Sighting in Bourges, October 26, 1980
Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Sighting on October 26, 1980 in Bourges (Cher, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
At around 10:35 a.m., from their property, a witness who was an amateur pilot noticed several flashes of light in the sky, which reminded them of the rotating beacon of an aircraft. They then saw a very bright flame, followed by black smoke. They heard no sound.
Believing it was a plane crash, the witness alerted the nearest control tower. The gendarmerie investigation found no aircraft in difficulty in the area, and no rocket launch was recorded in the surrounding region. No other witness account was collected.
GEIPAN classified the case as C, because there was not enough information: the observation amounted to flashes of light in the sky, followed by a flame and smoke.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- October 26, 1980
- Location
- Bourges · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1980-10-00813
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.