Sighting in Duclair, May 15, 1980
Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
Sighting on May 15, 1980 in Duclair (Seine-Maritime, France). GEIPAN considers the phenomenon probably identified (class B).
What happened
Shortly after half past midnight, a witness noticed a luminous, egg-shaped object crossing the sky while dropping quickly. It was reddish-orange and had a tail trailing behind it. Its brightness was well above that of a star. The object then disappeared toward the west. No other account of the phenomenon was collected.
GEIPAN classified the case as B (probably identified): the witness most likely saw an object re-entering the atmosphere.
Account rewritten by SkyUnknown from the investigation report published by GEIPAN (CNES). The original text and case documents are on the official record.
- Date
- May 15, 1980
- Location
- Duclair · town centre
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
- Source classification
- B
Sources
- See the original document
GEIPAN (CNES)
n° 1980-05-00773
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.