Sighting in Clermont-Ferrand, September 17, 2012
Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Sighting on September 17, 2012 in Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was the planet Jupiter (class A).
What happened
Between 6:50 and 7:20 one morning, the witness noticed two bright lights in the sky and was puzzled by them. They took two photographs, one facing east and the other facing south. Both lights stayed fixed in place.
The GEIPAN investigation established that the witness had seen two planets. To the south was Jupiter, with a magnitude of -2.5, far brighter than the stars of the Big Dipper (magnitude 1.7). To the east was Venus, with a magnitude of -4.7, which is brighter still, and which became invisible once the Sun rose. Sky charts matching the observation were consulted. The case is classified A: identified, an observation of Venus and Jupiter.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- September 17, 2012
- Location
- Clermont-Ferrand · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Planets
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 2012-09-08328
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.