Sighting in Châtel-Guyon, October 29, 1976
Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Sighting on October 29, 1976 in Châtel-Guyon (Puy-de-Dôme, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
During the night of 28 to 29 October 1976, between 4:00 and 4:45 a.m., several people noticed a luminous phenomenon in the sky. They described a motionless, circular object giving off a very intense white light.
The accounts say little about how high the object might have been. GEIPAN classified the case as B: according to the investigation, these people most likely saw an astronomical phenomenon.
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 29, 1976
- Location
- Châtel-Guyon · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1976-10-00356
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.