Sighting in Cholet, July 2, 1976
Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on July 2, 1976 in Cholet (Maine-et-Loire, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
At around 10:15 pm, a couple watched three luminous balls pass by for a few seconds. The balls were about 500 metres from the witnesses and moved from the west toward the north-east. They quickly vanished at the horizon.
The investigation gathered no further information about the phenomenon. Because of this lack of data, GEIPAN classified the case as C (insufficient data): it was the sighting of three luminous balls passing, with no explanation established.
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 2, 1976
- Location
- Cholet · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1976-07-00311
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