Sighting in Biarritz, December 9, 2007
Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Sighting on December 9, 2007 in Biarritz (Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a weather phenomenon (storm, lightning, cloud…) (class A).
What happened
An amateur photographer took a burst of pictures during a weekend in Biarritz. When they looked through the photos afterwards, they found unexpected objects in the images. Nothing unusual had been noticed with the naked eye while the pictures were being taken; the objects were only spotted later, on the photographs.
The investigation treated this as a typical case of a small object passing very close to the camera. Here, sea spray caused brief spots to appear on the series of photos. Birds are probably also visible in the distance. GEIPAN classified the case as A (identified): the spots are explained by sea spray.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- December 9, 2007
- Location
- Biarritz · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Weather and storms
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2007-12-01792
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.