Sighting in Coulaines, August 31, 1984
Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
Sighting on August 31, 1984 in Coulaines (Sarthe, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
Between 9:00 and 9:15 p.m., two witnesses noticed a large, motionless white light just below the moon. They watched it for about ten minutes. During that time the light stretched until it looked like a rugby ball, then moved up above the moon and split into two clearly separate white lights. According to the witnesses, the two lights seemed to be joined by a compact mass.
They heard no noise and saw no trace of smoke. The phenomenon then vanished suddenly.
GEIPAN gathered no further information about the sighting. With insufficient data, the case is classed C: the investigation goes no further than describing a very bright white light moving across the sky.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- August 31, 1984
- Location
- Coulaines · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1984-08-01030
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.