Sighting in Drancy, January 16, 1978
Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France
Sighting on January 16, 1978 in Drancy (Seine-Saint-Denis, France). GEIPAN could not reach a conclusion for lack of sufficient information (class C).
What happened
At around 6:10 p.m., two witnesses watched a luminous phenomenon for about a minute. It looked circular and was a phosphorescent yellowish-white. It crossed the sky from north to south at very high speed, following a straight path.
As it moved, the witnesses noticed that the object was actually cylindrical in shape. They first saw a red light, then a bright green light at the front. They heard no sound, and the phenomenon left a luminous trail behind it.
No other witness account was collected. GEIPAN concluded that the witnesses had observed the passage of a luminous phenomenon, but because of the lack of information the case is classified C (insufficient data).
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 16, 1978
- Location
- Drancy · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- C
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1978-01-00478
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