Sighting in Couy, January 9, 1996
Cher, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Sighting on January 9, 1996 in Couy (Cher, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was a light from the ground (searchlight, laser, vehicle…) (class A).
What happened
At around 8 p.m., several witnesses saw large luminous circles in the sky, with many points of light inside them. The circles were turning in the sky.
The GEIPAN investigation established what caused it: the beam of a searchlight belonging to a nearby casino was reflecting off the clouds. The case was classified A, meaning identified.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- January 9, 1996
- Location
- Couy · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- A
- Explanation
- Ground lights and lasers
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1996-01-01667
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.