Sighting in Boussay, July 15, 1983
Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Sighting on July 15, 1983 in Boussay (Indre-et-Loire, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
At around 9:30 p.m., a witness was on their terrace when a rounded object crossed the sky at high speed. It was green and blue, and it left a very long, sparkling white trail behind it.
The sighting lasted about four seconds. Throughout that time the trajectory stayed steady and straight, and the object then disappeared at the horizon. No further information could be gathered about the phenomenon.
GEIPAN classified the case as B (probably identified): the phenomenon has the characteristics of an atmospheric re-entry. It was the observation of an object moving at very high speed.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- July 15, 1983
- Location
- Boussay · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1983-07-00986
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.