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Sighting in Escource, April 14, 2010

Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Sighting on April 14, 2010 in Escource (Landes, France). GEIPAN identified the phenomenon with certainty: it was the star Sirius (class A).

What happened

A witness noticed something in the sky that intrigued them. Between 10 p.m. and midnight, looking south, they saw a bright object whose color varied. They filmed part of what they saw. They heard no particular sound.

The GEIPAN investigation established that the witness had observed the star Sirius. The case is 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
April 14, 2010
Location
Escource · town centre
Type of sighting
From the ground
Source classification
A
Explanation
Stars

Sources

Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.