Sighting in Cesson-Sévigné, May 17, 2008
Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Sighting on May 17, 2008 in Cesson-Sévigné (Ille-et-Vilaine, France). According to GEIPAN, it was most probably a light from the ground (searchlight, laser, vehicle…) (class B).
What happened
Two witnesses watched three luminous balls moving at low altitude under a cloudy sky for about forty minutes, between 22:35 and 23:15. The balls appeared to dance around one another, merging together and then splitting into more of them.
The investigation concluded that this was very probably a misidentification of light from a "Sky Rose" type searchlight projected onto the clouds. A very similar observation, made in the same direction from the D101 road between Servon-sur-Vilaine and Châteaugiron, had been reported the night before, and GEIPAN links the two cases. The case is classified B: probable projections of light, most likely from a commercial display.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- May 17, 2008
- Location
- Cesson-Sévigné · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
- Explanation
- Ground lights and lasers
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2008-05-01908
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.