Sighting in Buchy, August 14, 1980
Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
Sighting on August 14, 1980 in Buchy (Seine-Maritime, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
At around 4:45 in the morning, several witnesses noticed a light source low on the horizon. It gave off a flickering yellow light and seemed to move very slowly. They watched it for several minutes, after which it vanished, its brightness and size shrinking gradually until it disappeared.
The gendarmerie investigation turned up other witnesses. GEIPAN concluded that what they saw was probably the planet Mercury, which is especially easy to see at that time of year. The case is classified B, probably identified.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- August 14, 1980
- Location
- Buchy · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1980-08-00788
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.