Sighting in Bourdic, September 4, 2009
Gard, Occitanie, France
Sighting on September 4, 2009 in Bourdic (Gard, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
The witness was travelling by vehicle between Nîmes and Russan, in the Gard, on a Friday morning between 8:00 and 8:30. During the journey, they saw a white object moving across the sky several times. To them, it looked like a hot-air balloon or a weather balloon.
The witness took a photograph. Despite follow-up requests from GEIPAN, no further details were provided. Without enough information, the investigation could not be carried out. The case was classified C (insufficient data): the object seen was a flying object resembling a weather balloon, but the lack of information made it impossible to go any further.
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 4, 2009
- Location
- Bourdic · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2009-09-02405
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