Sighting in Challain-la-Potherie, June 10, 1979
Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on June 10, 1979 in Challain-la-Potherie (Maine-et-Loire, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
Between 3:30 and 4:00 in the morning, after a thunderstorm, a witness looking out of a window noticed a bright light that puzzled them. It sat above the horizon to the south-west. It drifted slowly in a horizontal direction, sometimes moving back and forth vertically. Depending on where the light was, the witness could make out luminous circles.
A second, flashing light came from the north and passed over the first one, then quickly disappeared toward the south. At 4:00 the first light was still there when the witness went to bed. No sound was heard, and no other testimony was gathered.
GEIPAN classified the case as C: there is not enough information to offer an explanation.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- June 10, 1979
- Location
- Challain-la-Potherie · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1979-06-00632
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.