seine-et-Marne, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
At around 6:15 a.m., a witness saw a circular object in the sky about 200 metres away, with an apparent diameter of one metre. It was a flat, purple disc giving off beams of light. The witness watched it for about five minutes and then left.
The investigation established that no military manoeuvres had taken place in the area that day. No other witness account was gathered about the phenomenon. Because of the lack of information, the GEIPAN classified the case as category 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
- September 5, 1980
- Location
- Beton-Bazoches · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1980-11-00824
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