Sighting in Cholet, July 10, 1979
Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on July 10, 1979 in Cholet (Maine-et-Loire, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
At about 3 a.m., a witness looked out of their window and saw a yellow luminous mass, round or egg-shaped. It moved diagonally from north to east. The witness watched it for ten to fifteen minutes before it disappeared. No sound was heard during the sighting.
The investigation concluded that the witness had most likely seen a satellite of the Transit or Oscar type pass over. Skylab was ruled out, since it had not been visible in France since the end of June. GEIPAN classified the case as B, a probable satellite observation.
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 10, 1979
- Location
- Cholet · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1979-07-00638
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.