Sighting in Couëron, October 30, 1980
Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on October 30, 1980 in Couëron (Loire-Atlantique, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty (class A).
What happened
On several evenings in a row, between 30 October and 1 November 1980, the witness noticed two bright points of light in the sky that stayed fixed in place. The GEIPAN investigation established that this was an astronomical observation of two planets: Venus, at a magnitude of -3.91, and Jupiter, at a magnitude of -1.31. Both were especially easy to see at that time of year. The case was classified A, meaning identified: the witness had observed 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
- October 30, 1980
- Location
- Couëron · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1980-11-00820
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.